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Then we will catch up on this next year then. We must account for what US will leave support structure wise for Afghan national govt....and how that links up with Russian, Central Asian and Iranian motivations in not seeing Taliban get to a 90s level of situation. IMO Taliban certainly will not...

Xenon is correct. But let us see: USD per SEK = 0.1 in 2000 and 0.12 today. (i.e 8 or 9 Krona per USD both times) i.e SEK inflated at pretty much same rate as USD has over this period. Turkish (Old) Lira per USD in 2000 = 620,000 = 0.62 New Lira New Lira today is 8.5. Effectively Lira has...

Here we go again: https://www.armyrecognition.com/defense_news_june_2021_global_security_army_industry/india_plans_to_procure_1700_future_ready_combat_vehicles_to_replacce_t-72m_ajeya_tanks.html According to a Request for Information (RFI) published by the Indian MoD (Ministry of Defense) on...

Duplicate threads merged. ============ Amazing how long they can live:

Some visuals of both relief efforts....

God bless everyone who pitched in to help in direct way on the ground for the less fortunate.

Like I said, the typical media types have their field day during the worst of a crisis (predictably)....and simply you have to let them (and focus at job at hand, people long term sense and memory is not going away anywhere). The accountability and blowback on them comes later always as their...

Yes usual lobby that never sees the bigger picture and want every single selective foreign bell and whistle....at whatever premium it takes. I am happy govt has put negative import list and I believe it includes artillery system. More pressure needs to be put on that in more complete fashion...

I don't think so for the first gaganyaan mission.

Good to see you back @asena_great :)

The understanding of what intelligence is, and how it is to be cultivated into greater wisdom....is arguably the highest realm and application of ethics and morality.

The arguable apex parameter of any developing and/or middle income country these days (in being able to pool, absorb and disperse what it was and is behind in) is FDI. This sets the sustained delta change in larger capital formation and investment structure and leveraging. This matters a lot in...

Things shaping up better than I remember from the 90s.

The Chinese have invested heavily in infrastructure in Tibet. They have made an extensive road network. In fact their rail network and air traffic capabilities in Tibet are also remarkable. We have been slow starters and are only trying to address the requirement now. There are considerable...