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Highlights in order (might have missed some)...I jotted as I watched live: Arrival and tribute protocols: PM, Amar Jawan Ceremony + President Contingent Marches: Bangladesh (Visiting) (61st) Indian Cavalry regiment one of last (serving) horse-mounted cavalry in world Equipment parade: T-90...

Because of one big issue: Mig-29K. This is what was/is pushing the rafale-M and SH requirement (along with 2nd carrier need dawning) . They (Migs) are not faring well in operational readiness (and this can hold up or compromise desired schedule/operation of the air craft carrier as a whole at...

Good morning!......and in case I don't see ya, Good afternoon, good evening, and goodnight. :D

My personal favourite song for the occasion:

Warmest greetings and wishes to everyone (Indians and well-wishers alike) on today's Republic Day 🇮🇳 JAI HIND. Republic Day ceremony and parade will be broadcast live later in day: The broadcast should archive as video too for post-watching. If not I will update it then.

Is there good concrete thread here with say Turkish white paper on the navy strategy up to say 2030, 2040 and 2050? Like what is the strategy going to involve and would aircraft carrier really fit in it compared to more frigates, corvettes and submarines etc (as far as ships go)? (This was part...

I think this is part of that JNU arranged program (maybe an extended follow up or something) with the greek politicians etc...the one that got the country shape wrong for Turkey on the flyer (it was bulgaria lol)...

Yup this is basically it...knowing what your actual expertise is and sticking to your lane (rather than crazed nut driving all over the place) after retirement. i.e a basic sense of professionalism. Some of our veterans are equally top class chaps on TV (mostly quiet and just come for an...

Thanks...a part of me dies each time when someone says Test Cricket is boring haha. That whole final day kept me pretty glued...you never knew what was really going to happen for bulk of it, you just had to see it through. Late night for me heh.

Anyway its off topic my friend. Kaptaan is correct our (Indian) reference point should be countries/entities like China and US and EU...wr.t economy and also other matters commensurate to their success. I also disagree with you that countries all get the leaders they deserve. I know too many...

He is one of the loudmouth brigade that have no sense w.r.t shutting up (and staying away from politics, esp the geopolitical kind w.r.t countries we have no direct issue with) after retiring from military. Similar to loudmouth brigade to our west. The Major Gaurav Arya is another one. Small...

If you only have half your land tradeable rather than full amount....you are only going to get half the valuation you otherwise would. Similarly if a country is near 100% integrated with USD-liquidity supply+consumption chains internationally...it will get a far different valuation using that...

Well you hoped correctly as I led with per capita being the thing you are looking for as for the "wealthier". PPP per capita, Japan is like 42k....compared to India 7k or so. Thats like 6 times "wealthier" (raw influx per year). So I don't get the big deal making out nominal vs PPP argument...

And now the Aussies are even saltier and foul than normal (from all the crickey thats a big'un critters), coz we thumped them at Cricket on their own turf quite handily...that too with our "B" team as well hehe. I'd avoid them for a while altogether if possible hehe (j/k @Webslave )...

Anything of such size/novelty will be done in India (as assembler etc). This is more for stuff we already have scoped out with France and Europe that now get better assurance due to no ITAR in them now...if say ITAR become problem w.r.t US components due to CAATSA. Let us first see what Biden...

Richer/productive is more a per capita argument. Japan certainly produces/consumes more per capita each year. This is not a PPP vs nominal thing. Of course India's total in PPP these days is going to be larger than Japan's. It is an aggregate of a population more than 10 times larger. If the...

Great timing w.r.t Indian market/collab/JV...some S-400 sanctions are coming our way it looks like.

I see you are a man (or woman?) of good taste as well hehe :D

There seems to be some conflation between relevance of: 1) GDP (nominal, USD , current) 2) GDP (nominal, USD, constant) 3) GDP (PPP, USD "international", current/constant) w.r.t their applicability for things like production, consumption, industry and so on....all the way down to specific...

OK you can do the same spiel as you want. I can retort with what held ya back on basic mortality rates, polio and demographic transition if "GDP" was such an out-perfomer for so long from your end? Anyone govt person can jot/claim a toilet on some stat they want to....but health metrics are far...