Yes internal depression driven mostly.
There is huge compression in demand for imports basically, much more than the reduction in exports.
It is not good, India has to rebound strongly as soon as possible.
I don't see them doing that, given the force levels and accumulations needed for that will be detected quite quickly and responded to.
I don't think CCP wants to escalate anymore, they will maybe revisit next year.
Many (like Nitin) are saying Black top and Helmet are in control of PLA and it...
It is ambitious, but India has near and far field infra to study and test the RCS signatures.
It is then a matter of materials application research and development. Lot of these composites have already been started and deployed with the Tejas program.
All that remains is as said the engine and...
BRO ropes in new machines, working 24x7 to provide faster passages to security forces in Ladakh
ANI | Updated: Sep 6, 2020, 20:14 IST
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NEW DELHI: The Border Road Organisation (BRO) has started working round the clock to complete the work on all roads...
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ewelinaochab/2020/09/04/the-situation-of-uighur-muslims-will-be-assessed-by-an-independent-inquiry/#8fbb28d690b3
The Situation Of Uighur Muslims Will Be Assessed By An Independent Inquiry
Ewelina U. Ochab
On September 3, 2020, Sir Geoffrey Nice QC, a prominent...
It should be held onto till appropriate purely verification-based regime for dealing w.r.t PLA/CCP is agreed to by them (and there are clear fail-safes in play)...their presence in this crucial area must be pushed back as far as possible.
Bunker down, be prepared and a keep strong vigil in...
Honestly though, watching that interview was kind of painful.
All kind of platitudes and then open brazen lies.
Looking past the staple *800,000 Indian troops in the Kashmir Valley* stuff @Joe Shearer ....
There was:
AJ: You yourself said so in the campaign (regarding CPEC problems)
PMIK...
This more endemic feature of things Pakistan need to fix on its end.
My larger hope is that with tenure of PMIK (however many terms it is in the end, however personally well meaning he may or may not be), enough in society understand things go lot deeper than just who you have twirling a wand...
Ah...how much I have gotten in trouble (the kind that doesn't matter in the end) for mentioning this in certain places.
Me: If China >>> Murica/West.... why aren't we/you all speaking Chinese or making an effort to learn it much more? (I've even asked them in Chinese a few things just to prove...
Honestly it can be done by judicial branch (since that is the repository of arbitration regarding such w.r.t the highest legal document known as constitution)....
Checks, balances and sound analysis/discussion on and of the supreme court etc are supposed to be effectively done by political...
"untraceable"...whatever that means, I guess it is all relative....
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/bros-new-highway-untraceable-by-enemy-saves-hours-and-gives-365-day-connectivity-amid-tension-with-china/articleshow/77953517.cms
BRO's new highway untraceable by enemy, saves...
Japan to offer incentives to companies shifting base from China to India: Nikkei
Japan has added India and Bangladesh to the list of relocation destinations for companies which shift their manufacturing sites from China to ASEAN countries.
Tokyo: Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and...
It has been put into effect @Joe Shearer
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/1st-vessel-to-arrive-in-tripura-from-bangladesh-using-indo-bangla-inland-waterways-route/story-nxzljSKXWe0MBiZyfoM8tN.html
1st vessel to arrive in Tripura from Bangladesh via Indo-Bangla waterways route
The...
There are some rumours that Turkish units deployed in Albania have moved closer to Greek border to send a message. Is it true guys?
Also there is apparently ground force mobilisation on both sides (Greece and Turkey).
Here is a succinct write-up that may be of interest to readers here of how the events of 1962 unfolded on the ground w.r.t this specific area (Eastern Ladakh):
https://usiofindia.org/publication/usi-journal/battle-of-eastern-ladakh-1962-sino-indian-conflict-2/
@Joe Shearer
Rough Time stamps for:
Quad analysis summary = 12.00-20.00
Dealing with China (US perspective incl mention of Galwan, SCS, Tibetans, Uighurs, HK) = 20.00 - 27.00
Few more questions and closing remarks after that...