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@meghdut forgot to tag you to this thread....please do read of it (last 10 pages or so, more if you want) and contribute any points/discussion you would like to....

Ukraine Crisis Could Cost Turkey $30 Billion • Turkey’s leading economist, Mr. Mahfi Eğilmez estimated the cost of the “Ukraine Crisis” at $30 bn. • I had independently calculated $35 bn. • $30 bn is roughly 4% of annual national income. • Such a loss would kick Turkey into a deep...

I'll have to get to this (and further replies) later.....ill put a bookmark for now. One also has to consider the various (inherited) setting when you set up a democratic republic. Is it a mono-lingual or mono-ethnic state....when a net is cast upon it to consolidate it as a nationstate at...

You are correct on much of this. Your correlations are also fairly astute. But its a sampling of how you can form/present a different view even from just these tendrils that are not the greater sinews. In my opinion the bulk of Chinese (you really dont seen much of anywhere in both their...

It was just a somewhat illustrative tip of iceberg of the situation (and hence why western media pounced on it easily). But it is one of many icebergs and there is a larger sea too....its pretty complicated in the end. There are many matters where the CCP exerts things and the Chinese people...

There is always cause for concern w.r.t neighbouring countries (esp those close in cultural ways to you over long period of time). This is found in every corner of the Earth to some degree. But that Kenyan rep. at the UN really said it best.....there is no cause to resolve with force and...

This mirrors my position on the issue closely. A govt can put out warnings/travel bans to conflict zones (i.e its due diligence).....and liability past that is then on the citizens from their end.

It is a harsh lesson for Ukraine (and possibly many more countries in similar situations and context) .....you have to be cautious in how you proceed with strategic sales to very large countries (who have relations with other large countries they will put before you anyway).

Seems to be like a commuter model (like the two you suburban ones you mention)...but at higher speed and a somewhat longer stretch distance with less stops in between etc. Regional-express as its known in Central Europe....it is kind of in between high speed and commuter. Average speeds around...

Well in military domain, the issue of unit cohesion takes a form of its own in most cases (deferring to collective and strict hierarchy)....often well past how morality and conscience resides in non-military environment among laypeople. It is very complicated (unresolved) psychological subject...

I will share my thoughts a bit later after maybe more opinions come forward. I hope to see more Indians and members in general be as active as possible in this thread going forward.... we can discuss things much more expansively and broadly in one area rather than have it split in too many...

About 100 kiran remain in use....their retirement approaches...

My take on Canadian volunteer et al. support.

I unfortunately do not see any easy way out for Putin. He has commited and staked too much....and left no room for withdrawal by proclaiming "de nazification" etc as the intent. Consider the lives and material lost on both sides too now (esp ukraine civilian side)...what would a withdrawal...

I can vouch for the 500 number being approximately correct from Canada. I know some of the guys personally involved in making plans to confront Russia (back in 2014 itself) in all manner of ways.... so 500 is just the start now... you will get the true number much later after either this war...

@Joe Shearer you really must read this and tell us what you think https://archive.thedailystar.net/suppliments/2012/26_march/pg11.htm

Its a thermal sight, not really a "night sight"....but otherwise this was a good look into the system helping Ukraine a whole bunch right now.