w.r.t:
https://defencehub.live/threads/the-longer-telegram-toward-a-new-american-china-strategy.4894/
and this take/summary on it (w.r.t India):
Would like to hear all your views and comments
@VCheng @Paro @Joe Shearer et al.
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/content-series/atlantic-council-strategy-paper-series/the-longer-telegram/?utm_source=politico&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=strategy_paper_series
A good long read for those interested on the subject
@Kartal1 @T-123456 et al.
Junta to me just means a military leadership politically.... i.e a bunch sharing power rather than just one guy (dictator).
Like the argentine generals etc, that was a junta too (coz they ruled together, taking turns as the "face")
I forgot what the Ne win one (first coup) in Burma was...
https://navyrecognition.com/index.php/news/defence-news/2021/february/9626-iai-provide-naval-harop-loitering-munitions-to-asian-countries.html
According to a press release published on February 2021, IAI (Israel Aerospace Industries) announces the signing of three significant contracts valued...
It is part of the ToT + offset agreement (these will supply all future Rafales):
https://www.aviation-defence-universe.com/make-in-india-bel-delivers-transmit-receive-modules-to-thales-for-rafale-rbe2-radar/
Bengaluru, 03 February 2021. Thales is demonstrating its commitment to the Make in...
True, but India is in a broader inflection point where it has put a huge amount of floorboards underneath it...that it can reliably use to leverage if a challenge presents itself.
Gross capital formation (% of GDP) has been:
above 20% steadily for more than 40 years now.
above 30% for more...
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-55794071
Women in China's "re-education" camps for Uighurs have been systematically raped, sexually abused, and tortured, according to detailed accounts obtained by the BBC. You may find some of the details in this story distressing.
(More at link...
Well "something exists" = automatically CCP is trolled 99% of time....given their sensitivity is dialled up to highest cringiest level possible.
With bar that low + sensitivity that high (even winnie the pooh etc is enough).... there is no question of "why"...but really "what".
We had nearly 8% contraction though, so there is a springbound from low base coz of that.
Effectively we will grow maybe 3 - 4% over 2 years (as net growth, so maybe 2% per year averaged out).....a huge setback.
There was a few stages involved since the 1990s...especially after the citizenship ID law was written to exclude them.
The most recent vicious episode was (apparently) prompted by escalation of attacks by various armed militant groups on Myanmar military.
Tatmadaw had already laid the basic...
A vaccine is not a consumer item of choice.
Pakistan would not be able to afford "17 million" doses without:
A) Indian economy of scale so that astrazeneca could reach around 5 dollar/shot worldwide or lower
B) The UN program that funds the covax program
With all the sky high inflation in...
Yup different to AMCA. It is a proposed variant along lineage of MWF/ LCA mk II...but duel engine for navy carrier requirement:
https://defencehub.live/threads/indian-tedbf-%E2%80%93-sneak-peek.4564/
Its a complicated country with a particular history.
A huge amount is driven by rivalry pressure from Thailand....given Thailand has done far better economically (and these two were peers in history with lot of wars etc in the past).
A military complex has grown in Myanmar in different way...
Aero India 2021 is soon to be started (booth prep and early teasers etc have started).
The dates will be Feb 3rd - Feb 5th.
A thread has been opened and is ongoing:
https://defencehub.live/threads/news-related-to-aero-india-2021.4723/
I am talking about the coverage, having just 2 (like netra) would give 240 ish degree coverage....and would be waste of larger size and endurance of a320.
Nvm I see an extra hump patch for the 360...probably where they gonna put one extra radar array for total of 3...3x120 = 360...basically kind of separated wedgetail. Interesting