Bharat Rakshak

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For those who want to watch the video, it is here. Poor Mr. Pichai being made bali ka bakra . Best part when Noo-Yuk-Times aijent (and she-en-BC host) started grilling the CEO for not having enough background in public policy from Kennedy School (or something similar) @ 5:00... :rotfl: https://www.n...

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Geopolitics of Gas (Energy) Connections in Europe (and understanding armed conflicts and regime changes) Lots of projects are underway to provide natural gas (and oil to some extent) to europe. Stakes are high -- whether provider of energy is in western camp (within the wyestern camp if the payments...

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Looking at the pastor episode and MBS saga, looks like Turkey has cut some deal with uncle behind the scenes either explicit or implicit. In exchange, Turkey is allowed to refinance its massive USD debt which is up for maturity next year. Without which its economy would have been in deep deep troubl...

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Ok, this iz YooS dhaaga...but lot of discussion on Petroyuan. So, I thought I should highlight some data/insights from markets. Sad thing about mainstream media is that it rarely goes past exaggerations and hyperboles, with little substance. Petroyuan – the shape of things to come China's crude oil ...

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India currently has no sovereign dollar bonds outstanding and most of its debt is rupee-denominated. The more and more I see news/events like the following piece, my appreciation grows stronger for such strategy to stay in rupees. August 7, 2018 Turkey May Be Locked Out of Bond Market as U.S. Sancti...

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MBS forgot that his nuts are in someone else's hands

Davos in the Desert(ed)

Smoothie Barbaria Summit in Crisis

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+1 agree. I missed oil and commodities from my list.

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... And in the end we will see ₹ crashing to 80 which will be what Trump means by 'wait & see'.... Habal ji, modern day economic and monetary system is imported by Indians from west. Just because we practice it, I doubt we fully understand it to exploit it. As for the discussion on the exchange...

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... Our representative on the IMF Executive Board should ensure that Christine Lagarde’s commitment on obtaining full details on Conning Pakistan to Enrich China aka CPEC is 800% adhered to. Also any possibility of the IMF loans being used to allow China to bail out of Pakistani commitments must be...

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Anti-panda campaign car in the second gear...

New Evidence of Hacked Supermicro Hardware Found in U.S. Telecom

The discovery shows that China continues to sabotage critical technology components bound for America.

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nikki ji has jumped/been pushed

Who know what happened behind the scene, but the body language suggests amicable exist. One of her kids may have entered college and other about to leave high school. Talk about ~~absence of~~ quality time with kids while on UN job...

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This documentary on opioid crisis (and numbers) will make head spin. But as always, it is never a fault of pharma company. Not sure if post financial crisis made the matters worse..but no one talking about the hooman rights of these poor addicts. 60 Minutes' 3-part opioid investigation ...records sh...

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Between uncle and china, if anyone who has bugged the entire digital world the most is not china. Not saying that chinese are saints. There is a reason why major microprocessor, chip makers, and software operating system makers are firmly under uncle's tight control. Looks like we are okay being bug...

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The Big Hack: How China Used a Tiny Chip to Infiltrate U.S. Companies

The attack by Chinese spies reached almost 30 U.S. companies, including Amazon and Apple, by compromising America’s technology supply chain, according to extensive interviews with government and corporate sources...

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As far as the Euro has come, it still remains fundamentally flawed by virtue of being a product of the fundamentally flawed Eurozone. Any monetary integration without fiscal integration is bound to be problematic. And the Euroarea contains 19 different fiscal policies operating almost entirely deli...

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Europe's support of Eye-ran Noo-klear deal has created some interesting technical challenges. As Eye-ran gets cut off from SWIFT, it becomes a challenge for European firms to continue to do bijjness with eye-ran; thus a need for an alternative payment system, which rus and cheen would be very happy ...

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Presenting: Nordic Hawala Case While Natoo was busy protecting Estonia from non-existent Rus threat, Danish bank Danske was busy hawala-ing billions for malign-influence clients. Strategically, part of screw tightening is slowing controlling rus money transfers, thus lot of geopolitical/geoeconomics...

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Yes. Not important how the oil/gas is priced, but payment is desired to be in Euro (or Rupees etc). Theoretically, paying for other's efforts, property, services, or commodities using your money is dream come true. Unfortunately, EU being the largest consumer of energy products pays in someone else'...

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(PDF Link) State of the European Union - 2018 Probably last address by President of EU Commission Jean-Claude Juncker. One quote..."By next year, we should also address the international role of the euro. The euro is 20 years young and has already come a long way – despite its critics. It is n...

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anyone looking for insights into how the american political system currently operates should watch a documentary called "Get me Roger Stone" fascinating insights into the man, and his career from Nixon to Trump and yes, even Pakistan gets a mention or two in there +1 glad you mentioned. W...

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Caspian Report on recent declines in emerging market currencies vis a vis USD...especially highlighting how Turkey may have been trapped with huge debt ($200bn??) due in 2019 which if not addressed can be a big problem for the Sultan. Looks like China has entered as usual with a helping hand. Same p...

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AN INDIA ECONOMIC STRATEGY TO 2035

A report to the Australian Government by Mr Peter N Varghese

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Will they ever learn? Not 30 years ago, just yesterday, and hot off the press. (sorry, not trying to derail much serious subject on the dhaga).

Aretha Franklin bishop sorry after 'groping' Ariana Grande

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... Indians(by culture) are not able to consider or acknowledge the rivals PoV. A refusal to acknowledge a foreign culture with a thought process independent of the moral dilemmas presented in the many Indic stories... Hoping mods don’t get too upset, with a minor digression here. You have repeated...

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Why India Should Be Rooting For Trump In His Efforts To Weaken The US Dollar https://swarajyamag.com/economy/why-india-should-be-rooting-for-trump-in-his-efforts-to-weaken-the-us-dollar Sadly, Mr. Jagannathan does not specify what "rooting for" exactly means and, assuming it is actionable...

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After decades of silence, nuns talk about abuse by priests VATICAN CITY (AP) — The nun no longer goes to confession regularly, after an Italian priest forced himself on her while she was at her most vulnerable: recounting her sins to him in a university classroom nearly 20 years ago. At the time, t...

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Here is a 5 part series from WIRED on Israeli attempt at transforming the region (including Palestinians) into a technology and innovation hub. Covers Israeli Silicon Wadi (valley) and more... From 2017, so I hope it is not duplicate. Holy Land: The Era of Permanent Revolution (Part 1/5) | Future Ci...

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Kaspian Sea Agreement and the rise of rus-leaning energy block to EYou

natural gas pipelines

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Now that you are in financial trouble, time to take your wife and children.

Venezuela creditors eye oil assets in battle over unpaid debt (Behind paywall

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If Err-do-gand wanted to do a deal of exchanging each other's trash, why would he trade the pastor for a low-level Turkish national held in Esrael on dubious charges, instead of Fart-hullah Goolen? Considering Fart-hullah Goolen's profile comes up as "stateless".

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^^^ Donesn't matter. We don't want to nitpick here. One innocent life lost is one too many.

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I've another idea. How about using good sardars inside India's border to take on nasty sardars outside of India border (YooK)? Jallianwala Bagh Massacre Lawsuit What if a private rastrawadi Sikh organization in India, prepared, vocalized a massive criminal and civil lawsuit against the not-so- Royal...

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Russia, Iran and other states agree on Caspian Sea access

The five countries bordering the inland sea have been at odds over the waterway since the fall of the Soviet Union. The deal could pave the way for the development of valuable oil and gas projects.

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Thanksgiving came too early. Wonder what will Turkey do to its valentine's day cards received from all these years from Nay-To Escalating sanctions could cripple Turkey’s economy Lira collapses as Erdogan tells Turks: They have 'their dollars,' we have 'our god' Turkey Tariffs: Aluminum will now be ...

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This is for Murugan saar. http://www.steiner-verlag.de/typo3temp/pics/496e2552a5.jpg Mining, Metallurgy and Minting in the Middle Ages: Vol. I: Asiatic Supremacy, 425-1125 I came across a series of three volume research by Ian Blanchard on the subject of Metals, Mining, Metallurgy, and Coins. These...

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Oil price crash of of 2014 was a classic example. From $150 to $27, led to such a drastic readjustment of energy assets around the world that many energy companies went bankrupt, eventually shifting dirt cheap assets in hands of the powerful; who rode it to its former glory 4 years later. Don't beli...

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+++ Other than the mil (and laund grab) aspects that other posters talk about, "investing" is just the means to an end, not end itself. So what is the "end"? What prevents the new non-Indian e-Commerce giants in India from flooding Indian market with Made (or Assembled) In Cheen/...

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Before the reader embarks on reading this pdf, may I ask, what are the odds of Shmuel Bar, a former Eye-DF intelligence officer (30+ years), providing a balanced view of the psyche of Eye-ran and its population?

https://www.hudson.org/experts/676-shmuel-bar

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Identification is first necessary step RoyG sir, if not today by modi they can be deported tomorrow. I hope all BJP and ally states do so soon. the illegals will only be left with south India and PB at the most to resettle. You're dreaming too. Bjp will not deport millions. This is an election gimm...

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US warns against IMF bailout for Pakistan that aids China - reuters A successful experiment called Pakistan, first against India and now selectively against China will continue. Money to Napakis will continue to flow. What is interesting is how uncle quickly disassociated itself from Napakis only a...

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