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- 07 Mar 2024 18:33
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
- Replies: 7961
- Views: 2286513
Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
Temporary relief. Yawn: "Moody’s Investors Service on Thursday changed its outlook on Pakistan’s banking sector from “negative” to “stable” citing its solid profitability, stable funding and liquidity, which it said “provide an adequate buffer’ to withstand the country’s macroeconomic challenge...
- 07 Mar 2024 18:27
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
- Replies: 8504
- Views: 3109133
Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
> Q: is it good time for those with US dollars to convert to rupees (at 80+) now? Only to buy something from India - whether it is consumable goods or stocks and bonds, or to fund social service organizations, or to visit and spend in India, or for family members in India to spend. Do not convert to...
- 06 Mar 2024 09:53
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
- Replies: 8504
- Views: 3109133
Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2010080 India, endowed with the fifth-largest coal reserves globally, stands as the second-largest consumer of coal, propelled by a fast-growing economy. The power sector alone is experiencing a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of around 7.5 % from F...
- 05 Mar 2024 19:19
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 4506
- Views: 1392360
Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
> top 20 Gan$u nations
Pakistan is in a class of its own. Thinking about the other 19.
- 04 Mar 2024 10:03
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 4506
- Views: 1392360
Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
The new form of terror - they want to kill us with laughter. PM Shehbaz Sharif vows to revive Pakistan economy; to secure G20 membership https://www.business-standard.com/world-news/pm-shehbaz-sharif-vows-to-revive-pakistan-economy-to-secure-g20-membership-124030300332_1.html Imagine, a Pakistan-rel...
- 04 Mar 2024 09:03
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
- Replies: 8504
- Views: 3109133
Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
^^^ Extreme poverty has been eliminated in India. Report by the Brookings Institution: https://www.brookings.edu/articles/india-eliminates-extreme-poverty/ From there: Inequality: An unprecedented decline in both urban and rural inequality. The urban Gini (x100) declined from 36.7 to 31.9; the rura...
- 02 Mar 2024 19:42
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: AI/Machine Learning, Bharat and Bhartiya IT Industry
- Replies: 439
- Views: 186798
Re: AI/Machine Learning, Bharat and Bhartiya IT Industry
> According to Musk, Tesla is close to achieving fully autonomous cars, which could significantly increase the utilization rate of vehicles. He has been saying that since 2016. Meanwhile "Mercedes is leading the pack with Drive Pilot, the world’s first approved SAE level 3 driving system"....
- 27 Feb 2024 03:48
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
- Replies: 8504
- Views: 3109133
Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Haha, subsidies are a widely used poverty-alleviating mechanism e.g., 16% of the US military veteran families get food subsidies; and 12.5% of the US population as a whole (in both cases I mean the US food stamp program). {These numbers I looked up y'day}. During COVID, the US had a child care tax c...
- 26 Feb 2024 19:37
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
- Replies: 5678
- Views: 1664733
Re: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
Novel ideas. Emphasis added. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjkDQzj7X1w Late Soviet Britain: why materialist utopias fail This event launched Abby Innes's new book, Late Soviet Britain: Why Materialist Utopias Fail. Why has the United Kingdom, historically one of the strongest democracies in the wo...
- 25 Feb 2024 07:23
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
- Replies: 5678
- Views: 1664733
Re: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
For your information A_Gupta ji, English law says that the name of a person arrested cannot be disclosed unless he (or she) is charged. Thanks! As I had understood it, it was a guideline, not a law; but the courts are extremely favorable to the arrested person if he/she sues whomever published thei...
- 24 Feb 2024 20:20
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Hamas attack.on Israel. Oct 2023
- Replies: 1256
- Views: 3290086
Re: Hamas attack.on Israel. Oct 2023
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/israel-plans-to-build-3300-new-settlement-homes-in-occupied-west-bank-in-response-to-a-fatal-shooting " Israel plans to build more than 3,300 new homes in settlements in the Israeli-occupied West Bank in response to a fatal Palestinian shooting attack, a senio...
- 23 Feb 2024 01:33
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Understanding the US - Again
- Replies: 7580
- Views: 1790361
Re: Understanding the US - Again
"Stagflation is an economic situation characterized by high inflation, low economic growth and high unemployment". All info from tradingeconomics.com: The annual inflation rate in the US fell back to 3.1% in January 2024 following a brief increase to 3.4% in December, but came higher than ...
- 23 Feb 2024 00:54
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Understanding the US - Again
- Replies: 7580
- Views: 1790361
Re: Understanding the US - Again
> 3. Unemployment numbers do *NOT* count people who have given up on finding employment <- this is the biggest US Shanghai statistics. Unemployment figures do not, but Labor Force Participation Rate figures do tell of a age demographic, how many are working or seeking employment. In particular, the ...
- 22 Feb 2024 03:23
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)
- Replies: 4800
- Views: 1565819
Re: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2001857 Indian Railways achieves 1297.38 MT freight loading till January 2024 Freight loading increases by 53.92 MT as compared to the same period of last year Railways earns Rs 140623.4 Crore from Freight loading during April 2023- Jan.2024 Freight Earn...
- 22 Feb 2024 03:13
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Roads Thread
- Replies: 3351
- Views: 765177
Re: Indian Roads Thread
https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/over-8-13-lakh-vehicles-use-mthl-in-one-month-9162170/ The newly launched Atal Setu, popularly known as MTHL (Mumbai Trans Harbour Link), turned one-month-old on February 13 and a total of 8.13 lakh vehicles used the bridge in the past month. As per th...
- 21 Feb 2024 09:10
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: China Economic Stress Watch
- Replies: 91
- Views: 41924
Re: China Economic Stress Watch
> And don’t forget that US has the largest debt in the world which is 130% of its GDP.
No, Japan and Italy exceed the US in the major economies.
> Has actual productivity increased or it’s just mostly inflation?
Actual productivity.
No, Japan and Italy exceed the US in the major economies.
> Has actual productivity increased or it’s just mostly inflation?
Actual productivity.
- 21 Feb 2024 03:41
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
- Replies: 5678
- Views: 1664733
Re: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
Twitter (@TVP_Reading) says: "CHARGED Shazeb Khalid, 24, of no fixed abode, was charged with one count of murder today. The charge relates to the death of Vignesh Raman, 38, who was found in Addington Road on Wednesday following a collision between a cyclist and a vehicle". http://orlo.uk/...
- 21 Feb 2024 00:48
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
- Replies: 5678
- Views: 1664733
Re: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
Time to bring them all to ghar (wapsi means that they were once at ghar): https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/we-are-too-stupid-to-see-the-dark-ages-are-back/ar-BB1itFPM?cvid=d0d1bc126b404c99d1176a3a0fffe22c&ocid=winp2fptaskbarent&ei=10&sc=shoreline ... Britons once built ships. Now we ...
- 19 Feb 2024 22:29
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
- Replies: 7961
- Views: 2286513
Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
Dr. Qamar Cheema believes that the informal/undocumented economy in Pakistan has a size of USD $1 Trillion, even though the formal/documented economy is only USD $300 billion.
(source: https://www.youtube.com/live/XVFdx6tqzL ... bsRaZazVl7 )
(source: https://www.youtube.com/live/XVFdx6tqzL ... bsRaZazVl7 )
- 19 Feb 2024 21:55
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: China Economic Stress Watch
- Replies: 91
- Views: 41924
Re: China Economic Stress Watch
A good article on the problems facing China. https://carnegieendowment.org/chinafinancialmarkets/91161 For those who just want a summary: Can China really account for 38 percent of global investment while its economy comprises just 21 percent of global GDP and 15 percent of global consumption? Every...
- 19 Feb 2024 12:05
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: China Economic Stress Watch
- Replies: 91
- Views: 41924
Re: China Economic Stress Watch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IeObMDIZY4 From the transcript, cleaned up a bit: 3:35 two from Financial Times written by Ruchir Sharma. In one of those Ruchir Sharma articles, we get the nugget that the Chinese can at this point near in the foreseeable future can give up the idea of becoming an e...
- 17 Feb 2024 18:45
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
- Replies: 8504
- Views: 3109133
- 17 Feb 2024 01:17
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Understanding New China After the 19th and 20th Congresses
- Replies: 1303
- Views: 397513
Re: Understanding New China After the 19th and 20th Congresses
Is the Chinese high speed maglev in a low-vacuum tube a vanity project or will it be practical?
- 16 Feb 2024 02:38
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: China Economic Stress Watch
- Replies: 91
- Views: 41924
Re: China Economic Stress Watch
Bing CoPilot said: Is there a black market for Chinese renminbi? According to some sources, the black market exchange rate for the RMB is typically higher than the official rate, meaning that people can get more foreign currency for their RMB on the black market. For example, as of February 7, 2024,...
- 15 Feb 2024 18:57
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: China Economic Stress Watch
- Replies: 91
- Views: 41924
Re: China Economic Stress Watch
Is there a black market for US dollars vs Chinese Yuan; and if yes, what is the black market rate compared to the official exchange rate?
- 13 Feb 2024 08:04
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 4506
- Views: 1392360
Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
^^^ Maybe if he goes back and gets one or two people to do ghar wapasi, we can forgive him.
- 12 Feb 2024 21:43
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)
- Replies: 2019
- Views: 506246
Re: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)
This doesn't directly affect India - Canada relations. But just how disgusting a country Canada is becoming should be made clear. https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/canadians-without-life-threatening-diseases-are-being-encouraged-to-consider-suicide-opinion/ar-BB1i975d Canadians Without Life Thr...
- 11 Feb 2024 19:41
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 4506
- Views: 1392360
Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
"Mani Shankar Aiyar says Pakistan is his second favourite country."
https://thewire.in/south-asia/mani-shan ... r-pakistan
Need more be said?
https://thewire.in/south-asia/mani-shan ... r-pakistan
Need more be said?
- 11 Feb 2024 10:25
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)
- Replies: 4800
- Views: 1565819
Re: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)
Re: copper, this from 2018:
https://blog.gorozen.com/blog/how-the-e ... per-prices
and 2019:
https://blog.gorozen.com/blog/copper-ma ... ian-demand
https://blog.gorozen.com/blog/how-the-e ... per-prices
and 2019:
https://blog.gorozen.com/blog/copper-ma ... ian-demand
- 11 Feb 2024 01:28
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 4506
- Views: 1392360
Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
^^^^ everyone demanding jihad for Kashmir and Ghazwa-e-Hind is not very diverse or pluralistic.
- 10 Feb 2024 19:41
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: India's Contribution to Science & Technology
- Replies: 856
- Views: 349296
Re: India's Contribution to Science & Technology
> Pythagoras, Euclid etc are figments of imagination. > The idea of axiomatic proof being superior to empirical is an import from christian theology as science accepts observation, experimentation, testing & evidence all of which fall in the category of 'pratyaksh praman'. With such rampant misi...
- 09 Feb 2024 23:56
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 4506
- Views: 1392360
Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
US Dept of State reaction: https://www.state.gov/elections-in-pakistan/ We join credible international and local election observers in their assessment that these elections included undue restrictions on freedoms of expression, association, and peaceful assembly. We condemn electoral violence, restr...
- 09 Feb 2024 22:05
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Bangladesh News and Discussion
- Replies: 2752
- Views: 548682
Re: Bangladesh News and Discussion
https://www.firstpost.com/world/joe-biden-writes-to-pm-sheikh-hasina-expresses-us-support-to-bangladeshs-economic-goals-13690732.html The United States is committed to partnering with Bangladesh on a shared vision for a free and open Indo-Pacific, said President Joe Biden in a letter to Sheikh Hasin...
- 09 Feb 2024 21:50
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 4506
- Views: 1392360
Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
> ^^^ When all the actors are Army puppets, how does it matter who wins ? Army is still in power. Yes, but how much power? It is quite obvious that the Army did not want PTI(-backed) candidates to win. But winning they are. Anyhow, another Yawn headline: "KSE-100 index plunges 1,200 points on p...
- 09 Feb 2024 19:01
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 4506
- Views: 1392360
Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Yawn headline: "Elections 2024: PTI-backed candidates outperform expectations as results continue to trickle in"
The Pakarmy can't even rig elections competently.
The Pakarmy can't even rig elections competently.
- 09 Feb 2024 06:16
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Out-of-India - From Theory to Truth: Part 2
- Replies: 5459
- Views: 1168018
Re: Out-of-India - From Theory to Truth: Part 2
No.But wasn’t Mitra the deity associated with Bull
Apis/ minioan bull or Minotaur/ Taurobolim
- 08 Feb 2024 01:51
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 4506
- Views: 1392360
Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
My metaphorical take is that one does not compare the speed of lame donkeys with thoroughbred racehorses.
- 07 Feb 2024 20:08
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 4506
- Views: 1392360
Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Please treat comparisons with India of Terroristan economy or human development as troll bait. If Pakistan ever qualifies for the G20 based on the size of its economy, then resuming comparisons may make sense. If comparisons need to be made of Terroristan in order to understand it better, then contr...
- 07 Feb 2024 19:59
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 8987
- Views: 2623262
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Gurpatwant Pannun Murder Plot: Czech Republic suspends extradition of Nikhil Gupta to US unless apex court gives ruling Unless and until the Czech Constitutional Court provided an appropriate ruling, ... Read more at: https://organiser.org/2024/02/06/220409/world/gurpatwant-pannun-murder-plot-czech...
- 07 Feb 2024 17:15
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: China Economic Stress Watch
- Replies: 91
- Views: 41924