Bharat Rakshak

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China probably does not trust that India will remain peaceful as it rises economically and militarily, and they are very likely right in their assessment Sir, no one in New Delhi in their right mind will willingly pick a fight with China. We have been neighbours for eternity and have fought 1 war. ...

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Eklavya, What do you think will be outcome of the Trump-Putin bi-lateral and the many bi-laterals between DT-Xi, Xi-Putin, and NaMo with Xi and Putin? There is some reset going on and we are not understanding whats going on. I think for India any understanding between the trio: DT, XI, and Putin as...

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^^^^ Pakistan’s relationship with India is determined by their Army, not by their politicians. Pakistan will make peace with India only as their last resort. Once China abandons them, they will exercise the peace option, because India has always offered that to them. The negative impact of trade bar...

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POTUS talking to SUN,,,,,,,,,that is amusing. It like modi is talking to some Mid-day tajakhaber type tabloids. Not quite. 1) The Sun is the largest circulation “newspaper” in the UK 2) It is read by the type of uneducated racist people that voted for Trump and Brexit. Trump is a big Brexit support...

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Oil price is up almost 10% this week because of the Iran oil exports issue. Who benefits: KSA and Russia. Trump “foreign policy” is bought and paid for and p**d on too. He makes Laloo Prasad look like a decent politician.

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One way of fixing the US would be to request their vendors to obtain certificates from the US government before they enter tenders in India that CAATSA will be permanently waived for the supply of that equipment. Why should we even bother evaluating their equipment if CAATSA may apply. It’s their la...

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No F-35 for PAF. Might as well gift the technology to the PLAAF in that case. IAF has not made a request for F-35. The Americans are being dumb wrt Russia. The long term threat to the West is not from Russia. It’s from China, who will work harder, save harder, fight dirtier, etc

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^^^^^ Chola, you are wrong. Under CAATSA, the US would have to punish India (unless they waived the punishment) even if we paid for Russian equipment with bartered goods. The form of US punishment remains to be seen e.g. no spares for C-130/C-17/P-8/LCA engine. Now that this law exists, and India wi...

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^^^^^^ Interesting interview posted by Rakesh. I don’t think they have any appetite for sanctioning India at this juncture. If they symbolically cancel the potential Predator drone sale to India, they are essentially sanctioning themselves. Which would be idiotic. I don’t understand what this “inter...

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This castrata is America’s problem. They made the problem, they can solve it, or not, who cares. India will deploy S-400.

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The burden of proof for asserting a mistake in a decision that's already been tested by all political permutations, therefore lies upon you. All political permutations failing to make progress proves that there is no progress to be made? That is a logical, political and economic fallacy. Particular...

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^^^^ I have no problem in being wrong. But why don’t you stick to economics? For nearly 5 decades Indian governments followed the policy of autarky. Were they right? What did it do to our productivity and competitiveness? Policy consistency does not prove that the policy is effective. Political fail...

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^^^^ Suraj, With respect, you asked why the UK should want a trade treaty that worsens their deficit. The economic fallacy in your argument is that a trade deficit makes you poorer. I hope that is clear. If you want to have a civilised discussion on economics, I am happy to engage. Flag waving is no...

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Why exactly would UK want a trade treaty that enhances our trade surplus and worsens the CAD they have, that you've already presented copious data about ? :) The lack of any traction between successive Indian *and* UK governments should be sufficient indicator that neither side sees a win-win situa...

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India gains from the UK on two fronts: * India runs a trade surplus with the UK (£4bn in 2016) * India receives significant remittances from the UK ($3.6bn in 2016) https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/internationaltrade/articles/whodoestheuktradewith/2017-02-21 https://en.m.wikipedia.org...

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In case anyone was wondering why the UK Government is working against skilled Indian migration, please choose one of the following options:

a) Theresa May is evil
b) Theresa May is stupid
c) Theresa May is racist
d) All of the above

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^^^^ If you run a CAD, you need someone else’s money to pay for it. Investment income is also part of the current account. Investment income decline is also a issue for the UK CAD. UK balances its CAD by debt and equity investment from foreigners flowing into UK assets. They are importing capital. R...

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According to the ONS: https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/nationalaccounts/balanceofpayments/bulletins/unitedkingdombalanceofpaymentsthepinkbook/2017/pdf#page17 The financial account is the counterpart to the current account, showing how the UK is financing its borrowing from the rest of the world. Despi...

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^^^^ Britain does have huge overseas holdings of capital. But these are obviously running down if it runs a current account deficit. As of today, with Britain running a persistent current account deficit, capital is flowing into Britain, not out of Britain. Explained here: https://www.economist.com/...

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The UK does not export capital. It runs a huge current account deficit, which is balanced by a capital account surplus. The UK imports capital. Fact.

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You have 10 doctors. You can employ them at home, each making Rs.1000, or you can send them abroad, where they earn multiples of that and each send Rs.10,000 home . The local economy gains more from exporting that labour even if arguably that sector has a deficit. It's basic economics. . I had mist...

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^^^^ India has 0.8 physicians per 1,000 people. The UK has 2.8 physicians per 1,000 people. https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.MED.PHYS.ZS So, who is “labour surplus” in the medical sector, UK or India? Should the Indian government demand access for Indian doctors to work in the UK? How does th...

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^^^^^ That in-bred half-wit terrorists act like this is not surprising. For any Sikh, whose people are historically the greatest victims of the in-bred half-wits, to collude with these terrorists, is completely unforgivable. It is not in India’s security interests to let the Khalistani supporters an...

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Macron is also less anti- Ru than the perfidious English ..... La France va expulser quatre diplomates russes « dans un délai d’une semaine », a fait savoir le Quai d’Orsay. De son côté, l’Allemagne va également en expulser quatre, a précisé le ministère des affaires étrangères allemand. « Nous avo...

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Arnaud Beltrame: France lauds policeman who swapped with hostage Tributes are pouring in for a French police officer who died saving the lives of hostages in a supermarket siege by an Islamist gunman on Friday. Lt-Col Arnaud Beltrame, 44, was shot and stabbed after he traded places with one of the ...

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I see that you’re a Scotsman at heart, and having nothing at stake in the World Cup.

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Ok. Who do you support anyway?

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Philip, why so much passion about a pi$$ing match between two former failing imperial powers?

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Statement from the United States, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom on the Attack in Salisbury Statement from the United States, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom on the Attack in Salisbury March 15, 2018 We, the leaders of France, Germany, the United States and the United Kingdom, abho...

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Stephen Hawking, scientist, 1942-2018 Stephen Hawking, scientist, 1942-2018 Theoretical physicist who symbolised victory of human spirit over physical disability Stephen Hawking, who has died at the age of 76, was one of the most brilliant scientists of his age — and the best known physicist since ...

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We simply do not have the land and resources to cater to such a humongous population provide all of them with a decent living standard and quality of life. This is a big hole we have dug for ourselves and now it will take inordinate amount of time may be centuries to dig us out of this hole. Not ce...

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KiranA, your maths is a bit D grade. Actually, India’s share of world population has increased from 17.2% to 17.8% from 2000 to 2015, which is 0.6% over 15 years. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_population But even if we over-indulge your 1.5% increase in world population “assumption” (actuall...

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It’s not the 2-seats, it’s the 2 engines that increases the margin of safety.

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I think that this suggestion of 'disowning' Khulbushan Jadhav is going beyond ridiculous limits. I hope that those who are suggesting this understand what I mean. Fully agreed sir. It was an attempt to derail the thread, and to divert focus from the disgusting behaviour of the Pakistanis. The GoI d...

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I would trade-in the Falkland Islands (might even throw in Scotland) for this:

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Jeremy Corbyn is the best hope of the Argentines. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/jan/24/jeremy-corbyn-power-sharing-deal-falkland-islands-argentina Although the 2013 referendum was pretty clear in its outcome https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falkland_Islands_sovereignty_referendum,_2013 Som...

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RoI has no requirement to follow the letter of all past agreements as a result . The GFA is an article of faith in RoI, including all main parties, and the current Taoiseach, and its key backers in the US and the EU. In any case, the irony of your statement is that Leo Varadkar believes that a simp...

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The GFA anticipates a situation where there is majority support in NI for unification, and UK and Irish law legislates for precisely this scenario. The referendum in NI on changing the constitutional status of NI will however be held under UK law.

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There’s no such thing as ‘RoI cannot hold a referendum for whole of Ireland’ Especially when Catholics are a majority both in NI and RoI . And it won’t be pretty . The next Gerry Adams ironically is going to be British . How can the RoI hold a referendum in NI? It is not legally or practically feas...

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