Bharat Rakshak

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> 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"....

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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"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 ...

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> 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 ...

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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...

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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...

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> 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.

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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/...

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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 ...

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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 )

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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...

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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...

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White Paper:
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/ph ... 528430.cms

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Is the Chinese high speed maglev in a low-vacuum tube a vanity project or will it be practical?

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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,...

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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?

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^^^ Maybe if he goes back and gets one or two people to do ghar wapasi, we can forgive him.

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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...

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"Mani Shankar Aiyar says Pakistan is his second favourite country."
https://thewire.in/south-asia/mani-shan ... r-pakistan

Need more be said?

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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

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^^^^ everyone demanding jihad for Kashmir and Ghazwa-e-Hind is not very diverse or pluralistic.

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> 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...

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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...

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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...

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> ^^^ 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...

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Yawn headline: "Elections 2024: PTI-backed candidates outperform expectations as results continue to trickle in"

The Pakarmy can't even rig elections competently.

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But wasn’t Mitra the deity associated with Bull
Apis/ minioan bull or Minotaur/ Taurobolim

No.

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My metaphorical take is that one does not compare the speed of lame donkeys with thoroughbred racehorses.

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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...

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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...

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https://youtu.be/p3Gzaf3S3bU?si=5RcYEXk929jn7lKs

China’s aviation industry woes.

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What a joke! https://globalnews.ca/news/10264872/canada-china-foreign-interference-elections-csis-report/ The declassified document, dated Feb. 24, 2023, is titled, “Briefing to the Minister of Democratic Institutions on Foreign Interference.” It called China “by far the most significant threat.” It...

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> "The treaty mentions gods such as Indra and Mithra, but unfortunately, both the Indo-Aryans and Indo-Iranians worshiped gods under those names" No, to the extent that there is evidence, it is that the Mitanni Gods are the Vedic Gods. See "The Aryan Gods of the Mitani People” by Sten...

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https://www.dw.com/en/why-are-indias-roads-so-deadly/a-67454370 Nov. 2023 article: One person is killed in a road accident nearly every three and a half minutes in India. On average, the country witnesses 1,264 road accidents and 462 deaths every day — that is 53 crashes and 19 deaths every hour, ac...

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https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/highlights/murder-trial-set-in-bc-death-of-man-acquitted-in-air-india-bombing-8000911 Two men charged with killing a Surrey man acquitted in the Air India terrorist attack are going to trial in B.C. Supreme Court in 2024. {Oct. 1, 2024.} Ripudaman Singh Malik, 75, ...

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AFAIK, the Congressional authorization for an arms sale comes in this form: https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/volume-169/issue-109/senate-section/article/S2214-3?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%22%5C%22ARMS+SALES+NOTIFICATION%5C%22+India%22%7D&s=7&r=2 excerpt: Transmittal No. 23-0L Report o...

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Transcript of press briefing, US Department of State, Jan 31, 2024. QUESTION: According to a media report, United States lost $3 billion drone sale to India until meaningful investigation of Sikh leader Mr. Pannun assassination conspiracy. Is it true or just a fake news? MR MILLER: So – (laughter) –...

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