The euro was the biggest challenge to the dollar when it was introduced. Circulated in a combined economy that was larger than the US. Twenty years ago the talk was how euro will become an alternative to dollars. It only ended replacing 20% of the total of global USD transactions. People like to forget this when speaking of a new brics currency.
And who is there to replace them? Not the PLA-N who can't even support an aircraft carrier in the Indian ocean let alone beyond. The imperial Japanese hit pearl harbor with the equivalent of six carriers.
You need to look up tanker wars in the gulf during the 80s to understand how easy it is to counter such a blockade. It hasn't happened yet for a reason.
They will never invade because its too difficult and only if they're prepared to lose 100k+ personell. These days with only kids military how will they do it. Seven dependents per male. Do the math.
They will and we must be prepared. All they need to topple the government here is grab a not insignificant chunk of land and for us to be unable to retrieve it. Domestic politics will do the rest. This will also cement their position as top dog and India will be China neutral. That is their goal. Think of ways they can achieve it. India is the only land power in the way of a Sinocentric Asia.
The tech is secondary. Taking Taiwan is strategic from a military sense. It bottles the PLA-N up. Once the obstacle is not there the navy is free to operate over a much larger area. This more than reunification of Chinese people or tech fabs is the reason to get Taiwan.
This is not old news because you feel so.
Exactly what I'm referring to when I mentioned Harley Davidson. You never heard of it?
He is a better leader hands down. He keeps his opponents (internal and external) and allies guessing. Since Bush, the CCP have been adminstering the China test. Same applies to Indian army chiefs after VK Singh and on.
We have the lowest mobile rates in the world. Does it have anything to do GDP per capita? No. So why do you assign it when its mismanagement of the power sector.
I don't buy into it. I advocate it. We will blow away 4, 3, 2 & become 2.
Both Maldives and Sri Lanka are actually blackmailing India and paying China that ransom money.
Covid19 is probably the Chinese way of aggression.
www.etvbharat.com
Things will return back once the Israelis make a move
Exactly the point I was going to make.
Nothing. This is not help section. Going off the beaten path is always interesting if you have experienced and clued up people commenting.
People that have contributed the least in a discussion are always first to say close the thread.
you would be better served just ignoring the thread. I for one am liking even the OT discussions, specially since it's not devolved into name calling yet and people are having nuanced discussion with varying perspectives
Here, thinks that Iran will not be attacked the way Lebanon is attacked, for now. Small, contained and controlled attack to show they did something may happen.
You should watch the Netflix show 'the spy' from Sasha baron Cohen. They showed how mossad had shell company in Swiss, Argentina setup for just one agent to infiltrate Syria
Hezbollah pagers: How did they explode and who is responsible?
The attacks left nine dead and thousands injured, but how the blasts occurred remains unclear.www.bbc.com
What the ....
How the hell did Mossad/Israel they pull this off..
Pakistani and most Israel enemies would be throwing their pagers and even possibly their mobiles out of the windows by now.
Both articles don't mention anything about a naval base, only a deep water port. I recon, after the port is constructed, some new maldives president will ask India to get out again so they don't have to pay India for the port costs and get the port free.Why is pro-China Maldives leader Muizzu seeking to mend India ties?
Mohamed Muizzu embarks on a state visit to India a year after becoming president on anti-India rhetoric. Here’s why.www.aljazeera.com
Explained | How India Stands To Gain By Developing Thilafushi Port In Maldives
India’s decision to help develop the Thilafushi port in Maldives will enhance New Delhi’s capabilities to maintain maritime security in the Indian Ocean region.
"But opposition parties alleged there was a plan for a permanent Indian military base in the island nation. A leaked document released in the local media said an India-funded dockyard for the Maldivian coastguard would be used by Indian navy vessels for years.
That's just the opposition making things up. 2 Dornier aircrafts and pilots and 100 military personell =/= military base. These were just allegations. Those people don't even know how to fly that aircraft which was given to them free by India. Don't take their illiterate ramblings seriously."But opposition parties alleged there was a plan for a permanent Indian military base in the island nation. A leaked document released in the local media said an India-funded dockyard for the Maldivian coastguard would be used by Indian navy vessels for years.
The opposition asked why such an important deal was not debated in parliament. Solih was accused of signing a secret defence deal with India, an accusation the government denied as it accused the opposition parties of “spreading lies”.
“India has always been the Maldives’ closest ally and trusted neighbour,” a statement by the government said in November.
“Support provided by India, on areas such as search and rescue capabilities, casualty evacuation, coastal surveillance, and maritime reconnaissance, directly benefit the Maldivian people,” it said."
indianexpress.com
In fact, found this information from Indian groups affiliated to local politics recently. Not directly from links I provided here.
They are not supposed to utilize these kind of system anyways.
Maldives in 754 km away from Lakshadweep, it matters.
I saw it long time back.
