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May the deceased pilot find peace in the Hereafter. This whole sanctioning of Myanmar is not working well in terms of upgrading their military. The junta needs to realize that they are essentially boxing themselves up in a corner. There was a better way to identify and eliminate external...

That allows you to become completely Asia-centric and neutral in your defence ties. :azn: They are able to engage all major powers and not taking sides despite a strong trade exposure on both sides of the Pacific and IOR. Malaysians maintain regional peace, engage Pakistan, Arabs, China, India...

Now I know who's been writing the atrocity literature about growth economies, friend or foe, in Asia.

There is a need to have an alternate pool or pools of currencies as a backup to the USD. If something happens tomorrow to the US suddenly, much of the world financial system will collapse without an alternate system. Good to see that there are viable options. We may have disagreements, but one...

You don't need to go in with big guns. UAE is trying to snub the Americans with this purchase, meanwhile you guys are focused on augmenting your air power in a phased manner. Compare only your yesterday with today. France is rolling in cash.

They will at best sink a couple of South Korean tugboats or naval corvettes at their most provoked self. Let the negotiations for more financial aid begin.

A ground-breaking find indeed. This will definitely help a pivot away from oil dependence. While these scientists need to be hailed and credited for their hard work, the one thing that worries me when I see their pictures publicly, is that they can become targets of goons hired by oil companies...

Because Russia will simply be cutting their supplies. Europe is the biggest O&G client on the Western front. If the tap shuts then the prices skyrocket overnight world over. If Russia is harmed, then the world will suffer as well. Here is a rough map of their exports in 2020: The only tap...

These are just innocent students who are casualties of complex geopolitics. Kids should not suffer due to the politics of older folks. Let's hope that they are able to complete their studies and get on with their lives. After all, the world needs more healers; there are enough of us to play...

The Azov Battalion is supported by the US and UK. They are one of the units prepared under the then pro-Western Poroshenko administration that had overtly created an anti-Russian sentiment in Ukraine. If you visit Ukraine you will see people talking Ukrainian and Russian intermittently and...

You might want to add that there is no war at all. Present Turkey does not have openly hostile ties with Russia; given the Mexican standoff between Europeans, you guys and the Russians, you might end up getting sucked into a combat that you don't want, only to be discarded later by European...

Agreed. But how do you plan to get the gas to a Europe in peak winters when they are in the middle of a military conflict with the only country that supplies them the cheapest gas logistically possible? Answer: Pipelines. Even if temporary gas tanker ships are provided, how many of them do...

The words being you downed a Russian jet in an area that was very close to the border and not the other way around. there was no ensuing conflict after that either. If you were being invaded by Russia, then the NATO allies would have sent their forces.

Good luck to them getting Qatari gas out through Syria where Russia and Assad control important passages. There is an alternative through Iran (see the pic below), and Iran has in principle, agreed for this. But would the West give Iran what it wants in exchange? Clearly it is not just for the...

Excellent. It is good to see people posting the good and the challenging news reports here. The best we can do is celebrate the successes and learn from our mistakes rather than downplaying failures and behaving like little children. Keep 'em coming!

Actually, they are more anti-Indian than that as well. Surprised that you find them pro-Indian. Every international article they take out starts with a negative representation of even some of the very normal day-to-day things for us. if anything, usually AJ+ is closer to your political...

For all the tightening of political positions, Biden is definitely smart to declare that he doesn't want a scenario where American & Russian troops are shooting at each other. That will definitely augur WW3. This is a needless controversy that NATO is causing. All they have to do is to take an...

At this point, I don't see what more could Qatar give to the US. They already operate military bases from there and a lot of their weapons are US-made. Beyond that there is very little they can do. This seems more like a snub to the UAE and the Saudis after the former canceled the F-35 jet deal...

Iran is in a good position to make its voice heard without threats. Here, is what Iran can do: Walk away quietly from the discussion without warning or threatening. Increase trade, tourism, and cooperation with all major eastern economies starting with oil and FMCG products (food products...

Makes good sense isn't it? They cannot convince the world to stop fighting. Better to then make some money while at it quietly while the big boys slug it out. Smart folks. :lol: