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A lot of cheer-leading , a lot of wishful thinking in this thread. Before i put my two cents forward , a little preface : I have just recently interned with an IIM-B prof helping him with a whitepaper on Indian Fiscal deficit situation, so while not an expert in this field , I have gained a fair...

Aur bhai... Neend kab khuli thi aaj teri.

Agreed, although why pompeo call to congratulate a head of state. Quite a breach of protocol

Good for Turkey.

Secular has become a hate word nowadays.

India was forced to implement free market reforms in 1990 by W.T.O...it has no inspirational link with China.

How old are you kiddo.I gave a bunch of facts and you shitpost.Refute the facts or learn economics.

Most movies make 50 to 70% of revenue from theatres ...that too in the first week.This revenue model is same across all movies and across all jounre.This is because in the first week approx. Every ticket sold ...only 20 to 30 percentage goes to theatre owners ...rest goes to the...

This is a sma Let me repeat myself...you did not lift the ban because of any hatred or any such fluffy sentimental reasons.These things are immaterial to the economics of entertainment industry in pakistan.The ban was lifter because it reduc d occupancy rate further in pakistan.Movies make a...

I am sometimes suprised by the lack of people understanding of market forces and free market economy. You cannot ban indian movies not because of any hatred bullshit but simply bcos your theatre industry is dependent on it. You cannot raise prices for bollywood movies hugely bcos that will...

Gawar ki tarah baat karne se pehle...see it.It's one of the higly decorated movies in International film festivals

Its not a propaganda film, its by the same guys who directed the "Ship of Theseus".When AAP was just forming , it gave these guys an unheard of behind the scenes access of the party.No other political party , even AAP today will do that. Its as much a peek into Indian electoral politics as it is...

I wanted to share this..being an AAP supporter it pains me to revisit and see the struggle that the party has gone through... the corruption in our political discourse and finally how the party succumbed under its own idealism.

I don't want to be the party pooper here by bringing India in here...but here is the deal.A military alliance between china and pakistan is extremely improbable because of India.You can bet India would feel mighty insecure once the alliance happens and will in turn try to make an alliance with...

I love Patrick Rothfuss and the kingkiller trilogy...but Damm , the dude is taking toooo long to put out his final book.Its frustrating to say the least and also a bit disingenuous if you ask me .

I think you will like the movie "the Trotsky".It's a small Canadian indie movie about a kid who thinks he is the reincarnation of Leon Trotsky and goe about bringing Marxist revolution in his father's factory and then in his public school in Canada .It's Hilarious.

Idi Amin'S Uganda - Account by Niranjan Desai --Quick run of the account-- Asians at that time ran most of the business in Uganda and were one of the most prosperous middle class.This was the cause of some resentment in local populace. 1) 4th August 1972, Uganda Leader outlawed all asians...

Joe, the book name is "the ambassador's club" by Shiv Shankar Menon . The Sikkim chapter is titled "Sunset for the Chogyal" a 23 pages long account by B.S Das who was appointed by then foreign secretary Keval Singh as administrator of Sikkim after the government collapse on 7th April 1973. After...

You are old but goddammit your memory is better than me.I forgot half the names even though I read that part only a day back.I will respond after I consult the book...I am pretty sure they mentioned her as Belgian.Howeever they did not expand much on her so you maybe right on that.

Reading a collection of memoirs of Indian diplomats compllied by Menon.Will post detailed sections after some time.Right now posting using mobile.It is episodic in nature and refreshingly quite subjective without nationalistic overtones.Some of the episodes mentioned there with the experience of...