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That is the modern definition of power. It is not applicable in the ancient world, where technology did not allow such power projection. The first state to employ the modern definition of global power was Portugal in the 16th century, due to advances in navigation technology allowing the...

Defining power in purely geographical terms is a flawed approach, but if you wish to define it in that manner, note that the Indian Subcontinent is no small entity. In terms of geographic area and population, the Mauryan Empire, for example, was about the same size as the Roman and Macedonian...

I'm not sure how to respond to this :undecided: Did you not understand the point of this thread? The term "India" has been in use for over 2300 years at least. The term "Pakistan" was coined in the 20th century only. Before Partition there were various terms in use to describe this land...

Thank you to mods for cleaning up this thread. Here is Part 4. Megasthenes discusses the caste system of India, and the various characteristics of Indian animals. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- FRAGM. XXXIII Strab. XV. 1. 39-41, 46-49,--pp...

Are you saying that China actually wants the land? If you ask me the Chinese are just trying to prolong it, because the longer the dispute exists the more leverage China has over India. But for some reason Indian leaders are also trying to prolong the settlement, and that is something I do...

I hope for the sake of your country that you never become a high-ranking CCP official, because your irredentist attitude will do nothing but alienate China's neighbors (more so than it already has) and create unneeded enemies. Please stop trolling; the people of Arunachal Pradesh are very...

Why would they want it? Even if China somehow got Arunachal Pradesh, they would face daily riots from the population, which is strongly anti-Chinese and anti-Tibetan (the population is anti-Tibetan because historically Tibetan rulers would demand tribute from the northern parts and leave the...

Do people seriously still believe that China actually WANTS Arunachal? China keeps the claim as a diplomatic tool, nothing more nothing less.

Here is Part 3. Have you ever wondered about the behavior and customs of ancient Indians? Megasthenes provides some interesting insight. As before, clarifications of Greek terms are in parentheses. Enjoy! -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arr...

There are six more parts to Indika. I will post them when I have time, and if people are interested.

For God's sake, did you even read my posts? This is NOT by Alexadner, who never went past Punjab. The book that I am posting is written by Megasthenes, who stayed in Pataliputra, the capital of the Mauryan Empire. Pataliputra is modern-day Patna, do you know where that is? Go back to Post...

Guys, I have some downtime, so here's Part 2. I have included modern definitions of some ancient Greek terms in parentheses. Enjoy. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOOK I. FRAGM. II. Arr. Exped. Alex., V. 6. 2-11. Of the Boundaries of India...

NOTE TO ALL: Please refrain from responding to trolls (I know for sure trolls will come here) and debate the history and literary content only! I need to leave now, but will post Part 2 when I find time.

There seems to be some confusion in this forum about the origin of the word "India". Many believe that it was the British who first coined the term. In reality, the term "India" has been used by ancient Greek and Roman historians since 300 B.C.E to describe the land stretching from the Indus to...

Notice how I never used the word "superpower", but rather "global power". The modern definition of "superpower" is a country which can extend its force and influence outside its boundaries; in ancient times, it was not possible to exert military force across long distances due to limits in...

The Bangladesh Army is a showcase army and the Bangladesh Rifles are a showcase border force. The Bangladesh Army has heavy tanks. They look intimidating in parades, but are absolutely useless in Bangladesh's terrain. I didn't know Burmese came to BD, why don't you post some links so you...

I hope you realize that ajtr is a patriotic Indian. Balochistan Zindabad, ya?

You see, India no longer buys but instead prefers to engage in JVs and licensed production with other countries with extensive experience in certain areas. For example, the Su-30MKI is such a formidable plane because it a hybrid of the best-of-the-best, including the Russian airframe, Israeli...

LCA, Dhruv, LCH, Kiran, Sitara, Lakshya, Nishant, and Rustom will all be there. There are also rumors that the mock-up of Nirbhay will be displayed.

Iran was blocked, from what I can tell, simply because Israel is coming, and in the defence field Israel is more important to us than Iran. However, Iran is still our friend, and if you look at the volume of Indo-Iranian trade and cooperation, especially in the energy sector, it dwarfs Israel...