The Indo-Portuguese war is significant because it showed that a third-world country like India could and would stand up to a European country for the sake of freedom for its people. And not only stand up to it, but defeat it.
The Indian victory at Goa, despite being an extremely easy one...
Do some research about the Indian-Roman spice trade and the later Indian-European trade before opening your uneducated mouth.
India as a whole made up one-fourth to one-third of global GDP up till 1800 C.E. Along with China, the global economy was Asia-centric, with traders from all over the...
It is truly sad how some people are so blinded by hate and jealousy that they don't even acknowledge history.
Nanda Empire in 5th century B.C.E.
Maurya Empire in 4th-2nd centuries B.C.E.
Kushana Empire in 1st-3rd centuries .
Gupta Empire in 4th-6th centuries
Pala Empire in 8th-12th...
Nice try joker. Only two Su-30s have crashed in the entire history of the IAF and both were in 2009. The first 100% indigenous Su-30MKI was produced by HAL earlier this year.
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Some pics of this forgotten moment in South Asian history:
The Portuguese fort of 'Citadel Diu'
Indian pilots posing in front of an IAF Gnat, which saw extensive action over Goa.
A Portuguese air traffic control tower at Daman, after an Indian air raid.
The Portuguese frigate...
The 1961 Indo-Portuguese War was a momentuous event. It marked the end of colonial era in South Asia, and the beginning of the reemergence of India as a global power. It was also a "baptism of fire" for the Indian Navy, which saw its first real combat operations in the Goa conflict...
Unlike some insecure members here, I never had a bubble to burst in the first place.
Of course for some people the facts are too disparaging to bear...
For this I recommend Burnol PLUS.
Well, it's true that China has been very aggressive to several of its neighbors. Not that there is anything wrong with that. If you know a newborn infant will grow up to kill you, better to kill him while he's still young.
What is the greatest scourge of the seas?
A Typhoon-class nuclear submarine?
A Nimitz-class supercarrier?
Nope, it's a Tamil fisherman with a sharp fishing pole
Let's hope they don't meet any Tamil fishermen.
We all know that Tamil fishermen > Sri Lankan Navy
Total ChiPak trade is $6.8 billion, of which $1.3 billion is Pakistani exports to China and $5.5 billion is Chinese exports to Pakistan.
Trade deficit is $4.2 billion, but that doesn't matter because China is Pakistan's eternally grateful master.. I mean ally.
:pakistan::china: