Burma and North East India theater

[Zabaniyah]

^^^ I thought IT, Shipbuilding and Pharmaceuticals were the targeted growth sectors this decade?

Shipbuilding and pharma (especially) are doing awesome. But IT still needs more work in order to be truly world-class and broader in scope.

 

[Icewolf]

pirates of caribbean....

find the movie

Da-da-dadada da-da Circus! Da-da-dadada da-da Afro! Circus! Afro! Circus! Afro! Polka-dot, Polka-dot, Polka-dot! Afro!

Madagascar 3

 

[UKBengali]

Shipbuilding and pharma (especially) are doing awesome. But IT still needs more work in order to be truly world-class and broader in scope.

Well it is not all bad news then!

BD needs to really push all these sectors this decade in order to become "middle-income" by the end of the decade.

We will have to wait and see what happens in the future.

 

[Zabaniyah]

mmm....

Let's see...

Some folks talking about war/insurgency.

Some folks talking about economy.

Some folks talking about BD copying Indian Army uniform.

Some folks just gossiping

Yay! What a thread!

 

[alaungphaya]

Well it is not all bad news then!

BD needs to really push all these sectors this decade in order to become "middle-income" by the end of the decade.

We will have to wait and see what happens in the future.

There's no way Bangladesh will be a middle income country before the decade is out.

 

[Zabaniyah]

Well it is not all bad news then!

BD needs to really push all these sectors this decade in order to become "middle-income" by the end of the decade.

We will have to wait and see what happens in the future.

Not sure about the middle income part. But certainly not within the next decade.

Also, I forgot to add that the banking sector is extremely lucrative.

By the way, our civil aviation sector sucks. It is by far the most third class sector in the country, PERIOD.

 

[UKBengali]

Not sure about the middle income part. But certainly not within the next decade.

Also, I forgot to add that the banking sector is extremely lucrative.

By the way, our civil aviation sector sucks. It is by far the most third class sector in the country, PERIOD.

LOL.

My definition of "middle-income" is one that needs only a GDP/capita of around 1000 US dollars.

It is no big-deal, even India is now in this category.

No offence to India btw.

 

[Zabaniyah]

LOL.

My definition of "middle-income" is one that needs only a GDP/capita of around 1000 US dollars.

It is no big-deal, even India is now in this category.

No offence to India btw.

It's $800 now if I'm not mistaken. So, that's possible

 

[PlanetSoldier]

Insurgency in Northeast India - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Home ministry's latest worry: Maoist influx into North-East
February 23, 2012 11:17 IST
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The Union home ministry has warned that the incursion of Communist Party of India-Marxist cadres into Assam and Arunachal Pradesh has "serious strategic implications".


The ministry's naxal management division has revealed the worry in its updated section on FAQs over Maoism. This follows recent reports about Maoist presence in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.

Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has in fact gone to the extent of claiming that Pakistan's external intelligence agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence, was helping Maoists in the state. "The Maoists are spreading in Assam. The ISI has also joined hands with them," Gogoi told journalists after a meeting with Home Minister P Chidambaram earlier this week.

Assam Director General of Police JN Choudhury has also supported his chief minister's claim.


"We have reports of Maoist activities from seven Upper Assam districts so far, including Golaghat, Sibsagar, Tinsukia, Lakhimpur and Dibrugarh," the DGP added.


The new worry apart, the home ministry says the states of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Orissa and Bihar "are considered severely affected", while West Bengal [ Images ] and Maharashtra [ Images ] are considered "partially affected". Uttar Pradesh [ Images ] and Madhya Pradesh [ Images ] are considered "slightly affected". There has been "a major improvement" in Andhra Pradesh, which was considered severely affected earlier, while "some CPI-Maoist armed cadres exist in Karnataka [ Images ]".

The home ministry has also revealed that the CPI-Maoist has "close fraternal ties" with many North-East insurgent groups, especially the RPF/PLA of Manipur. Most of these outfits have linkages with external forces inimical to India [ Images ]. The CPI-Maoist has also frequently expressed its solidarity with the Jammu and Kashmir [ Images ] terrorist groups. These ties are part of their 'strategic united front' against the Indian State. The CPI-Maoist also has close links with Maoist organisations in Philippines, Turkey, etc, and the outfit is also a member of the "Coordination Committee of Maoist Parties and Organizations of South Asia, which includes Nepalese Maoists".


According to the home ministry figures, over 450 civilians have been killed every year in Maoist violence since 2007, with the year 2010 recording as many as 720 civilian deaths. Apart from state police forces, 74 battalions (each comprising on an average 1,000 men) of central armed police forces like the Central Reserve Police Force, Border Security Force and the Indo Tibetan Border Police are deployed in Maoist-affected areas or, in the home ministry's words, "LWE (left wing extremism)-affected states".

The ministry, in its updated information on its web site, has also tried to bust the myth of Operation Greenhunt, which had gained currency in the media's discourse during 2010-11. "The phrase 'Operation Greenhunt' does not exist in any record of the ministry of home affairs. In fact, there is no such operation at all, for the simple reason that the MHA does not plan or execute operations. Law and order being a state subject, all anti-naxal operations are planned by the state forces and are assisted by the central forces."

The phrase 'Operation Greenhunt', it seems, was used for a local operation in Bastar range in Chhattisgarh. The operation was aimed at busting naxal dens in Bastar forests, and functioned from green camouflage tents. But the Maoist propagandists and front organisations, in a masterstroke of a strategy, attributed it ad nauseam to the central government, conjuring up visions of hapless adivasis being targeted by the government machinery. It needs to be recognised that this propaganda was played out very skilfully, so much so that many in the mainstream media also believe there is a 'Operation Greenhunt' on, the ministry points out.

Meanwhile, the Union home ministry is coming up with a uniform and harmonised standard operating procedure on issues relating to human rights in anti-Maosit operations in consultation with LWE-affected states soon. A uniform surrender and rehabilitation policy for Maoists is also being worked out in consultation with the states and the reward money for Maoists who surrender with weapons is being increased. The process of consultation on these issues is set to start soon. A decision to have a uniform policy has been accepted by all LWE affected states, home ministry sources have said.

RS Chauhan in New Delhi

This is perhaps the main concern for indian govt. at this moment. After hasina ascended they got the concrete assurance from BD part on ULFA and NE insurgencies, currently the NE insurgencies are almost tranquilized, though it seems for the time being... perhaps forecast of a tornado. However, with hasina's slavery we are rewarded nicely...the border killing has increased desperately without any protest and more dams like tipaimukh are coming as gift. It's clearly proven that being a neighbor of india you have to have some dose in hand to use in convenient time, if you fuel the insurgencies in NE to a higher degree, they'll decrease their devilish acts on border, india doesn't possess any sort of gratefulness in its characteristics.

As you discussed the Maoist rebel, I think you should have a look at the following report which says that while international media is crying nuclear weapons' risk of Pakistan fearing it might go to terrorist hands, the situation is same in india but international body is silent "sob dosh nondo gosh ".

The big threat: Nuclear material continues to go missing in India
Published: Tuesday, Jun 19, 2012, 11:45 IST
By Iftikhar Gilani | Place: New Delhi | Agency: DNA

As the world is transfixed by the impending horrors of nuclear plants or materials falling into terrorist hands in Pakistan, the situation in India is no different. A joint study conducted by British and Indian experts suggest there is clear danger from chemical, biological and radiological (CBR) materials falling into wrong hands within India’s borders.

While releasing the report prepared jointly by the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) and the Delhi-based Observer Research Foundation (ORF), former Union home secretary GK Pillai said the government woke up to CBR threats after discovering disappearance of 14,000 tonnes of chemicals in Madhya Pradesh three years ago.

Declaring that transportation of such materials is still an issue in India, he expressed apprehension that the bulk of the stolen chemicals may have gone into making explosives by Maoists and contractors engaged in illegal mining.

After the Union home ministry decided to declare ammonium nitrate an explosive chemical as terrorists increasingly started using it in making bombs, it was found that a British era rule has vested this authority with the department of industrial policy and promotion (DIPP). The department subsequently agreed to take up the responsibility and include the chemical in the family of explosives.

While the Mayapuri incident in Delhi, where Cobalt 60 was found in a scrap deal shop attracted much media attention, several other incidents have gone unnoticed.

Besides, 90 employees of the Kaiga Atomic Power Station in Karnataka were affected by Tritium, when it got mixed with drinking water in 2009. “These incidents show while elaborate security structures have been put in place to prevent radioactive material falling into the hands of malicious actors, thus far it has not provided to be completely foolproof,” concludes the study.

The report warned that terrorist organisations may seek to carry out CBR attacks in future by detonating a radiological dispersal device (‘dirty bomb’); by carrying out an armed assault on an industrial facility handling CBR materials or on vehicles transporting material; or by infiltrating facilities to steal CBR materials or to sabotage the site.

Pillai admitted that for the government, CBR threats so far had been of “low priority importance”. Noted strategic expert Dr C Raja Mohan believes that while India is raising WMD-related issues at various international forums, not much work has been done on the domestic aspects of the issue.

The ORF-RUSI study found that site security at facilities and industries handling CBR materials is variable. Large industrial sites, particularly under the protection of the Central Industrial Security Force, are well-protected with robust security and safety arrangements, but this is not mirrored in all medium- and small-scale facilities, some of whom have employed private security agencies that are not adequately trained. The study suggested greater standardisation of site security with well-developed practical plans for implementation.

Since India faces a serious battle against terrorism from Naxals, insurgent and separatist groups such as United Liberation Force of Assam (ULFA), and other international terrorist groups such as Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad, CBR threats needs to be taken care of more seriously, the report said.

The big threat: Nuclear material continues to go missing in India - India - DNA

 

[Icewolf]

Just a thought. Would abandoning of the no first use nuclear doctrine help to keep the adventurism of some of these small nations in check? I mean, just as a scare tactic?

Keeping India scared of Pakistan since 1998.

 

[alaungphaya]

It's $800 now if I'm not mistaken. So, that's possible

According to the IMF, Bangladeshi GDP per capita is $678. That's $60 below Haiti and ~$150 below Myanmar. Wow. I had no idea Bangladesh was so poor.

List of countries by GDP (nominal) per capita - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[UKBengali]

According to the IMF, Bangladeshi GDP per capita is $678. That's $60 below Haiti and ~$150 below Myanmar. Wow. I had no idea Bangladesh was so poor.

List of countries by GDP (nominal) per capita - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

That is because of the low GDP/capita growth rates in the 2 decades after independence.

With GDP/capita growing by at least 5% a year now, this figure should go up in leaps and bounds in the next few decades.

Remember that BD has only been an independent country since 1971.

Why else would a country like BD be so poor?

 

[alaungphaya]

That is because of the low GDP/cpaita growth rates in the 2 decades after independence.

With GDP/capita growing by at least 5% a year now, this figure should go up in leaps and bounds in the next few decades.

Remember that BD has only been an independent country since 1971.

Why else would a country like BD be so poor?

You've been democratic for over 2 decades and were tipped as part of the 'next 11'. I am truly shocked your per-capita GDP is lower than ours. Ha! I should have been trolling you boys about it.

 

[Zabaniyah]

BD's root problem are not the politicians, but its massive population.

 

[alaungphaya]

I feel kind of sorry for you now.