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Are you serious buddy?How to waste money part 1
Or are you amongst the bootlicking group which says PMs foreign tours are waste of money?
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Are you serious buddy?How to waste money part 1
@Silver i know man, was just giving a rough idea of the distance.
More detailed end to end marking brings that 50km value to 43km approx
But why would india need such a thing with sri lakna?
What benefit it would provide which india is missing currently?
I don't think so import/export to sri lanka are that high which would need a route like this.
what works for US may not work for India. for fear factor to work, you will need an overwhelming power that cannot be matched anytime soon.
Indian Military power w.r.t to Sri Lanka IS Overwhelming.
If India decides, it can over run Sri Lanka in one day and there is NOTHING China or anyone in the world can do anything about it.
Just because India does not exercise its military power does not mean it doesn't exist.
The last time India acted against its Neighbours was to create Bangladesh and that took us 13 days, that while fighting at two fronts i.e. pakistan and Bangladesh and with the world including the US AGAINST us.
You are mistaken to think Indian Military strength is not Overwhelming. There are only a few nations in the world that can withstand an military onslaught by India.
In our neighbourhood its only China who can. Pakistan can due to the Nukes china gave it. Without nukes even pakistan will not last a week or two.
I say this only to correct your perception, realistically India is the last nation on earth to attack ANYONE. It would need extreme provocation to turn India hostile.
Are you serious buddy?
Or are you amongst the bootlicking group which says PMs foreign tours are waste of money?
Dude get off from high horses, we are talking about India here not China (in South China Sea) they have money and power to act like regional bully . India neither have money not resources to act like chinaLOL..... I am not talking about "relationship", I am talking about interests.
US Establishes is self interest and hegemony based on Fear of its military power so its a bit rich of you to preach that it does not work
India will continue to safe guard its interest in SL and in our immediate neighbourhood. That is non Negotiable. We will always take the path of least resistance and for now that path doe not include a 3.6 billion $ bridge.
China will continue to invest in SL to gain a foothold and India will continue to move against China in SL and do whatever is necessary. India cannot and should not play this game on Chinese Terms. China plays with money, India will have to play with a different currency. One which India has plenty off
India will invest in SL, only it will not be USD. The last time SL tried to harm India, it did not end well for them. The same will hold true in the future. Indian "investments" will ensure that.
China is not the only one who is adept at playing at really long term, India is quite adept too.
IF SL thinks it can blackmail India and it can get away with such blackmail, India knows how to correct that perception too. I am not looking for "friendship", I am looking for "respect" from SL, so fear might not turn into Friendship, but it will certainly turn into Respect.
i have a feeling that 99% confident - you are a false flagger attempting to entice Pakistan China and Indian posters here.
There was no mention of Pakistan or China here, you got it here.
You are wrong to say India has overwhelming firepower. even if it did, India does not have the political backing to overwhelm SL.
Thankfully most people from India know that and are much more responsible in using their strengths.
Till Sri Lanka agrees and supports such a project, this will remain a proposal only.
@Gibbs is correct, there is no statement from SL side so this may indeed be a proposal by Gadkari for local consumption.
India and Sri Lanka need to grow a lot more to make such a project feasible. Right now ships and ferries are quite adequate for movement of people and materials between the two countries.
That said, Gadkari is doing a great job as minister of highways.
Dude get off from high horses, we are talking about India here not China (in South China Sea) they have money and power to act like regional bully . India neither have money not resources to act like china
Mutual understanding and cooperation is way to go
More like 23 kms from the end of Indian Mainland to Beginning of SL's mainland (first island) - compare that to List of longest bridges above water in India - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia its not that bad ( 9 kms I think is the longest one for now)
from my earlier post: (cross posting)
not everything is to be measured in immediate economic benefit. Some actions result in a tremendous soft power projection which will also promote brotherhood and friendly exchanges.
better connectivity
economic opportunities to tap the north SL region
South India is a manufacturing economy - it trades and exports to other countries - a seamless connectivity to Another country reduces transport costs and timelines.
enhances embedding of SL Into India's economic sphere which will help increased co=operation and co-existence.
In terms of benefits for SL - they can utilize the connectivity to India to increase exports and tap into Indian market in a huge way
Be the manufacturing regional hub for agri based products to feed into TN's industrial manufacturing base
get a manifold increase from India's tourists - specially from the IT hub regions. the number of people driving to SL just because its possible (do you know how many people from USA drive on the key west drive just for the sheer experience)
I presume this can open opportunities for SL people to work on the South Indian IT hubs - this will be an enormous win win for both India and SL
Source: India to build sea bridge, tunnel to connect Sri Lanka at a cost of Rs 24,000 crore: Nitin Gadkari
This discussion IS about China's influence in SL and US & Japan providing Loan to India to mitigate that influence. Only you are too stupid to understand that. So kindly don't waste my time with your naivety.
US and Japan doesn't need India to mitigate Chinese influence when they engage with SL directly and what does this has to do with China?
Exactly!Ram Setu !!!
Because Indian cannot allow Chinese influence in SL to be replaced by US Influence.
US knows this and has taken a pragmatic view of the whole thing.
The whole ADB loan was offered to India only to counter Chinese investments and strategic foot hold in SL. Without China investing in SL to encircle India, US/Japan would not have offered this loan to India.
Its a simple reaction to chinese action.