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Learn About, From, With & In India [The Importance of India MOOC 1.1.3]

Defining India [The Importance of India MOOC 1.1.1]

The Importance of India: Introduction [The Importance of India MOOC]

How Big is the Indian Economy? [The Importance of India MOOC 1.2.2]

India test-fires Brahmos 480km version without Notifying Us: Pak Media

INDIA's Super Sukhoi's will Technologically out-match China's latest Su-35

Why Is Russia Losing INDIAN Defense Contracts to the West

PM Modi addresses the India Today Conclave 2017

India is building two transshipment ports in its southern tip,rivalling ...

Is the Chinese economy moving for a crash?

Image credits- Wikimedia Commons / Author- Christophe Meneboeuf China is heading for a massive economic crash. Due to the growing credit problems, is the Chinese economy going for a massive crash. The National Interest has dealt the subject in an extensive article. Toread the same, click here

India resets it's engagement with China

Image credits- VOA As India resets it's relationship with China entering a face of pragmatic diplomacy where India seek to protect it's vital national interest and stand up to China, The Diplomat examines the issue in detail. You can read the entire article by clicking here

Documentary - Kargil War 1999 - Betrayal by Pakistan!

China's J-20 Looks Dangerous - But Can It Crush U.S. F-22 Raptor?

China's Shenyang J-15: A Perfect Copy Of The Russian Su-33 Or Just A Pie...

Terrorism can derail China's ambitious one road one belt project

One road one belt (credits- Internet image) As China develops it's one road one belt linking the ancient silk route to Europe, it will need deal with terrorism on the route which has every chance to destroy the entire project. This subject is dealt in detail on the latest article by The National Interest. ( The entire article can be read here )

The Indian Tata Futuristic IFV

China Vs India : Here Is Why the India Is Not In Panic Mode Over China's...

How long will Moscow continue to hold on to India to sell it's weapon systems

India Russia Joint Military exercise (Image credits- Sputnik News) India remains the world's largest importer of weapon systems, it's major chunk coming from Russia. Russia has remained India's largest defence partner. But over the years, India has diversified it's sources to include Israel, USA and France. But even today Russia remains the largest weapons seller to India. Russia has also been trying to diversify it's clientele, but no market can replace the amount of weapon sale that India can and will buy. As India moves to indiginisation of weapon systems, how long Russia will be able to hold on? Russia & India Report argues that it will take India some more decades until it's weapons manufacturing industry matures to a satisfactory level for them to absorb key technologies and deliver world class weapon systems, the time which gives Russia breathing space provided Russia plays their cards correctly. ( The entire article can be read here )  

The problems suffered by the powerful Russian Navy

Russian Kirov class Battle Cruiser ( Image credits- Wikimedia Commons / United States Navy) The Russian navy is now a shadow of it's former self,  a mere shadow of the mighty former soviet fleet. The main problem confronting the Russian fleet is it's acute problem with it's ship yards that has become inefficient and also a large discrepancy in the procurement process. The Russian navy is fast transforming itself from a blue water navy to a Green water one, albeit with a deadly fang with long range cruise missiles like the Kalibr. The National Interest discusses the problems faced by the Russian Navy in detail. You can read the entire article here

Has China now laid claim to Hawaii and Pacific?

Pearl Harbour ( Image credits- Wikimedia Commons / USN) China has been in recent years advancing outrageous claims on lands on the strength of myriad maps and obscure documents which China claims to be authentic but which will not stand the test of International law. On the basis of such claims, The National Interest has an article which advances the argument as to what happens if China claims Hawaii and all of Pacific. Something that can definitely happen. (To read the entire article, click here )

China's loose of it's soft power face

Image credits- VOA China is emerging as a world power. It supports to build many projects around the world. That is known as the development of soft power. But due to the arrogant nature of the Chinese and their lack of personal skill, China is loosing it's soft power battle,one project at a time. The Diplomat discuss the same in detail in their latest article ( click here to read the entire article)

CPEC- The opaque view from a Pakistani perspective

Image credits- VOA ( After a break of nearly two months, I am returning to active blogging. To start with, I have decided to deal with CPEC, the most talked about project in South Asia) China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a collection of projects undertaken by China in Pakistan to connect landlocked Western China to the Arabian sea based Gwadar post in Pakistani Baluchistan.  This includes rapid development of infrastructure including roads, railways, power generation projects, industrial parks, special economic zones besides developing Gwadar port. CPEC is termed as a game changer by Pakistan. But doubts still linger in the minds of many. The international monetary fund (IMF) in it's report has warned Pakistan of long term consequences that will bring untold misery to the Pakistani economy due to their inability to repay the loan amount back to China with above normal interest rate.  There is also concern that China will virtually take over the entire Pakistan

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