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Low-Budget Indian Satellite Launch
Geekonomical writes "On Thursday afternoon, for a mere 15 million U.S. dollars, India launched a meteorological satellite into geo-synchronous transfer orbit some 36,000 kilometres above the equator using a modified version of its highly successful space workhorse, the polar satellite launch vehicle (PSLV). The article also claims that China spends 12 times as much as this for a launch!"
India has had 'the bomb' for probably 15+ years. They only recently detonated one to scare the shiat out of Pakistan, and Pakistan was obliged to respond.
India is not a concern against attacking the US (or Europe) because there is no motivation to (just like there is no motivation for France, Germany, Japan, UK, Brazil or a few others with nukes to attack the West).
Threats need three things:
* weapons
* delivery system
* motivation
Most western democracies have the first two, but lack the third. Many countries have the motivation, but lack either the weapons or the delivery. When viewed through this lens-- it is easy (albeit simplistic) to view US diplomacy as eliminating at least one of the ingredients from a percieved threat.
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I didn't know George Bush was a /.er!!
What a crock of shit. India is a more sophisticated and advanced society than large parts of North America, with one of the most educated populations in the world. To call it third world is insulting, to refer to it as unstable and undeveloped is offensive.
I suggest you find out a bit about the world.
The US recently shocked the global community when it announced an intention to blow the shit out of a country on the other side of the globe just because they didn't like the leaders style, they would continue to pollute the atmosphere at dangerous rates, and continue to fund the biggest damn military threat to world peace ever to have existed.
whoever you are, I would like to inform you that India has never "attacked" Pakistan, it has only "defended" itself against an attack from Pakistan. I guess thats a crime too in your perspective. There is a difference between attacking someone, and defending yourself when attacked by someone. Defending yourself is even allowed under the Geneva Convention rules.
Secondly, which slaughter are you talking about during the partition. Are you not aware, or have simply decided to ignore, that trains full of slaughterd hindus and sikhs were sent FROM Pakistan to India. Look at how many muslims are there today in India and how many non-muslims are there in Pakistan. BTW, India has the SECOND largest muslim population in the world, after Indonesia.
About hindus attacking the muslims in Gujrat. Well Sir, what is your answer to the fact that these attacks happened after a train full of men, women and children hindu PILGRIMS was burnt after their doors were sealed. And this train was burnt by muslims. Pray tell, what did those poor muslims do to the hindus?
Besides, the point which Tanveer was making was that, India has been invaded in the past by Alexander, and the Afaghans and mongols besides others, but no India rules has ever invaded any other country. India(n) influence in other parts of the world is primarily cultural and socio-religious. Indian religions, and in which I include hinduism, skikhism, buddhism, jainism besides others, have always preached peace and not war ( for example "jihad") against others. Please get your facts right. thanks.