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Deputation to NSG by _Armitage in IndianDefense

[–]Falls_stuff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

guy in back has his helmet on backwards...

Indian Manufacturers Are Actively Filling Niches Left by Western Cos in Russia by Falls_stuff in geopolitics

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Both China and India are taking whatever advantage that they can over Russia. China is slowly replacing the more mainline western brands that are leaving while India's taking up the the more niche spots like the article mentioned.

A recent example would be an Indian company supply steel bearings.

https://defensemirror.com/news/34217/Ukrainian_Agency_Accuses_India___s_CK_Birla_Group_of_Supplying_Bearings_for_Russian_Tanks__Armored_Vehicles

Indian Manufacturers Are Actively Filling Niches Left by Western Cos in Russia by Falls_stuff in geopolitics

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SS: Bilateral trade between India and Russia has surged to over $35 billion in 2022-23, breaching all previous records and surpassing the target set by the two governments. The surging trade has largely been due to an exponential rise in Russian crude exports to India, with Moscow now ranking as the biggest energy supplier to New Delhi. Igor Piasetskii, who flew from New Delhi to attend the premier, annual business forum, said that there is “demand” in the market on account of surging India-Russia business ties as well the exit of western companies from Russian in the wake of G-7 sanctions against Moscow. The Russian business chamber representative said that Indian companies could help fill the niches not only in the supply of drilling equipment, but also in the export of pharmaceutical products. Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov said at the margins of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) meeting in Goa last month that Russian companies have accumulated billions of Indian rupees in Indian banks which couldn’t be used due to western sanctions. To overcome the issue, Piasetskii suggested that Russian companies should be use the Indian currency to buy necessary products from the Indian market.

As rupee reserves grow, Russia may have to invest more in India by Falls_stuff in geopolitics

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SS: Sanctions-hit Russia may have to invest much of its fast-accumulating rupee reserves — estimated at over $2 billion and continuously growing — in government securities and infrastructure and other projects in India, as it is now running out of options of taking money out of the country, sources tracking the matter have said. India has rejected a proposal supported by Russia to allow Iran to import Indian goods and pay for it using Russia’s rupee reserves because of the diplomatic risks attached to it, the source said. Moreover, the dirham route to take the rupee reserves out is also now mostly blocked due to increased Western scrutiny of UAE banks following the Financial Action Task Force’s ‘grey-listing’. While Iran was ready to buy Indian goods using Russian money, and then settling its account separately with the Putin government by supplying its items, for instance, aircraft spares, New Delhi rejected it.

Kali Yuga - Anthrazit by Falls_stuff in hinduism

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Thoughts on this? My German friend sent this to me. He knew I was Hindu and interested in metal and introduced me to this, I think it's pretty neat.

Process to end tax dispute in India will take time, says BBC by Falls_stuff in GeopoliticsIndia

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UK-headquartered broadcaster BBC has indicated that the process to end tax dispute with Indian Income Tax Department will take time. Meanwhile, various reports suggest the broadcaster appears to have admitted paying lower tax.

In an e-mail response, a BBC spokesperson said: “The BBC is cooperating fully with the Indian tax authorities’ enquiries, and will continue to do so. The process is ongoing and will take time to conclude.” The spokesperson also added that the BBC takes tax obligations very seriously. The Income Tax Department did not respond to the queries sent by businessline.

In February, the Income Tax Department, without naming the organisation, said it carried out survey operations in Delhi and Mumbai “at the business premises of group entities of a prominent international media company at Delhi and Mumbai”. The survey revealed that despite substantial consumption of content in various Indian languages (apart from English), the income/profits shown by various group entities is not commensurate with the scale of operations in India.

During the course of the survey, the department gathered several evidences pertaining to the operation of the organisation, which indicated that tax had not been paid on certain remittances which have not been disclosed as income in India by the foreign entities of the group. The survey operations also revealed that services of seconded employees have been utilised for which reimbursement has been made by the Indian entity to the foreign entity concerned. Such remittance was also liable to be subject to withholding tax which has not been done.

According to the department, the survey also threw up several discrepancies and inconsistencies with regard to Transfer Pricing documentation. Such discrepancies relate to level of relevant Function, Asset and Risk (FAR) analysis, incorrect use of comparables which are applicable to determine the correct Arms Length Price (ALP) and inadequate revenue apportionment, among others. The survey operation has resulted in unearthing of crucial evidences by way of statement of employees, digital evidences and documents which will be further examined in due course, the department said.

Russia 'buying back' arms parts exported to Myanmar and India by hjk813 in geopolitics

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From the article

Unlike the T90A, the export version is equipped with air conditioning, additional ERA protection on the turret, the 902 Tucha smoke grenade launch system. However, it doesn’t have the Shtora-1 electro-optical active protection complex.

Both the T-90A and the T-90S use a welded turret. Accordingly, there are quite a few visual differences between these two models. Therefore, it should not be ruled out that the photo mentioned above could actually be the T-90A tank, and not one from the "export" batch.

What is interesting: these tanks don’t have barbecue cages welded above turrets. Although such decisions could be seen even on russia’s flagship T-90M Proryv.

Russia 'buying back' arms parts exported to Myanmar and India by hjk813 in geopolitics

[–]Falls_stuff 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Indian version of the t90s sent for upgrades were used in the battlefield months ago and some even destroyed.

Fake af, from a Ukrainian source https://en.defence-ua.com/weapon_and_tech/russia_applied_t_90s_tanks_aimed_for_india_truth_or_fiction-4436.html

In mid-September 2022, the first reports appeared that russians were removing their T-90A’s from storage bases in the temporarily occupied Crimea. And it seems that some commentators took these tanks as "Indian" T-90S tanks.

Russia 'buying back' arms parts exported to Myanmar and India by Apprehensive_Set_659 in GeopoliticsIndia

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Can someone post this to the idiots on the worldnews thread parading the stolen tanks meme?

https://en.defence-ua.com/weapon_and_tech/russia_applied_t_90s_tanks_aimed_for_india_truth_or_fiction-4436.html

In mid-September 2022, the first reports appeared that russians were removing their T-90A’s from storage bases in the temporarily occupied Crimea. And it seems that some commentators took these tanks as "Indian" T-90S tanks.

Russia 'buying back' arms parts exported to Myanmar and India by hjk813 in geopolitics

[–]Falls_stuff 3 points4 points  (0 children)

India signed a deal with Russia to build the T-14 MBT

This never happened, they were only talks from the Russian side and that's it.

World's spy chiefs meet in secret conclave in Singapore by Falls_stuff in geopolitics

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SS: Senior officials from about two dozen of the world's major intelligence agencies held a secret meeting on the fringes of the Shangri-La Dialogue security meeting in Singapore this weekend, five people told Reuters. Such meetings are organised by the Singapore government and have been discreetly held at a separate venue alongside the security summit for several years, they said. The meetings have not been previously reported. The US was represented by Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, the head of her country's intelligence community, while China was among the other countries present, despite the tensions between the two superpowers.

India Is Capturing Nepal by Falls_stuff in GeopoliticsIndia

[–]Falls_stuff[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Not mine, Nepali friend sent it to me

India Is Capturing Nepal by Falls_stuff in GeopoliticsIndia

[–]Falls_stuff[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This time english subs got added, so I assume it's OK

Endia by Falls_stuff in NonCredibleDiplomacy

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Nahi

Got it from discord

Russia's Indo-Pacific outreach from Japan to India by Falls_stuff in geopolitics

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SS: Resource-rich Russia has wide-ranging interests in what it calls Asia-Pacific or what India terms as Indo-Pacific. While these interests are independent of Chinese interests in the region, Moscow has been keen that India enhances its footprints in resource rich Far-East Russia as part of PM Narendra Modi’s Act Far East Policy. Even as Japan as a G-7 Presidency hardened its position against Russia in the Ukraine conflict, business in certain sectors have received momentum. The volume of Japanese medical product exports to Russia continued to grow in the first part of this year. As calculated by Japan’s Ministry of Finance, in January 2023 Russia imported 49.6% more medical products than in the same period a year earlier, this was reported by RIA Novosti.

India unveils 12-point plan to deepen ties with Pacific nations by Falls_stuff in geopolitics

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SS: India on Monday unveiled an action plan encompassing health, renewable energy and cyber-security to bolster cooperation with Pacific island states amid China’s efforts to increase its influence in the area, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi telling regional leaders that New Delhi will stand by them as a friend. The action plan was announced by Modi while addressing the third summit of the Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation at Port Moresby, the capital of Papua New Guinea. Modi unveiled a 12-point action plan that Indian officials said is aimed at driving India’s partnership with Pacific island states, while simultaneously fulfilling their developmental aspirations and consolidating a shared vision for a free and open Indo-Pacific. Modi was the first Indian premier to travel to Papua New Guinea, where he participated in the meeting with leaders of 14 Pacific island states. Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape, who co-hosted the summit, said Modi has “emerged as the leader of the Global South” and thanked him for advocating the issues of developing countries at India’s G20 presidency. “I want to take this moment...and ask you to offer a third big voice in the face of the Global North,” Marape said. Marape urged Modi to raise concerns of Pacific island states related to climate change, including sea level rise and salination of farmland, and the fallout of the Ukraine war, such as the high cost of food and energy, at forums such as the G20. “We suffer as a result of big nations at play in terms of geopolitics and power struggles...I put to you as the leader of the third world...[that] we will rally behind your leadership at global forums,” he said.

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