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As per latest news China has allocated US $ 178.6 billion making a 6.6 percent increase from the 2019 budget of US$ 1.77.5 in 2019. This move of China triggers a question that amid COVID-19 epidemic, when whole world is under sever threat, world economy is under pressure and when China’s economy itself is not doing very well, how come China can allocate such a huge amount to its defense budget. After not getting the desired results in terms of economic boost, what China was expecting, is China going to play its last card of traditional war? China sharing borders 14 countries and maritime borders with another 7 countries and have border issues with countries like Japan, India and Vietnam. With this increased budget, that too when world experts, seriously doubt about the true numbers reviled by China about its defense expenditures, is China, planning to set the ball rolling for WW3? The chances of a full scale war or a conflict with India can be ruled out outright. ...

Is it time to have a fire line against China? Before we try and find an answer to this lets first understand what is a fire line, then it will be easier to decide that we really need it or not? FireLine is a strip  of open land in  forest  or  prairie , to  arrest  the advance of fire another name for a firebreak . When there is a wildfire and all the other measures of arresting the fire are exhausted or not delivering desired results fire line or firebreak comes into play. In this technique a gap is created between the areas under fire and area free form fire. In this effort the Firefighters do allow some part of wildfire forest to burn down to ashes. Though in this technique we lose some part of the forest but at the same point in time save a larger part. Now if we look at the current world scenario China instigated a wildfire, with a hope to create a market for its products, assuming that the world will buy what it produces. But fortu...

Danik Jagran, Agra Wednesday - 20th of May'2020, front page news - pace of Corona spread is slow in India. Though India has became 11th country to cross 100 thousand mark of confirmed COVIT-19 cases on 18th of May'2020, but to cross this number, India took more time as compared to any other country. Till now in total (at world level) 320 thousand people died due to Corona virus, which comes to 4.1 person per 100 thousand people, where as in India alone 3,163 lives perished and the average comes out to 0.2 person per 100 thousand. Percentage of death among the infected cases in India stands at 3.1 % vs 6.8% at global level. As per Health Ministry - Government Of India (GOI) - number of deaths per 100 thousand (population wise) is 26.6 in US, 52.1 in Britain, 52.8 in Italy, for France its 41.9, where as in Spain 59.2 and for Belgium it is 79.3. As per government sources quick identification of infected people and better treatment enabled India to restrict t...

Is China Hiding Something? We all are aware of the current situation, our planet is going through. We all are virtually under house arrest. People are losing their sources of earning, students losing on their studies, mega-events planned years before getting canceled, the world economy as a whole going towards another depression, and what not? Amid these tough time a question about which most of us are wondering – Is China Hiding Something? Let’s assume for the sake of argument that whatever we are facing today is an accident or natural calamity then, it gets established beyond doubt that – Yes, China is definitely hiding something from the world for sure. Below are some data points, which makes me believe so: 1. Population wise China is number 1 in the world, but today countries like Spain (30)*, UK (21)*, Italy (23)* have surpassed China in terms of the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 infected cases. 2. China ranks 144 in terms of World ranking ...

As we all are going through a tough time, life is almost at a standstill. The future is appearing to be very uncertain. You look news and other sources of information, it appears that we are living in an ear which is far unsafe and unstable what it used to be decades back. I may be sounding a bit negative, but I have my own logic, supporting this. Before I go deep down in my analysis, let me share a story with you form old Hindu mythology. There was a demon named Bhasmasur, he worshiped Lord Shiva, pleased by his worship and devotion Lord Shiva gave him a boon, that - one on whose head he will place his hand will burn down to ashes. Overwhelmed by his newly acquired powers he tried to burn down lord Shiva so that he can be the only one to have this power. Lord Vishnu had to step in as Mohini (a dancer) to save lord Shiva. Mesmerized by Mohini's beauty & dance, Bhasmasur requested her to teach her dance and while learning dance, he put his hand on his head and die. ...