quadbikeThere should be a cap and trade placed on the amount of carbon dioxide generated at such stupid and waste-of-time conferences.
Most Developing and Some Developed countries will not agree to that 😉
quadbikeThere should be a cap and trade placed on the amount of carbon dioxide generated at such stupid and waste-of-time conferences.
Most Developing and Some Developed countries will not agree to that 😉
quadbikeChina and India have already overtaken the west in terms of manufacturing output. But I’m sure a form of Non Tarrif Barrier still exists if the west wants some protectionism.
As a matter of interest, are you in India being forced to use light bulbs of less than 40w, are the larger engined cars taxed more etc. Basically, are you being punished financially for being ungreen?Ungreen, I like that 🙂
Not yet and majority of Indians will say eff off to the government if they are asked to give up on the incandescent light, unless the government offers free CFL/LED lighting.
The larger engined cars are taxed more but that has always been the case, though the difference is not the same. India still has some socialist tendencies as in power is subsidized for people who use less and not for the ones who use more.
quadbikeChina and India have already overtaken the west in terms of manufacturing output. But I’m sure a form of Non Tarrif Barrier still exists if the west wants some protectionism.
As a matter of interest, are you in India being forced to use light bulbs of less than 40w, are the larger engined cars taxed more etc. Basically, are you being punished financially for being ungreen?Ungreen, I like that 🙂
Not yet and majority of Indians will say eff off to the government if they are asked to give up on the incandescent light, unless the government offers free CFL/LED lighting.
The larger engined cars are taxed more but that has always been the case, though the difference is not the same. India still has some socialist tendencies as in power is subsidized for people who use less and not for the ones who use more.
quadbikeHailing from India a developing nation I believe that Human Effect on global warming is a mass scare tactic aimed at taxing the developed world and preventing the growth of the developing world.
1. The Western World has polluted this planet for their industrial growth for centuries now, and now when the likes of China and India are threatening to overtake them they want to try the scare tactic to curb our growth.
2. Climate change even if man made cannot be stopped, the world is too divided over this to reach an accord. It is better to invest in contingency measures, to draw up a prediction of the areas that are going to be affected and planning and co-operating on relocation of people in danger.
quadbikeHailing from India a developing nation I believe that Human Effect on global warming is a mass scare tactic aimed at taxing the developed world and preventing the growth of the developing world.
1. The Western World has polluted this planet for their industrial growth for centuries now, and now when the likes of China and India are threatening to overtake them they want to try the scare tactic to curb our growth.
2. Climate change even if man made cannot be stopped, the world is too divided over this to reach an accord. It is better to invest in contingency measures, to draw up a prediction of the areas that are going to be affected and planning and co-operating on relocation of people in danger.
quadbikeDoes motive really matter if it brings a positive outcome? Who really gives a damn if the Iraq War was for Oil if it eventually makes Iraq a better place? Yeah the British empire was pretty self serving but as a by-product it has brought about good things. If it hadn’t been for the empire and all it’s strengths what would Europe look like today? Would the German’s have won in either the first or second round?
And the UK does have enemies, they just aren’t neighbours anymore and don’t usually target the military, they go after innocent people commuting to work on the tube.
Just as a side note, probably not best to use Germany historically as a comparison to modern India = bad connotations for people in Europe, and Jews.
Actually it does not. But a self serving motive clearly takes away your bragging rights ‘We helped India’ thats all. Tell the Iraqis that Iraq is a far better place now than it is under Saddam Hussein, they are prisoners in their own country now.
The sort of enemies you are dealing with now just don’t require you to up your budget but rather divert it to different areas.
I am talking Geographically thats all. I am not comparing my country to Nazi Germany, we are good friends with the Jewish people.
quadbikeI wanted to ask this for a while, I will ask this here rather than making a new thread for it. With the F 2 having its roots in the F 16, why did they not go for the frame less bubble canopy of the F 16 ?
quadbikeWhen will see the Gs opening up, only 6.5 tested afaik.
quadbikeMIG I agree with you completely bar your assessment of Tipu, which however is a contentious topic among historians. British did a lot of things that turned out to be beneficial to Indians, but in most cases they did it to help themselves (like western education would help them hire Indian’s at a cheaper price than importing Brits to do clerical work.)
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The UK do not have any enemies at this point, the Indian situation is totally different and is more akin to Germany of the past with hostile neighbors and not so good neutrals on all sides.
This is why India spends more on military budget. As for the space race, when space colonization starts, we just don’t want to be left behind 😀
quadbikeWhy is it that Britain seems to be the only nation held to account when it comes to past history and empires? What about France, Spain etc?
As a British person I feel no guilt whatsoever towards the empire and if that is the attitude that Indians have of the situation then we should stop the aid and point out that your people wouldn’t be starving if you spent your money more wisely.
Oh and Britain invests in India too, it isn’t just us giving aid in return for investment. And if you were to compare the wealth gaps when Britain ruled compared to now, you’d see that your argument about it being our fault your people are still starving is complete crap.
And I don’t give a damn if you reduce your emissions to be honest, in the end if global warming s happening millions more Indians will suffer compared to Britain. You want to be your own nation, fine, sort it out yourself. (And it’s quite funny that India is now the ONLY major polluting nation not to make any kind of commitment, in fact most developing have been pushing for tougher limits because they’re the ones that will suffer most.)
I am only talking in the context of India and you have used India till there was nothing left.
1 bn Pounds in Aid is mostly used for your purposes and you are free to stop aid whenever you want to. Like most things your government may not have the backbone to do it. We are doing our best with what has been left over after your loot. Yes after you left now many Indians are doing very well, yes there is poor but they will be lifted out of poverty gradually. We are a young nation and conditions at our independence we are doing grand.
To be honest I am a climate skeptic, I think we should be concentrating on relocation of population than on trying to prevent the inevitable.
Your argument that India is the only major polluting nation not to make any kind of commitment is absolute fallacy.
1. India has agreed to reduce emissions by 20-25% but will not be legally binding and only with western help.
2. China has promised further cuts but again not binding, and only if west supports. China has immense resources of rare earth minerals which are vital for alternate power/energy sources, not all nations are blessed with that and many including the U.S are wary of depending on China as the sole supplier of these.
3. USA the worlds largest emitter per capita, have agreed much lower cuts and will need congressional ratification, with the nation divided 50:50 over it and Centrist democrats on the rampage in the congress, there are no guarantees of that happening.
4. All of you had your shot at polluting this planet during your industrial growth, now you are trying to curb our growth I don’t mean just India but many developing economies by playing the climate card. You want it you pay for it.
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The 1 billion pound aid to India won’t even fund you more than a bunch of JSF.
quadbikeIndian business invest 10x that aid in the UK. You just give aid to make you look good in front of the world. We are a Sovereign state and may invest our money in defense or Space or whichever area we choose. If you give us aid it is like DJ said to propagate your interest and out of your guilt of looting us for centuries to fund your expansionism and Empire. The reason why most Indians did not have a golden age because you impoverished the country so much, still if you look at other banana republics with a British colonial past, we are doing very well.
Do you know the amount of money you spent here to attract students to study in the UK at higher costs than your own students study there, which in turn makes university education affordable for many Brits. You need us more than we need you.
And if you want us to reduce our emissions, then you should pay for it and it will not be legally binding. Period.
quadbikeDenmark should order some Mig 31s from Russia according to Cola.
quadbikeI wonder why people don’t paint regular fighters black instead of the dull gray or silver. I would love to see Black Su 30 MKIs 🙂
quadbikeIm just a bit confused with the above article. Am I right in assuming that its talking about the AF version and not the naval version? Also what does ultimate in ultimate speed mean? Surely, 1350 KMPH (Mach 1.27) can’t be the top speed…unless its at some particular altitude?
With the current engine the Tejas have performance issues in coastal areas so its impressive that it achieved 1350kmph @ Goa.
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