India’s Nuclear Fizzle Back after a long time.
Hello everyone!

I at first hand studied the Graphs of the Indian TNT. As you all know a TNT has two steps.

First step is the Fission with conventional uranium or plutonium to generate the heat.

The second step is the Fusion where Deuterium is used to create two new elements. This is the Hydrogen Bomb.

In case of Pokhran, the graph just leveled off. If the test was successful, there sold have been a massive surge in the second part of the graph.

India needs to justify its nuclear balance viz a viz China which it cannot do without a TNT Test.However, India enjoys considerable Nuclear Assurances from USA through its cooperation treaty, but some Indian Strategists think that TNT is inevitable.

Indians also feel that Heavey US presence close to Pakistani testing sites shall dissuade Pakistan from a Tit for Tat reaction.

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Goodbye Uncle Samad: May you rest in peace! I knew Samad for many long years.
First, the gym of Griffen and then the streets of Beadon Road. Elder to me by a few years, we fought the junior central zone championship togather in the 60s and efcourse, if Don Basco was not enough, we from St. Anthony's also had to contend with Khazana Gate.
My colleagus who accompanied were the three ROSE Brothers, Nigel, Brian and Clyde, the last my colleague and Boby Sanaullah. All Champs.
RIP Dear Samad Mir

On Blades and Scalpels I suggest you read Cancer Ward by Solz and Hospital by Arthur Haily. It would help to polish your skills.
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Capitalism Comes a Cropper! masadi is finally indicated

Seeking a way out of the \'war on terror\' arjun,
Taissez vous

Capitalism Comes a Cropper! I commented on the same on 14 April 2006,

I have been commenting on Pakistan`s economy time and again. Some of the facts I append below will suit either argument.

1. It was the informal sector of Pakistan`s economy that sustained the GDP during the sanctions and also created a vibrant parallel economy. This sector was brought to the knees through the Sales Tax. Much of the plants were closed and substituted by cheap imports from China. Result: retardation of the domestic growth and import substitution. Value added taxes failed to serve the purpose they were meant for.

2. Consumerism has increased manifold in the middle and rich class while the low middle class has fallen into the poverty line. The prices of daily commodities have risen threefold in the past 5 years but salaries have not even doubled. So the demand has been satisfied for a limited few through credit cards, leasings, real estate etc. Those who cannot efford these have fallen by the way.

3. It is not the farmer who benefits from the high prices of sugar and wheat but rather the middleman and various lenders of fertilizers, pesticides, fuel and hard cash. Average farmer is far below where he was.

4. The benefits of low interest rates were never passed to the consumers. They were absorbed by big and not so big borrowers as a booty and not recycled into growth. In fact the low interest rates had an adverse effect on people who had put their lifetime savings in banks and other schemes against monthly payback terms. These people last their subsistence, took the money out of banks and invariably lost it to swindlers.

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Capitalism Comes a Cropper! insightful indeed!
Just a question.
I was told by an economic Czar yesteday that the present crises in Pakistan began in January 2006. He refused to reveal more.
What is your guess on this?

Seeking a way out of the \'war on terror\' "Finally, a positive new strategy necessitates seeing the world as multi-dimensional, recognizing inherent subtleties rather than the current ‘us vs them’ or ‘east vs west’ thinking. Democracy means dialogs and negotiation, compromise and flexibility, not self-righteous stands that only serve to divide".
Well Said!!

I feel they are not willing to see it. Security situation is being seen through the LENS of Al Qaeeda and the ultimate objective is not Al Qaeeda. Even a fool knows this now.

Nazar,
I agree fully.

Better Times hamidm2,
No I am not

Fathers and Daughters MeiraJ08
There is a thread dedicated to Fathers and Daughters on OTW.

Fathers and Daughters Order Order!
Lets put back on the right perspective. See this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJgf6WTDEGo&feature=related

Fathers and Daughters Getting 125 interacts is a method.

Reforming Religious Fundamentalists Re: # 94
Your answer is academic and applies to a distant future. All Private Schools and missionary schools are doing it.

How do you brainwash a finished product especially when they run in thousands and increase by scores daily due to hate war of USA?

Step One: Stop the war of hate.
Step Two: Engagement through political economy.
Step Three: Broad Based Representation in Afghanistan.
Parallel Steps: Religious leaders have to become more pro active in de-indoctrination of such cadres, while the state provides protection to citizens.

Better Times Kaal,
They are investigating and carrying out cultures. Over 1000 people are effected. Though it may be just an epidemic, investigations have to be carried out.

‘Dustbin of history’ or ‘history of sorts’ arjun,
I spare you for the favor you did.lol

Better Times Interestingly, a mysterious epidemic has developed around Swat in far off places not connected by water supply lines. Doctors think it is a strain of Gastro. The symptoms are the same everywhere.