PikeCowboy
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Xi responds by having 3 tea cups on his desk at the next meeting to assert dominance
Xi responds by having 3 tea cups on his desk at the next meeting to assert dominance
India is the country in the world, with a fertility rate that is plunging rapidly. Its demographic profile is rapidly changing, and responding to this requires urgent measures: jobs for its burgeoning young population, and investment in healthcare and insurance for its ageing citizens.
India’s fertility rate, however, is plunging at an alarming rate – and if the prevailing trend continues, the country will soon fall short of meeting the numbers needed to maintain a stable population.
The , a term used by demographers to reflect the average number of children a woman can have during her child-bearing years, has slipped to 2.0 children per woman, which is below the TFR of 2.1 – the average number of children per woman needed for each generation to continue.
Indian fertility rates are plummeting fast, and no religious group are the exception.According to PEW Research Center, every religious group in India has seen its fertility rate dip, including Hindus, Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, and Jains.
Apparently for China, more older people means the death of the nation. But in India, older people could become "silver dividend". More Indian spin-job.The median age in India in 2023 was 28.2, and life expectancy was 72 years – 73.6 years for females, and 70.5 for males.
Muttreja says the government’s population projections suggest the median age of Indians will jump ten years to almost 35 by 2036, and preparing for the increasing elderly population by investing in social and health infrastructure is crucial. She suggests the development of policies and programs to support the elderly will ensure they can contribute to and benefit from the economy, creating a “silver dividend.”
Investments into what sector to leverage what potential of the young population? You've forgotten the most important key to harnessing potential: education. Lack of education = lack of potential and opportunities. India is still obsessed about Jai Hind and Hindutva instead of education at this point in time. So the future of India is not looking good.So how does India turn its demographic bulge into an advantage? Muttreja offers an answer.
“Leveraging the young population to drive national progress by channeling investments into sectors that can harness their potential is key to positioning India as a global hub of human capital,” she says, noting the importance of a holistic and inter-sectoral approach.
US: we are legally obligated under the Taiwan Relations Act (TRA) to replenish depleted arms/weapons to maintain a balance of power across the straits.The Western spin machine is on overdrive. First they said China is upset at the new Russian/North Korean alliance.
Counter example is the China-NK treaty used the same wording "military assistance" (军事援助), one can't deny "boots on the ground" being part of the assistant package considering that China has already done so even without a treaty. Treaties are always written in a manner that suits the specific situation at the time when invoked and primarily meant for others to read.It's a mutual assistance pact not mutual "defense". So pretty much what DPRK is already doing - sending weapons to Russia for assistance, but not sending actual soldiers to the Ukraine front.
Договор с КНДР предусматривает оказание помощи при агрессии, заявил Путин = Agreement with DPRK on giving mutual assistance in the event of aggression, says Putin.

Article 5
The Parties agree that an armed attack against one or more of them in Europe or North America shall be considered an attack against them all and consequently they agree that, if such an armed attack occurs, each of them, in exercise of the right of individual or collective self-defence recognised by Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations, will assist the Party or Parties so attacked by taking forthwith, individually and in concert with the other Parties, such action as it deems necessary, including the use of armed force, to restore and maintain the security of the North Atlantic area.
Any such armed attack and all measures taken as a result thereof shall immediately be reported to the Security Council. Such measures shall be terminated when the Security Council has taken the measures necessary to restore and maintain international peace and security .
The bravery of Filipinos can't be overestimated. For example, the one who lost the thumb still wants to go back to fighting. I guess you can still pull the trigger without the thumb.Filipino soldiers fought off Chinese coast guard 'with bare hands'
19 June 2024
The man here speaks the truth. After their rifles were confiscated, what else are they going to use to fight back with? That guy graduated at least, he sure did.
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I guess you meant to say Tajikstan because China has banned it many years ago.CPC officially banned hijab in Xinjiang.
The same thing happened to the Pope in Europe. He used to be the head of a state (Papal States).Nevertheless, I think that by the 15th Dalai Lama, the position will begin to lose its mystique, turning into more of a ceremonial role. The real 15th Dalai Lama in China will definitely be in a much more ceremonial position than his predecessor. The Dalai Lama position is still important in Tibetan Buddhism, but the political power of this position was definitely a hangover from feudal-era Tibet. The younger generation of Tibetans in China should be quite ready to accept that their 15th Dalai Lama is gonna be just a ceremonial figure. And that's okay because China is moving forward from religion and superstition, and the Tibetans themselves need to move forward too. As for the "Dalai Lama" selected outside of Tibet, China. That "Dalai Lama" is still gonna feel manufactured. Everyone will know that he is not a true Tibetan, and therefore will never possess the same level of authenticity and mystique as his Tibetan-born predecessor. We don't even know if all the Tibetan Buddhist Sects around the world are gonna accept him as their "Dalai Lama".

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Well she is "alive" and nobody is giving her credit for anything.
Not even that suckers who vote for her cucked do-nothing republican lite party, the democrats..
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