The government had plenty of choice. It could have not lifted the shutdown right near the Eid but they did. It was because they wanted people to spend during that time but they didn't. Furthermore, government could have done things like, rent freeze so that people don't lose whatever savings...
It's actually soft power. In case Sisi loses power, the next government will be at an economic crisis to pay back such loans. They can use that instability caused by poor economy to overthrow regimes that aren't puppets.
LOL. Bangladeshi people know about Bangladesh Police brutality quite well. Nobody tries to hide it, aside from Awami League.
I gave one picture where children are being arrested. I could go for an entire thread with police brutality at Hong Kong. From beating children, to peaceful protesters...
And the cost, it's the lives of thousands. The country has opened its economy while we are at the worst stage of the virus. Death toll similar to Brazil will soon happen.
Yeah, man. It wasn't as if the Sunni population of Syria hated Assad or that his father also had a history of violently suppressing rebellions by the Sunni population. Or that Assad using Shia militias to kill Sunnis. Don't forget, Syria was a safe-haven for Al-Qaeda during U.S invasion of Iraq...
He is wanted for rape.
https://www.vox.com/2020/5/6/21248553/coronavirus-russia-doctors-windows-death
https://ipi.media/russian-journalist-tumbles-to-death-in-suspicious-circumstances/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Maksim_Borodin
Assagne is wanted for crimes and he is still alive. Also, falling from window and dying seems to be very common for Russians who report anything against Putin.
Question is - Can India use it effectively?
Besides, only half of the Rafale will be put against Pakistan whereas the other half on the other side of India against China.
As for long range SAMs such as S-400, they are useless against low flying targets.
Those Syrian runways had bunkers which could stop missile attack but the Americans simply used bigger bombs to destroy those bunkers. Modern warfare would require air assets to be distributed across multiple airfields so that in case of an enemy attack, if one base is attacked, the others can...
Egypt got their asses whopped by Israel every single time they went to war. It's not like the Israelis are tough, they lost to Hezbollah and withdrew from Gaza as they lost to Hamas. Both these sides have nowhere near the military capability of Egypt.