Actually China controls the Indus (Pakistan) and the Brahmaputra (Mostly Bangladesh). India is not really affected as the Ganges, Krishna, Kaveri and Godavari originate in India ;)
Ancient Indian emperors were referred to as "Samraat"
Samraat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mughals called themselves "Shah" since they were simply persianized mongols
I don't know much about economics, but afaik trading requires a kind of "clearing house". India previously used the Asian Clearing Union, but trading in in $ or Euro had to be stopped due to sanctions .
Trading in other currencies fixes this issue eg: China trades with Yuan. It's not possible...
Wow Jains, Sikhs Christians and Parsis have a much higher literacy rate than Hindus, discrimination !
This makes it insanely difficult for ANY country to trade with Iran if trade is lopsided (like in India's case). South Korea and China can trade in their own currencies, but would Iran...
Afghan is used for resident of Afghanistan, similarly Uzbek is used for someone from Uzbekistan
Since some Pakistanis do consider themselves closer to Central Asians this seems like a natural progression ;)
This is OT, but $2 billion is a huge amount. Any credible sources for this ?
The Nation is certainly not credible, it's just a notch above Rupee News. A donation of $2billion dollars would certainly get highlighted in DAWN or Express Tribune or even international news sites. This is just a...