History repeats, you need only to look at the rise and fall of the Ottoman Jannasaries. They started off as a warrior class, but as their rights grew (The right for hereditary conscription into the class) their loyalties veered from the Sultan towards themselves. They eventually became a...
Because they have a cause and are tied into the land. The puppet leaders the US tried to impose flew away like puppet leaders always do in times of distress.
Shameless. No honor in our word.
Bingo. but we could be getting more for the Saudis. Babur back int he day was courting both the ottomans and Savafids to get the best gunners and guns from both empires. If the Saudis want us to play ball, they need to pay up more.
I meant if a different population was put into a local city completely left to their own devices as a test. I'm fairly confident the Taiwanese would have a functioning city, with a proper legal frame work developed over time. Corrruption is inherent to some societies. To others its not present...
I dont know how that would be possible. Perhaps they just have not focused on development like Japan or Korea did not. Not ever one wants the backlash that comes with testing nuclear devices.
Actually, I was joking. We need a higher average IQ. All the symptoms of decay are due to low IQ in general. A few Taiwanese populating one City of Pakistan would make it to first world standards.
Tribalism wins in the end. Israel is where they are because they are all one tribe. The elite are all looking out for their own bloodlines. the poor are nationalists and chant slogans of the nation.
I recall when Rome was falling, the prices of onions simlarly rose. Onions are the canary, giving an indication about the general well being of an economy/country.
I still dont think South Asians can compete with East Asians. I know india can do well, but to overtake China or Japan or even Korea im doubtful. We dont have that culture of attention to detail. Entrophy is something thats almost celebrated.
I feel both sides of the border are trying to erase Mughal influence. The Delhi sultanat is practically forgotten at this point. We learn in our text books that we were slaves who got independence. And our history begins after the Indian rebellion. It was a great empire and there was a reason...