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Great and patriotic move by India's senior citz. Subsidies always means that there is less money being spend on productive and economy building endeavours. Hopefully this means even faster infrastructure development for India! :tup:

That's good to know, hopefully these laws are enforced

Democracy is a mixed beast really. Indonesia's democracy has worked out for it so far, but then again Indonesia managed relatively well under a nationalistic dictator as well. People advocating a Western style democracy often ignore just how much... maintenance & upkeep such a system needs. The...

Can't wait for Battletech! Playing EU4 right now, enjoying the latest update to the mission system.

You realise it doesn't have anything to do with the economy? Please set up a seperate thread in the future if you have social-cultural inquiries. This thread is specifically for Indonesia's economy. The issue has gone quite again. Apparently there were disagreements on parts of the law, so the...

This is what happens when you base your grassroots power behind religious radicals : they'll start a purity purge sooner or later. And in the Kashmir-Jammu region too, ugh. Hopefully this won't get ugly, majority population or not, the muslim nomads are sure to get the short straw if widespread...

I agree with Cybernetics. It's unfair and short-sighted to blame the many for the actions of the few. Especially when the few are conducting these terror actions specifically to try and scare China away. In the last 15 years, 63 thousand Pakistanis have died as a result of terrorist activity...

Not sure if we're on the same page but there was a criminal code update that passed parliament 2 months ago. The update... is honestly a mess. Didn't touch foreign investment rights at all. The law was choke-full of political interests that honestly made the law worse. It's since been bought up...

I can't say exactly, but Indonesia's relevance as a neutral 3rd party has been increasing. Maybe they think if they can get Indonesia to support them, it would reassure their allies that they re doing the right thing and sway global opinion. Indonesia doesn't want to comment because so far, be...

I'm not sure which engine it uses, but so far all domestically produced locomotives in Indonesia use either Caterpillar or General Electric. Main reason why it's gaining traction really, the engine itself is still a reliable American one, but prices are way low since production costs in...

Probably want legitimacy. So far everyone has either condemned it or refused to outright endorse it. Even close American allies such as Germany and Canada called for 'restraint on all sides' which is the diplomatic way to say "You shouldn't have escalated it". Right now the missile strike has...

Just because they are 'free' doesn't mean that they are above criticism. Your stance would legitimise and tacitly support people like Donald Trump because "The Americans elected him". Stating "Pointing this out and dissecting how it tries to frame and subconsciously nudge the conversation is...

I think I see the problem here... Ah, well said. Pardon me. Thanks for sharing. Lets see if anything stands out... The closing statements attack the concept of a escalation-denying diplomatic approach, followed up by a politely worded call for escalation. This entire article reads like nazi...

So... what's the true reason this administration wants to withdraw from the KFX IFX project? I think you forgot to type it somewhere in there. I don't believe American grandstanding is the only reason Indonesia wants to withdraw (Article did say there was finance issues), but while it is absurd...

Doesn't stop them from trying to prevent us from gaining the tech. America is a Hegemon, little wonder they want to make sure that they remain the biggest kid on the block. Every strengthening of ties between Indonesia and their rival Russia threatens that.

... wow, he really does tend to do things silently does he? Thanks for sharing. I'll see how this year pans out, last two years don't really count since we were overproducing palm-oil due to EU anti-dumping laws, so there was no demand to expand the plantations. Hopefully the programs survive...

Well, at least the Indians are mocking him as well. God knows I've seen Indonesian politicians say the most idiotic things and get praised instead.

I'm always a bit worried when Indonesia get's its palm-exporting restrictions overturned. Yeah, it'll mean more demand, but I can't help but fear that it would also mean more burned forests and more haze. Jokowi has done many things - defending forests and peatland isn't one of them.

Exceptionalism is like racism, fascism, and misogyny. Your Milage May Vary applies to everyone, and if you're to sensitive about it, everything starts looking like it. That said, tbh the hearing was a sham from the start. Just a single session with each senator/congressman only having 5...

Yeah, good lord, when my friend told me this place was full of immature nationalists I didn't realise it included Chinese who'd call all Indians "Slumdogs" and an Indian who'd call all Chinese "Beggars & Refugees". FTFY