China makes inroads in Sri Lanka

[Chinese-Dragon]

This is what it says in history, that the subcontinent was full of Independent kingdoms, until it was united into one entity with a central authority by the colonialists.

"India is merely a geographical expression. It is no more a single country than the Equator."

- Winston Churchill

Now let's get back on topic, or we're going to start getting infractions for off-topic.

 

[harpoon]

There was no such succession in India. The various Indian kingdoms did not rule from a National Capital (many were not even located in the vicinity at all), and even today the South Indians don't associate themselves in cultural, linguistic or ethnic terms with the North Indians.

There was no "Central Authority" (therefore no state) that encompassed the entire subcontinent, except for rare exceptions like Ashoka who only ruled for a short period of time, with no state preceding or succeeding his one.

The biggest Indian kingdoms always ruled from Delhi just like your Ming,Qing dynasties.

 

[Water Car Engineer]

Buddha was born in Nepal, not India.

Don't listen to the Indians, they believe the whole subcontinent belongs to them. When in fact, the Indus Valley Civilization is based in what is now modern-day Pakistan, and the Buddha was born in what is now Nepal. NOT India.

His family was born and ruled from what is now India. The capital was in India, and Siddartha became the "Buddha" in Eastern India.

 

[harpoon]

Mauryans, Guptas, Palas, etc are East Indians not North.

I thought they were from Bihar.

This is what it says in history, that the subcontinent was full of Independent kingdoms, until it was united into one entity with a central authority by the colonialists.

"India is merely a geographical expression. It is no more a single country than the Equator."

- Winston Churchill

Now let's get back on topic, or we're going to start getting infractions for off-topic.

Yeah you are quoting a man who was a known imperialist and was dead against the independence of India.

 

[Götterdämmerung]

I can ask you the same question. Show source that Chinese rules from thousands years back claimed to be the legitimate rulers of China?

As for my source its the history text books that I learnt in school.

A brief explanation how the Chinese dynasties claimed legitimacy.

Dynastic cycle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Water Car Engineer]

I thought they were from Bihar.

Yes, that's Eastern India.

 

[Chinese-Dragon]

The biggest Indian kingdoms always ruled from Delhi just like your Ming,Qing dynasties.

Like I said, no succession. The big empires were only brief windows created by ambitious conquerors. For the vast majority of history, the subcontinent was filled with independent kingdoms with no Central Authority.

And none of the big empires succeeded each other, claiming to be the same nation. The idea of the Indian nation (and thus Indian nationalism) was only created very recently.

Now let's get back on topic, this has to do with Sri Lanka.

 

[INDIC]

This is what it says in history, that the subcontinent was full of Independent kingdoms, until it was united into one entity with a central authority by the colonialists.

"India is merely a geographical expression. It is no more a single country than the Equator."

- Winston Churchill

Now let's get back on topic, or we're going to start getting infractions for off-topic.

It seems you are great fan of your former Prime Minister.

 

[ashok321]

There was no such succession in India. The various Indian kingdoms did not rule from Northern India (many were not even located in the vicinity at all), and even today the South Indians don't associate themselves in cultural, linguistic or ethnic terms with the North Indians.
Original Post By Chinese-Dragon


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South indians, sans linguistic barrier do not have intolerance policy towards north india.
In south india, punjabi, mughlai food is most welcome, so are many south indians working in northern india. And aslong as they sing india,s national anthem together with north indians, whats the problem?

You are wrong there...

 

[INDIC]

Like I said, no succession. The big empires were only brief windows created by ambitious conquerors. For the vast majority of history, the subcontinent was filled with independent kingdoms with no Central Authority.

And none of the big empires succeeded each other, claiming to be the same nation. The idea of the Indian nation (and thus Indian nationalism) was only created very recently.

Now let's get back on topic, this has to do with Sri Lanka.

Central authority is not an elected government. You were British citizens against your will.

 

[Götterdämmerung]

Its economy thats what i was talking about when you talked about PPP factor, i never said anything else or other factors on which India has surpassed Japan.

japan is Japan, no comparison with India.

What can you buy with your PPP outside of India? Can you tell the Arabs that since your PPP is x-times larger than nominal your rupee should worth x-times more? Oh, welcome back to reality. It just doesn't work like that. You need to convert your rupees into dollars and there only the nominal worth of the rupee matters.

 

[Water Car Engineer]

And none of the big empires succeeded each other, claiming to be the same nation. The idea of the Indian nation (and thus Indian nationalism) was only created very recently.

The idea of "Indians" or "Hindustanis" or "Bharatis" isn't a recent idea.

There was never a "European" or "African" even in the Roman times, but there was a "Hindustani", "Bharati", "Indian" well before the British. That idea was there in the Indians, Arabs,Persians(M.E.), and the Greeks(Euros). That's all that matters.

 

[ashok321]

What can you buy with your PPP outside of India? Can you tell the Arabs that since your PPP is x-times larger than nominal your rupee should worth x-times more? Oh, welcome back to reality. It just doesn't work like that. You need to convert your rupees into dollars and there only the nominal worth of the rupee matters.

Itis for accounting purpose when an international bank lends you a loan, they have to know about your solvency on international level, and not on individual level......

Read the big mack index from THE ECONOMIST...

Big Mac Index - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Don777]

I opened a thread named China makes Inroad in Srilank, but find out some history students from India China and Germany fighting about some history lesson. What a joke these keybord wariors are.
PDF should open a History section.

 

[harpoon]

A brief explanation how the Chinese dynasties claimed legitimacy.

Dynastic cycle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sorry we don't take mandate from heaven.