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18.12.2015, 10:29
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British aid is give to NGO's who are encouraged to fiddle in Indian matters, mostly aimed at blocking India's progress. Stuff your Sterling in your *** | Quote: | |  | | | Whilst still accepting half a billion a year in foreign aid. | | | | | | The following 4 users would like to thank pk01 for this useful post: | | 
18.12.2015, 10:47
| | Re: India's mission to Mars | Quote: | |  | | | Stuff your Sterling in your *** | | | | | And the Euros and Dollars too?
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18.12.2015, 12:55
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Lord Loz,
Please bear with us poor natives who no longer have the privilege of being looted dry by the empire while we earn enough money by launching satellites on a commercial basis.
from one of your most humble (ex) subjects.
PS Bring it on guys - it's weekend b4 Chrismas.
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18.12.2015, 13:22
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Much of a chip on your shoulder?
I actually think the Indian space program is a good thing. There maybe crippling poverty in India, a ridiculous caste system and bonded labour, not to mention the odd gang rape, but investing in science and technology is a sure way to hasten the path to prosperity.
The time has come to stop accepting handouts.
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18.12.2015, 14:28
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The time has come to stop accepting handouts.
| | | | | And the first step in that direction was achieved when the Brits were dumped.
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18.12.2015, 14:31
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| | Re: India's mission to Mars | Quote: | |  | | | And the first step in that direction was achieved when the Brits were dumped. | | | | | Did you dump East and West Pakistan too or did they leave of their own accord?
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18.12.2015, 14:33
| | Re: India's mission to Mars | Quote: | |  | | | And the first step in that direction was achieved when the Brits were dumped. | | | | | Yoo too?
Not dumped enough to stop accepting British cash though.
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18.12.2015, 14:47
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| | Re: India's mission to Mars | Quote: | |  | | | Yoo too?
Not dumped enough to stop accepting British cash though. | | | | | That bothered you? What about the loot over 300 years? The British cash is literally the cash looted out of its colonies (Well mostly).
If you can't appreciate a country's advancement I think you might as well zip up instead of show-casing your whatever-you-want-to-term-it.
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18.12.2015, 14:49
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| | Re: India's mission to Mars | Quote: | |  | | | Did you dump East and West Pakistan too or did they leave of their own accord? | | | | | You want a thorough academic answer to that or a wiki link will do?
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18.12.2015, 15:00
| | Re: India's mission to Mars | Quote: | |  | | | The British cash is literally the cash looted out of its colonies | | | | |
I vaguely remember something about an industrial revolution or something like that... dunno...?
Nah. It was all looted. All of it. While the people in Britain sat on their arses drinking tea and shooting elephants.
Yeah. That's how it happened.
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18.12.2015, 15:03
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| | Re: India's mission to Mars | Quote: | |  | | | You want a thorough academic answer to that or a wiki link will do? | | | | | Dunno. Is "The Brits were dumped" an erudite statement too?
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18.12.2015, 15:14
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PS Bring it on guys - it's weekend b4 Chrismas.
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Come on, we're just jealous. You've even got Jaguar cars too and look at the success story they've become.
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18.12.2015, 15:24
| | Re: India's mission to Mars | Quote: | |  | | | That bothered you? What about the loot over 300 years? The British cash is literally the cash looted out of its colonies (Well mostly).
If you can't appreciate a country's advancement I think you might as well zip up instead of show-casing your whatever-you-want-to-term-it. | | | | | I said India's space program was a good thing. But you don't care about that, you'd rather bang on, embittered at history. Well being upset isn't going to change anything.
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18.12.2015, 15:41
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| | Re: India's mission to Mars | Quote: |  | | | I vaguely remember something about an industrial revolution or something like that... dunno...?
Nah. It was all looted. All of it. While the people in Britain sat on their arses drinking tea and shooting elephants.
Yeah. That's how it happened. | | | | | No tea and no elephants in Britain. Sorry.
Industrial revolution without the colonies providing the market to sell those rubbish?
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18.12.2015, 15:43
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| | Re: India's mission to Mars | Quote: | |  | | | Dunno. Is "The Brits were dumped" an erudite statement too? | | | | | Erudition in response often comes along with the erudition shown in what is being responded to. I think you might as well read what Lolz wrote which I responded to in the first place.
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18.12.2015, 15:47
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| | Re: India's mission to Mars | Quote: | |  | | | I said India's space program was a good thing. But you don't care about that, you'd rather bang on, embittered at history. Well being upset isn't going to change anything. | | | | | Yes you said that but not letting it go without "The time has come to stop accepting handouts.". You surely care about a lot :-)
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23.05.2016, 10:47
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India on Monday successfully launched the first technology demonstrator of indigenously made Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV), capable of launching satellites into orbit around earth and reentering the atmosphere, from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/sci...cle8635448.ece | This user would like to thank simple_person for this useful post: | | 
23.05.2016, 10:59
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| | Re: India's mission to Mars | Quote: | |  | | | India on Monday successfully launched the first technology demonstrator of indigenously made Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV), capable of launching satellites into orbit around earth and reentering the atmosphere, from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/sci...cle8635448.ece | | | | | And they didn't even recover it from the sea? Did they not know where it went? Don't get me wrong it's a great thing, but I wonder who will truly benefit from this Indian space race? Surely that money would be better invested in other things, especially if its not private investment?
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23.05.2016, 11:04
| | Re: India's mission to Mars | Quote: | |  | | | And they didn't even recover it from the sea? Did they not know where it went? Don't get me wrong it's a great thing, but I wonder who will truly benefit from this Indian space race? Surely that money would be better invested in other things, especially if its not private investment? | | | | | At least this way they'll soon be able to tell the difference between spy drones and planets. http://www.independent.co.uk/life-st...s-8733520.html | This user would like to thank for this useful post: | | 
23.05.2016, 12:36
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Launching satellites is a multi-billion dollar business.
ISRO's attempt is a good one. It can be seen as both an opportunity to expand suite of offerings as well as ensuring that the Musk and Bezos funded approaches for re-usable entry vehicles does not kill the indian commercial launch capability.
Clearly it was not meant to be 100% successful but if you are interested, do check out how many efforts Musk and Bezos companies have taken to get it right (and still ongoing).
As for the comment re. feeding the poor and solving multiple issues, all i would say is this. Talking about poverty is a bit dis-ingenious. because the people have a right to determine where the funds should be spent. As China has shown, you can do both.
And especially disingenious when I see countries which looted former colonies of their wealth and left devastation and poverty in their wake, now telling us how to manage our own.
We may never have a true accounting of the actual wealth stolen from India by the Empire but clearly no Indian politician would willingly allow millions of indians to die of hunger just to feed his troops. if you are interested, do read more about the Bengal Famine and how Churchill diverted grain FROM India to feed his troops.
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