http://blogs.rediff.com/mkbhadrakumar/2012/04/21/india-hopeful-on-annans-syria-plan/ Reflections on foreign affairs Sun, 26 May 2013 05:48:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 http://blogs.rediff.com/mkbhadrakumar/2012/04/21/india-hopeful-on-annans-syria-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-1666 Eddie Ray http://blogs.rediff.com/mkbhadrakumar/?p=3006#comment-1666 Poor India has no ideas of its own to deal with a crisis. It is left to endorse the proposals of others. India is largely irrelevant on the international scene. Poor India has no ideas of its own to deal with a crisis.
It is left to endorse the proposals of others.
India is largely irrelevant on the international scene.

]]> http://blogs.rediff.com/mkbhadrakumar/2012/04/21/india-hopeful-on-annans-syria-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-1661 skastor http://blogs.rediff.com/mkbhadrakumar/?p=3006#comment-1661 Some sections of the world press is talking about a large stockpile of chemical based WMD in Syria, and how that could become a factor in the entire scheme of things. Is it red herring like the one in Iraq a few year back or is it a true fact? Some sections of the world press is talking about a large stockpile of chemical based WMD in Syria, and how that could become a factor in the entire scheme of things. Is it red herring like the one in Iraq a few year back or is it a true fact?

]]> http://blogs.rediff.com/mkbhadrakumar/2012/04/21/india-hopeful-on-annans-syria-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-1660 Michael Miles http://blogs.rediff.com/mkbhadrakumar/?p=3006#comment-1660 This is extremely fascinating as I've discovered from another blog the notion of the oil expense indicator, which is defined as the price of oil times consumption divided by world GDP. In any case when the indicator reaches 5%, historically it predicts a worldwide recession. Apparently, we've been at this point since January when the West started its ill starred campaign against Iran. What fascinates me the most is how a few resource rich countries can control the future of super powers by controlling the supply of commodity. Interesting times, indeed! This is extremely fascinating as I’ve discovered from another blog the notion of the oil expense indicator, which is defined as the price of oil times consumption divided by world GDP. In any case when the indicator reaches 5%, historically it predicts a worldwide recession. Apparently, we’ve been at this point since January when the West started its ill starred campaign against Iran. What fascinates me the most is how a few resource rich countries can control the future of super powers by controlling the supply of commodity. Interesting times, indeed!

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