On the 17th, more than 500 protesters gathered at a railway station in Telangana, India. They set fire to railway facilities. Several trains burst into flames, and the flames shot into the sky...

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India is rioting again...

17, more than 500 protesters gathered at a railway station in Telangana, India. They set fire to the railway facilities, and the trains ignited raging fires and flames. Soaring into the sky....

They also threw stones at the police, and eventually the police opened fire, causing violent clashes.

At the same time, Protesters in Bihar set fire to 60 train carriages, and others blocked the highway for several hours.

On the 18th, more than 350 trains across India were suspended.

According to the latest news, the riots have now spread to 10 states including Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.

In response to the riots, India dispatched a large number of military and police forces. In Uttar Pradesh alone, 250 people were arrested and 400 unidentified people were placed under investigation.

India is prone to riots at every turn. Why is it happening this time?

The last riot in India was a year ago. It was Modi who wanted to carry out agricultural reforms and cancel agricultural subsidies to landlords and middlemen. As a result, under the instigation of capital, nearly 300,000 Indian "peasant rebels" besieged The capital of India New Delhi , the Indian government is ready to mobilize 100,000 troops to build New Delhi into a strong fortress.

However, the "peasant uprising" in India was in full swing, getting bigger and bigger, sweeping over half of the country. In the end, the Indian government had to compromise and give up.

Modi has learned a profound lesson: Any reform will have to face a crazy counterattack by vested interests...

In fact, no matter how well Modi's series of decrees are implemented, he still has He is a politician who is quite thoughtful.

Modi always wants to carry out reforms in India, because after so many years, India's infrastructure is still not good, industrialization is still progressing slowly, and India's living standards are still so poor...

Especially this time, there is no reform. , India is really out of money. It can no longer afford , IWC, armaments, and it can’t even repay its debts.

In the past two years, India has become poorer and poorer. Capital is willing to go to Vietnam, but not to India...

India often ignores international rules and robs foreign investors. Well, you can't I think India only targets and Xiaomi . India dares to rob investors from all countries and does not keep its promises to all countries.

In the global business environment, India ranks 134th, not much better than Africa. Microsoft , HP , Google , Yahoo, Samsung , etc. have all suffered big losses in India. India’s tax stick.

The less money India has, the more difficult it will be for manufacturers to invest in India, and the more unruly it will be;

The more unruly India will be, the fewer people will invest.

It is still an agricultural country, and it still exports food. In 5, India's trade deficit actually reached 24.2 billion US dollars. . If this continues, let alone Russia giving it a 50% discount on its oil, India will also buy it at a 10% discount. It’s amazing......

Therefore, if we want to reform, we must reform.

This time, Modi chose to reform the military because the military can spend too much money.

In 2021, India’s military expenditure will reach US$76.6 billion, accounting for 2.6% of GDP. What is the concept of the number

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China's military expenditure in 2021 is US$293 billion, accounting for .6% of GDP;

India is not only the third largest military expenditure in the world, higher than the United Kingdom, Russia, France, etc., but also has a higher economic share than ours Nearly half more.

Although our expenditure seems to be high, we have a lot of research and development, high-tech equipment is constantly emerging, and we have a lot of dumplings. It is easy to understand that we spend so much money.

In 2021, the total tonnage of our new warships in service will be .17 million tons of , but India only served 116,000 tons of last year. Only our is less than 10%;

and India almost never engages in research and development. They are all bought off the shelf, that is, there is no fixed investment...

So as India, the world's third largest military spending power, where does spend its money?

Most of India's military expenditures are spent on military salaries and pensions. This ratio exceeds that of other countries by more than 5 times.

Because India’s military service system is strange, it is different from all countries.

In almost all normal countries, compulsory military service lasts for about 1 to 3 years.

For example, the military service time in China is 2 years, the Russian conscripts are 1 year, and the U.S. Army is 2 years...

Well, the military service time in India is 17 years , so Indian soldiers can start from 20 You can serve until the age of 37, and the upper limit of military service in India is 26 years old, and you can serve up to the age of 43..

As a result, the average age of Indian soldiers today is 2 years old , which is the oldest in the world . You must know that Chinese soldiers basically retire when they are about 22 years old...

That weird Indian served for 17 years , what would anyone want to do?

The actual situation is that Indians rush to serve as soldiers.

We see in the news that the age of Indian soldiers is generally very old, which is really old, but the height of Indian soldiers is generally not low, because every year in India, millions of people compete to grab tens of thousands of places , a perfect choice.

Therefore, the minimum height requirement for Indian soldiers is above 1.7 meters.

Why are Indians rushing to become soldiers? Because the treatment of being a soldier in India is similar to that of civil servants here, or even much better.

First of all, the salary is high . The salary of an ordinary Indian soldier, converted into RMB, is between 2,600 yuan and 3,400 yuan. It also includes various social security and benefits.

Once you become an officer, your salary is higher. When you reach the second lieutenant level, your salary is about 4,900 yuan, and when you reach the major level, it exceeds 6,000 yuan...

You may think that this salary is not that much, but The average salary in India is only 1,400 yuan .

Based on this comparison, being a soldier in India is definitely a good job.

A stable iron rice bowl for 17 years, including food and accommodation, various welfare subsidies, 2-3 times the average salary, and room for promotion. Of course, Indians want to join the army if they want to seize the opportunity.

Secondly, soldiers in India not only receive high wages, but also receive generous pensions after retirement.

India pays nearly 20 billion U.S. dollars in pensions to soldiers every year, accounting for about a quarter of its military expenditures and becoming a heavy burden on the Indian government every year.

In this way, how can you still have money to buy universal equipment and build warships? If you have no money, naturally planes will fall from the sky.

However, the Indian government feels sorry for this account, but when the Indians calculate it, they are really happy.

The maximum service limit for Indians is 26 years old. They can get married and have children around the age of 20, wait until the age of 26 to join the army, and then maintain income during droughts and floods. With a high income and high benefits that are three times the average salary, they can easily support a family. People, work hard until they are 43 years old, and then they can retire and get a pension...

The average life span in India is 63 years old, and they can still get 20 years.

The Indians were laughing so hard that they couldn't close their mouths. When Modi calculated the accounts, how much would this cost? His teeth were itching with hatred..

Then came , which is even more terrible. With such good benefits and such good jobs, in India, naturally formed an intricate chain of interests .

There is another strange thing about India's military service, which is similar to the "military household system" of our Ming Dynasty.

This system means that India has long recruited soldiers from certain designated regions or ethnic groups. As a result, in some areas, the phenomenon of families serving as soldiers for generations has formed.

When India did this, it was originally because there were too many ethnic groups and too many separatist forces, so they designated more troops to be recruited in certain places that were brave and fierce to stabilize the place. For example, the Sikhs in Punjab occupied the army. Dominance .

Sikh , originally an independent country, called the Sikh Empire , was later defeated by the British and became an ethnic group in India.

Because they always want to be independent, and Sikhs are relatively tall, they have become a key source of soldiers in India.

Sikhs account for 2% of India’s total population, but their proportion in the Indian army reaches a staggering 15%.

You may ask, if ethnic minorities in India, such as the Sikhs, originally wanted to rebel, wouldn't it be easier for them to rebel and split if they become soldiers?

That’s not possible!

You think this way because you don’t understand India. The obedience of Indians is the best in the world .

During the British colonial era, there were only three to four thousand British soldiers in India, commanding hundreds of thousands of Indian troops. Indians were always obedient. As long as they were paid, they could say anything.

Not only that, During the First World War , hundreds of thousands of Indian troops fought in Europe and Africa under the command of the British. Although their combat effectiveness was stretched, they were highly obedient and never thought of rebellion...

In fact, the same is true today. If the Sikhs are given the quota to serve as soldiers, the Sikhs will stop making trouble.

Therefore, due to the long-term recruitment of troops in certain fixed areas, India has formed a strong military family phenomenon.

The iron rice bowl of being one in a hundred, this recruitment authority is too great, and now, there are all kinds of unspoken rules.

I am a soldier. If I manage my relationship well, my son will also be a soldier.

My father was an officer, and his son was also an officer. This was passed down from generation to generation.

Who is a soldier and who is not a soldier is a matter of words among the officers based on their connections.

So, let’s summarize, what it means to be a soldier in India:

High salary, iron rice bowl, long-term work, early retirement, high benefits, hereditary system...

If you say this is good, doesn’t it reflect the right Military respect?

Well, except India, no country dares to do this. Anyone who does this will have no combat effectiveness in their army.

India is not a modern country until now. When it became independent, the governor was replaced by an Indian from a British one.

The same goes for the army. Before India became independent, hundreds of thousands of Indians participated in the First World War. The result was that it seriously hindered the British and made the British regretful...

After independence, what can Indians do? Can't fight, uh, we are persuasive.

In 1962, 40,000 People's Liberation Army defeated 300,000 Indian troops and approached New Delhi. A combat team composed of Pang Guoxing and three other People's Liberation Army captured the Indian artillery position, leaving behind "The enemy not only refused to surrender, but also dared to attack I fight back" the classic saying of .

At the current Sino-Indian border, the combat effectiveness of one People's Liberation Army is basically equivalent to the combat effectiveness of 7 or 8 Indian soldiers.

html During the Battle of the 50,000 River Valley, Commander Qi only led 10 officers and soldiers to withstand the Indian army. Later, about 70 people came for reinforcements, and defeated the 600 invading enemies. They fled with their heads in hand, leaving behind a large number of cross-line and casualties. , causing them to pay a heavy price.

Such a good job to support the elderly, who in India wants to work hard;

Therefore, every time there is a border dispute, it is especially easy to catch prisoners of war. If they are captured by the People's Liberation Army, they still have hot meals to eat. If they are released, they can continue to serve as iron rice bowls. What a good thing ...

Modi gritted his teeth anxiously when he saw such a huge military investment and such a stretched combat effectiveness.

So, the latest reform came out, Modi withdrew from the new military service system of "Road of Fire".

According to the latest policy, the Indian Army will no longer recruit long-serving professional military personnel.

The Indian Army will recruit short-term soldiers through an annual plan. The contract period will be changed from 17 years to 4 years. These soldiers are called short-term contract soldiers by the Indian Army, so they will no longer enjoy pensions, health care and Educational resources and other benefits.

After the four-year military service ends, about 20% of the compulsory soldiers can be converted into contract soldiers for long-term service, and the soldiers who have been released from military service will go back to their homes. Of course, the Indian government will pay a one-time allowance.

Modi said that he hopes that in 6 years, the average age of Indian soldiers can be reduced to 26 years old.

As soon as the policy came out, it was incredible. Modi has really stirred up a hornet's nest this time.

For young people from Punjab and other major military states, the iron rice bowl they had originally planned for has turned into a temporary job.

India has 1.45 million troops, Modi is equivalent to destroying more than 1 million iron rice bowls one after another.

And this is not the most important thing. What is important is that the military family that has relied on the military for hundreds of years will completely lose the opportunity to make a living. This also means that the military family system that has long controlled the military will be destroyed. disaster.

How can these vested interests endure?

Then, the scene we mentioned at the beginning occurred. riots were organized in nearly 10 provinces, especially in the military provinces, and the riots became more violent...

Is there anyone organizing these riots?

Of course, just like the farmers’ riots a year ago, big middlemen with vested interests spent money and efforts to organize farmers to riot in cities to interrupt Modi’s path to change.

A year ago, Modi only offended the interests of grain middlemen. This time, he made a hole in the sky and offended. It was the interests of military families . They are more powerful and have stronger organizational capabilities. .

It would be unjustifiable if we didn’t make a fuss.

Are reforms like Modi’s useful to India?

Of course it is useful. If we don’t do it this way, India will not be able to afford all the armaments of all countries. Moreover, even after the reform, more young people will join the army, the mobility and selection will be stronger, and the salary of the army will also be From 2589 yuan to 6031 yuan, it is also very attractive...

Fortunately, Modi's reform will most likely fail.

Because any reform will be opposed by vested interests. They have money, power, public opinion and connections, and can mobilize all their strength to oppose the reform.

Sure enough, the Indian media has made a lot of criticism on this, and one voice sounds very reasonable:

It turns out that our soldiers are all from 20 to 37 years old in the army, and they have national pensions after they are 37 years old. Now you Let them retire from the army at the age of 24. In the current state of India, retirement means unemployment, and this number will increase every year in the future. These young people who have been trained in violence will make the entire India more unstable...

Opposition Party Voices have also begun to appear. The leader of the Indian Congress said that such reforms will kill India's youth and bring the Indian army to its end...

In short, there are all kinds of opposition to Modi.

Therefore, Modi’s food reform failed a year ago, and this reform will still follow the same old path.

In a few years, the Indian army will still be a 30- to 40-year-old veteran with a family.

Again, any reform will touch vested interests . India can’t even acquire land, so how can it reform its military.

Western-style democratic governments are incapable of reform. Only authoritative governments can reform themselves.

India has been a pile of mud since it was discovered by the British. In fact, 60 years ago, India had a chance to change its destiny. The Nehru government might move from a democratic government to an authoritative government. Unfortunately, in In the 1962 war, India was beaten to the point of losing its armor and its national destiny was lost.

Modi is also well aware of his weakness, so he has been inciting populism and wants to establish military merit and establish his own authority to promote reforms.

Unfortunately, what they want to provoke is the brave and loyal Chinese People's Liberation Army!

So, Modi, don’t reform. You won’t be able to change it anyway. Just live with peace of mind for a few years. You won’t be able to change it anyway. Isn’t it a good job to have an iron rice bowl? Why offend people?

Why bother?

Why bother?

The most important thing is that after you reformed, we still said the same thing:

The enemy not only refused to surrender, but also dared to fight back at me!