Posts Tagged ‘weapons’

US: The peace maker!

March 17th, 2010

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In a not so surprising report, by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), US was named as the biggest exporter of weapons in the entire world. Guess who was the biggest importer? No prizes…it is China followed by India. US exports 30% of the entire world export.
The volume of imports by India and Pakistan is increasing steadily and is expected to rise for another five to ten years until they agree an a permanent solutions.
The SIPRI said combat aircraft accounted for 27 per cent of the volume of international arms transfers during 2005-2009. Orders and deliveries of these potentially destabilizing weapon systems have led to arms race concerns in the following regions of tension: the Middle East, North Africa, South America, South Asia and South East Asia. » Read more: US: The peace maker!

Series 3: Where is China heading?

October 6th, 2009

China has attracted $853 billion FDI in last 30 years, which is the highest among the emerging nations. China’s manufacturing industry ranks 4th in the world. More than 50% of china’s fiscal revenues come from this sector. Most of the PCs and Laptops manufactured in the world are from China.

what is manufacturing?

It is value addition to the various raw materials like ores, chemicals, wood etc. Mechanical and chemical operaions like segregation, reaction and size reduction are some of the important operaitions which add value to raw materials. » Read more: Series 3: Where is China heading?