military affairs

01Former Russian Defense Minister visits Indonesia

Jakarta News: Recently, former Russian Defense Minister and current Security Council Secretary Shoigu visited Indonesia and met with Indonesian President Prabowo to strengthen the defense relationship between the two countries. It is reported that Shoigu and Prabowo discussed bilateral relations, including security and defense issues. The Indonesian side stated that this visit has opened up broader opportunities for future cooperation, and both sides will be committed to strengthening their strategic partnership.

Analysis suggests that Prabowo has shown interest in deepening cooperation with Russia. He did it last yearIn July, he met with Putin in Moscow and called Russia a 'true friend'. Last November, Indonesia and Russia held their first joint naval exercise in the Java Sea and plan to expand the scale of the exercise this year. Prabowo will visit India at the end of January to seek the purchase of BrahMos missiles jointly produced by India and Russia.

It is reported that through multiple mediation efforts, Israel and Hamas have reached an agreement this yearA ceasefire agreement was reached on January 15th, and the first phase of the agreement expired on March 1st. Hamas calls for global pressure on Israel to immediately enter the second phase of the ceasefire agreement. Regarding this, analyst Roddenbeck from the International Crisis Group pointed out that the second phase is unlikely to be launched in the near future, but he believes that the ceasefire agreement will not be broken as a result.

01One billion people in India have no disposable income

According to Reuters, a recent report indicates that out of India's 1.4 billion population, an estimated 1 billion people lack disposable income to purchase non essential goods or services. Data shows that the "consumer class" in India, which refers to the target market for potential startups or business owners, is approximately 130 million to 140 million people. There are also 300 million "primary consumer groups" or "potential consumer groups" who have started to consume, but are relatively cautious in their consumption.

In fact, this trend had gradually emerged before the epidemic. In the past few decades, the wealth gap in India has been widening:In 1990, the richest 10% of the population accounted for 34% of the national income, but now this proportion has risen to 57.7%; The share of national income among the bottom 50% of the population has decreased from 22.2% to 15%. The sluggish consumption is not only due to the decrease in purchasing power of Indian people, but also related to the sharp decline in savings and the surge in debt.

Bangkok News: Recently,A bus overturned on a road in the central province of Thailand, causing19 deaths and 32 deathsbe injured.It is reported that,At that time, three vehicles were carrying togetherA bus with 129 passengers departs from Vingganu province in northeastern Thailand and is heading towards Rayong provinceWhen the last bus among the three was driving on a downhill section of the road in Bazhen Prefecture, the driver was unable to control the vehicle and ended up flipping over the slope of the road.