Iran threatens to block Strait of Hormuz in case Iranian oil faces sanctions..

[nikhil25]

Re: Iran threatens to block Strait of Hormuz in case Iranian oil faces sanctions..

@Faris_Udeen

@ Nikhill25 obviously both of us can agree to disagree but Iran still has a lot more potency on the International stage than India or Pakistan.

this is such a silly contention that i don’t know how to respond.

Both countries rely massively on foriegn aid. Iran gets no aid and still manages to hold its own, for a country on sanctions thats more than impressive. Furthermore lets try put India or Pakistan in the Iranian boat for a minute and you will realise that actually if we were on sanctions for that long we would be eating each other… literally.

firstly, iran is a massive geological welfare state. it receives hundreds of billions of dollars in aid from mother earth annually. secondly, india is a net distributor of foreign aid while pakistan is a massive net recipient. i’m all for indo-pak brotherhood but that doesn’t mean bracket the two in every single context.

most importantly, you have not defined “hold its own”. in detail i have uncontroversially demonstrated to you how your misguided perception of iran’s scientific prowess is absolute nonsense. the only real driver of this perception of “holding its own” is volume of news coverage in the international press (99% negative) and an attitude of defiance.

i will concede that iran is miles ahead of its arab neighbors due to the ingrained focus on education in iranian culture. but this is not a meaningful benchmark.

Now as for Indian technology, dont get me started on how Pakistan has so much more than India, plus India’s homegrown industry is tiny most of the hardware for both India and Pakistan is external. In the military field especially neither country can be proud of its standing… our troops might have the most courage but they are among the worst led and most poorly equiped.

okay i won’t get you started. it will be painful to watch you try to make the argument that pakistan is superior to india in the fields of science and technology. i’m not that cruel. let us agree to disagree.