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Mexico nationalizing its oil industry had angered the western companies over there who had been exploiting them. The nationalization led to a western boycott of Mexico in order to coerce Mexico to turn back its decision. However the second world war came in handy for Mexico , as most western colonial nations divided in military alliances, were busy fighting each other and had need for oil, and they eagerly pardoned Mexico for the same. The mexican nationalist model greatly boosted its economy and revenue, and became a reference for other oil producing nations as well. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_oil_expropriation#:~:text=oil company%2C PEMEX.-,Oil Expropriation Day%2C March 18%2C 1938,Eagle Petroleum Company) operating companies. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lázaro_Cárdenas Cardenas is considered to be one of the greatest democratically elected leaders of the twentieth century, noted for his efficiency and ethical character. It is possible that if it weren't for the second world war, he might have been similarly replaced by a military dictatorship with western assistance turning back its oil nationalisation program.

US brought down democratically elected south american governments when they went against American corporate policies and created people friendly policies, and replaced then with brutal military dictatorships which favored the policies and dominance of us companies over there. This is all well known and this is a major reason why latin America is perpetually at odds with the US and the west. Short-term greed and unethical policies have led to this long-term western debacle over there and which is often cited to show the hypocrisy of the Americans as self-styled champion of democracy and human rights which they are not. The very democractic countries in south america they dismantled were more democratic and humane than the US, and their shortcoming was that they lacked the economic and military power of the US.

China told the EU that that a Russian defeat in Ukraine may push US to target Beijing next. https://www.business-standard.com/world-news/china-fears-us-pivot-if-russia-loses-ukraine-war-eu-talks-125070400230_1.html

This is true. Thousands of people were killed in the aristocratic and nationalistic wars in Europe for centuries, and the two world wars which originated in europe killed over a hundred million people as well. This however had a positive in the point that it weakened the European colonial nations to the point that they could not hold on to their colonies in Asia and Africa . I consider this incessant warmongering and bloodshed to be a reason why Europe never reached the 500 million mark, let alone the 1 billion mark of the ancient Indian and Chinese civilizations. Eckhart Tolle had blamed the excessive egoism and greed fueled materialism in the west for widening the line between existential reality and psychological reality with its numerous abstractions (that has nothing to do with reality as it is). There is a general narrative around the world that the western block is unethical, manipulative and had usurped the freedom of many countries and exploited them, with extensive human rights violations. Consequently their advocation and championing of freedom and human rights obviously sounds hollow and hypocritical , devoid of honesty. However I am not aware of Jaishankar giving similar narratives as such. He has only stated that the EU has paid more money to russia and funded it by buying its oil and gas than it has funded Ukraine. Indian imports of cheap russian oil is less than european imports of gas and oil. Also India's main customer of cheap refined oil from russian crude, is also the europeans and americans. If it is a matter of principle, they should have cut off russian oil and gas in the first day of the invasion itself, but they have not done it even after three years as they know that the resultant inflation and higher prices in europe will create widespread resentment among the public, and possible election fiascos. Thousands of europeans and americans die of hypothermia even now due to homelesness or lack of cheap fuel to warm their homes. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12576771/ Of course, since they are poor, western governments and leadership consider them expendable and non-entities who does not matter much in the larger scheme of things, unlike the plutocrats or wealthy capitalists of the military-industrial complex who hold the strings and cheques. All that beer and parties don't come free after all.

Why did Putin wait then till Nato came to its very borders ignoring the promises made to Gorbachev and Yeltsin. He could have invaded Ukraine much before that if he was power hungry. I am not aware of any country on earth that would be comfortable with a hostile military alliance on its borders. The americans almost went to war with the russians after the russians placed wmd in cuba in the sixties, and forced the russians to negotiation and remove the weapons from cuba.

An insightful article on Ukrainian corruption scandals for perspective and context https://thehill.com/opinion/international/5060257-zelensky-ukraine-corruption-waste/

The first signs of trouble came when armed police raided the home of Vitaliy Shabunin, a major leader and activist of anti-corruption institutions in Ukraine in July 11. https://www.nbcnews.com/world/ukraine/ukrainian-government-raids-anti-corruption-campaigner-raising-alarm-rcna219280

Zelensky has signed a bill that critics say weakens the independence of Ukraine's anti-corruption bodies, sparking protests in several cities and drawing international criticism. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9w19pl84r8o https://edition.cnn.com/2025/07/23/europe/ukraine-corruption-agencies-protests-intl

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has said that the Axiom-4 (Ax-04) mission which Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla is part of will provide valuable inputs for India’s upcoming Gaganyaan human spaceflight mission. Captain Shubhanshu Shukla is the second Indian astronaut in space after Commander Rakesh Sharma who went to space successfuly in 1984. https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/axiom-4-will-provide-valuable-inputs-for-gaganyaan-mission-isro/article69764597.ece India is set to launch its first crewed mission in 2027 in the Gaganyaan human flight Mission, and Captain Shukla has been selected to pilot it. His present assignment as a pilot in the Axiom-4 (Ax-4) mission is to gain operational experience which will be useful in the Gaganyaan Mission. ISRO has paid a lot of money for his training and operational expenses. India has ambitious plans to set its own space stations as well as habitats and bases on the moon , mars and other planets and satellites. Habitats outside the earth can enhance the survival potential of the human species in the event of a asteroid strike or a global nuclear holocaust due to foolish and dumb-witted international leadership. So establishing living and sustainable habitats outside the earth is a strategic objective of ISRO.

Drugs will only give temporary pleasure like any other pleasures, followed by psychological pain and misery in the long run due to the impermanence of such pleasures as well as saturation. Cravings or addictions to drugs only means that more vasanas or psychological impressions and karma has been created, veiling the eternal joy of the Self or Buddha nature or Fana within you. Cravings means more unconscious behavior and prevents awareness or mindfulness from blossoming. It is like having a trillion dollar bank account forgotten due to amnesia, and then begging for cents or pennies in the street to drink some cheap cofee. Only the joy of the Self or Being within is of a permanent nature, and not followed by psychological suffering and misery like other pleasures. The permanent joy of the Self or Buddha nature should be heroically earned with the proper effort and diligence required instead of looking around for cheap substitutes. You can buy a fake gold medal or trophy from a shop and put them in your showcase to look good, but that does not mean you are a champion within.

For centuries men from the middle and lower classes in european kingdoms and nations used to go to the battlefield to fight and kill each other, while those from the upper aristocratic classes used to direct the military operations from a safe distance in luxurious camps, eager to make a name for themselves as a great general so as to impress the ladies and sycophant courtiers. The wars usually killed thousands of the middle and lower classes, creating many widows and orphans in the process. The two world wars which originated in europe also killed over a hundred million people. This however had a positive in that it weakened european nations to the point that they could not hold on to their colonies in Asia, Africa and South America and which attained freedom. However, at present, instead of the aristocratic classes, it seems to be the upper capitalist classes who seems to be directing the war to ensure optimal weapons sales and profits needed to finance their exorbitant lifesyles and luxury. I remember reading and hearing of documentaries stating that the western upper classes abstain from the military, which is often composed of the middle and lower classes as usual and sent to the battlefied at risk of traumatic injury or death. I think the western military industrial complex and plutocrats have replaced the aristocrats of old. Perhaps if more of the upper classes are sent to the battlefield as well through compulsory military conscription, all these wars will lose their funding or backing, and quickly come to an end.

Rich military industrial complex capitalists and shareholders of many western defense companies have become more wealthier and I am sure that they will not mind the war continuing for a long time more to ensure larger bank balances. https://www.weforum.org/stories/2025/03/european-stocks-and-other-finance-news-to-know/ https://www.usfunds.com/resource/european-defense-stocks-go-parabolic-as-war-spending-surges/ https://theconversation.com/ukraine-the-worlds-defence-giants-are-quietly-making-billions-from-the-war-178806 You can try to persuade these wealthy capitalists to fund social programmes to help the western homeless and poor, instead of buying the latest super-yachts, mansions and private jets for themselves or vacationing in expensive, exotic destinations. Yes, they might generally seem to be condescending, snobbish and status-conscious and probably will ignore you as a nuisance factor and call their private security to get rid of you, but there is no harm in trying. Persistence is the key. Maybe you might strike lucky after repeated calls. Who knows!

By the west I mean the US and Nato european nations. You can see their exploitative colonial history and interference in asian, african and south american countries, in the past and present as well. When it did not suit western companies, democratic governments with people friendly policies were brought down in south america and replaced by brutal military dictatorships with western corporate backing and military assistance. Corporate bottomlines leading to heavy profits due to exploitative policies was the priorities here, not democracy or human rights. So western governments talking about freedom and democracy obviously sounds hollow and hypocritical. This is the reason why China and the global south is supporting Russia, as they perceive the US-Nato itself to be a future threat to them.

I have came across an article stating of a growing body of homeless people in Europe as well numbering over 1.3 million . https://www.coe.int/en/web/portal/-/europe-s-homelessness-crisis-council-of-europe-and-council-of-europe-development-bank-join-forces-to-find-solutions https://www.euractiv.com/section/economy-jobs/opinion/eu-leaders-must-take-steps-to-limit-cold-hunger-homelessness-in-europe-this-winter/ It is sad to see both the US and EU prioritizing defense spending when growing numbers of their population are suffering from homelesness and would have benefitted from free or subsidized housing as present in many other countries like China and so on. The US itself has a growing body of 800000 homeless people and around 700 homeless Americans die of hypothermia every year due to lack of proper housing facilities. Hopefully, the western leadership would seek inexpensive diplomatic measures to end conflicts and instead focus and prioritize on the welfare of their own population and social development programmes benefitting the western poor and underprivileged.

Two days before nato summit in Hague, hundreds of europeans protested against Nato , increased military spending and risk of nuclear war. https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/06/22/hundreds-take-to-the-streets-of-the-hague-in-demonstration-against-nato-days-before-major-