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The only ones to be notably ignored in this display of subcontinental machismo were the Kashmiris themselves, who face, in both the Pakistan and Indian administered zones, oppressive anti-terrorism laws, discriminatory practices and suppression of dissent and free speech.
Underwhelming, as promised, was Finance Minister Nicola Willis' second Budget.
Two longstanding mercantilist economic nations (China, European Union) and one mercantilist leader are slugging it out to see who can export more goods and services to the world; the prize being a mix of gold and virtual-gold, the proceeds of unbalanced trade.
Fanaticism diminishes the horizon, leaving human beings bare, and hollow, and naked. And that baring is currently underway with remorseless intensity in Gaza.
This zero-sum narrative about money is virtually uncontested, certainly in the mainstream media. Yet it's not only sub-standard economics, it is also sub-standard theology.
For reasons of self-interest alone, neither Australia nor New Zealand should join a US-led alliance against China.
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