作者： bharat.cn

India’s decision to buy Russia’s S-400 missile defense system could spark an arms race, Pakistan has claimed, urging its regional rival to ditch it for the sake of “stability” the same day it tested a new nuclear-capable missile.
Citing “concerns regarding the induction of ballistic missile defense systems in the region,” Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Aisha Farooqui told reporters on Thursday that the S-400 was a “destabilizing system” which could “undermine deterrence and stability in South Asia and lead to an unnecessary arms race.”

The Pakistani official also stressed that “the induction of [ballistic missile defense] should not lead to any false sense of security and any misadventure,” arguing that Pakistan “has the technological capability to ensure the continued efficacy of its deterrence.”

Ironically, the statement follows Islamabad’s latest surface-to-surface ballistic missile launch – testing its nuclear-capable Ghaznavi munition – which was successfully carried out this week as part of field training exercises.

Big economic push
The Brazilian economy has improved under Bolsonaro but is still performing below potential, while India is in an economic slowdown. Both nations will likely want to help each other on the economy, so expect some big announcements.

Besides seven ministers in his delegation, Bolsonaro is bringing representatives of 50 major companies ranging from agriculture to defense. India and Brazil will sign a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT). Brazil will also be the first country to sign an investment protection agreement with India, ensuring that capital investments in each other’s nations are safe, protected and encouraged.

Indian sugarcane farmers are protesting sugar giant Brazil’s complaint at the World Trade Organisation against India’s cane subsidies, but that won’t get in the way of major agreements on bio-energy and ethanol production, pension fund investments, agriculture, oil and gas production, animal husbandry, crime and cybersecurity.

The Modi and Bolsonaro meeting may not be the most explosive, but when two of the world’s biggest emerging powers meet on a very special occasion, it is a clear signal to the big boys: We are here to play our game, not yours.

全球最大的罢工今天上午在印度开始：今天有10个工会宣布了全国「巴拉特·邦」动乱日。大约有2.5亿工人参与抗议纳伦德拉·莫迪（Narendra Modi）政府当前的经济和社会政策，他们被指控过度关注私有化，对就业和增长不太关注。

运输业、银行业和煤炭业正在发挥作用。大约有2,200亿笔银行交易存在风险，包括活期账户和现金账户中的交易。根据工会的说法，银行中至少有50万僱员将与煤矿开採业的60万僱员合作。

工会不满中央政府漠不关心，这本来会忽略他们的《十二点宪章》。服务业和生产业的需求包括每月最低工资为2.1万卢比（262欧元）；创造就业机会；撤销劳动合约政策；各级关于劳动改革的讨论；否决了公共部门行业的私有化，最后是全民养老金制度。

鑑于经济发展放缓，印度正处于关键时刻，就业部门停滞不前，各阶层人口普遍失业，12月达到7.7％。根据昨天发布的最新预测，本财政年度的增长应达到5％，为11年来的最低水平。