Piyush Gupta

Transfer Pricing and International Tax Professional, Tax Technology, Investor and Researcher. Views are personal.

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@stats_feed Pakistan any day !

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@BhaavnaArora Perfect!! Well said!

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@theskindoctor13 Bro awesome post !!

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@theskindoctor13 Dude stop going for live cricket. Watch at home, if you are so desperate.

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@TheGlobal_Index We are known for poverty, which to be honest is not right at all !

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From a technical economic standpoint, a military conflict between India and Pakistan would be disproportionately damaging to both nations, but India stands to lose more in relative terms given its current economic trajectory. As of 2025, India is the world’s fifth-largest economy, with a GDP exceeding $3.7 trillion, strong foreign investment inflows, and clear momentum toward becoming a $5 trillion economy. In contrast, Pakistan’s economy is fragile, with a GDP of around $375 billion, a growing debt burden, chronic balance of payments issues, and dependence on IMF bailouts. While Pakistan lacks the economic capacity for a prolonged war, it also has comparatively less to lose - and may even see conflict as a means of diverting attention from internal instability.

For India, however, engaging in war would mean diverting capital from development to defense, weakening investor confidence, triggering currency volatility, and potentially slowing the structural reforms and digital, industrial, and infrastructure transformations currently underway. The economic opportunity cost would be enormous. Crucially, war in this context is a zero-sum game , neither side gains lasting strategic advantage, but both suffer economic and human losses that far outweigh any short-term political or symbolic victory.

Moreover, a conflict between India and Pakistan plays into China’s strategic interest, as regional instability distracts India from its economic ascent and weakens its global positioning. At a time when India is emerging as a reliable alternative in global supply chains and a geopolitical counterweight in the Indo-Pacific, it must prioritize internal security, strategic deterrence, and economic statecraft over military escalation. Peace is not just a moral imperative; in India’s case, it is also the most rational economic and strategic choice.

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@stats_feed In all its glory, Russia!

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@stats_feed International tax and transfer pricing ! I m one of them :-)

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ChatGPT lost its job to AI !!

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@stats_feed Taking a stand against terorrism and beating the shit out of them !!

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@stats_feed Inflation !!

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@stats_feed Thanks for this. I really needed it !

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@stats_feed Not to pick up smoking !

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"The human nose can remember 50,000 different scents."

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@TheGlobal_Index South Africa and India ! 😂

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@stats_feed Beautiful country!!

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He is Back with a Bang !

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Whistleblower Documents Reveal SEBI’s Chairperson Had Stake In Obscure Offshore Entities Used In Adani Money Siphoning Scandal

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@stats_feed South Korea’s military is heavily oriented towards deterrence and defense against North Korea, while the UK’s military maintains a global presence with advanced strategic and expeditionary capabilities.

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@stats_feed South Korea relies on its alliance with the United States for its nuclear umbrella! It can’t be at No 5.

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@stats_feed Technology and higher education!