In commercial areas, arcades can protect people from the sun. Remarkably, the Fort area in Mumbai and Connaught Place in Delhi, both built in the early 20th century, have these features.
Instead of buying more Mirages outright in early 2000s, the requirement was tweaked in favour of a medium-weight, multi-role fighter with Mirage-like performance.
Pakistan not only has zero chance of catching up with India in most areas, but will inevitably see the gap rising. Its leaders will offer its people the same snake oil in different bottles.
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