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[Ak01]

drop bilal an email, im not too sure

I am Quwa plus subscriber but can’t access Pulse Check episodes on the website. Any idea how that can be fixed? @Quwa @Ak01

 

[Falcon26]

Pay up

The website says Quwa Plus and Quwa Pro subscribers are eligible for access. No qualms in paying up to Quwa Pro as Quwa is a fantastic product that should be supported.

 

[Quwa]

The website says Quwa Plus and Quwa Pro subscribers are eligible for access. No qualms in paying up to Quwa Pro as Quwa is a fantastic product that should be supported.

Hey @Falcon26

Sorry for the hiccup here.

When you log in, the website should direct you to the Hub (https://quwa.org/my-hub)



After which, you can see the Pulse Check episode pages, clicking on which should let you see the player.

E.g., here: https://quwa.org/episode/pulse-check-season-1-episode-07-01/



We also set up a special RSS feeder that'll push a custom feed to you based on your membership, allowing you to listen from any podcast player (scroll down here https://quwa.org/shows/pulse-check/)

If the website's still glitching you, drop me an email ([email protected]), and I'll sort it out ASAP.

Also, BTW, many and sincerest thanks for being a subscriber!

 

[Falcon26]

Hey @Falcon26

Sorry for the hiccup here.

When you log in, the website should direct you to the Hub (https://quwa.org/my-hub)

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After which, you can see the Pulse Check episode pages, clicking on which should let you see the player.

E.g., here: https://quwa.org/episode/pulse-check-season-1-episode-07-01/

View attachment 200941

We also set up a special RSS feeder that'll push a custom feed to you based on your membership, allowing you to listen from any podcast player (scroll down here https://quwa.org/shows/pulse-check/)

If the website's still glitching you, drop me an email ([email protected]), and I'll sort it out ASAP.

Also, BTW, many and sincerest thanks for being a subscriber!

Followed your instructions and it works fine for me now. Thank you very much!

 

[The Sundance Kid]

I'm a fan of the podcast, but I do think things got a little unnecessarily critical of China last episode (dawg we need an airport in Gwadar, sure maybe not for a380's but we need one nonetheless).

Let's be real, both Turkey and South Korea did outsourced work and licence production on the F-16 and other projects but its not like the US just handed over the industrial base to either country that allowed them to build the KAAN or KF-21 overnight. Both countries pursued a 20+ year effort to build up their technical capabilities.

Indigenizing munitions should have been the goal from the onset - in fact we should be grateful that the markups came otherwise it wouldn't have happened.

 

[Ak01]

I'm a fan of the podcast, but I do think things got a little unnecessarily critical of China last episode (dawg we need an airport in Gwadar, sure maybe not for a380's but we need one nonetheless).

Was just an example of the costs being frontloaded to the maximum extreme level. Basically meant it was built to standards it would have never needed to be. Just consider, taxiways are not cheap (you're probably talking 5/6million per meter for an a380 rated one!), same goes for runways, gates, and other infrastructure...etc. That cost then gets accepted by whatever shady cpec body there is, the funds get sent to the company directly and the bill goes to the Pakistani taxpayers. Like, Gwadar has a CAT 3B approach system when 99% of its traffic is barely certified for CAT II, its just overloading the costs. ICAO VEJH was probably a far better suited airport to Gwadar, costing 1/10th of what Gwadar did. Pak had to front 1/3rd the cost of Gwadar airport. Its sad.

Let's be real, both Turkey and South Korea did outsourced work and licence production on the F-16 and other projects but its not like the US just handed over the industrial base to either country that allowed them to build the KAAN or KF-21 overnight. Both countries pursued a 20+ year effort to build up their technical capabilities.

Sure, but the issue is, we dont get that here, i raised many examples and so did bilal, but we dont see the partnerships or outsourced work to Pakistan. CPEC is a great example, very little outsourced to pak, more just imported labour, tech, supplies, etc to complete the projects.

Indigenizing munitions should have been the goal from the onset - in fact we should be grateful that the markups came otherwise it wouldn't have happened.

It always has been, but it should also be a stark reminder that munitions were something we we're able to localise, just imagine the markups on stuff we cant build at home, what choice do we have but to pay it...?

At the end of the day, i love Pakistan more than anything, and all i want is what is best for the people and country. Unfortunately, time and time again, China has proven itself to not be that. For me its Pakistan first, above anything. Pakistan hamesha zindabad.

 

[puttputt]

Was just an example of the costs being frontloaded to the maximum extreme level. Basically meant it was built to standards it would have never needed to be. Just consider, taxiways are not cheap (you're probably talking 5/6million per meter for an a380 rated one!), same goes for runways, gates, and other infrastructure...etc. That cost then gets accepted by whatever shady cpec body there is, the funds get sent to the company directly and the bill goes to the Pakistani taxpayers. Like, Gwadar has a CAT 3B approach system when 99% of its traffic is barely certified for CAT II, its just overloading the costs. ICAO VEJH was probably a far better suited airport to Gwadar, costing 1/10th of what Gwadar did. Pak had to front 1/3rd the cost of Gwadar airport. Its sad.

Sure, but the issue is, we dont get that here, i raised many examples and so did bilal, but we dont see the partnerships or outsourced work to Pakistan. CPEC is a great example, very little outsourced to pak, more just imported labour, tech, supplies, etc to complete the projects.


It always has been, but it should also be a stark reminder that munitions were something we we're able to localise, just imagine the markups on stuff we cant build at home, what choice do we have but to pay it...?

At the end of the day, i love Pakistan more than anything, and all i want is what is best for the people and country. Unfortunately, time and time again, China has proven itself to not be that. For me its Pakistan first, above anything. Pakistan hamesha zindabad.

Yep. A big point is that China isn’t out there to help Pakistan except as far as it benefits Chinese interests. And if our side drops the ball, the Chinese will pursue their interests at the cost of ours. That’s what has been happening in the last 30 years or so and no one within Pakistan is asking the tough questions.

Like, clearly, India NEEDS the US, EU, and Russia to favour it on many areas such as trade, investment, and immigration, all without which India would struggle. However, even when those significant dependencies are all there, the Indians STILL negotiate for the win, knowing full well that others NEED them too.

It’s NO DIFFERENT re: Pakistan and China, or the GCC, or USA. Yet time and time again our leaders drop the ball on our interests and justify the concessions they give others as though others were giving us a favour.

You know, “beggars can’t be choosers” Like, f*ck off. You’re telling me that Pakistan, one of maybe only 2 current war fighting Muslim countries, needs Emiratis to tell us what our auqaat is? Where’s the self respect?

Point is, we have real strengths and leverage. We can’t be ignored, yet our leaders let us be abused.

Enough is enough.