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ebonit15 t1_j8togiu wrote

Reply to comment by BelinCan in [OC] Paramilitary Forces Manpower by Country according to global firepower index by two_plus_two_is_zero

Probably can't afford a regular army, so trains citizens, and arms them for a possible future war.

It is totally my guess, though.

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WilliamMorris420 t1_j8visc8 wrote

But 1 in 24 people is an active service, armed paramilitary?

I could understand it, if they were disaster workers. Dealing with the annual monsoon, typhoon season and the occasional earthquake. The only countries that they have to worry about is Burma (Myanmar) and to a lesser extent PRC as they don't share a border with PRC. Who would have to go through India and Bhutan to get to Bangladesh.

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ebonit15 t1_j8vpb9f wrote

They have India I guess. Again, I am just guessing.

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WilliamMorris420 t1_j8vppnp wrote

Since its independence battle with Pakistan. India and Bangladesh have, gotten on well. With India supporting them against Pakistan.

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ebonit15 t1_j8vpwb5 wrote

Then they have Pakistan!

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WilliamMorris420 t1_j8vqz7t wrote

Which is on the other side of India. It's a long old trek, about 920+ miles away. With no chance of Pakistan invading through India.

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AdminsAreLazyID10TS t1_j8vuaf3 wrote

Like that's ever stopped jingoism before

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WilliamMorris420 t1_j8vvd44 wrote

Pakistan can not invade through the top of India, especially just to invade Bangladesh. It's not a country like Belgium, that you invade as it's in the way of getting to a bigger country.

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