Month: April 2021
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CHINA, CHERNOBYL AND VIRUS: GRADUALLY
Last year I had written that the Corona was the Chinese Chernobyl. It was emotive , struck a chord and appropriate then. Now?…People will think I am under the influence of alcohol. In Alaska , Wang Jiechi berated everyone for 17 minutes on the superiority of Chinese form of government. China is set to be an undisputed global leader. Every […]
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WEBINAR ON THEATRISATION OF THE ARMED FORCES : THE WAY FORWARD
The next webinar in CASA forum is on the ‘Theaterisation of the Armed Forces-The Way Forward’. We are holding it on the coming Saturday 10 Apr at 5 pm. We have an eminent panel consisting of our ex CAS, FOC-in C and DGMO. They not only represent the colour purple together but will have a […]
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Wings on Fire
With the Af-Pak region heading to a state of permanent instability and with Myanmar descending into chaos, our wings are on fire. Expectedly, China will fish in troubled waters. I had a discussion with Aadi on both issues as also on our other neighbours, who can not be left out. To put issues in perspective, […]
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India's Emergence Beyond Reticence by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Ancient India was a great power due to its immense knowledge, culture and fabled wealth. It was a nation of states and never a nation state as ‘India’ is today. The conglomeration of states collectively represented a significant portion of the world GDP (as seen in the chart below). Invaders came to conquer or sack […]
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MYANMAR : AN OVERVIEW
After putting out the Presentation, I had an interesting talk with Mr Sree Iyer of P Gurus. if you have the time and inclination please go through it. I was contemplating writing an article on Myanmar and the latest situation there. As I started compiling the information, I put together this presentation. Finally I felt […]
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GABRANA NAHIN IN PAKISTAN
Sometime last year I stopped writing articles on Pakistan…it is so confusing… better to let Pakistanis speak about their plight…well… If I were a Pakistani I would be wondering….no water, no food, no oil, no vaccines, no job, no security,…..increasing debt, Chinese all around…this is a living hell… I want to leave the country…where do […]
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