Month: July 2023
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ENHANCING JOINTNESS TO ESTABLISH THEATRE COMMANDS
Air Marshal Rajiv Sachdeva (R) and I had a refreshing discussion on enhancing jointness which can help establish theatre commands. This is the first time that an IAF officer has appeared on Gunners Shot and hoping that many more will follow. The fact that both of us did the NDC course together helped a lot.…
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A Peek Into Everyday China : The Indian Pushback
India has started to hold its own in international forums and is pushing back against China even if it has to plough a lonely furrow. China is increasingly getting the taste of a resolute and rising India.
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INDIA USA STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP : PROSPECTS AND PROBLEMS – A US PERSPECTIVE
Brig Arun Sahgal and I had a very meaningful discussion on the India USA strategic partnership , as to how USA views it and what are the real implications and speed breakers coming ahead. Unless we know what US expectations are, we will never be able to deal with them well. Unless we know the…
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Update on Manipur, Agnipath and Open House QnA
An intestine session with lot of questiona. I have posted separate and short videos on Manipur and Agnipath below.
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Wagner, Gurkhas, Agnipath and India’s Security
Lt Gen Shokin Chauhan (R) and I had an open and frank discussion on the Agnipath scheme which has far reaching implications for India’s security. The writing is on the wall that this is a bad scheme being implemented poorly. It needs to be modified post haste in conformity with the on ground realities which…
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The Prigozhin Effect
Lt Gen Raj Shukla (R) and I had a very stimulating discussion on the effect and impact of the Prigozhin mutiny on Russia, Ukraine war, China and India. The most important issue which emerged was that India is on the cusp of a major change if it can leverage the Indo USA deals to its…
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Converting India USA Defence Deals Into Reality
Lt Gen Satish Dua (R) and I had an in-depth discussion on how to convert the promise of India USA deals into a reality. There is lot of hard work ahead. We discussed the Predator deal, the GE engine deal and also the ICET. The questions from the audience were really great.
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How different Indian Army is Than Pak Army?
Tahir Gora and I had this wonderful conversation on how different Pakistan Army is from Indian Army and the various on going events in Pakistan. One thing is clear – The hybrid dictatorship in Pakistan will stay for a long time. Also see
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Theatre Commands and Jointness
Maj Gen Rajiv Narayanan and I had a very good discussion on theatre commands and jointness. We stuck to the basics and explained to everyone as to what theatrisation is all about without making it too technical. It elected good response from the audience and the questions were pretty to the point and thought provoking.…
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INDIA USA PARTNERSHIP : REACTIONS FROM PAKISTAN AND CHINA
This was an update on reactions from Pakistan and China on the India USA deals along with a question and answer session. it was very interesting.
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