Month: April 2024
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Living and Fighting in High Altitudes
Sometime back I saw in ‘X’ a report that PLA will most likely resort to firepower than physical attacks in High Altitudes since their soldiers are attached to oxygen bottles in High Altitudes. It indicates a basic deficiency in PLA. It is sort of emerging that their soldiers will struggle in high altitudes. People need…
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Israel Iran War ; The Deepening West Asia Crisis
Mr Sanjay Dixit and I discussed the Iran Israel war and what lies ahead in the deepening crisis in West Asia. The world has not been closer to a WW3 than this time. However the opportunity for India to be a peace maker in this crisis is huge since big powers are part of the…
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India’s Thorium Leap : Towards Self Sufficient Nuclear Energy
Recently, the PM witnessed the commencement of core loading of India’s Fast Breeder Reactor at Kalpakkam. This commences the start of the critical second stage of our three stage nuclear program which is based on the Thorium cycle.
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Israel Iran War : The Strategic Shift in West Asia
Israels attack on the Iranian Embassy in Damascus and Iran’s retaliatory mass drone cum missile attack has shifted the West Asian conflict scenario considerably. Iran has been forced to come out of the shadows. The conflict scenario has become complicated with potency to expand and draw others in. The next step from Israel will inform…
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Pakistan Army : The Ultimate Extra Constitutional Authority
Lt Gen Gautam Moorthy (R) and I discussed how the Pakistan Army has usurped extra constitutional powers with time. In present times, Pakistan Army has given to itself such powers that the constitution is a rubber stamp. In fact it would not be wrong to say that the edict(s) of the Pakistan Army is the…
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CAN TIBET BE FREE?
Many people feel that Tibet should be free of the China yoke. However it is easier said than done. There are many facets making Tibet free. There is a need to understand the current state of affairs. In this episode, I have highlighted the issues involved. Tibet can be free only if the Tibetans want…
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Increasing Interference in India’s Internal Matters
Ambassador Anil Trigunayat and I had a fee and open conversation on how there is increasing interference from outside on India’s internal matters. Most of the countries which comment on India’s internal affairs do so from the prism of their circumstances. They often do not understand India. More importantly they do not understand that India…
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India’s Strategy To Tackle Pakistan China Collusion in War and Peace
This was a very deep discussion in which there was diversity of opinion which highlighted the level and degree of Pak China collusion amidst changing geopolitical circumstances. This is a must see for those who are worried about the two from situation that India has to face. What Pak and China are up to and…
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Busting Chinese Myths
There are too many myths about China. They make China look 10 feet tall. These need to be understood and busted. The QnA session was pretty extensive and good. More Chinese are coming on the Channel. Interesting to see their ideas. Most of them seem fixated on China’s manufacturing capacity!
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Some Thoughts on AFSPA
There are reports in the media of normalcy in J&K and some clamour for removal of AFSPA. Absence of normalcy is not peace and AFSPA remains a necessary instrument of the state to bring any disturbed area back to normalcy. In this context Lt Gen Satish Dua (R) and I shared some thoughts on AFSPA.
Gunners Shot 