Month: April 2024
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Return of Global Terror and Implications for India
Lt Gen Ata Hasnain and I discussed the new wave of global terror which is making its impact. It is more dangerous, impactful and has an element of being state sponsored. One has to contend with a hybrid form of threat where a nation will have to battle state and non state forces. Terror will…
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THE NEW GREAT GAME IN PAKISTAN
Pakistan the jelly state has replaced Afghanistan as the latest location where the new great game is unfolding. Everyone is playing their game there and Pakistan is a bystander being manipulated from all around. Watch it to believe it.
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Will Xi Go To War?
Will Xi take China to war is a million dollar question which is conditioned by many factors. Mr Sree Iyer and I discussed the factors involved in detail. For the present it does not appear as if Xi Jinping will indulge in a war by ‘Design’. At least for the present. Going to war by…
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A Perspective on Tibet
China never had a border with India prior to 1950. Tibet was always a free country. it is time to re-evaluate the entire Tibet issue. This is my perspective on Tibet and Arunachal Pradesh. If you like it, ask your friends to also see it.
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REVISIONIST CHINA : DENIAL, DECLINE & DANGER
There is a new found revisionism in China along with the new mantra- New Productive Forces. Xi’s high tech solution to resurrect China’s economy hinges on exporting cheap Chinese goods . It means that importing nations will have to face dumping and eventual wrecking of their manufacturing sector which they are trying to increase in…
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ASSERTIVE CHINA AND THE LAC
Lt Gen Rakesh Sharma(R), Lt Gen Shokin Chauhan and self had a very interesting discussion on Chinese assertion and how they approach the LAC. The interesting issue is that the Chinese have been assertive on the LAC since long and have also been assertive in our neighbourhood. Hence there is a huge direct and indirect…
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Soldier and The State – A Perspective on Civil Military Relations
This interaction with V Adm Suresh Bangara on Civil Military Relations was unique. It was mixture of the academic and experiential knowledge of a veteran who had an opportunity to discuss the issue of the Soldier and the State with Samuel Huntington. We spoke as why a professional military is required to safeguard the state.…
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INDIA’S PUSH BACK AGAINST CHINA – THE RISK AND REWARDS
This is a comprehensive over view of India’s pushback against China. More than a pushback it also signifies a strategic shift in India’s overall growth. The strategic confidence which India gained post the 2020 Chinese intrusions across the LAC is beginning to show effect.
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