Month: September 2024
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A GEOSTRATEGIC ROUNDUP OF GLOBAL AFFAIRS
This episode covers the West Asian conflict, UN reforms, BRICS and Ukraine war updates . It will help all those who are appearing for competitive exams.
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The PLA Missile Firing
The recent PLA missile firing is an operational launch and not a development test or a scientific endeavour. It has external and internal implications. This is an initial analysis. It also clarifies the kind of missile used so that we do not attribute ghost like ability to the Chinese.
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IN A TANLED WEB – INDIA USA AND BANGLADESH
The regime change in Bangladesh is a typical operation by USA. The trajectory of the events is following what happened in IRAQ except that there was no invasion of Bangladesh. However the playbook is similar to the Ukrainian Maidan Revolution. Overall we are going to have a tough time handling this messy situation next door.…
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The Story of Indian Warfare
Col Ajay Singh (R) lays out the story of Indian Warfare through the ages with a lot of passion and conviction. The canvas is large and extremely well covered. simply outstanding. Must see for every Indian.
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A Geostrategic Roundup and Open House
This is the first of series on current and strategic affairs primarily to assist aspirants of DSSC. Will be of help to aspirants of other exams too. Every Sunday, I will cover important topics as under 1 st Sunday – Regional Issues and India’s Neighbourhood. 2nd Sunday – International Issues 3 rd Sunday – National…
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The Pivots of India’s Startegic Autonomy
Ambassador Anil Trigunayat gave a clear cut understanding of how India exercises Strategic Autonomy by being an important pillar of both the QUAD and BRICs. India is reshaping the global narratives with the Trust and Reliability factor it has with most nations. An important factor which came up in the discussion is that while a…
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Beyond Exploding Pagers and Walkie Talkies of Hezbollah
The walkie talkie and pagers attacks on Hezbollah are game changers. In the short term they change the game between Israel, Hezbollah and Iran. In the long term there will be a change in the way wars are fought and will increase protectionism and disrupt globalism. Mr Sree Iyer and I had a detailed discussion…
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DEVELOPMENTS IN BANGLADESH AND RISE OF JAMAAT E ISLAMI
This was a free flowing conversation between Cap Alok Bansal (R) and self. We covered a lot of ground including the internal problems in Bangladesh, its political prospects and the necessity of good relations between India and Bangladesh. India and Bangladesh are interlocked with each other. Everyone must realise that there is no substitute for…
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The Coming War With China By Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
In this game of chicken, India must factor in two issues. Never count the Pakistanis out. They will jump into the conflict with glee to assist China and inflict a defeat on India. Secondly, India should be prepared for escalation and ‘go it alone’. India will also do well to develop its ties with the…
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China’s Perception of The Border Problem
We have a clear idea about what we think of our border problem with China is. However we need to understand what China thinks of the border issues related to India and its larger stance. It is only then that we should go ahead with investments from China. We might be compromising on certain core…
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