Month: December 2024
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India Bangladesh : The Road Ahead
Lt Gen Ata Hasnain outlined various facets of the troubled India Bangladesh Relationship. He explained the need for both countries to work together for a shared future drawing on his experiences with Bangladeshis and the Bangladesh Armed Forces. The reality as it emerged during the course of the discussion is that while road ahead is…
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RICH PAKISTAN – POOR PAKISTAN : DANGEROUS , TOXIC AND AT WAR FOREVER
I have always been of the opinion that there are two Pakistans. One which is rich, well armed and dangerous. That is the Pakistan of the Army. The other is a Pakistan which is poor and toxic- politically unstable, bankrupt, radical and hereafter eternally at battle with the Taliban. The Pakistan of the Army is…
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GOOD, BAD & THE UGLY FOR INDIA IN 2024
In this episode we have summarised what has been good, bad and ugly for India in 2024 – geopolitically, geoeconomically, technologically and internally. If the Chinese withdrawal is the best thing which happened in 2024, the ugliest is the Bangladesh upheaval and the bitter aftermath. Everything else has been in between. However, 2024 on the…
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INDIA’S INCREASING RISK RELIANCE
Lt Gen Ata Hasnain and i had an in-depth discussion on the 20th Anniversary of the 2004 Tsunami and how India has become more disaster resilient than that time. However the most important part of our discussion was that all of us feel that disaster will happen only to the next person, town or district,…
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PAKISTAN MISSILES TARGET USA
Had an informed discussion with Mr Sandeep Unnithan of New 9 Plus and Dr Sudhir Mishra on the report that Pakistan is developing missile capabilities which can target USA. Very clearly, Pakistan cannot operate these missiles without China’s help and will target India, USA and Israel besides black mailing Gulf countries. India needs to recognise…
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FOUR YEARS ON THE LAC IS CHINA’S DEFEAT
The PLA spent four years on the LAC to go back to the points where it started from. What did it achieve? In my opinion – DEFEAT. I have elucidated it in this video. The events of the past four years have been examined against the background of China’s historical actions in Korea, India(62), Vietnam,…
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THE TURBULENT GLOBAL ORDER AND INDIA’S WAY AHEAD
At the end of 2024 the global order is far more uncertain and turbulent than when the year started. As we head into 2025, the portents are that the turbulence will only get worse. Maj Gen Rajiv Narayanan (R) outlines the geoeconomics of this turbulence and discusses India’s way ahead. This is a time when…
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INDIA UP AGAINST CHINA PAKISTAN AND BANGLADESH
India faces a new security paradigm. It is up against China, Pakistan and Bangladesh which are coalescing together. While each country poses a different challenge, there is an emerging nexus aimed at containing India. While China has withdrawn from the LAC due to its apparent incapacities and internal situation, it is now getting to India…
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LEADERSHIP AND COMMAND IN COMBAT
Leadership and command in combat is not well understood outside the armed forces. It involves raw courage, sacrifice, physical fitness, wisdom, empathy, professional competence and much more to lead brave hearts to possible death to achieve victory at least cost in an environment where being a runners up means defeat. Lt Gen Ata Hasnain (R)…
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WHAT NEXT IN INDIA BANGLADESH RELATIONS
India Bangladesh relations are rocky. That is being Charitable. The government to government relations are on an even keel while not being close. The people to people relations are becoming more acrimonious. The rise of Islamist ideology in Bangladesh which has been targeting Hindu minorities is a source of deep concern. Mr Sree Iyer and…
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