Month: July 2025
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MALDIVES : ‘INDIA OUT’ TURN AROUND
PM Modi is to visit #Maldives on 25-26 Jul and participate in their 60 Independence Day celebrations. This is a huge turnaround from the days of #indiaout. At a time when India faces severe headwinds in its neighborhood and internationally the fact that our seas are more secure from predators around us gives some comfort.
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FACETS OF CIVIL MILITARY FUSION
Civil Military Fusion is the need of the day in India. However there are many facets of Civil Military Fusion – Politico Military Fusion, Information and Strategic Communication , Economic and Financial Fusion and Industrial Fusion. We had a very interesting and meaningful discussion . India has a long way to go and a lot…
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A Comparative Review of Operations Sindoor and Vijay (Kargil)
Lt Gen P R Shankar, PVSM, AVSM, VSM (Retd) When I was asked to write on this topic, I knew it would be tough. How does one compare apples with oranges? That is the difference between Operation Vijay and Operation Sindoor. They are as different from each other as chalk with cheese. These operations were…
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MUNIR AS PRESIDENT : IMPLICATIONS FOR PAKISTAN AND THE WORLD
The CASA Webinar on Asim Munir as the President of Pakistan was fascinating. There are good reasons as to why he will not attempt to be the president. There are equally good reasons why he might effect a roof coup to become the president. In all cases the basic configuration of Pakistan as the Military…
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RARE EARTHS IN INDIA
India has adequate reserves of #rare earth oxides. It is a matter of processing them in required quantities and building up the value chain. It is a process which the government has started. It will take its due time. One has to be patient. See the earlier Video on Rare Earths @ https://youtu.be/krlgMfGsnjg
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China-Pak Collusion After Op Sindoor; US-India Strategic Ties in Doubt
The character of China Pak collusion has changed post Op Sindoor. It has stepped up from being collusion to one of interoperability. This will not change. The relation is historic and elastic. It will accommodate issues coming up from time to time. The India USA strategic partnership is full of question marks. USA wants an…
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15 COUNTRIES WANT BRAHMOS: PROOF THAT CHINA AND PAKISTAN LOST IN OP SINDOOR
15 Countries are in discussion with India to buy the #brahmos missile system. This is a clear endorsement from the international community about who won or lost in #opsindoor . Interestingly, inquiries about #Chinese systems have taken a beating.
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RUSSIA INDIA CHINA TRIANGLE 2.0
The #RussiaIndiaChina triangle is back in the news. In a weird way, #US behavior is driving this triangle into being formed. However, #India needs to do a hard rethink of getting into this triangle. Fundamentally, India cannot trust #China enough to be part of this triangle in any meaningful manner. This is evident from the…
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USA OR CHINA PLUS RUSSIA ?
#India is on the verge of a #tradedeal with #USA. Under the conditions, is it sensible for India to enter into any kind of an arrangement with #China and #Russia? It can at best be a hedge to inform USA that other options can be generated.
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CHINA PAKISTAN BANGLADESH AXIS
The #China #Pakistan #Bangladesh axis which seems to be developing needs to be watched. While China and Pakistan are gung ho about it, Bangladesh has reservations. China and Pakistan want to establish a South Asian system without India. They want to rope in Nepal, SriLanka and Maldives too. The weak link is Bangladesh. It needs…
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