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  • The Collapse of a Nation: Parallels Between Pakistan’s Cricket and Politics

    The historical rivalry between India and Pakistan has always transcended the boundaries of the playing field. In a recent discussion on the “GUNNERS SHOT”, Lt. Gen. Ravi Shankar (Retd.) and Mr Shree Iyer explored the deeper implications of Pakistan’s recent cricketing failures, arguing that the team’s performance is a direct reflection of a broader systemic…

  • Trump’s Oil Discovery in Pakistan, Global Disorder & India’s Options for India

    #Trump has created #GlobalDisorder with his #tariff #regime. He has targeted #India for some startling reasons. In the process he has lost India as a #strategicpartner. Over and above that he boasts of #Pakistan as his new ally where he claims to have discovered massive #oildeposits. Overall where is this story heading?

  • Trump’s Tariff Blitz: India Cornered or Calling His Bluff?

    Are Trumps tariffs and rants on India a coercive negotiation tactic to seal a deal in his favor or does it signal a change in INDIA USA relationship? What should India do and how should it respond? A very lively and insightful discussion between Maj Gen Rajiv Narayanan, Lt Gen Dushyant Singh, Mr Sree Iyer…

  • NAYA DYNAMICS OF PURANA PAKISTAN POST OP SINDOOR

    The media narratives indicate that #Pakistan has regained its mojo and is now on the break out of a global trapeze act to be the favorite pal of all #GreatPowers. Why is that so? What is the reality? Has anything really changed in Pakistan? Pakistan is still the same old “Purana” one. Its dynamics are…

  • IS INDIA BEING ISOLATED OR PULLED APART ?

    There are a lot or narratives about how India finds itself isolated in the international arena post Op Sindoor. This isolation seems to have induced some contradictory pulls in our strategic and economic thinking. The narrative also seems to be that India stands diminished in th global order. Is that so?

  • PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE ON OP SINDOOR

    The parliamentary debate on #OpSindoor was very good. There were a lot of issues discussed. However the main issue is that democracy in India is vibrant and functioning well. Many messages have been conveyed to all our adversaries and friends in a nuanced manner for those who cared to understand the issues.

  • POLITICO – BUREAUCRATIC- MILITARY FUSION FOR INDIA

    As #India rises and its #geopolitical #footprint increases, there is a need to enlarge its #defense #capabilities. This is possible only if the #Politico #Bureaucratic and #Military establishment acts in unison in a fused manner. This fusion is required in multiple fields of national security to include capability development, military diplomacy, infrastructure development, defense exports…

  • PRALAY AND INDIA’S MISSILE POWER / LT GEN PR SHANKAR

    The recent #test #firings of the #Pralay #missile was carried out at maximum and minimum ranges successfully a short while back. The missile is on the verge of entering service in a year or so. Where does it fit into India’s security calculus and what are the missile systems which India has?

  • Evolving Paradigms: Air Power in India’s National Security

    A ‎great discussion on the contours of #airpower as it is unfolding. What will future #aerospace power be like? What should be the key areas of #India’s future devp. A perspective on #joint application of force. India’s capability and measures to tackle #Pakistan and# China despite the gaps in the #IAF.

  • HOW SHOULD INDIA DEAL WITH AN AGING AND GREEDY CHINA

    China is aging at the fastest rate in human history. By 2030 (in five years), 1/3rd of Chinese population will be 60+. The rapidity of change has started unfolding. How does India deal with this aging adversary? This is a silent and rapidly evolving inevitability.