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IS XI A LAME DUCK?
Ever since the Third plenum on 15 Jul, Xi Jinping has been away from the sidelines. Recent indications are that there is a pushback internally against him in the CCP. Is he being deliberately sidelined? Is he a lame duck?
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India Needs To Learn From Cholas
Col DPK Pillay, SC (R) and I had an interesting discussion on how and why India needs to learn from Cholas and more importantly from its own history. The present politico military construct is an abnormality when seen against the history of India. Historically India was more imperialistic and adventuresome than at present.
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Analysing Bangladeshi Import of Pakistani Ammunition
Mr Sree Iyer and I had a conversation of why Bangladesh is importing ammunition from India and what are the implications of this issue.
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Will Pakistan Disintegrate?
The internal state of Pakistan is as cracked as it can be. It is riven by violent outbursts of internal dissent, peaceful movements seeking some sort of justice, intractable radical trends, economic degradation and a polity which is at odds with itself under the overarching umbrella of a predatory and greedy Army which seeks to…
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THE DISCOUNT SALE OF CHINA
Everything on China is on Discount or subsidy- duty free items, property, TVs, tourism ….as people are getting poorer. Everyone talks that China needs to consume more. Can it do so? Not simple….see on!
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US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS : IMPLICATIONS FOR INDIA
The CASA webinar on the US Presidential elections and its implications for India was interesting. It emerges that the ‘unknown’ Harris could sandpaper the India US strategic partnership with human rights issues and centerstage fringe activism on Khalistan and Kashmir while the ‘known’ Trump will rub us hard on trade and a higher level of…
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Rings Of Conflict : Clear And Present Danger For India
Cdr Sandeep Dhawan (R) outlines how our neighbouring countries are being undermined through various methods by global powers like USA and China. He also elucidates how India is being compromised internally on a systematic basis. This talk is based on his article in Chanakya Forum and is loaded with facts and figures. The Rings of…
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Update on Conflicts
This is an update on the Ukraine war, Iran Israel conflict and the flareup in the South China Sea. In addition there are huge interconnections emerging between these troika of conflicts which I have tried to explain.
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Remembering ‘Paddy’ – The Chief
Yesterday Gen S Padmanabhan, the 20th Army Chief of the Indian Army was cremated. This episode is in his remembrance. Gen Paddy as he was affectionately called was soldiers general with a rare intellect and a ready wit. Most importantly he spoke where it mattered and when he spoke it mattered! May he RIP.
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