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THE ABSENCE OF XI JINPING
Xi Jinping’s near absence from public life has now in the seventh week. In typical communist fashion there is hardly any news and rumours are abound. Lt Gen Dushyant Singh(R), Maj Gen R Narayanan (R) and I analyse this phenomenon based on facts available and confirmed news. The discussion was incisive. Whatever the issue, there…
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National Security Priorities : Modi 3.0
Lt Gen Raj Shukla (R) and I had a fantastic discussion. This is a must for national security planners, defence personnel and importantly for defence financial authorities. India keeps pursuing platform centric solutions when wars and conflicts are being fought in a system based net centric environment driven by AI and cyber. The concept of…
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Elections in J&K
This program with Lt Gen Ata Hasnain (R) was a curtain raiser on the elections in J&K. The elections are important for many reasons which have been explained in the video. The issues involved in the elections and pathways to restore statehood to J&K have also been highlighted. More will follow.
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THE COLOURS OF THE BANGLADESH REVOLUTION
Mr Sree Iyer and I examined various colour revolutions and compared them with the events in the Bangladeshi Revolution. There is an eerie pattern in all these colour revolutions snd springs which find a resonance in the Bangladeshi Revolution. The people of Bangladesh see this as their second liberation …all the best to them…time will…
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India’s Geopolitical Mandala
On the occasion of the Independence Day, I outlined India’s Geopolitical Mandala. Our biggest problem at present is our neighbourhood which presents considerable challenges to our diplomacy and polity. This was followed by an extensive QnA session during the open house.
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Bangladesh Upheaval & India’s Strategic Neighbourhood
Brig Arun Sahgal (R) outlines with great clarity the larger effects of the upheaval in Bangladesh and the state of affairs in India’s neighbourhood. Very clearly India’s neighbourhood first policy has to be revisited and looked at anew. There is a lot of hard work ahead. India needs to leverage its centrality in the Indian…
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The Silence of Xi Jinping
The silence of Xi Jinping is baffling to say the least. For a person who has always been in the news and in the forefront of all things Chinese, his absence from public view must have a reason. Is he sick? Is he being sidelined? Is these a purge on? Maj Gen Rajiv Narayanan (R)…
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Interim Government in Bangladesh : What Happens Next
This webinar was a masterclass. Lt Gens Vinod Bhatia, K J Singh and Shokin Chauhan are well established experts of the North East and have had extensive interaction with Bangladesh at all levels. They spoke a lot of sense. Revolutions are emotive. However the need for India is to step back and exhibit ‘Strategic Patience’.…
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Bangladesh : Shape of Things to Come
Mr Sree Iyer and I had a detailed discussion on the current situation in Bangladesh, interests of other states and how things are evolving in the region. Very clearly, the regime change in Bangladesh is due to internal schisms aggravated by external power plays which has no quick fix solutions. The road ahead is long…
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ROLE OF EXTERNAL PLAYERS IN BANGLADESH
The political upheaval in Bangladesh seems organic from one point of view . However there are external players who have been active in this milieu who have aided and abetted this political coup due to their interests. Maj Gen R Narayanan (R) , Mr Sanjay Dixit and self discuss the various angles involved and where…
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