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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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INDIA USA RELATIONS : GREAT EXPECTATIONS / DEAL OR NO DEAL?
There have been great expectations between #India and #USA in their strategic partnership. However they have not turned into any form of substantial reality. Will the trade deal usher in something that has not happened before? Will there be a deal?
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ANOTHER COUP IN PAKISTAN?
Is #Pakistan on the verge of another #coup? It appears that #AsimMunir is in a hurry to become the president of Pakistan and effect a soft #ConstitutionalCoup before the sheen of his imagined victory wears off. He is a man driven by personal ambition and ruthlessness in achieving his aims. The rest does not matter.…
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India – US Relations: Consequential or Delusional?
Are the India USA relations consequential to each other or are they delusional? This is a question which needs examination since the India USA partnership was of great significance to both countries and yet they seem to be at odds with each other. Will the trade deal give fresh wind to the relationship?
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CHINA’S PLAN TO PREVENT INDIA’S GROWTH
The consensus in #China is to use every means short of war, to #prevent #India’s growth and development. Through #economic and #industrial methods, it attempts to ensure that India is kneecapped. Hence as our EAM talks to China as part of the SCO FMs meet and some sweet talk comes out from there , we…
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PAKISTAN’S NEW NORMAL
As a consequence of India establishing a new normal post Op Sindoor, Pakistan has also moved into a new normal. The new normal is based on age old attributes of Pakistan which do not change. However there are new issues which have come up and these need to be factored into our planning when we…
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India’s Tibet Card : CCP in Melt Down
India has started flashing the Tibet card. The sensitive CCP has started reacting to it. It will do well to understand that this is a long game and needs a lot of political resolve in India to see it through. After all Tibet ka Azaadi Mein Bharat ka Suraksha hai. This will not be easy…
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China’s Mega Dam : Water Bomb For India
The CM of Arunachal Pradesh has described the mega dam which China is constructing in the great bend on the Brahmaputra is a water bomb for India. It is actually more than that. It affects habitat and ecology of locals, will induce mud slides and earth quakes and could also lead to changing out monsoon…
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