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  • Neighbourhood Focus

    There are changes ocurring in the neighbourhood which will impact us tremendously. In this episode Lt Gen Dushyant Singh (R) and I took a stock of the changes in the region. India needs to be on the ball with a clear game plan to be able to make our neighbours behave in a manner which…

  • Two Years of Broken Shackles : Taliban TTP and Pakistan

    This discussion with Anant Mishra was fascinating simply because of the depth of his knowledge on matters pertaining to TTP and Taliban. The picture which emerges is that TTP is gaining strength by the day and Taliban is supporting it fully. This arrangement will not reverse in view of the deportation of Afghans from Pakistan…

  • Widening Conflict in West Asia & Its Impact on India

    This was a classy discussion on the widening conflict in West Asia in which each participant brought out very important points. This is a must see for every one interested in the ongoing Israel Hamas war.

  • Potential and Challenges for the Proposed India- Middle East- Europe Corridor (IMEC) By Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)

    Published in the India Foundation Journal Vol IV, Issue 6 @ https://indiafoundation.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/India-Foundation-Journal-Nov-Dec-Issue-2023.pdf pp 8-17 General On 09 Sep 2023, the leaders of the United States, India, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, France, Germany, Italy and the European Union entered into an Memorandum of Understanding in order to work together to develop a new India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor[1].  This was announced at the…

  • Synergising Military Logistics With National Capabilities

    This is the second in the series on Military logistics. Lt Gen Balbir Singh Sandhu (R) gave out a clear picture as to how military logistics can be synergised with National Capabilities. He also gave an overview of our national capabilities which are unfolding. The link to the first of the series is given below.…

  • The End Of China’s 100 Year Marathon (Part 4 ) : Climate Change

    This is the fourth part of the series. In this part I have outlined as why Climate Change will hit Chinese power very hard and put a cap on its Gross National Power. The rate of variation in China’s climatic conditions is astounding. The impact on agriculture, energy and livelihood is very significant and pretty…

  • Conflict Overview and Open House

    In this episode I gave out an update on the conflicts around the world and where they are heading. there were many questions on various issues which were posed. The quality of questions and comments are far improved from when I started the Channel.

  • Indian Military and The Globe

    This is the talk I gave at the Jaipur Dialogues Annual Event. It is about how India can become a power of consequence and how to strengthen its Armed Forces. The talk is in Hindi.

  • Will China Attack Taiwan?

    This is a popular question on everyone’s mind these days. I doubt if it will but why will people believe me ? Hence I analysed two viewpoint on this issue in this episode – one from Not and one from SCMP. Both indicate that Xi will hesitate to step across the Taiwan Straits. watch the…

  • SUPERPOWERS : PAST PRESENT AND FUTURE

    This video is unique since it is an examination of superpowers – what they were and why they were. I have examined the Roman, Mongol and British Empire which were the true superpowers of the past along with USSR. in the present there is USA. The future…..have a look at the video.