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Rethink Agniveers
Israel-Hamas war: India must rethink Agniveer, women in combat, says Army veteran Lt. Gen Shankar draws examples from the Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Hamas wars while explaining why India must change the Agniveer Scheme which was launched in 2022. Put the women officers in every other combat duty, but don’t expose them at the front lines. I…
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Learning From The Israel Hamas War
Lt Gen Satish Dua (R) and i had a terrific discussion on what we can learn from the war between Hamas and Israel. The main learning we need to reflect upon deeply are :- •LESSONS FOR KASHMIR •LESSONS FOR MANIPUR •SURPRISE AND DECEPTION VS INTELLIGENCE FAILURE •TECHNOLOGY VS BOOTS : THE BALANCE •POLITICS AND THE…
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INDO CANADA RELATIONS : WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE
The CASA webinar on Indo Canada Relations was a very good one. We got very good insights from the participants. Going by current trends and Trudeau’s political compulsions the relationship is unlikely to improve. A lot of hardworking ahead.
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Israel Palestine War : Agniveers, Women in Combat and Updates
I have always been of the opinion that the Agniveer Scheme is flawed since it adversely affects our combat efficiency. This war convinces me about its flaws even more. There is a need to modify it. Hamas handing of women also forces us to rethink about women in combat roles. A father’s message to me…
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Israel Palestine At War
Lt Gen Shokin Chauhan (R) and I had a lucid and clear headed discussion on the dilemmas confronting Israel in its war against Hamas. This is going to be a long winded and complicated war with far reaching consequences. This is the initial assessment ….
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End of The 100 Year Chinese Marathon (Part1) – Demography
I believe that the decline of China’s power has commenced. In this series I am going to examine various facets of China’s national power which are crumbling irrevocably. This is the first part in which I have discussed Demography. The other parts will include Ideology, Structural Issues, Climate, Geopolitics and Military. watch out for the…
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Galvanising India’s Defence Industrial Base
AVM Pranay Sinha (R) outlined the nuts and bolts of what needs to be done to galvanise our defence industrial base. The hurdles we have created for ourselves are huge. Apart from overhauling the DRDO, there is a need to change some aspects of the Karger system. Within the DRDO itself, there is a lot…
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India : The Fulcrum of the Global Order
Think about it. India for all its faults can no more be ignored. No global solution is feasible without India. Increasingly, India is emerging as the fulcrum in the emerging global order. Maj Gen Rajiv Narayanan(R) and I discussed about it. It was an interesting discussion. We also had a discussion on the raids going…
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What is Pakistan Upto?
Pakistan is upto a lot of things is what we discovered during the course of our discussion. Irrespective of the internal political or economic state of Pakistan, its anti India rant will not vanish and hence will always be a source of trouble for us. The evolving situations in Pakistan pose peculiar challenges to India…
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Overhauling DRDO : What Is To Be Done
This conversation with V Adm Raman Puri (R) went beyond overhauling DRDO and into issues which need to be tackled alongside. The major issue which came out is that DRDO is a silo with poor laterals with the people it is supposed to serve. Unless this silo is broken things will not improve. If silos…
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