Category: CHINESE REALITY ANALYSIS
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TRUMP ADMINISTRATION , INDIA & CHINA : A CLAWS PODCAST
An esteemed panel of experts analyze the geopolitical shifts, security dynamics, and economic ties that define this era. Featuring Shri M K Narayanan (Former National Security Advisor), Lt Gen Dushyant Singh, PVSM, AVSM (Retd) | DG CLAWS, Amb Harsh V Shringla (Former Foreign Secretary), Maj Gen Ravi Murugan, PVSM, AVSM (Retd) | DA to Washington,…
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An Examination of Conventional Weapons Technology of PLA
By Lt Gen PR Shankar, PVSM, AVSM, VSM (R) Published in Strategic Reflections, 2024 by CENTRE FOR LAND WARFARE STUDIES (CLAWS), OCT 2024, SABRE & QUILL PUBLISHERS, NEW DELHI. Pages 203- 221 General Transformation of the PLA began with ‘four modernisations’ under Deng Xiaoping. Since then, China has been consistently enhancing its defence expenditure in order to…
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DeepSeek, DeepFake or DeepState?
These are my initial ideas about DeepSeek which has rattled the world of AI. A new game in AI has begun and will play itself out. Two factors are clear. Firstly. This is a Chinese App and needs to be treated on par with TikTok – Banned in India. The security implications are simply too…
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WILL THE THIRD STIMULUS WORK TO STOP THE DOWNSLIDE IN CHINA?
The first two stimuli have not worked in China. Rhodium group puts China’s GDP growth at 2.4-2.8% only. If one had invested in Chinese stocks over a five year period, it would have resulted in a net loss. China’s 10 year bond yields have hit all time lows. The CPI is barely 0.2% as the…
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CHINA 2024 : ON A LIMP
China’s big bet on technology will not revive its fortunes as its property sector continues to sink further. The interesting thing is that two new factors of downward pull have emerged – involution and social unrest. Consumption, the likely saviour of China is elusive as its population keeps sinking and its military edge keeps getting…
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China’s Decline is Now Official
The PLA Daily recently declared that China can do with less than 5% GDP Growth and that China needs to abandon ‘Worship of Speed’. Superficially it appears as if the CCP is preparing the Chinese people to accept lower growth rates. However the problem is deeper. This is the beginning of the official decline of…
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Expanding Role of Chinese Mercenaries
The foot print of Chinese PMCs, PSCs and mercenaries is expanding. Their foot print in Africa is now well established with Chinese firms operating in many countries. They are all set to enter Pakistan to provide security to CPEC and Chinese interests there. However it will do us well to remember that private firms in…
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A NEW CHAPTER IN PAK-CHINA COLLUSION
A new chapter in PAK- CHINA collusion is unfolding. Pak is being armed with latest mil capabilities including stealth fighters, submarines and stealth frigates. The number is China Pakistan exercises are on the rise exponentially. More than 50 % of Pak mil equipment will be Chinese hereafter. Gwadar is set to be Chinas 1st overseas…
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XI ADMITS CHINA’S DEMOGRAPHIC DECLINE
The fact that China’s demography is declining at the fastest pace in human history is well known. What makes it interesting is that Xi Jinping has now admitted it. This is a clear indication that the problem is much deeper than what we think. Given the propensity of the Chinese lies , this is a…
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HOW TO DEAL WITH A DECLINING CHINA?
Maj Gen Rajiv Narayanan (R) outlines the markers of the Chinese Decline. While most people do not believe that China is declining, the facts on the ground say otherwise. There is a huge imbalance in the Chinese system. With time, these imbalances have increased. It is to note that a declining China is worse than…
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