Category: China
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Assessment of China’s Defence & Aerospace Capability
Recently China’s rocket exploded prematurely and took off from its launch site. Such failures are too many in China. When such failures and accidents are linked with the substandard quality of their military equipment sold to other countries it emerges that there is reason to rethink of China’s capabilities. When these happenings are further linked…
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THE GREAT CHINESE JIGSAW MUDDLE
In my opinion, China is muddling along. Take any facet of China – economy, politics, military, diplomacy and whatever. The dominance which was there in their information campaigns is missing. what one sees is a lot explanation about their negativity. That is all this podcast about. Mind you these are subjects straight off the Chinese…
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CHINA IN ITS OWN MAZE
In this peek into everyday China I have explored the maze which China has entered into. The maze is of its own making. Two major aspects which will inhibit China’s recovery are the property sector which will not recover for a long time to come. The other looming failure is the Chinese push for EVs.…
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WHY IS CHINA RATTLED?
Mr Sree Iyer and I discussed as to why China is rattled. Recent Initiatives by India have sent China scrambling. Make no mistake. China is reacting. When seen against the larger geopolitical situation it is clear that an overextended China seems to be on the back foot. However the challenge is to see how India…
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Can PLA Win Wars?
Armies are meant to fight wars to achieve political objectives of a state. Maj Gen Rajiv Narayanan and I examined the PLA from this perspective. It emerges that the PLA though involved in many conflicts , shies away from fighting when the penny drops. The theories of war which its had propagated to present itself…
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THE EMERGING SECURITY ARCHITECTURE IN EAST ASIA
Brig Arun Sahgal (R) outlines the contours of Chinese assertivity and threat as it manifests itself across East Asia. We discussed that the strategy of ambiguity practiced by USA against China also affects all East Asian nations. As a result all these countries are building capacities to defend themselves as also are getting into cooperative…
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Chinese Military Drills and The Island Too Far
The Chinese have carried out their naval and air drills around Taiwan for the thud time in a row. There is a pattern emerging in these drills. Will it lead to an attack or a blockade? I doubt. It is more of cognitive warfare in the best traditions of the huff and puff of the…
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Siliguri Corridor : Vulnerability , Reality or Hype?
Lt Gen K J Singh (R) gave out a very detailed idea about the Siliguri corridor and the issues involved. We all link the Siliguri corridor to its vulnerability to any attack by China , however very few realise that it offers much greater potential for development and internal strength. It is a major international…
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Thoughts on Xi Jinping Thought
The new book on The Political Thought of Xi Jinping triggered this podcast. A very interesting book which has decoded what Xi Jinping thought is all about and how does it translate into action on ground. Very important to understand his thought since what he wanted to do he has committed to paper and that…
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China-Taiwan : What Next
Dr Christina Chen of INDSR gave a great assessment of the China-Taiwan situation from ground up. Significantly, she says that Taiwanese feel that China will not attack Taiwan in the near future but will take all measures to coerce and intimidate it. A very well articulated and informed view.
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