Category: Sino Indian Conflict
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Importance of Deterrence and Balance of Power For Managing Strategic Competition in a Sino Indian Context
This is a talk I gave to officers deployed in Arunachal Pradesh.
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Is a Trans LAC Clash Imminent?
There is no doubt that the relations between India and China are going down hill. The question is that will it result in a clash on the LAC? If a clash does occur, what will be its contours? These are the issue which Lt Gen Dushyant Singh (R) and I discussed in this episode.
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Junk ‘One China’ Policy By Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
The “New Standard” political map released recently by China shows Aksai Chin, Arunachal Pradesh, Taiwan and the area enclosed by an extended Nine Dash line as its integral part. Published on 04 Sep 2023 in Eurasian Times Implications of the New Standard Map The difference between China’s old position and the new one is that areas…
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Time to Revisit One China
China has created a stir by issuing out its new ‘Standard Map’ which eats into large swathes of India and South China Sea. It infringes into territories of many countries. Maj Gen Rajiv Narayanan and I went over all aspects of this cartographic aggression by China including its timing. India needs to change its policy…
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China’s Himalayan Blunder
This is one of the best videos I have done. Lt Gen Vinod Bhatia very clearly and succinctly outlined the scale of the Chinese Himalayan Blunder which it has committed against India and the larger world. The attendance was great and the audience response was better. The questions from the audience were amazing.
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How to Beat The PLA : Cues From 1967 to 2020
India often focuses on the 1962 defeat and gets weighed down by it. It is a psychological block. In all cases, we forget that we have bested the PLA and China four times at Sikkim (1967), Sumdorong Chu (1986), Doklam(2017) and Eastern Ladakh (2020). In an era where small skirmishes have geopolitical ramifications and where…
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China Failing As A Peaking Power
Shri N C Bipindra and I had an in-depth discussion on the behaviour pattern of China as it peaks and fails. The discussion highlighted the need to be aware that there are chances of a conflict involving China in the wider context.Further China’s expanding nuclear arsenal forces India to rethink its own policies. A straight…
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DO UNTO CHINA WHAT DOES TO INDIA : AN INDIAN STRATEGY
This is a combination of a set of ideas which have come about based on various inputs. Very simply put, there is a clear anxiety developing in China regarding India. There is also a new awareness. However China’s play book remains the old and it does want to budge from its old positions. High time…
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PLA PUSHED BACK IN 1967 AT NATU LA AND 1987 AT SUMDORONG CHU
Lt Gen Sanjay Kulkarni (R) and I recounted the events of 1967 at Natu La and 1987 at Sumdorong Chu when India had the better of PLA. In fact the PLA got a bloody nose in 1967. More often than not these incidents fade with time and current narratives take over. Resultantly, the PLA through…
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India China Conflicts : Lessons from 1962 to 2020 – Part 2
In this video I have highlighted the similarities which have plagued us in dealing with China militarily. It is a continuation of Part !. The Part 1 of the topic is @ https://gunnersshot.com/2023/06/17/india-china-conflicts-lessons-from-1962-to-2020-part-1/
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