Category: India
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SINO INDIAN NUCLEAR DYNAMICS
The discussion with Lt Gen P R Kumar (R) on Sino Indian Nuclear Dynamics highlighted the expansion of the Chinese nuclear arsenal in its entirety. There is no doubt left in the scope of the expansion and its impact on India. The issue which we discussed in some detail is the need for India to…
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SCO Meet and Beyond on Jaipur Dialogues
This was a free wheeling discussion on the SCO meet and the management of LAC as also how to defend ourselves against the Chinese with Mr Sanjay Dixit on the Jaipur Dialogues. The audience participation was huge.
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Ex Buland Bharat : PLA Blocked at Sakteng
In 2020, at the height of the Eastern Ladakh crisis, I wrote an article highlighting the danger and real intent of China claiming Sakteng. That is given below. Ex Buland Bharat an integrated surveillance and firepower exercise conducted recently in the Mandala Heights of Western Kameng District is more than a mere exercise. It effectivly…
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China’s India Perceptions and Compulsions
The eight episode of the China Challenge was the best episode of the series so far. They say that it is always good to know on what lies on the other side of the hill. Understanding what the Chinese think is important. This interaction was intuitive to that effect. The questions posed by the audience…
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Perspective of Generals on Conflict With China
The recent talks between the defence ministers of India and China highlighted the different approaches and outlook of the nations. China clearly does not want to give India any leeway on the LAC. However,China’s stand also indicates that they want India on their side. It sort of confuses the normal thinking. With this in view,…
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India’s Geopolitical Mandala
This was a presentation made during the Annual Security Conference of C3S and NMF. A full length article on this subject forms part of the IIRF yearbook. It gives you a unique perspective of the geopolitical issues confronting India.
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The China Challenge : Defining the Challenge
The curtain raiser on the China challenge was indeed defining. Lt Gen SL Narasimhan (R) lays it out in bare terms the challenge which is now emerging from China. This is the second time I heard this presentation. It acquired more meaning. This is a must for anyone who is a china watcher , even…
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China on a Prowl by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
It was pretty apparent that China will use technology, diplomacy and its military to revive its economy and also use them to offset its long term problems. Published in The Financial Express @https://www.financialexpress.com/world-news/china-on-a-prowl/3052055/ In an earlier article I had opined that in the foreseeable future, the China will exhibit an hard exterior and a brittle interior. It…
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India’s Rise and Geopolitics
The world is re-nuclearising. Most countries are spending more on arms and security than they did in the past two decades Published in The Financial Express @ https://www.financialexpress.com/business/defence/indias-rise-and-geopolitics/3045583/ The ravages of the pandemic and the Ukraine war have combined to cause high inflation, food insecurity and depressed growth world-wide. Many countries are keeling over in…
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Are We Theatrising?
Lt Gen Prakash Menon and I had a fruitful discussion on the contours of theatrisation. It was an initial discussion of sorts based on the inputs from open sources that a decision has been taken in the recent combined commanders conference that Theatre Commands will in place by 24-25.
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