Category: India
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Pak Revival & Terrorist Threats
There have been some terrorist incidents in the vicinity of the LC. Simultaneously, there seems to be an attempt to revive Pakistan by USA and also an outreach by China as part of the new great game in West Asia. Do they have a coincidence? What are the connections / linkages between events from Rafah…
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India US Relations : It Takes Two to Tango
In this video Mr Sree Iyer and I have outlined some fundamentals of the India – US relations which are strategic in nature and cannot be seen through transitory happenings. When two of the biggest democracies meet there is bound to be friction. One needs to be mature abbot it. The view from China is…
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Military Lessons For India of Recent Conflicts
The recent and ongoing Russia Ukraine war as well as the Israel Hamas conflict have some important lessons for India. Lt Gen Rakesh Sharma (R) and I had a conversation around the lessons we need to learn from these conflicts in the Indian context. This was a free flowing discussion which touched base on the…
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Shaksgam Valley and Chinese Roads
The Shaksgam Valley is in news due to PLA presence there and a road being built on Aghil Pass. Many people have opined that the road building it is a threat to the Siachen Glacier. In this video I clarify certain issues of realities of the Military Geography of the area.
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India China : Cold Peace or Cold War ?
Our PM has made an initial signal to China to resume some sort of dialogue in his interview to Newsweek. The response from China has been ambivalent. In light of this , Lt Gen Hasnain (R) and I had a discussion on whether the relationship between China and India which is currently verging on a…
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India’s Cold War
India is in a Cold War with China and we should make no mistake about it. When one compares the construct of the Cold War with the situation in our environment and our so called contestation with China, it emerges that we are in a Cold War with China and it will only get worse…
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Favourable Strategic Balance For India
In this episode Brig Arun Sahgal (R) outlined the Strategic Equations and the Emerging Balances in the Global Order. In this context a favourable strategic balance for India which it must seek was outlined. The new government has its work cutout in 2024.
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India Pakistan Multi Domain Scenario
Global Geopolitics is dominated by multi domain approaches. For long we have been attacked through multiple domains by Pakistan and China. Mostly our responses have veered towards a kinetic thought process. It is time we think of multi domain responses, gray zone, hybrid and asymmetry. After all it takes two to play a game. It…
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Israel Iran War ; The Deepening West Asia Crisis
Mr Sanjay Dixit and I discussed the Iran Israel war and what lies ahead in the deepening crisis in West Asia. The world has not been closer to a WW3 than this time. However the opportunity for India to be a peace maker in this crisis is huge since big powers are part of the…
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Increasing Interference in India’s Internal Matters
Ambassador Anil Trigunayat and I had a fee and open conversation on how there is increasing interference from outside on India’s internal matters. Most of the countries which comment on India’s internal affairs do so from the prism of their circumstances. They often do not understand India. More importantly they do not understand that India…