Category: INDIA’S STRATEGIC OUTLOOK
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Security Implications of Election Results
Lt Gen Gautam Moorthy (R) and I had a detailed discussion on how the election results have thrown up certain grave security issues along our northern and Eastern Borders. The issue of Agnipath was also discussed and it needs a change without doubt. The new government will have its task cut out to address these…
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India USA Relations Post Elections
Mr Sree Iyer and I had a discussion on what should be the shape of India USA relations post the elections in our country. We carried out a SOFT analysis – Strength, Opportunity, Friction and Threat Analysis. Tremendous intrest in the subject and lot of questions.
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IRAN POST RAISI
Mr Sree Iyer and I discussed Iran and its internal situation after the death of President Raisi. We also discussed how the country is likely to evolve in the future. The issue is that Iran is an important nation for India and we have had a civilisational connect with it. Good relations with Iran are…
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Future of POK
This discussion with Tahir Gora on the future of POK was intuitive to say the least. What came out was that the fortunes of Pakistan are irreversibly on the down slope and the unrepresented people of POK including those in Gilgit Baltistan are completely disaffected and disillusioned with their status. More importantly they have realised…
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Russia China Ties and Impact on India
Tahir Gora and I had an informed discussion on the deepening Russia China ties and its impact on India. In this discussion Tahir Gora put some very interesting questions to me and I surprised myself with the way I handled the topic. It was a very wholesome and wideranging discussion.
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A Neighbourhood Scan
India’s ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy is under strain with relations with our neighbours going through ups and downs. This is due to many factors- internal to the country, issues with India and the omnipresence of China. In case India is to emerge as a power of consequence, it needs to take its neighbours along in its…
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A CONVERSATION ON GLOBAL HOTSPOTS
Lt Gen Ata Hasnain (R) and I had a fantastic conversation on the global hotspots which are occupying the strategic space. We spoke of POJK, Iran , Gaza, Ukraine and Taiwan. These are long term issues which dont have a definite end and will remain heightened for a long time. The global strategic scenario will…
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Disaster Management in India
The best time to discuss and prepare for a disaster is before it happens. It is in this context that Lt Gen Ata Hasnain (R) and I embarked on this topic. In this episode Lt Gen Hasnain (R), with his vast experience, explains how disaster management in India has come of age in many ways…
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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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