Category: India
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ANALYSIS OF THE DEFENCE BUDGET
The allocation to defence in GOI budget which was presented in the parliament is less than 2% of our growing GDP. An analysis of open source information, international military trendlines, global security situation and the growing military budgets of our adversaries indicates that the defence budget is far from adequate. It also shows up serious…
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PMs RUSSIA VISIT: GEOPOLITICAL JUGGLING
This CASA webinar cast light on the multiple geopolitical angles which have come to the fore during the PMs visit to Russia. These angles pertain to India-USA, India-China and India- Russia relations. More importantly, India’s role as a global balancing power has come to light. In fact in my opinion this visit has opened up…
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Integrating POK Into India
There has been a surge of terror activities in the Jammu region. Thet terrorists have resorted to ambushes and lure to kill tactics. In my opinion, we can keep doing whatever we have to prevent such actions. However, these are all defensive and temporary actions in nature and will not prevent Pakistan from pursuing its…
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Artillery in Kargil : The Winning Edge
Maj Gen Sanjaya Saran (R) is a decorated veteran of the Kargil war. He commanded an artillery regiment in the Batalik Sector. In this episode he recounts all the issues which went in to ensure that India won the war and how Artillery played a significant part in victory. This is a soldiers recall from…
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NATO @ 75
NATO has just finished 75 years. In this period it has grown from a membership of 10 to 32 with a few more waiting to join. It started largely as an anti soviet system focussed on European security. However its foot print and major conflicts are far beyond Europe. It is on the verge of…
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The Stronger Power in 2030 – INDIA or CHINA?
This is a comparative analysis of China and India based on a CNA debate of 2013. I have compared certain key elements of national power to highlight what China and India will look like in 2030.
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To Russia With Love
The PMs visit to Russia has raised some hackles in USA and China. This is what mr Sree Iyer and I discussed in this episode. The major issue to understand is that this trip signifies India’s emergence as a balancing power in Global Affairs which has signalled to everyone that it will excercise strategic autonomy…
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Winning Confidence of People in Disturbed Areas
Mr Sree Iyer and I had short and lively discussion on how the army goes about winning the confidence of people in counterinsurgency and disturbed areas.
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The Killing Fields Of Pakistan
Pakistan has three killing fields;ds in which it is active – the eastern front with India, the western from with Pakistan and the internal from it has created for itself. Lt Gen Ata Hasnain (R) and I discuss these fronts and what it means to India , specially in the context of the fact that…
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India Rebuffs China at SCO Meet
India has roundly rebuffed China at the SCO meet. It was not direct but the messaging was clear. 50% of it was our PMs absence. The other 50 % was about rejecting the Yuan, putting Pakistan in its place and sticking to the border first idea
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