Category: India
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Five Developments Rattling China
Very often we discuss that China does this..China does that. Most times we do not realise that as India is rising it is sending its own messages constantly. Lt Gen Ata Hasnain and I highlight five recent developments which seem to have rattled China a bit. It started with his article in the New Indian…
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Seminar on National Security and Building Bharat @2047
Recently, Southern Command held a seminar on National Security and Building Bharat . The speakers in the seminar were of very high calibre. Some of those talks are in the videos below. I also had the opportunity of speaking at the seminar. Overall the talks were of very high calibre and covered a vast range…
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Chinese Perceptions of India By Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
India’s revocation of Article 370 and promulgating Ladakh as a Union Territory has raised concern and reinforced views of ulterior Indian designs on China. Relations between India and China are rapidly changing. In the recent past there have been some articles from both China and India which highlight this change. In one strain, Chinese authors opine that…
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Countering China – Pakistan Dynamics
Notwithstanding anything else, the Pak – China dynamics are only on the up . They have a common thread – contain India. The panel of Lt Gen SL Narasimhan(R), Lt Gen Satish Dua and Ms Tara Kartha were of the unanimous view that India must be prepared for a future in which these dynamics will…
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The Indian Response to Pak PM Wanting Kashmir
As things have panned out, There is a military Pakistan and a Political Pakistan which are in existence. The latter struggles for survival but the former drives the K policy and is rigidly anti Indian. It still has an unfinihed agenda which finds expression in various formats. In this panel we discuss how to deal…
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India’s Rise : Inevitable and Unstoppable
This is an examination of India’s Rise from 360 degrees. It is not a nationalistic chest beating exercise. It is largely based on macro facts and trend lines. India’ rise is now inevitable and unstoppable given the long term trajectory of certain factors – global and domestic . It does not mean that we do…
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Armed Forces : Changing Cultures
Lt Gen Prakash Menon (R) and I had a discussion on the changing cultures and societal values in the country and its impact on the Armed Forces. We also dwelt upon the need for the Armed Forces and its leadership to uphold constitutional norms rather than fall for individual aspirations. Anyone in uniform must see…
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INDIA AND WEST ASIA
Mr Anil Trigunayat, IFS our former ambassador to Libya, Jordan and Malta gave a fantastic overview of West Asia and the internal dynamics in the region. India and West Asia is a story of mutual interdependance bordering on existential requirements. This is now expanding as India’s strategic foot print is expanding. West Asia poses tremendous…
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Recollections of Working Under Dr APJ Abdul Kalam and Mr Manohar Parrikar
I had the opportunity to work with two great men of India at a time when Change was happening, In many ways l learnt immensely from the experiences. The interaction with Dr APJ Abdul Kalam was in my formative years of service and that with Mr Manohar Parrikar was towards the end of my service.…
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Will China Go To War?
Will China got to war is a question I have been asked many times. My answer has been that China will go to war when it is fully prepared and Xi Jinping is confident of Victory. In Chinese thinking, victory has to be political. Further questions are why will it go to war, with whom…
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