Category: India
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China-Pak Collusion After Op Sindoor; US-India Strategic Ties in Doubt
The character of China Pak collusion has changed post Op Sindoor. It has stepped up from being collusion to one of interoperability. This will not change. The relation is historic and elastic. It will accommodate issues coming up from time to time. The India USA strategic partnership is full of question marks. USA wants an…
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RUSSIA INDIA CHINA TRIANGLE 2.0
The #RussiaIndiaChina triangle is back in the news. In a weird way, #US behavior is driving this triangle into being formed. However, #India needs to do a hard rethink of getting into this triangle. Fundamentally, India cannot trust #China enough to be part of this triangle in any meaningful manner. This is evident from the…
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USA OR CHINA PLUS RUSSIA ?
#India is on the verge of a #tradedeal with #USA. Under the conditions, is it sensible for India to enter into any kind of an arrangement with #China and #Russia? It can at best be a hedge to inform USA that other options can be generated.
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INDIA USA RELATIONS : GREAT EXPECTATIONS / DEAL OR NO DEAL?
There have been great expectations between #India and #USA in their strategic partnership. However they have not turned into any form of substantial reality. Will the trade deal usher in something that has not happened before? Will there be a deal?
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India – US Relations: Consequential or Delusional?
Are the India USA relations consequential to each other or are they delusional? This is a question which needs examination since the India USA partnership was of great significance to both countries and yet they seem to be at odds with each other. Will the trade deal give fresh wind to the relationship?
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CHINA’S PLAN TO PREVENT INDIA’S GROWTH
The consensus in #China is to use every means short of war, to #prevent #India’s growth and development. Through #economic and #industrial methods, it attempts to ensure that India is kneecapped. Hence as our EAM talks to China as part of the SCO FMs meet and some sweet talk comes out from there , we…
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PAKISTAN’S NEW NORMAL
As a consequence of India establishing a new normal post Op Sindoor, Pakistan has also moved into a new normal. The new normal is based on age old attributes of Pakistan which do not change. However there are new issues which have come up and these need to be factored into our planning when we…
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China’s Mega Dam : Water Bomb For India
The CM of Arunachal Pradesh has described the mega dam which China is constructing in the great bend on the Brahmaputra is a water bomb for India. It is actually more than that. It affects habitat and ecology of locals, will induce mud slides and earth quakes and could also lead to changing out monsoon…
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India USA : Troubled Partners
The India US Strategic Partnership has run into rough weather. However as per the latest PEW report a sizable number of people of India still consider USA as a prime ally. We need to factor this in. People’s perception cannot be discarded or elites can not think differently. Also The Trump tariff & trade war…
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UPDATE ON ISSUES IN NORTH EAST INDIA
Northeast India has plethora of issues. It borders three countries with whom we have major issues and these are troubled internally. Hence there is a spill over . Some of its states have long simmering problems. Issues like migration, drugs, religious conversion, tribal identity add to the problems. Need to handle this region with care…
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