Category: India
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India’s Rise and Open House QnA
In this episode, the theme was about India’s rise which is now irreversible.
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INDIA USA STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP : ACTUATING ICET
Converting all the proposals of the ICET into reality will be a mountain to climb . It needs innovation and thinking. It needs to based on a knowledge loop. The knowledge loop is critical to the Academia , Industry and Government interface which is visualised in the India USA strategic proposals. That is what Maj…
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ENHANCING JOINTNESS TO ESTABLISH THEATRE COMMANDS
Air Marshal Rajiv Sachdeva (R) and I had a refreshing discussion on enhancing jointness which can help establish theatre commands. This is the first time that an IAF officer has appeared on Gunners Shot and hoping that many more will follow. The fact that both of us did the NDC course together helped a lot.…
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A Peek Into Everyday China : The Indian Pushback
India has started to hold its own in international forums and is pushing back against China even if it has to plough a lonely furrow. China is increasingly getting the taste of a resolute and rising India.
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INDIA USA STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP : PROSPECTS AND PROBLEMS – A US PERSPECTIVE
Brig Arun Sahgal and I had a very meaningful discussion on the India USA strategic partnership , as to how USA views it and what are the real implications and speed breakers coming ahead. Unless we know what US expectations are, we will never be able to deal with them well. Unless we know the…
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Update on Manipur, Agnipath and Open House QnA
An intestine session with lot of questiona. I have posted separate and short videos on Manipur and Agnipath below.
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The Prigozhin Effect
Lt Gen Raj Shukla (R) and I had a very stimulating discussion on the effect and impact of the Prigozhin mutiny on Russia, Ukraine war, China and India. The most important issue which emerged was that India is on the cusp of a major change if it can leverage the Indo USA deals to its…
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Converting India USA Defence Deals Into Reality
Lt Gen Satish Dua (R) and I had an in-depth discussion on how to convert the promise of India USA deals into a reality. There is lot of hard work ahead. We discussed the Predator deal, the GE engine deal and also the ICET. The questions from the audience were really great.
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Theatre Commands and Jointness
Maj Gen Rajiv Narayanan and I had a very good discussion on theatre commands and jointness. We stuck to the basics and explained to everyone as to what theatrisation is all about without making it too technical. It elected good response from the audience and the questions were pretty to the point and thought provoking.…
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China’s Recent Social Problems and Implications : Stable But Not Secure
Dr Christina Chen of INDSR, Taiwan joined me from Taipei city and presented her thoughts on the growing social problems in China. She gave a clearheaded view of what is happening inside China. She outlined external and internal implications of the subsurface tensions simmering in China. Our interaction was great. It was really refreshing to…
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