Category: India
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INDIA AS A GLOBAL PLAYER: THE CHALLENGES IN A MULTIPOLAR WORLD
I had the privilege and honour to give talk on India as a Global Player and Challenges in a Multipolar World during the Sixth S Muthiah Memorial Lecture Organised by Colours of Glory and The Madras Management Association. The event was well attended and the QnA session was thought provoking.
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RARE EARTHS IN INDIA AND ESCAPING CHINA’S RARE EARTH TRAP
China has weaponised its rare earth dominance. In this context it is necessary to take stock of India’s state of rare earth materials and development in the value chain. It is also necessary to examine as to how India can get out of the rare earth trap. The examination tells us that there are many…
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STOP CUTTING CAKE WITH CHINA DURING THE TRADE WAR-KEEP IT OUT BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE
The trade war is on in full swing between USA and China. It could lead to a 3rd world war. China is making open overtures to India to align with it against USA. However given the track record and duplicity of China’s opinion towards India we must be clear that it is in our best…
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Trump And The Indo Pacific
Trump and the INDO PACIFIC are a set of contradictions. The US focus was always meant to be on the Pacific, but all action is happening in the Indo! Trump was expected to be hard on China but he is hard on his allies. In turn they are seeking accommodation with China! There is also…
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Lessons From the IPKF Operations in Sri Lanka
Those who ignore their history are consigned to repeat it. The IPKF operations in Sri Lanka are now conveniently forgotten by our military and political establishment. It is as if those three years never existed in our military history. In my opinion, the sojourn in SriLanka was the crucible of fire through which the Indian…
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BEYOND THE FACADE : CHINESE ANALYSIS OF PM MODI’S REMARKS
PM Modi’s remarks on relationship with China during the Lex Freidman podcast was statesman like. It has drawn some appreciation from Chinese official media. However when one looks behind the facade, the Chinese reaction has been negative. The Chinese on the whole feel that our PM’s outreach is more to do with a weak India…
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The Forked Tongue of The Malevolent Dragon Towards India
There is a palpable outreach from China towards India. China wants India for its markets to revive its growth. It also wants India to align itself with China geopolitically and away from USA. China, however avoids any mention of settling the border ior its collusively with Pakistan or interference in the neighbourhood or the IOR.…
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THE NEW WORLD ACCORDING TO TRUMP
A meaningful webinar on how Trump is shaping the world disorder! He is destroying the existent rules based world order based on international institutions. It is being replaced with disorder based on isolation and deglobalistaion. Each country has to look out for itself. There are no single set of rules which will guide us in…
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UKRAINE AND BANGLADESH WARS : A POLITICO MILITARY COMPARISON
What are the lessons that can be drawn from the 1971 India Pakistan war which the Russians could have applied in the Ukraine war? This was the question which triggered this analysis. There are eerie similarities between these wars. Political objectives, planning considerations, preparation, training , soldiery, weather, terrain and more are comparable. While there were many things…
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Corporatisation Of Intelligence
Good intelligence is a pre-requisite not only to prosecute wars but also to prevent them. This is an area which India has found to be lacking. Presently intelligence can be gathered from multiple sources and is widely available. Increasingly int collection and analysis is technology driven. It is a very specialised and sophisticated field where…
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