Category: India
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ZOMI IDENTITY AND NATIONHOOD
Lt Gen Shokin Chauhan explains the concept of tribal identity and nationhood in a clear and lucid manner. This unbiased video is a must for any one who wants to understand our northeastern people and solve their problems. The problems of the people in the north east can only be solved through culture and tradition.…
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Kashmirs Elusive Peace
This interaction with Lt Gen D P Pandey was at a different level. He outlines the fundamental causes for Kashmir’s search for an elusive peace. The sum total is that peace in Kashmir is an outcome of what the people want. Further what the people in Kashmir want has to be in a frame of…
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INDIA’S HYPERSONIC MISSILES BEYOND THE HYPE
A 360deg discussion with Mr Sandip Unnithan of News Nine Plus on India’s Hypersonic Missile Test when seen in conjunction with other significant missile developments. There are huge Implications for #India‘s Strategic posture and envelope which is fast expanding.
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INDIA’S AFGHAN SQUEEZE ON PAKISTAN
Our equation with Taliban is improving. Taliban’s equation with Pakistan is worsening. So the squeeze…simple.
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CRICKET, COERCION, TERROR & INDIA PAK TIES IN TRUMP 2.0 ERA
Lt Gen SA Hasnain and I started our discussion with cricket and then expanded to Kashmir, Pak’s terror apparatus and the entire gamut of India Pak relations as they are likely to unfold in the Trump 2.0 era. It was a wholesome discussion. One of the best I have had in recent times.
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Dynamics of Trump + Modi 2.0
One thing we can predict about Trump 2.0 is that it will be unpredictable. Having said that the personal equation between our PM and the President elect is great. Hence India USA relations will be good. The Trump team seems to be full of China hawks and the Chinese are bracing for a lot of…
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Chinese Stimulus is Failing : India Must Not Bail China out.
My article in the Economic Times @ https://government.economictimes.indiatimes.com/blog/chinese-stimulus-is-failing-what-can-china-do-to-revive-its-economy/115261265?utm_source=latest_news&utm_medium=homepage Lt Gen P R Shankar, ET Government, Published on Nov 14, 2024, The Chinese economy will continue to ail; with or without a stimulus. India must not bail it out. India needs to deal with China from a position of strength and advantage. Despite many naysayers ,…
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CLIMATE CHANGE IN CHINA AND THE LIMITS OF CHINESE POWER Part 1
Climate Change will affect everyone on mother earth. However its effect on China will be profound due to the way China has grown. It places severe limits on Chinese power relative to others. It is already happening. I have just correlated climate related events of the past four years in China . The results are…
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Can China Escape Its Own Traps?
The rapid rise of China is a marvel. However in its rapid rise China has set traps for itself in which it finds itself entrapped and cannot get out of. As China declines these will become more prominent. Maj Gen Rajiv Narayanan (R) and I have outlined a few of these traps and examined how…
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India’s Perilous Standoff with China
My article in the Economic Times : https://government.economictimes.indiatimes.com/blog/indias-perilous-standoff-with-china-what-can-modi-govt-do-to-resolve-the-border-imbroglio/113638394 Lt Gen PR Shankar , ET Government Mr Jaishankar, our EAM, has been quoted as saying that about 75% of the disengagement issues of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China have been resolved. The Chinese Foreign ministry has stated said that troops have withdrawn from four locations in Eastern Ladakh including Galwan Valley. It…
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