Category: Regional and Neighbourhood
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Analysing Myanmar’s Civil and Drugs War By Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
These actions have galvanised all other armed groups operating in Myanmar to throw their hat in the ring. November 29, 2023 14:42 IST Published in The Financial Express The State of Conflict On October 27 the newly formed Three Brotherhood Alliance of the Arakan Army, the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army, and the Ta’ang National…
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Outcome Scenarios For Israel
This is the most informed discussion I have had with anyone on the possible outcomes of Israel Hamas war. Col Rajeev Agarwal (R) displayed immense knowledge about the situation and the geopolitics of that area. I kept bowling googlies and bouncers at him and he calmly responded with a logical thought process based on sheer…
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Myanmar and Manipur : Problems Compounding
The problems in Manipur and Myanmar are compounding by the day. Each has its own set of issues and they are getting conflated. Behind this is a clear Chinese hand which wants to win by playing both sides. This bodes ill for India. Lt Gen Shokin Chauhan (R) and I covered this ground in this…
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Neighbourhood Focus
There are changes ocurring in the neighbourhood which will impact us tremendously. In this episode Lt Gen Dushyant Singh (R) and I took a stock of the changes in the region. India needs to be on the ball with a clear game plan to be able to make our neighbours behave in a manner which…
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Two Years of Broken Shackles : Taliban TTP and Pakistan
This discussion with Anant Mishra was fascinating simply because of the depth of his knowledge on matters pertaining to TTP and Taliban. The picture which emerges is that TTP is gaining strength by the day and Taliban is supporting it fully. This arrangement will not reverse in view of the deportation of Afghans from Pakistan…
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Widening Conflict in West Asia & Its Impact on India
This was a classy discussion on the widening conflict in West Asia in which each participant brought out very important points. This is a must see for every one interested in the ongoing Israel Hamas war.
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QATAR : THE GAS SUPERPOWER AND GEOPOLITICAL SWITZERLAND
This was a joint presentation between Strive Dialogues and Gunners Shot. It elicited tremendous response and great views. The presentation will reveal to you the Qatar has a finger in many pies and has made an art out of having its cake and eating it too. It strategy is simple – Survival. Indian diplomacy will…
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Will West Asia Conflagarate ?
Col Ajay Singh (R) and I had a wide ranging and informed discussion on the widening crisis in West Asia as a whole. It was a discussion which was contra to normal thought processes to a certain extent. The issue which emerges is that could Israel have been more restrained? I think so.
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Can Pakistan Blitz India Hamas Style?
This is a popular question on everyone’s’ mind these days. The simple answer is yes it can. However it will not be a replica of the attack which HAMAS did on Israel. It will be more nuanced , disaggregated and disruptive. The scale will also vary. Our discussion shows that the stakes for Pakistan are…
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Israel Hamas War : Air and Air Defence
Lt Gen V K Saxena (R) covered the capability of the rocket forces of Hamas and Hezbollah in detail. The capability in numbers is huge but largely ineffective except for the propaganda of terror tactics. He also outlined the air defence capability of Israel and its effectiveness. It was a session which was highly informative…
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