Category: Regional and Neighbourhood
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Widening Crises of West Asia
In this video I have outlined and analysed the military situation of Israel as it fights on multiple fronts. Very clearly the proxies of Iran are severely degraded and Iran and Israel are now in a one on one conflict now. What are the options available going ahead for each of them? Israel has a…
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IN A TANLED WEB – INDIA USA AND BANGLADESH
The regime change in Bangladesh is a typical operation by USA. The trajectory of the events is following what happened in IRAQ except that there was no invasion of Bangladesh. However the playbook is similar to the Ukrainian Maidan Revolution. Overall we are going to have a tough time handling this messy situation next door.…
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Beyond Exploding Pagers and Walkie Talkies of Hezbollah
The walkie talkie and pagers attacks on Hezbollah are game changers. In the short term they change the game between Israel, Hezbollah and Iran. In the long term there will be a change in the way wars are fought and will increase protectionism and disrupt globalism. Mr Sree Iyer and I had a detailed discussion…
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DEVELOPMENTS IN BANGLADESH AND RISE OF JAMAAT E ISLAMI
This was a free flowing conversation between Cap Alok Bansal (R) and self. We covered a lot of ground including the internal problems in Bangladesh, its political prospects and the necessity of good relations between India and Bangladesh. India and Bangladesh are interlocked with each other. Everyone must realise that there is no substitute for…
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THE NORTHEAST, MYANMAR AND BANGLADESH
Lt Gen PC Nair (R) gave a clear overview of the Northeast and the transformation which has happened in the past two decades. He further gave an insight into the happenings in Bangladesh and how they will affect India. He described the Myanmar situation in detail and highlighted very important points. Overall it was an…
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Update on Bangladesh
Bangladesh is slowly limping along…far from normalcy…the reality after a revolution is always harsh. Bangladesh has major issues which will take a long time to heal….the problem is that it will be compounded by the negative and hostile attitudes of Bangladeshis towards India. Sooner than later we need to lay the line which they cannot…
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BANGLADESH : WHAT NEXT
The webinar got tremendous response from Bangladesh. It indicated a lot go antipathy to India. The need of the hour is to avoid knee jerk reactions and exhibit strategic patience. The central theme of Lt Gen Gautam Moorthy (R) , Lt Gen Ata Hasnaian (R) and Ambassador Gautam Mukhopadhya was on rebuilding relations with a…
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FRIENDS OF BANGLADESH
In this episode I have put across the reality of those whom Bangladesh considers as its friends and also the reality of India. Bangladesh has to realise that it is interlocked with India and has no way out. It has a choice of cooperating for mutual benefit or under conditions of loss. It has to…
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ELECTIONS IN SRI LANKA
Presidential Elections are due on 21 Sep in Sri Lanka. India has high stakes in SriLanka. What are the issues involved? Ambassador Gurjit Singh explains in great detail and with great clarity, the electoral mosaic of Sri Lanka. It is an outstanding exposition. Must see for anyone interested in strategic affairs and India’s neighbourhood.
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Analysing Bangladeshi Import of Pakistani Ammunition
Mr Sree Iyer and I had a conversation of why Bangladesh is importing ammunition from India and what are the implications of this issue.
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