Category: REGIONAL
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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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Update on Conflicts
This is an update on the Ukraine war, Iran Israel conflict and the flareup in the South China Sea. In addition there are huge interconnections emerging between these troika of conflicts which I have tried to explain.
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THE COLOURS OF THE BANGLADESH REVOLUTION
Mr Sree Iyer and I examined various colour revolutions and compared them with the events in the Bangladeshi Revolution. There is an eerie pattern in all these colour revolutions snd springs which find a resonance in the Bangladeshi Revolution. The people of Bangladesh see this as their second liberation …all the best to them…time will…
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Bangladesh Upheaval & India’s Strategic Neighbourhood
Brig Arun Sahgal (R) outlines with great clarity the larger effects of the upheaval in Bangladesh and the state of affairs in India’s neighbourhood. Very clearly India’s neighbourhood first policy has to be revisited and looked at anew. There is a lot of hard work ahead. India needs to leverage its centrality in the Indian…
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Interim Government in Bangladesh : What Happens Next
This webinar was a masterclass. Lt Gens Vinod Bhatia, K J Singh and Shokin Chauhan are well established experts of the North East and have had extensive interaction with Bangladesh at all levels. They spoke a lot of sense. Revolutions are emotive. However the need for India is to step back and exhibit ‘Strategic Patience’.…
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