Category: Strategic and Geopolitical
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Discussion on US Pakistan Relationship
Aadi and I had a good discussion on the future of the US-Pakistan relationship. We realised that the relationship is historical and multifaceted. It has gone through many ups and downs. One has to be pragmatic in viewing their inter-se relationship. They still need each other. We need to understand the entire issue in the…
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QUAD Summit : Posers and Prospects by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
EARLIER ARTICLES ON QUAD CLICK ON ARTICLE TITLE TO READ QUAD 2.0 OR TIANXIA INDIA’S QUADRATIC EQUATIONS THE CHINESE CAMEL IN THE QUADRATIC TENT QUAD : EVOLVING FAST EVOLUTION OF QUAD 3.0 SIX STRATEGIES FOR QUAD 3.0 THE PATHWAYS OF QUAD The View from China ! Regional cooperation cliques formed to target a third country…
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AN INDIA CENTRIC DISCUSSION ON QUAD and A QUAD RESOURCE
I had an India centric discussion on QUAD with Aadi Achint. He posed a lot of probing questions on India’s take on the QUAD, its role and opportunities. We also had a frank discussion on other India centric issues. It opened my mind to many possibilities. The recording is posted below. Along with this I…
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QUADRATIC EQUATIONS OF THE INDO PACIFIC
Had a presentation cum discussion cum live Q&A session on The QUAD and Indo Pacific on P Gurus Channel. Learnt a lot. Major issue of learning was that Skype does not handle power point presentations well. Hence there were a few glitches. look over the glitches and you will find value in the content. …
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The Pathways of QUAD 3.0 by Lt Gen P R Shankar(R)
EARLIER ARTICLES ON QUAD CLICK ON ARTICLE TITLE TO READ QUAD 2.0 OR TIANXIA INDIA’S QUADRATIC EQUATIONS THE CHINESE CAMEL IN THE QUADRATIC TENT QUAD : EVOLVING FAST EVOLUTION OF QUAD 3.0 SIX STRATEGIES FOR QUAD 3.0 There are a lot of issues with an USA led world order. It is not perfect by…
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Contours Of The Quad in the New Paradigm- Webinar Recording
The webinar on ‘Contours of QUAD in the New Paradigm” was conducted as per schedule. The panelists were awesome. It was indeed great to hear their views. It was very educative indeed. The You Tube recording of the webinar is here. All those who missed the event can access it below. It is a full…
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CONTOURS OF THE QUAD IN THE NEW PARADIGM
On 18 February 2021, the third virtual QUAD ministerial meet was held. This was held in the early days of the Biden administration. It indicates a seriousness of intent on the part of all QUAD nations. Issues which came up were :- Challenges faced by existing international order. Unilateral attempts to change the status quo…
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SIX STRATEGIES FOR QUAD 3.0 by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
EARLIER ARTICLES ON QUAD BY THE AUTHOR CLICK ON ARTICLE TITLE TO READ QUAD 2.0 OR TIANXIA INDIA’S QUADRATIC EQUATIONS THE CHINESE CAMEL IN THE QUADRATIC TENT QUAD : EVOLVING FAST EVOLUTION OF QUAD 3.0…
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EVOLUTION OF QUAD 3.0 : FOOD FOR THOUGHT BY LT GEN P R SHANKAR (R)
EARLIER ARTICLES ON QUAD BY THE AUTHOR CLICK ON ARTICLE TITLE TO READ QUAD 2.0 OR TIANXIA INDIA’S QUADRATIC EQUATIONS THE CHINESE CAMEL IN THE QUADRATIC TENT QUAD : EVOLVING FAST China’s economic, geographic, political and diplomatic assertion has made the Indo-Pacific the centre of gravity of international geopolitics. As long as the pandemic was…
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Strategic Perspective of 1971 Bangladesh War : A Vijay Divas Discussion
TODAY IS VIJAY DIVAS. A VERY PROUD DAY FOR INDIA. WE DISMEMBERED PAKISTAN AND CREATED A NATION. ALL IN 14 DAYS. AN UNPARALLELED BLITZKRIEG. HAD A GREAT DISCUSSION WITH SOME OF THE BEST RESEARCHERS IN BUSINESS ON THE 1971 OPERATIONS ON ISSUES HIGHLIGHTED BELOW. Backdrop and geo-political strategy at the national level. Military strategy overall,…
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