Category: Strategic and Geopolitical
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ARE US HAWKS SWOOPING DOWN?
There is a distinct feeling in China that Trumps hawks on China are going to swoop down on it once he takes office. However that is in January. Even before that USA has made military moves to tighten its containment of China in the Western Pacific. Things are going to be more interesting as the…
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APPROACHING WW3 IN UKRAINE?
Are we approaching WW3 and a nuclear strike in Ukraine? For the first time we have witnessed a MRBM with a MIRV capability being fired at a counter value target. How this pre nuclear escalation is unfolding is what we have put across in this program.
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ANALYSIS OF THE US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS
An in-depth analysis of Trump 2,0. indicates a predictable unpredictability about Trump which has already forced people and nations to re-evaluate their options and stances. There are implications domestically in USA and in global geopolitics . It is to be seen as to how this will play out….The outlines are indicated in this discussion.
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A GEOSTRATEGIC ROUNDUP OF GLOBAL AFFAIRS
This episode covers the West Asian conflict, UN reforms, BRICS and Ukraine war updates . It will help all those who are appearing for competitive exams.
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WAR AS WE KNEW IT IS OVER
The simple military mind which often sees war in black and white terms as a contest between opposing forces where victory goes to the side with better leadership, training, preparedness and weaponry must hereafter be prepared to prosecute war perpetually in the gray zone. LT GEN P R SHANKAR, PVSM, AVSM, VSM (RETIRED) Published in…
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NATO @ 75
NATO has just finished 75 years. In this period it has grown from a membership of 10 to 32 with a few more waiting to join. It started largely as an anti soviet system focussed on European security. However its foot print and major conflicts are far beyond Europe. It is on the verge of…
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The CRIK Upheaval
China, Russia, Iran and North Korea seem to be evolving into a partnership which could provide an alternative order to the existing US led global order. Lt Gen Raj Shukla (R) outlines the political, diplomatic, military and technological linkages between these nations and how they are uniting against USA. More importantly they are not averse…
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Return of Global Terror and Implications for India
Lt Gen Ata Hasnain and I discussed the new wave of global terror which is making its impact. It is more dangerous, impactful and has an element of being state sponsored. One has to contend with a hybrid form of threat where a nation will have to battle state and non state forces. Terror will…
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TWO YEARS OF RUSSIA UKRAINE WAR AND BEYOND
This war has gone on for two years with any significant political outcome for either Russia or Ukraine. If anything both have lost out. Ukraine is a destroyed country and Russia has an open sore on its borders. Looking ahead, this war seems to be degenerating back into what it was in the period 2014…
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How Nations Fight
Different nations fight differently. How nations fight depends on their character, culture, location, history and many more factors. That is what I have tried to put across in this episode. Go through it and you will find it interesting.
Gunners Shot 