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Turbulent 2024
Maj Gen Rajiv Narayanan (R) and I discussed the turbulence one can foresee in 2024. Wars, tensions, chokepoints, elections , climate change and disasters will create global turbulence in food security, energy security and supply chain disruptions throughout 2024.
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Iran : The Shadowy Power
This discussion on Iran was totally professional. As one viewer said, for those who are uninitiated, this video will unravel the mystery called Iran. In the course of the show, it will be explained as why Iran is fighting from the shadows. If there is one nation which is emerging victorious from the Israel Hamas conflict,…
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How Middle Powers Sustain Balance Of Power In Global Conflicts Involving US, China by Lt Gen P R Shankar(R)
DEFENCE.CAPITAL ON DECEMBER 11, 2023 • ( LEAVE A COMMENT ) By Lt Gen. PR Shankar (Retired) Conventional wars between states have returned with a vengeance. The wars between Ukraine and Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, and Israel and Palestine/Hamas are prominent among them. In addition, there have been civil wars, coups, and ethnic strife in the Sahel region of Africa.…
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Endgame Ukraine and Beyond
There is no doubt that everyone is suffering from an Ukrainian Fatigue. Ajay Singh (R) and I discussed if there was endgame in sight for Ukraine. If so what are the scenarios which can evolve. It was an interesting discussion with many thoughtful questions.
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Global Conflicts and World Order
In this episode I have outlined the conflicts around the world and those raging around India. The troubling factor is the problem around South China Sea. The tensions there could erupt into a raging fire. If that happens, the global order would be completely upended. 2024 will be very chaotic if one goes by the…
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A Chennai Update and Open Hour
In this video, I have given a short update on the post Michaung situation in Chennai and the reasons behind why such a situation occurred during the cyclone. There are a lot of lessons to be learnt from this event locally to mitigate effects of a future disaster as also to revisit our larger development…
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Myanmars Civil War
Myanmar is in the throes of a civil war which is dominated by drugs . There is a spill over into China. Equally there is a spill over into the troubled state of Manipur. Lt Gen Dushyant Singh (R) and I delved into various aspects of this conflict ridden state which is the centre piece…
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Update on Uttarakhand Tunnel Collapse
This is just a simple video which gives out the state of the efforts being taken to rescue 41 workers who are trapped in the Silkyara tunnel where a part of it has collapsed. The good news is that a 6 inch pipe line has been pushed through in addition to the 4 inch water…
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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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THE END OF CHINA’S 100 YEAR MARATHON (PART 3) : ECONOMIC STRUCTURE
The third episode on China’s power structure, was a joint program with P Gurus. In this I have covered how flawed China’s economic structure is. At this point of time it might appear that China’s economy can recover. However there are no visible changes in policy which indicate that the reforms will revive the economy.…
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