Category: Videos
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LIVE HANGOUT ON P GURUS
Today I had a live hangout with Mr Sree Iyer of P Gurus. We covered a wide range of topics from China’s distasteful picture to its rocket crash, the second wave in India, China’s likely offensive intent, the bio warfare speculation related to the Chinese Virus, Indian Armed Forces in response to the current situation,…
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Generals Talk : Indias Covid Crisis and Geopolitics
The Generals Talk is a new platform from where Lt Gen Satish Dua and I will be discussing various geopolitical issues concerning India. It is going to be a regular feature anchored by Aadi Achint of DefTalks. This is the first edition of The Generals Talk. In this edition we discuss the likely geopolitical fallout…
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WILL CHINA ESCALATE THE LADAKH SITUATION
I had a very long and interesting discussion on the current covid situation in a geopolitical context with Aadi Achint. There is no doubt that from the time we had this discussion, things have worsened in Delhi . However, Mumbai seems to be pulling out of it. Also, barring pockets, the rest of India, is…
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Match Chinese MRLs with Pinaka: Lt Gen. P. Ravi Shankar
Match Chinese MRLs with Pinaka: Lt Gen. P. Ravi Shankar | India Today Insight Lt Gen. P. Ravi Shankar, former director-general, artillery, on the need for India to fill the gaps in its rocket artillery and train at high altitudes ADVERTISEMENT Sandeep Unnithan Delhi April 22, 2021 UPDATED: April 22, 2021 23:22 IST An advanced version of…
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THOUGHTS ON WEBINAR ON THEATRISTAION – THE WAY FORWARD BY LT GEN P R SHANKAR ( R)
This is the fifth article on threatrisation. Previous articles can be accessed by clicking on the following titles Jointmanship – Pluck The Low Hanging Fruits Some Ideas From The Nichols-Goldwater Act Theatrisation – Are We Ready ? Prickles of Theatrisation of Commands Shapes of Theatres THE RECORDING OF THE WEBINAR IS HERE WATCH IT FROM…
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WEBINAR ON THEATRISATION OF THE ARMED FORCES : THE WAY FORWARD
The next webinar in CASA forum is on the ‘Theaterisation of the Armed Forces-The Way Forward’. We are holding it on the coming Saturday 10 Apr at 5 pm. We have an eminent panel consisting of our ex CAS, FOC-in C and DGMO. They not only represent the colour purple together but will have a…
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Wings on Fire
With the Af-Pak region heading to a state of permanent instability and with Myanmar descending into chaos, our wings are on fire. Expectedly, China will fish in troubled waters. I had a discussion with Aadi on both issues as also on our other neighbours, who can not be left out. To put issues in perspective,…
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MYANMAR : AN OVERVIEW
After putting out the Presentation, I had an interesting talk with Mr Sree Iyer of P Gurus. if you have the time and inclination please go through it. I was contemplating writing an article on Myanmar and the latest situation there. As I started compiling the information, I put together this presentation. Finally I felt…
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Discussion on Pakistan with Mr Sree Iyer of P Gurus
I had a great discussion with Mr Sree Iyer on the latest peace initiative from Pakistan. We started from the basics and went on to discuss a whole range of connected topics. Mr Iyer led me on to many issues and skilfully ensured that we navigated a large part of the Indo Psk terrain. We…
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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…

