Category: CASA DIALOGUES
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Pak Bangla Bonhomie & Implications For India
Dr Amjad Ayub Mirza and I had a conversation on why there is an increasing bonhomie between Bangladesh and Pakistan and what it bodes for India. Dr Mirza’s viewpoint represents a different strain of thinking which needs to be paid attention to and factored in our strategic calculations.
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Widening Crises of West Asia
In this video I have outlined and analysed the military situation of Israel as it fights on multiple fronts. Very clearly the proxies of Iran are severely degraded and Iran and Israel are now in a one on one conflict now. What are the options available going ahead for each of them? Israel has a…
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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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IN A TANLED WEB – INDIA USA AND BANGLADESH
The regime change in Bangladesh is a typical operation by USA. The trajectory of the events is following what happened in IRAQ except that there was no invasion of Bangladesh. However the playbook is similar to the Ukrainian Maidan Revolution. Overall we are going to have a tough time handling this messy situation next door.…
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The Story of Indian Warfare
Col Ajay Singh (R) lays out the story of Indian Warfare through the ages with a lot of passion and conviction. The canvas is large and extremely well covered. simply outstanding. Must see for every Indian.
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A Geostrategic Roundup and Open House
This is the first of series on current and strategic affairs primarily to assist aspirants of DSSC. Will be of help to aspirants of other exams too. Every Sunday, I will cover important topics as under 1 st Sunday – Regional Issues and India’s Neighbourhood. 2nd Sunday – International Issues 3 rd Sunday – National…
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Beyond Exploding Pagers and Walkie Talkies of Hezbollah
The walkie talkie and pagers attacks on Hezbollah are game changers. In the short term they change the game between Israel, Hezbollah and Iran. In the long term there will be a change in the way wars are fought and will increase protectionism and disrupt globalism. Mr Sree Iyer and I had a detailed discussion…
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DEVELOPMENTS IN BANGLADESH AND RISE OF JAMAAT E ISLAMI
This was a free flowing conversation between Cap Alok Bansal (R) and self. We covered a lot of ground including the internal problems in Bangladesh, its political prospects and the necessity of good relations between India and Bangladesh. India and Bangladesh are interlocked with each other. Everyone must realise that there is no substitute for…
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GEOPOLITICAL WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY – TIME FOR INDIA TO LEVERAGE GROWTH
Every one talks that India is living in a tough neighbourhood and had to walk a fine line and balance multiple interests. While that may be so, there is a huge window of opportunity opening up. After all in every period of adversity lies an opportunity. That is the sum total of the discussion in…
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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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