Category: CASA DIALOGUES
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Manipur What Next ?
Lt Gen Shokin Chauhan (R) and I discussed the current situation in Manipur. This was a no holds barred discussion. To say that the situation has gone from bad to worse is an understatement. The situation has scope to go even worse with political violence threatening to spill over into the neighbouring states. It is…
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Geopolitical Imperatives For The New Government
It was an honour to be part of the inaugural edition of the Gyan Chakra Dialogues with Maj Gen Neeraj Bali(R). We discussed the geopolitical imperatives for the new government at three levels. The first was about the geopolitical trends in the world. This was followed up by an analysis of our adversarial neighbours and…
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THE EMERGING SECURITY ARCHITECTURE IN EAST ASIA
Brig Arun Sahgal (R) outlines the contours of Chinese assertivity and threat as it manifests itself across East Asia. We discussed that the strategy of ambiguity practiced by USA against China also affects all East Asian nations. As a result all these countries are building capacities to defend themselves as also are getting into cooperative…
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INDIA BEYOND ELECTIONS : BACK TO THE FUTURE
It does not matter which party wins or loses. India has won big time. We have a stable government, a strong leader and an empowered opposition. Time to look ahead. The challenges are ahead.
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Lessons From Kargil
Lt Gen Ata Hasnain (R) and i discussed the Kargil conflict which we fought sucessfully against Pakistan 25 years ago. This was an overviewing discussion where we spoke of the macro lessons. More to follow.
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Agnipath and Elections
Mr Sanjay Dixit and I discussed the Agnipath. In this episode I discus the societal, operational, political, international and aspirational implications and out comes of the ill conceived Agnipath Scheme. It must not be scrapped. It needs modification immediately.
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Security Implications of Election Results
Lt Gen Gautam Moorthy (R) and I had a detailed discussion on how the election results have thrown up certain grave security issues along our northern and Eastern Borders. The issue of Agnipath was also discussed and it needs a change without doubt. The new government will have its task cut out to address these…
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India USA Relations Post Elections
Mr Sree Iyer and I had a discussion on what should be the shape of India USA relations post the elections in our country. We carried out a SOFT analysis – Strength, Opportunity, Friction and Threat Analysis. Tremendous intrest in the subject and lot of questions.
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WEST ASIAN OVERVIEW
Ambassador Anil Trigunayat presented his latest book and his motivation to write it. Thereafter he gave out a detailed view of what is happening in West Asia . It was an overview as also a basic idea of what is happening in each nation in the region. It gave terrific clarity to the often confusing…
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IRAN POST RAISI
Mr Sree Iyer and I discussed Iran and its internal situation after the death of President Raisi. We also discussed how the country is likely to evolve in the future. The issue is that Iran is an important nation for India and we have had a civilisational connect with it. Good relations with Iran are…
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