Category: CASA DIALOGUES
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Xi Jinping’s Trials : Taiwan Tension, Troubled Economy & PLA
This episode was an interesting one in which a lot of issues pertaining to contemporary China were covered. Brig Sanal Kumar who has served in China brought an insiders insight to the discussion. One aspect which is emerging clearly is that China has lost much of its sheen.
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Different Pages of Pakistan
Lt Gen Ata Hasnain (R) and I had an in-depth discussion on the squabbling politics , declining economy and dissent in the Army in Pakistan. Pakistan will continue to remain unstable is a forgone conclusion. It will remain internalised for some time. However if it degenerates further , then there are chances that it becomes…
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An Update From Pakistan and Open Session
In this session I gave out an update focusing on the internal voices and poor economic situation of Pakistan. Toxic politics, an army facing internal problems and looming instability are all on the cards.
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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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Myanmar in Eternal Conflict
Lt Gen Dushyant Singh (R) gave out a detailed picture of what is happening in Myanmar. The state of affairs is bad. It does not bode well for India. We can not keep looking on as by standers. at some point of time we should stop “Looking East” and start “Acting East”
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Indonesian Elections 2024
This interaction with Mr Gurjit Singh was an eyeopener and a great education for me. . It told me how little India knows about Indonesia which is a near neighbour, the 3rd largest democracy, the biggest economy in ASEAN and a major link in the INDO PACIFIC architecture. Our ambition of being a regional power…
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Pakistan Beyond Elections
The CASA web discussion on Pakistan Beyond Elections was very good. The real issues facing Pakistan came out loud and clear. The country is on a brink. Just as absence of war is not peace, absence of street protest is not calm or that peoples aspirations have been met. The Army, judiciary and political entities…
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GUNNERS SHOT : SERVICEMEN WELFARE CHANNEL
THIS IS AN INTRODUCTORY VIDEO TO THE GUNNERS SHOT SERVICEMEN WELFARE CHANNEL. SHORT ONE. YOU CAN SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHANNEL @ http://www.youtube.com/@GunnersshotWelfare
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BANKING ADVICE FOR ARMED FORCES PERSONNEL
In this episode Lt Gen Vinod Vashisht (retd) gives some sane advice for armed forces personnel with respect to daily banking which they resort to. This advice is good for all officers and PBOR whether they are in service or retired. See it for yourself. The first part of this series is at https://gunnersshot.com/2024/02/12/how-banks-can-help-armed-forces-personnel/
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India’s Unfolding Security Make Over
Lt Gen Raj Shukla (R) and I had a great conversation on the ongoing changes in India’s security paradigm and the way things are moving ahead as we rise. More importantly, we had a discussion on those areas which we need to focus ahead. This was a talk into the future.
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