Category: CASA DIALOGUES
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Kashmir Reflections
Lt Gen Satish Dua (R) and i had a discussion on Kashmir where he touched upon the Kokernag encounter, reflected on how militancy has changed and most importantly, he gave us a glimpse about his forthcoming book. It was a good discussion. We also discussed the ongoing India Canada spat.
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Takeaways Post G20
The presentation by Ambassador Gurjit Singh was a real master class. It revealed issues not normally comprehended in such summits. He actually explained the nuts and bolts of India’s achievement in the G20 summit. The audience were highly appreciative of the presentation and the questions were great. Besides this presentation there are two other videos…
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Punjab Dynamics
Lt Gen K J Singh(R) and I discussed the dynamics in Punjab in a free and frank manner. The main issue is that Punjab is changing in ways we have not thought of before and Pakistan will spare no effort to meddle in this state which is critical to India’s strategic well being. Better to…
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Outcomes of the G20 Summit:Initial Analysis
First reactions are always the best reactions and hence this immediate analysis. There are many good outcomes of the G20 summit for India . I am only recounting the main ones here. A detailed analysis will follow.
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India’s Composite Conventional Deterrence Through a Missile Force
The idea of a missile force is being spoken about these days. This talk with Brig Arun Sahgal (R) gives an idea of the thinking which makes a missile force. These are initial thoughts. More discussion is needed and will follow.
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Unstable Adversaries and Contours of India’s Security Makeover
Lt Gen Raj Shukla (R) and I had a free flowing discussion on how things are changing in Pakistan and China for the worse. We also discussed about the rise of India. Resultantly, there is a need to change the way we think about our security which caters for our rise as well as the…
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Is a Trans LAC Clash Imminent?
There is no doubt that the relations between India and China are going down hill. The question is that will it result in a clash on the LAC? If a clash does occur, what will be its contours? These are the issue which Lt Gen Dushyant Singh (R) and I discussed in this episode.
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Forthcoming Elections in Taiwan and Implications For India
We often say that we need to increase our the scope of our relations with Taiwan. However we often forget that we need to know more of it to do so. Unless we know more about Taiwan , we will not be able to strengthen our relations or take issues further. This talk with Namrata…
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Time to Revisit One China
China has created a stir by issuing out its new ‘Standard Map’ which eats into large swathes of India and South China Sea. It infringes into territories of many countries. Maj Gen Rajiv Narayanan and I went over all aspects of this cartographic aggression by China including its timing. India needs to change its policy…
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Global Food Weaponisation
It was a pleasure to discuss weaponisation of food with Maj Gen Harsha Kakar (R). As climate change is kicking in, food is increasingly becoming a determinant of hard power. In fact in my reckoning Food is already one of hard power indices besides economy and military capability, though we discussed it as part of…
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