Category: YOU TUBE
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SIX INCAPABILITIES OF PLA
The PLA has six new incapabilities. Just think. It always has new soldiers, new leaders, new roles, new battlefields, new equipment and new organisations. Sandeep Unnithan and I discussed these issues in detail. When seen in the correct perspective it emerges that the PLA is not that strong as it is made out or makes…
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China’s Politico Military Strategy In 2025
Xi has deep anxieties on many fronts – economic, diplomatic, demographic and military. China now face four military fronts in Korea, Taiwan, South China Sea and India. It does not want to get into a two front situation. It has failed to enforce a military solution on India. USA is redeploying and reinforcing forces in…
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PAKISTAN IN 2025
Discussion with Dr Amjad Ayub Mirza indicates that Pakistan will plumb new depths in 2025. There will be no great improvement as it will continue to struggle with TTP, BLA and unrest in POK. The interesting issue is that in case India wants to regain POK which is its legitimate territory, there must be a…
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Taliban’s War On Pakistan Breaks Shackles of Slavery
This webinar on the Taliban – Pakistan conflict was illuminative. The panelists were the best one could find and their views highlighted different aspects of the conflict. What emerges is that this conflict will continue to simmer for a long time. It will debilitate Pakistan and keep it ion a state of turmoil. India needs…
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GLOBAL TRENDS -2025
Maj Gen Rajiv Narayanan and I had a wide-ranging discussion on the Global trends in 2025. It included the dominance of USA despite its decline, the decline of China despite its militarisation and the depressing state of the EU economy and the disruptive chaos in West Asia. In this environment India has an opportunity provided…
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INDIA’S RISE AND MILITARY MODERNISATION
These days there is lot of information-disinformation on India’s capability vis a vis China. I put forth two simple propositions. India’s rise is unstoppable when compared to that of Germany, Japan and China which seem to be faltering at the slightest of hurdles whereas India continues to progress despite unsurmountable odds. India needs to equip…
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National Security Objectives in 2025
Lt Gen K J Singh outlines the regional security landscape and explains what our national security objectives should be in 2025. It is repeatedly emerging that the most important national security objective is building internal strength and structures. A nation which is socially cohesive and strong internally cannot be touched. CAPFs which are numerically as…
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CHINA INDIA IN THE WORLD ORDER – A CHINESE PERSPECTIVE
In any analysis the first order of business is to know what lies on the other side of the hill. It is in this context that one has to understand the Chinese perspective of where they see China and India in the world order. Logically a country in decline should start altering its ambitions. However…
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INDIA’S RESPONSE TO CHINA’S GREAT LEAP FORWARD
Every odd day China comes up with a new military capability. Even after discounting China’s PR and Info War as well as its dodgy technology, the PLA is adding warlike equipment at a fast clip to its inventory with the maxim being Quantity has its own Quality. Without doubt the gulf between Chinese and Indian…
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CHINA 2024 : ON A LIMP
China’s big bet on technology will not revive its fortunes as its property sector continues to sink further. The interesting thing is that two new factors of downward pull have emerged – involution and social unrest. Consumption, the likely saviour of China is elusive as its population keeps sinking and its military edge keeps getting…
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