Category: YOU TUBE
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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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Small and Cheap Technologies in Battle
Small and Cheap technologies are ruling the roost in battle these days. In this video I give an overview as to how simple day to day technology has made an impact on the battle field in recent conflicts – most notably Ukraine. The thing to understand is that the Cheap and Small technologies are being…
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Chinese Military Drills and The Island Too Far
The Chinese have carried out their naval and air drills around Taiwan for the thud time in a row. There is a pattern emerging in these drills. Will it lead to an attack or a blockade? I doubt. It is more of cognitive warfare in the best traditions of the huff and puff of the…
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Future of POK
This discussion with Tahir Gora on the future of POK was intuitive to say the least. What came out was that the fortunes of Pakistan are irreversibly on the down slope and the unrepresented people of POK including those in Gilgit Baltistan are completely disaffected and disillusioned with their status. More importantly they have realised…
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A Neighbourhood Scan
India’s ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy is under strain with relations with our neighbours going through ups and downs. This is due to many factors- internal to the country, issues with India and the omnipresence of China. In case India is to emerge as a power of consequence, it needs to take its neighbours along in its…
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A CONVERSATION ON GLOBAL HOTSPOTS
Lt Gen Ata Hasnain (R) and I had a fantastic conversation on the global hotspots which are occupying the strategic space. We spoke of POJK, Iran , Gaza, Ukraine and Taiwan. These are long term issues which dont have a definite end and will remain heightened for a long time. The global strategic scenario will…
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Disaster Management in India
The best time to discuss and prepare for a disaster is before it happens. It is in this context that Lt Gen Ata Hasnain (R) and I embarked on this topic. In this episode Lt Gen Hasnain (R), with his vast experience, explains how disaster management in India has come of age in many ways…
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