Category: YOU TUBE
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TRUMP & THE MAD MAN THEORY
The mad man theory is about the idea that by acting in a highly volatile way one can frighten opponents into conceding. It has been used by Nixon, Khrushchev , Zia Ur Rehman and many more in the past. However history reveals such behaviour has rarely succeeded. In the same vein, many have attributed the mad…
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Bangladesh : A Worrisome Redux
India’s Approach to Bangladesh is turning from one of being conciliatory to one of being hard nosed and pragmatic. The reason is simple. Bangladesh is slowly but surely sliding into an Islamist Anarchy. The current dispensation which seized power in a politico military coup is beyond Bangladesh’s constitutional remit and must be replaced sooner than…
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PAKISTAN, CANADA, KHALISTANI’S ET AL
Mr Tahir Gora and I started our conversation with Pakistan and then drifted to Canada and Khalistani’s. In his opinion, Pakistan has lost its strategic value and will remain stagnant in its present situation due to multiple factors. He highlights that the Khalistani’s in Canada are deeply entrenched in its politics and are now influential…
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China’s Strategic Misperception of India
India’s policy toward China the rest of Modi’s term in office will be to continue to adhere to the “3 NOs”: dare not confront, do not want to be neutral, do not want to follow. This is the kind of internal writings in China.
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DeepSeek, DeepFake or DeepState?
These are my initial ideas about DeepSeek which has rattled the world of AI. A new game in AI has begun and will play itself out. Two factors are clear. Firstly. This is a Chinese App and needs to be treated on par with TikTok – Banned in India. The security implications are simply too…
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Deep Dive on Pralay Missile System
Mr Sandeep Unnithan and I did a deep dive on the PRALAY Missile system which was recently paraded on the Republic Day . It was a great interaction with one of our best defence analysts. Covered technical, tactical and strategic aspects of the Pralay Missile. This caps a series of significant missile developments in recent…
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INDONESIA & INDIA : KUCH KUCH HOTA HAI
Recently, the President was the chief guest at the 76th Republic Day. The vibes between India and Indonesia are good as explained by Mr Gurjit Singh, our former ambassador to Indonesia. He however points out that while socio culturally we have made some progress, we have not developed economic or defence ties as needed. More…
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India’s Space Docking and Chinese Reactions
The Chinese reactions to India’s Space Docking Experiment has been vitriolic. While their media has grudgingly acknowledged the achievement, the reaction from the public and those who have watched the video has bordered on hostility. Many have said that the space docking has been a fake. One has gone on to acknowledge its success and…
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The Trump Effect
Despite the bluster the Trump Effect is being felt. The Gaza ceasefire is being attributed to it. If Ukraine war is to end, the Trump Effect might have something to do with it. Many of Trump’s executive orders are internal to USA. However they have huge external ramifications on immigration, citizenship, climate change etc. Besides…
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CHINA’S STRATEGY OF INDIRECT APPROACH TO CONTAIN INDIA
China is very clearly adopting a strategy of indirect approach as propounded by Sir Liddel Hart to contain India. Having failed to enforce a military solution on India for the past four years and seeing the threats developing on its other fronts combined with internal difficulties, China is using Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka…
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