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BEYOND THE FACADE : CHINESE ANALYSIS OF PM MODI’S REMARKS
PM Modi’s remarks on relationship with China during the Lex Freidman podcast was statesman like. It has drawn some appreciation from Chinese official media. However when one looks behind the facade, the Chinese reaction has been negative. The Chinese on the whole feel that our PM’s outreach is more to do with a weak India…
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‘CORPORATISED WAR TERMINATION’ WILL NOT WORK FOR USA IN UKRAINE
‘ Trump is a man in a hurry to bring the Ukraine War to a closure at the earliest. However his approach to war termination is based on corporate principles which are at odds with the Russian old style approach. As these negotiations are seeming to acquire a life of their own, the West Asian…
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IS INDIA’S NEIGHBOURHOOD IMPLODING?
A free flowing conversation on the deteriorating situation in Pakistan, China and Bangladesh. The recent press conference of ex COAS Gen Jahangir Karamat against the Asim Munir regime indicates that Pakistan is on the brink. The arrest of He Weidong, the Vice Chairman of the CMC shows that the internal political struggle in a weakening…
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BALUCHISTAN ON THE BRINK
Recent incidents indicate very clearly that Baluchistan is on the brink of secession from Pakistan. This analysis is a layered onion peel approach to deconstruct what is happening in Pakistan with the core being the melt down in Baluchistan. Fundamentally the Pakistan Army has dealt with Baluchistan from a security, geopolitical and economic perspective and…
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The Forked Tongue of The Malevolent Dragon Towards India
There is a palpable outreach from China towards India. China wants India for its markets to revive its growth. It also wants India to align itself with China geopolitically and away from USA. China, however avoids any mention of settling the border ior its collusively with Pakistan or interference in the neighbourhood or the IOR.…
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SETTLING CHINESE DOUBTS ON INDIA’S SPECE DOCKING
The Chinese had a lot of doubts about India’s capability to carry out space docking and undocking ….I had to clarify their thoughts.
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PAKISTAN BEYOND ITS 07 OCTOBER : A RETURN TO THE TERROR EPICENTRE
The hijack of the Jaffar Express by the BLA is the 07 October moment for Pakistan. It will leave a lasting imprint on the Pakistani psyche. The Army will be forced to react. In all probability it will do so with maximum force since the soft Winning The Hearts and Mind approach is alien to…
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PUTIN/ TRUMP/ZELENSKY : CEASEFIRE TANGO
The ceasefire and peace process in the Ukraine Russia War has begun. There are many models on which a ceasefire can be modelled on. Mr Sree Iyer and I examined the Korean, German, Kashmir and Finland, Cyprus models which can serve as a base for the peace process. Whichever model is adopted, it will be…
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THE NEW WORLD ACCORDING TO TRUMP
A meaningful webinar on how Trump is shaping the world disorder! He is destroying the existent rules based world order based on international institutions. It is being replaced with disorder based on isolation and deglobalistaion. Each country has to look out for itself. There are no single set of rules which will guide us in…
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RUSSIA UKRAINE WAR : THE TWISTS AND TURNS OF PEACE
Had two wonderful discussions with Mr John Helmer and Brig Arun Sahgal on the Russia Ukraine War. The first was all about to find if there is a basic matrix which can be found on which peace can be established. The second discussion outlines the twist and turns in achieving some kind of a ceasefire,…
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