Tag: #india
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Bhutan : Chinese Designs And Indian Pushback
In this video we have highlighted the strategic importance of the PMs visit to Bhutan and how this is part of the overall pushback against China. We have also explained in detail why China is interested in Bhutan, which offers two tactical pathways to Chinese Strategic aims to inflict a psychological and military defeat on…
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India’s Strategic Shift & Open Session
In this session I outlined the small but significant shifts that are happening in India that contribute to its growing strategic importance. It is a slow and steady incremental process. Many times we tend to ignore them as day to day news. However these events are significant. The QnA session was interesting. Lot of good…
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Five Developments Rattling China
Very often we discuss that China does this..China does that. Most times we do not realise that as India is rising it is sending its own messages constantly. Lt Gen Ata Hasnain and I highlight five recent developments which seem to have rattled China a bit. It started with his article in the New Indian…
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Seminar on National Security and Building Bharat @2047
Recently, Southern Command held a seminar on National Security and Building Bharat . The speakers in the seminar were of very high calibre. Some of those talks are in the videos below. I also had the opportunity of speaking at the seminar. Overall the talks were of very high calibre and covered a vast range…
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Chinese Perceptions of India By Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
India’s revocation of Article 370 and promulgating Ladakh as a Union Territory has raised concern and reinforced views of ulterior Indian designs on China. Relations between India and China are rapidly changing. In the recent past there have been some articles from both China and India which highlight this change. In one strain, Chinese authors opine that…
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India’s Rise : Inevitable and Unstoppable
This is an examination of India’s Rise from 360 degrees. It is not a nationalistic chest beating exercise. It is largely based on macro facts and trend lines. India’ rise is now inevitable and unstoppable given the long term trajectory of certain factors – global and domestic . It does not mean that we do…
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India’s New Two and a Half Front Dilemma
Traditionally it has been acknowledged and understood that India faces a two and a half front scenario. Our national strategies and capability building have been hinged upon this thought. As India rises and the world conflict situation and geopolitical tensions increase in scope and complexity, this strategic formulation also is changing. We need to change…
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IS THE WORLD AT WAR
The world is closer to a war than ever. One thing is leading to the other and the West Asian conflict is slowly but steadily expanding with Pakistan also in the mix. Combine this what’s happening in the tinder box called South China Sea and China. If a conflagration does take place then the world…
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Global Geopolitical Futures
Thie discussion with Lt Gen Raj Shukla (R) was simply into the future. You will have to hear him to understand the what is coming ahead.
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