Tag: #pakistan
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THE PAKISTAN WAY OF WAR – FIGHTING TO LOSE
An analysis of Pakistan’s wars indicates that after every event the country has slipped further into a morass. The tit for tat attacks with Iran might not be a war in the classical sense. However its military, security and geopolitical implications are beyond the normal. A marginalised Pakistan hemmed by hostile neighbours when in a…
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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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Hope or Despair in Pakistan
Tahir Aslam Gora spoke his heart out in this video. His characterisation of Pakistan is beyond Hope or Despair. He rightly feels that Pakistan is a Pathetic Engineered Democracy living in La La Land busy between cycles of Selections. Simply put….there is no hope for Pakistan the jelly state.
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Is There A Spike In The Proxy War?
This episode of CASA dialogues was one on the best on Gunners Shot. Thank you Lt Gens Ata Hasnain, Vinod Bhatia and Satish Dua for your invaluable views. I hope the people concerned heed your words of wisdom.
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Two Years of Broken Shackles : Taliban TTP and Pakistan
This discussion with Anant Mishra was fascinating simply because of the depth of his knowledge on matters pertaining to TTP and Taliban. The picture which emerges is that TTP is gaining strength by the day and Taliban is supporting it fully. This arrangement will not reverse in view of the deportation of Afghans from Pakistan…
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Conflict Overview and Open House
In this episode I gave out an update on the conflicts around the world and where they are heading. there were many questions on various issues which were posed. The quality of questions and comments are far improved from when I started the Channel.
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Can Pakistan Blitz India Hamas Style?
This is a popular question on everyone’s’ mind these days. The simple answer is yes it can. However it will not be a replica of the attack which HAMAS did on Israel. It will be more nuanced , disaggregated and disruptive. The scale will also vary. Our discussion shows that the stakes for Pakistan are…
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What is Pakistan Upto?
Pakistan is upto a lot of things is what we discovered during the course of our discussion. Irrespective of the internal political or economic state of Pakistan, its anti India rant will not vanish and hence will always be a source of trouble for us. The evolving situations in Pakistan pose peculiar challenges to India…
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The Pakistan of Military, Mullahs and Money
Lt Gen Vinod Bhatia and i had a free flowing and comprehensive discussion on Pakistan and how to deal with it. we spoke of the three Ps of dealing with Pakistan – Proaction, Pre-emption and Punition. A very interesting discussion.
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Unstable Adversaries and Contours of India’s Security Makeover
Lt Gen Raj Shukla (R) and I had a free flowing discussion on how things are changing in Pakistan and China for the worse. We also discussed about the rise of India. Resultantly, there is a need to change the way we think about our security which caters for our rise as well as the…
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