Tag: #russia
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TRUMP – DEFENCE DEALS – F35- MISSILES
Mr Sanjay Dixit and I had wide ranging talk on India USA , Russia, China and Technology. The start of US Russia talks indicate that the global order is changing at great pace. India needs to be tuned into it. India & USA need to be on the same page to deal with China. Any…
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Can Trump End The Ukraine War ?
There is a general expectation that Mr Trump will be able to end the Ukraine War once he assumes office. He has also stated that he will do so during his campaigning. Will he be able to do that? What are the options he has? Mr Sree Iyer and I examined the whole gamut of…
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The RICs of the BRICS
What is RIC ? is it Russia -India – China or Russia-Iran – China? Is BRICS multipolar, multangular or multilateral? what are the subtexts in BRICS? Why are nations flocking to BRICS? What does each nation get out of BRICS? What is INDIA”s role in BRICS? These are some questions I have tried to answer.
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The Karakhan Manifesto and China’s Salami Slicing of Russia!
In 2005 it was bilaterally decided that the Bolshoy Ussuriysky island would be split in half and the border would run in its centre Published on July 29, 2024 13:12 IST in The Financial Express @ https://www.financialexpress.com/business/defence-the-karakhan-manifesto-and-chinas-salami-slicing-of-russia-3567696/ By Lt Gen P R Shankar (R) On 28 August 2023, China’s Ministry of Natural Resources released a…
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PMs RUSSIA VISIT: GEOPOLITICAL JUGGLING
This CASA webinar cast light on the multiple geopolitical angles which have come to the fore during the PMs visit to Russia. These angles pertain to India-USA, India-China and India- Russia relations. More importantly, India’s role as a global balancing power has come to light. In fact in my opinion this visit has opened up…
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NATO @ 75
NATO has just finished 75 years. In this period it has grown from a membership of 10 to 32 with a few more waiting to join. It started largely as an anti soviet system focussed on European security. However its foot print and major conflicts are far beyond Europe. It is on the verge of…
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To Russia With Love
The PMs visit to Russia has raised some hackles in USA and China. This is what mr Sree Iyer and I discussed in this episode. The major issue to understand is that this trip signifies India’s emergence as a balancing power in Global Affairs which has signalled to everyone that it will excercise strategic autonomy…
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Russia China Ties and Impact on India
Tahir Gora and I had an informed discussion on the deepening Russia China ties and its impact on India. In this discussion Tahir Gora put some very interesting questions to me and I surprised myself with the way I handled the topic. It was a very wholesome and wideranging discussion.
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The CRIK Upheaval
China, Russia, Iran and North Korea seem to be evolving into a partnership which could provide an alternative order to the existing US led global order. Lt Gen Raj Shukla (R) outlines the political, diplomatic, military and technological linkages between these nations and how they are uniting against USA. More importantly they are not averse…
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THE NEW GREAT GAME IN PAKISTAN
Pakistan the jelly state has replaced Afghanistan as the latest location where the new great game is unfolding. Everyone is playing their game there and Pakistan is a bystander being manipulated from all around. Watch it to believe it.

