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The ‘Thug’ Army meets ‘Made in India’ steel
- June 25, 2020
- Posted by: Lt Gen PR Shankar (Retd)
- Categories: ASEAN & ARF, China, Military, Strategic Affairs
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China’s PLA is not a professional army. It is a uniformed group of thugs which serve the Chinese Communist Party. The premeditated ambush of the braves of 16 Bihar at the Galwan Valley last week was planned to make it appear like a reckless Indian Army action, “valiantly” defended by the innocent Chinese.
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India-China border clash : Is there a way forward ? (Part II of three-part series)
- June 23, 2020
- Posted by: Lt Gen PR Kumar (Retd)
- Categories: ASEAN & ARF, China, Foreign Affairs, Military, Strategic Affairs
In the first part of this three series article, I discussed the strong civilizational connect (recorded formal interaction dates to 2nd Century BC) between India and China which prevented any sort of confrontation let alone conflict, and India’s official position of the boundary between the two countries. The history, geography, geopolitics and strategy, economy, technology, military potential, comprehensive national power and most importantly individual personalities (leaders) have a direct bearing on the way forward.
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India-China dynamics in turbulent times : Civilisational ties and border dispute (Part I of three-part series)
- June 16, 2020
- Posted by: Lt Gen PR Kumar (Retd)
- Categories: ASEAN & ARF, China, Foreign Affairs, Military, Strategic Affairs
What does a big, unpopular, ‘different’ boy with very few friends do if he is suddenly picked on by most of the class? Admittedly he did something horrific bringing unimaginable misery to himself and the entire class, but ironically the other big boys had also done innumerable equally nasty things without being castigated.
Read more at: https://southasiamonitor.org/spotlight/india-china-dynamics-turbulent-times-civilisational-ties-and-border-dispute-part-i-three#.XukYJzMlkV8.whatsapp
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India’s Options to achieve ‘Chini Kam’ – A SWOT Analysis
- June 1, 2020
- Posted by: Lt Gen PR Shankar (Retd)
- Categories: ASEAN & ARF, China, Military, Strategic Affairs
China, while seeking global hegemony, must support military expansionism and an aging population, with a contracting economy, in a deglobalising environment of falling exports, withering manufacturing, collapsing BRI and weak internal consumption. It portends an authoritarian China rapidly reverting to revisionism. Simultaneously, the Pakistan Army will continue to own a failed and bankrupt state whose existential identity of “Not Being India” constantly reinforces revisionism.
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Make in India : Will Swadeshi 2.0 Help India Outperform China?
- May 29, 2020
- Posted by: Mr Manoj Mohanka
- Categories: ASEAN & ARF, China, Domestic Issues, Foreign Affairs, General Topics
Swadeshi – that clarion call for self-reliance – first heard in 1905, asking Indians to boycott British products and embrace the home-grown, is making a comeback it seems, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Only this time, the object of protest is China. Open WhatsApp or Instagram today, and a video or a meme asking to ‘Say No to Chinese Goods’ or ‘Buy Indian, Be Indian’, is likely to pop up.
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Post-COVID, Is China Only Country with Enough Reserves to Lend ?
- May 7, 2020
- Posted by: Mr Manoj Mohanka
- Categories: ASEAN & ARF, China, Current Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Rest of the World, SAARC, USA, West Asia
On 3 April 1948, three years after the WWII ended, President Truman signed the Economic Recovery Act of 1948. It came to be known as the Marshall Plan, named after Secretary of State George Marshall, who, in 1947, proposed that the United States provide economic assistance to restore the economic infrastructure of post-war Europe.
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Is Indian Deterrence Effective Against Potential Aggressors
- July 5, 2019
- Posted by: Lt Gen PR Kumar (Retd)
- Categories: ASEAN & ARF, Foreign Affairs, Military, Strategic Affairs
The concept of deterrence is undergoing transformation in the emerging multi polar and multi nuclear world. The democratic world order and international institutions are being challenged, leading to a dynamic international security environment, where strategic balancing by even the global powers has become the norm. This has resulted in 24 X 7 Multi Domain Operations (MDO), where the military dimension is but one of the verticals albeit a decisive one. Applied effectively, deterrence discourages an adversary from pursuing an undesirable action. It works by changing the adversary’s calculation of costs, benefits and risks.
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The Infected Project of the Century
- July 4, 2019
- Posted by: Lt Gen PR Shankar (Retd)
- Categories: ASEAN & ARF, Europe, General Topics, Rest of the World, USA, West Asia
The BRI envisaged infrastructure and construction projects at a mega scale — Railways, Highways, Ports, Energy Projects, and Industrial Estate Developments across 70 odd countries. The crown jewel being the CPEC. The Chinese ambitions are to displace the US from the top. Engage countries in bilateral economic partnerships. Deploy excess Chinese capital and capacity overseas to boost the economy. Chinese merchandise was to flow in outbound streams. Inbound traffic ensures food, energy, and resource securities for China. BRI consolidates Xi Jinping’s role in perpetuity in creating a Sinocentric world.
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Stand up against China
- April 29, 2018
- Posted by: Lt Gen (Dr) Prakash Menon (Retd)
- Categories: ASEAN & ARF, China, Military, Strategic Affairs
Some of India’s chickens of statecraft have come home to roost. India has embarked on a “reset of relations” with China and simultaneously seeks to “redefine ties” with the USA. The simultaneity is structurally imperative when it comes to India’s role in the context of great power tensions.
