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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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Human Capital for the Department of Military Affairs
- May 20, 2020
- Posted by: Lt Gen (Dr) Prakash Menon (Retd)
- Categories: Domestic Issues, General Topics, Military
The creation of the Department of Military Affairs (DMA) in the Ministry of Defence portends better civil-military cooperation. That India’s civil-military cooperation was in need of structural reform was never doubted. Yet, the implementation of such reform lacked political will, faced bureaucratic resistance, and was stymied by elements within the armed services.
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A Stunning Defence Reform – The Contours of Corporisation of the OFB
- May 20, 2020
- Posted by: Lt Gen Gautam Moorthy (Retd)
- Categories: Defence Production, Domestic Issues, General Topics
The announcement of the relief package by the Hon’ble Prime Minister on 14 May 2020 was followed by certain specifics by the Hon’ble Finance Minister on 16 May 2020.
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Leveraging the strengths of the OFB in a Post Covid Era
- May 15, 2020
- Posted by: Lt Gen Gautam Moorthy (Retd)
- Categories: Defence Production, Domestic Issues, General Topics, Uncategorized
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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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Lockdown: How we pay for Centre-States trust deficit
- March 7, 2020
- Posted by: Mr Manoj Mohanka
- Categories: Domestic Issues, General Topics
At any given time in the life of a nation, trust and cooperation between the states and the Centre are the key to the state of the Union.
