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Is a Global Hot War in the Offing
- September 1, 2020
- Posted by: Lt Gen PR Kumar (Retd)
- Categories: ASEAN & ARF, China, Europe, Foreign Affairs, General Topics, Military, Rest of the World, SAARC, Uncategorized, USA, West Asia
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While the underlying acrimony, historical baggage and differences gives rise to an adversarial/confrontational/volatile relationship/situation, the actual trigger which starts the shooting war could be a minor incident. The aptly named ‘Pig War’ in 1859 between the United States and Great Britain in Don Juan island, started over a slaughtered swine.
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Spare a thought for the people of Yemen : World’s worst man-made Humanitarian Crisis
- August 7, 2020
- Posted by: Lt Gen PR Kumar (Retd)
- Categories: Strategic Affairs, USA
Yemen Overview[i]. Officially the Republic of Yemen (Arabic, romanized: al-Jumh?r?yah al-Yaman?yah, literally “Yemeni Republic”), is a country at the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is the second-largest Arab sovereign state in the peninsula, occupying 527,970 sqkms.
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Part 2 of Whither US Domination Post Covid
- August 7, 2020
- Posted by: Lt Gen PR Kumar (Retd)
- Categories: Strategic Affairs, USA
General[i]. In Part I, we examined the indicators which suggested that USA is in declining mode which is irreversible, and only the pace is uncertain. Majority who hold this view, take as a given that the US share of global economic output has been decreasing for last decade and that she has either already lost her status as the world’s largest economy to China or is fated to lose it within the next ten to 15 years.
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USA a declining power – Part 1
- August 4, 2020
- Posted by: Lt Gen PR Kumar (Retd)
- Categories: Strategic Affairs, USA
General. Ironically, the 64 zillion dollar question answers itself (incidentally A zillion is a huge butnonspecific number), being a truism in today’s context that amongst many verticals, economic strength is the pivotalingredient of comprehensive national power (CNP). Especially after COVID 19, a large number of papers/articles/media discussions have emerged regarding the future status of USA.
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Need Bravery not Bravado
- July 31, 2020
- Posted by: Brig Deepak Sinha (Retd)
- Categories: ASEAN & ARF, China, Europe, Foreign Affairs, Rest of the World, SAARC, Strategic Affairs, USA, West Asia
In the preface to his insightful work, Generalship: Its Disease and Cure, British military tactician Major-General JFC Fuller quotes an apocryphal tale told to him by a member of the French General Staff. “At the battle of Waterloo, Colonel Clement, an infantry commander, fought with bravery; but unfortunately, was shot through the head.
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QUAD 2.0 or TIANXIA
- July 29, 2020
- Posted by: Lt Gen PR Shankar (Retd)
- Categories: ASEAN & ARF, China, Foreign Affairs, Rest of the World, SAARC, Strategic Affairs, USA, West Asia
Gordon Chang says ‘Xi, thinks everyone should acknowledge not only Chinese hegemony but also China’s rule,… China’s ruler has both the right and responsibility to rule Tianxia, or all under Heaven’! Does the world want to be in this Chinese hell? If not, it needs the QUAD. It is a global imperative.
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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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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.
