Aadi and I carried out a review of the Russo Ukranian War as a live session today. It was great session since we had a great audience who asked us a lot of questions. At the end we ran out of time and we were left with over 20 questions unattended. Some questions were tricky and some were simple but all were thought provoking. However the great news was that so many people were interested in asking them. I enjoyed the session and I hope those who listened to it did so too.
‘Sir, will China invade us?’ ‘We hear China has increased activities on the border’. Chinese consolidation activities on the LAC have prompted such reactions and fears. Lot of such inquiries from citizens within and outside India. Why? Bodies floating down Ganga, mass graves, lack of oxygen, medicines or hospital beds, botched vaccination program, uninterrupted work on Central Vista - all these have eroded our political capital immensely and seeded such doubts. Our national institutions are being compared to ‘rottweilers’ in the media. Economy? Unemployment figures and stock markets – both rattling up. Strangest combination. Rich getting richer and poor getting poorer. An ominous divergence which bodes ill. Leadership? Kis Chidiya ka naam hai bhai? National level paralysis in responding to the second wave. Erosion in comprehensive national power. Many have never experienced India being so weak. Nor did I for that matter. This frightening experience ...
Manstein took kharkov in just four day's of fierce fighting.Why the Russian army is taking such a long time to capture the city.It puts a big question mark against the quality of Russian army.
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