A discussion with Aadi Achint on the latest situation in Ukraine including the US military aid package and its implications.
The Pakistani FM to BBC: War would be suicidal. Pakistan has already started negotiating with a gun to its head! Welcome home Wing Commander Abhinanadan. Well done. You flew into the Valley of Death and survived. India is proud. Sincere condolences to Air Marshal Waseem Ud Din on the loss of his son Shahaz Ud Din under most unfortunate circumstances. He was incredibly brave to continue his mission when others had turned around. Paradigm Emerged A lot has happened since Balakot. Some in focus some out. Some hyped. Some diffused. Time to sum up the situation and see where things are heading. Militarily it is called Review of the Situation. I will do it journalistically so that the intellectual western media understands it. They might or not buy our story. Incidentally it is not a story. It is not for sale. This is real live action. Nuclear exchange receding. Not ruled out. A fundamental paradigm has emerged. India’s fight is against terror. The D
I think India needs to stay out of this unless both sides ask. Maybe Russia will just consolidate its gains with the most productive areas under its control and use rest of UKR as practice/proving ground via a low intensity conflict for its new weaponry and fresh troops. This will also bleed Europe & US as they will need to compensate UKR disproportionately with economic and military aid to keep it alive as well as supporting the millions of refugees. Interesting, though sad, times ahead for sure.
ReplyDeleteIt wouldn't be surprising if the US & EU use pre-occupation with UKR and commitment to providing arms & aid to it as an excuse to back-away from Taiwan if the CCP comes a visiting this year.
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