Aadi and I had a freewheeling discussion on the evolving leadership in China and Pakistan and how it affects India. The subject was futuristic and the Q&A session was great. To some extent we were on a fishing trip.
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 ag...
Gen Shankar, thank you for an insighful conversation and pointing to an analytical and detailed converation on the CASA Forum channel. Would appreciate your thoughts on China's "exercises" -- what the social media is deriding as "Op Fish Kill" -- and if it would quell the anger of the ultra nationalist Chinese who's videos of slapping themselves, you would have no doubt seen. As things stand -- economy, the face on the egg with multiple US and now Japanese visits to Taiwan -- is Xi's claims to a third term realistic?
ReplyDeleteIn 2019 Russia began helping China develop its early warning nuclear missle system against the US. Cooperation in such a sensitive area shows the degree of trust that has been established between them.
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When you suffer Xi Jinping, we will prosper through his Common Prosperity !
DeleteSounds like China is a -white- paper dragon :-)
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