Gunners Shot

Every now and then our political leaders talk go retaking POK. They give the impression that it will be a military affair. Nothing can be further than the truth. There are whole lot of political, diplomatic, cultural and demographic issues involved. We need to understand these. Aadi and I discuss the multifarious issues involved in retaking POK. This discussion is based on an article I had written long back @ https://www.gunnersshot.com/2019/09/a-plan-to-retake-pak-occupied-kashmir_15.html  

Published in the The Sunday Guardian @ The falling trajectory of a rising China This is a follow up of my article The Xi Of Everything Mr Xi Jinping, the Chairman of Everything and Dictator for Life will not only preside over the biggest demographic decline in mankind but will also preside over the biggest loss of human capital in his lifetime. Many Indian veterans opine that China,  being the second largest economy in the world, is a rising power. It will dominate the world as it vies for global supremacy. However if one looks beyond this simplistic view, there is also a clear sense of a nation under siege. If the communist grandstanding is ignored, the ‘on ground’ reality indicates a decline.  In this confusing scenario, one needs to understand China’s current and future trajectory to handle it well. However it is also important to remember, as they say in mutual fund advertisements – past performance is no guarantee of future results. It applies to China also....