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Rebalancing Imperatives     Energy Guzzlers.   Indian Armed Forces are rebalancing to the North. Infrastructure development will continue. Good news. Across the LAC, China is  ‘Solidifying Tibet’. Hereafter, the areas adjoining the LAC will see elevated troop levels even if there are no hostilities. The number of troops to be maintained permanently in extreme High altitudes will nearly double (including IAF personnel). It also means an increased logistical load year on year. In these areas Energy is required to power battle field systems (weapons, surveillance platforms, networks), transportation and most importantly for human sustenance. High Attitude operational areas and battle fields are Energy guzzlers due to rarefied atmospheres, lack of oxygen and inefficient engines.  Energy requirement of the battle field will keep increasing with modernisation. Till now the single point answer to meeting Energy requirements in high altitude areas has been fossil fuels – kerosene, petrol and d

Earlier Articles In Series   Sino Indian Logjam – A Review No Go For China in the Logjam  Sino Indian Logjam : Aim, Capability and Environmental Analysis     Sino Indian Logjam : Facts, Risks, Options and the Sum of all Fears Sino Indian Logjam: The W inter  Haul Sino Indian Logjam - The Chinese Three Card Trick   The Sino Indian logjam continues as the world’s largest vaccination drive has got underway.  The Indian economy has started firing on some cylinders as the rest are warming up. A question on everyone’s mind is – will the Chinese resume their aggression along the LAC after the winter freeze? While we can speculate to our hearts content as to what can happen, it is too early to predict any escalation as it is to predict de-escalation. However what we can do is to examine the factors which will contribute to any development – Military, Diplomatic or Political. We will see the issues from a Chinese perspective since the initiative is still with them.     Chinese Perspective   Aim

  OTHER ARTICLES OF THE SAME PLAGIARISED GENRE REVEALING THE TRUE HOLE OF PAKISTAN IN THEIR OWN WORDS  STATE OF PAKISTAN  PAKISTAN INTERNALISING PAKISTANS SOCIETAL FRACTURE PAKISTANI INSIGHTS NAYA PAKISTAN NAYA ANARCHY A DAY IN THE LIFE OF AN ORDINARY PAKISTANI THE NEW FORMULA  DAWN IN THE DUSK OF PAKISTAN LOOTERS OF THE FIFTH REICH PAKISTAN AT THE DAWN OF 2021   I have picked some opinion pieces from 'Dawn'. As usual what is given here are excerpts only. Click on the links next to the headings for the full article. Whatever are my comments and opinion are in blue colour. What is happening in Pakistan? Nothing special. That’s important since if something is happening, then it will be up to no good!   Having said that, for a long time now, India is not occupying the mind of Pakistani opinion makers. Of course , one does find the standard anti India article as daily rant which is  mostly negative. That is staple diet for any Pakistani newspaper and is expected.  However what is s

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