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AMUL'S CONGRATULATORY AD ON INDIA'S FIRST CDS   Late Gen Bipin Rawat was a determined and resolute driver of Theatrisation and Jointness, even if it meant ruffling some reluctant feathers.   He was also very clear that the way forward was Atmanirbharta and was a very committed driver of indigenization. He was at the forefront in rendering valuable operational advice to the Government during the crisis in Eastern Ladakh. We were making steady progress under the first CDS of India.  He had, in his own inimitable way established that there was no way India could go ahead without a CDS.  The tragic air accident and his untimely demise more than two months ago in the Nilgiris, left India without a CDS. It was a big blow. It was widely expected that the government would soon announce who would be the next CDS. Rumors abounded, options enumerated, and names were even bandied. Nothing came of it despite the established importance of the post. The government is yet to name the second CD

  The   Financial Express , reported  that the capital budget allocation for the Indian Army has reduced from Rs 36, 481.90 to Rs 32,102 crore ( down by 12.2%). Even worse, Indian Army was able to spend just around 40% of its allocated budget. During the mid-year review itself the Army’s capital budget had been reduced.    The COAS recently has  stated  that “  trailers of future conflicts are perceptible and these are being enacted daily on the information battlefield, in the networks and cyberspace. They are also being played along unsettled and active borders ”. He underscored the requirement of ready and capable forces in the face of “ unique, substantial and multi-domain ” security challenges, especially along our Northern borders.    The Finance Minister highlighted in the budget that that technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), geospatial systems, drones, semiconductors and its ecosystem, space economy, genomics and pharmaceutical, and clean mobility systems are areas of

 Had a very interesting freewheeling discussion with Mr Sree Iyer of P Gurus on various issues regarding Pakistan. Started with the non meet between Imran and Xi and went on to all other issues. 

AADI AND I DISCUSS THE VARIOUS ISSUES WHICH MAKE WUHAN EQUIVALENT TO  CHINA'S CHERNOBYL. THE DISCUSSION IS BASED ON MY ARTICLE  WUHAN : CHINA'S CHERNOBYL  VISIT THE GUNNERS SHOT WEBSITE FOR ITEMISED COLLATION OF ALL MY ARTICLES click on home page below 

In my article,   Russian Lessons on Neighbourhood First  I had highlighted that India’s ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy has been floundering. China has made inroads into most of our neighbours; especially Myanmar which is in chaos – military rule, civil war situation, massacres, ethnic strife, refugees, drug and arms smuggling. A destabilised Myanmar under Chinese influence vs a Sino-Pak collusive threat is a case of a unknown devil vs the known devil. The unknown devil which is taking shape in our backyard will be lethal. To understand this unknown devil and  fundamentals of Myanmar, please go though the power point presentation embedded below. It will give you an idea about the background and events  till Apr 2021 .        This is an embedded Microsoft Office presentation, powered by Office . Ever since the Military Junta deposed Aung San Su Kyi and imprisoned her, over 1500 deaths have been reported in clashes between civilians and  rebel groups  on one side and the Tatmadaw on the ot

Part 7 of Discussion on PLA.  How will it fight?   Other Parts can be seen HERE  

This is another in the series of Excerpts from Dawn : A Peek into Everyday Life in Pakistan  When the National Security Policy (NSP ) of Pakistan was released, there were many  in India who felt that it was not worth the paper it is written on. The NSP did not offer anything new. The same old India bashing and Kashmir obsession was evident. I had analysed and established in my article  Pakistan Back to the Future  that Pakistan’s biggest security threats were from within. Many in Pakistan will say that an Indian General’s view was bound to be coloured and blatantly anti-Pakistan. Hence it must be summarily thrown out of the window.  To a large extent they are correct. Why should a Pakistani heed the advice of a retired General from India specially when his own establishment does not care a fig? Some would also argue that retired Indian Generals have nothing better to do than give solutions to problems they could not solve when they were in service. The argument further would be that si