The new Pakistan PM Shahid Khan Abbasi, in an interview to CNN, having come to attend UN General Assembly meeting in Newyork, calls India as "Existential threat", dodges questions on Terrorism by calling it as "Global threat", and calls New Afghanistan policy of Trump Administration as "Misunderstanding", and openly highlights Pakistan's possession of Tactical nuclear weapons. … Continue reading Pakistan PM highlights having TNW’s in Newyork: Why at this time?
Doklam Plateau Standoff or South China Sea: Chinese Active Defence Strategy turns into Incremental Encroachments
As Comprehensive National Power (CNP) of China is growing, its strategy to impose its national will (as perceived by its few key leaders), exercise its power through its behavior in the international arena is undergoing noticeable change. Besides unprecedented economic growth in last few decades, its technological advancement gave significant boost to its soft … Continue reading Doklam Plateau Standoff or South China Sea: Chinese Active Defence Strategy turns into Incremental Encroachments
The Undeclared Power Play behind Belt and Road Forum: May 2017
Sharing my article published in Journal of the United Service Institution of India, Vol. CXLVII, No. 608, April-June 2017. The quarterly USI Journal is the oldest surviving defence journal in Asia, having first appeared in 1872 has been an uninterrupted Journal till date. An index of articles published in the USI Journal since 1999 is on the site http://www.usiofindia.org … Continue reading The Undeclared Power Play behind Belt and Road Forum: May 2017
Trump – Modi embrace: Better than Expectations
The warm embrace between President Trump and Prime Minister Modi, the Red carpet treatment to 'True Friend' in White House, and their mutual praise at press briefing says everything regarding expectations regarding establishing excellent rapport between two world leaders of social media. The will to take strategic partnership forward and the fact that fastest … Continue reading Trump – Modi embrace: Better than Expectations
Xi-Trump summit overshadowed by Attack on Syria: N Korea a big divide
Sharing with friends my comments on the subject published in South China Morning Post on April 9,2017. Two days back I had predicted the outcome in my comments published in SCMP, on the Topic 'Why the Xi-Trump summit is a high-stakes gamble' which are given after these comments. The old predictions stand vindicated, as the … Continue reading Xi-Trump summit overshadowed by Attack on Syria: N Korea a big divide
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