Bharat Rakshak

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One of the strange ideas the Americans came up with was that Obama would talk to public on both sides of Wagah. Luckily it was shot down by PMO. Obama administration is essentially looking to enhance ties with China and Pakistan. Since it has been rebuffed by them it is looking at India. Say if Chin...

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Now even BM is talking about two front confrontation. When Bharat Verma talked about that last year, people thought he was crazy.

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Audio for the whole talk by CRM is available on the webpage. The Strategic Dimensions of U.S.–India Relations http://www.carnegieendowment.org/events/?fa=eventDetail&id=3020 Global Outlook International belief in American dominance, which had persisted since the end of the Cold War, is beginning...

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This alliance of democracies in Asia may not fly if these countries are not confident that their alliance will be able to contain the Chinese. There are doubts whether the coalition is capable of taking on the Chinese. IIRC, one Singaporean scholar said something like that. If the US joins the allia...

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India has to be careful about bandwagoning with US on China as well. The talk of G2 is very recent. First of all, US is capable of dealing with China on its own. That is something Ashley Tellis said in an interview. He said US does not need India to deal with China. Secondly, a declining US might do...

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Jaswant Singh article is ominous. Essentially what he is saying is that if India loses to China in the great game, it will be a Chinese 21st century. He also calls the challenge the gravest since Independence. Indeed, the pincer of Afghanistan and Gilgit/Baltistan poses the gravest challenge to Indi...

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shiv, In general what you are saying is true but don't you think that post the downturn in the US and the West, the equations have changed somewhat. You also have to look at absolute numbers and not just per capita. US oil consumption in 2008: 19,500 thousand barrels a day China : 7,800 thousand bar...

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FWIW, an op-ed piece from People' Daily. Hawks pecking at the brittle nerves of India http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90002/96417/7145252.html On top of that, to secure their access to Asia, and maintain their coveted preeminence over the region, the West has to pull one to its side to check and b...

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http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/papers41/paper4041.html Intresting point about testing and nuclear deal with Japan Indians are not much too worried on this count. The reason is simple: because Indian strategists are NOT going to test another nuclear bomb. In this age of advanced technology, there i...

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Can planes like Su30MKI be used by SFC if the Chinese cities in the east are to be targeted? Wouldn't the range be inadequate, unless they will fire LRCM?

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How about stopping Huwei from selling equipment to Indian telecom sector. Looks like GoI has allowed Huawei to sell its wares in India. This is indeed baffling.

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Multiple commentators have pointed out that China is concerned about India's rising power. That is why it will be good to get our hands on the following paper. Costs $30. Understanding (Changing) Chinese Strategic Perceptions of India http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~db=all~content=a92335338...

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China indulging in muscular diplomacy with India' http://www.indianexpress.com/news/china-indulging-in-muscular-diplomacy-with-india/679890/0 "The source of the tensions is multi-faceted but driven in large part by China's concern with an emergent India and Beijing's desire to consolidate its p...

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Isn't $100 billion a bit too high by 2016? Right now it is ~$35 billion.

Assuming a $2.5 trillion economy and 3% defence expenditure, total spending would be $75 billion.

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As KS has written, the Chinese actions in Gilgit area are not entirely driven by their animosity to India. While needling India might be one of the desired outcomes for them, their game plan is bigger. They want to thwart US in west asia and the route through POK and Pakistan is key for them. Their ...

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Chinese string of pearls could choke India http://news.rediff.com/column/2010/sep/08/chinese-string-of-pearls-could-choke-india.htm In the competitive battle for influence that is bound to characterise power play in the sub-continent tomorrow, we need to be pre-eminent partners of nations in our nei...

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KS uvacha. http://www.maritimeindia.org/pdfs/ArticleByKS05Sep10.pdf What should we do to prevent a 1962 to be repeated, or even to attenuate the possible pressures on India by China? At present we are in a position to deter China by projecting an adequately powerful airpower and mobile land forces w...

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By giving the example of Mig purchase, is KS saying that India should go for American planes for MRCA?

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India can always change the stand on Tibet if it suits her. As they say agreements are made to be broken.

Based on the reports China seems to be going all out against India. Re-establishing links with naga rebels, AP, PoK, moving missiles etc. Bharat Verma had rightly warned last year.

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KS article is insightful and original. China is playing a much bigger game with these PoK moves. This affects not only India but also US. India will have to militarize and militarize fast like Gen Jacob was saying. US and others will also make counter moves. A key takeaway from KS article is that he...

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KP Nayar article makes a lot of sense. The Selig Harrison article followed by the media bombardment in India. Can't India act against the moles in the media and the govt,

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Gen Jacob article sounds pretty ominous though not entirely new. Bharat Verma had written the same last year.

Also what happened to the Copenhagen spirit?

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Can someone download the following paper. BRFites in school maybe able to do that.

http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/conten ... mptype=rss

Manjeet S. Pardesi (2010), “Understanding (Changing) Chinese Strategic Perceptions of India,” Strategic Analysis, 34 (4): 562-578.

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Is this the first time The Economist has put India in the same category as China? In the past they have been very contemptuous of India and going gaga over China. Wonder what prompted the change.

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India Readies for China Fight http://the-diplomat.com/2010/07/06/india-readies-for-china-fight/ Last May, just days before India’s general election results were announced, the country’s highest policy making body for security matters was convened by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Its mandate: Find w...

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Following is what Orbat has to say about the reports on the build up # India's buildup against China Reader Avik Bhattacharyya asks us to clarify the situation regarding how many divisions have been/are being/will be raised. # Two divisions have been raised, under Eastern Command. The Government is ...

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can you send it to me as well c_s10 at yahoo dotcom. Thanks.

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From the LSE article's abstract.

The only sure way to secure such cooperation is to address the fundamental causes of Pakistan’s insecurity, especially its latent and enduring conflict with India.

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From Orbat. Accurately summarising how ordinary folks are looking at this. Editor is overcome with gratitude that the US has allowed access to Bombay 2008 planner David Hedley. America's generosity is astounding. Given India has a pantheon of deities numbering in the thousands or even in the ten tho...

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Essentially the US policy under Obama seems to be the following: 1) We came in to power knowing that Bush's policy on India was wrong and it had affected US's relations with China and Pakistan. Brenzinski and Snowcroft had said this in 2008 I believe. So they set about fixing this aspect. 2) While d...

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Robert Kaplan on China and India. Says China will be a superpower and India will be great regional power. That does not make sense to me. If China is a superpower and India is an autonomous regional power from Persian Gulf to SE asia, then what kind of supoerpower is China. If India manages to buil...

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Robert Kaplan on China and India. Says China will be a superpower and India will be great regional power. That does not make sense to me. If China is a superpower and India is an autonomous regional power from Persian Gulf to SE asia, then what kind of supoerpower is China. If India manages to build...

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IMHO, if this talk of China is bubble is real, there could another slowdown in the world economy which noone wants. China’s bubble waiting to burst http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/markets/china/article7127675.ece Marc Faber, the bearish investor who peddles boom, doom and gloom in his...

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Hamid Mir's tapes are making it to news as expected. Btw, he says that he dislikes Qadianis more than kaffirs or something like that. The intrigue in Pakistan is at a different level. So many players, no one kows who is in whose side. http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010%5C05%5C16%5Cst...

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Lee Kuan Yew's views on Asian geopolitics. He has been wrong in the past about India and I would not be surprised if he is wrong one more time. http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201005140485.html A: Well, the Global Times, which is an offshoot of the People's Daily, translated "balance" as z...

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From B Raman http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/%5Cpapers39%5Cpaper3802.html The Indian intelligence agencies have done the right thing in sounding the wake-up call. Instead of taking their warnings seriously and examining what mid-course corrections are called for in our policy of giving a free run t...

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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/India-bailed-out-China-from-US-EU-ambush-at-Copenhagen-Ramesh/articleshow/5909554.cms How India saved China from isolation at Copenhagen BEIJING: India foiled an "ambush China" strategy of western nations including the United States at the climate c...

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Essentially as MKB had said India is having to revamp its foreign policy in light of changes that have come about with the Obama administration. India was basing it foreign policy assuming a strategic tie up with the US and was expecting to piggy back on the US in Afghanistan and dealings with China...

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What is India getting in return for cooperating with China on climate change? That is a valid question that some people in India are asking. India getting information on the dam they are building on the brahmaputra does not seem like a big thing. I do not see any change in China's hostile policies t...

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Indian merchandise exports are up 50% in march. Close to ~20 billion dollars.

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