- 24 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National SecurityCockpit Conversation
Tackling Chinese Technological Advantage
"China has won the artificial intelligence battle with the United States and is heading towards global dominance because of its technological advances”. When the Pentagon’s former software chief Nick Chaillan…
By Cdr Sandeep Dhawan (Retd)
Strike China and Save the World: Part 2 – Manufacturing Reality
Just imagine a video of Chinese authorities brutally assaulting and arresting Chinese citizens who have a credit rating below certain criteria, appearing on Sina Weibo. In no time this video…
By Cdr Sandeep Dhawan (Retd)
Strike China and Save the World: Part 1 – The Timing
Employing force to contain aggression is a well-known strategy. The timely dominance of an aggressor can save a nation from a very painful future. India has seen this first hand…
By Cdr Sandeep Dhawan (Retd)
The Curious Case of Pakistan, China, TTP and BRI
On 1st October Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan broke all hell loose when on the Turkish government-run TV channel, TRT World, he disclosed that the Pakistani government is in secret…
By Cdr Sandeep Dhawan (Retd)
Tumbling Evergrande Caged Tech Giants: China Much Desperate More Dangerous
"War is nothing but a continuation of politics with the admixture of other means.” ― Carl von Clausewitz, On War An ancient Chinese stratagem advises military leaders: “Loot a burning house.” The…
By Cdr Sandeep Dhawan (Retd)
Turmoil in Afghanistan and India’s Calibrated Steps
As the dust settles on the erstwhile Kingdom of Gandhara, the attention shifts from the ongoing evacuation and the so-called American blunder, to ‘what next?’. Distant nations in the European…
China, Pakistan and Their Secret Wars in Afghanistan
China, Pakistan and Their Secret Wars in Afghanistan Cdr Sandeep Dhawan (Retd) In 2014 then US President Obama announced that he plans to cut the 34000 strong American forces in…
Integrated Theatre Commands: India Needs to Think Big
Integrated Theatre Commands: India Needs to Think Big Cdr Sandeep Dhawan (Retd) The United States was the first country to start working on the concept of jointmanship among all the…
Chinese Communist Party: 100 Years, 10 Lies
Chinese Communist Party: 100 Years, 10 Lies Cdr Sandeep Dhawan (Retd) Could anyone imagine that the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) founder Mao Zedong forgot that the first party congress was…
When the Hunters Became the Hunted: The Galwan Valour
When the Hunters Became the Hunted: The Galwan Valour On the fateful night of 15 June 2020, the infamous Galwan Valley reverberated with 16 Bihar regiment’s war cry ‘Bajrang Bali…
04 June 1989: The Date CCP Wants to Forget
04 June 1989: The Date CCP Wants to Forget China was going through massive changes in the 80s. The Chinese Communist Party had opened up its economy to foreign investment. Leaders…
The Promise of India
The Promise of India For over a decade India and China have been touted as the next superpowers. The notion of India as a “rising global power” received broader acknowledgment…
