Month: June 2022

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1965 IND0-PAK WAR (LEADERSHIP, MORALE, TRAINING & TACTICS MATTER)

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The Indo-Pakistani war of 1965 (also called the Second Kashmir War) was the second major war fought between the two countries after the partition in 1947.

 

The genesis of the Indo-Pak wars lies in factors like the British colonial misrule, religious differences, and cold war geopolitics. The fate of India, and that of Kashmir, had been sealed in 1919, when Britain’s India Office, prepared a plan to partition the Indian subcontinent based on religion. After independence and partition, the region became part of the larger cold war struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union.

 

The 1965 war was a culmination of skirmishes that took place in the preceding months. The seventeen-day war (06 Sep – 22 Sep 65) caused thousands of casualties on both sides.  India had the upper hand over Pakistan when the ceasefire was declared and the conflict was seen as a strategic and political defeat for Pakistan.

 

Prevailing Circumstances.

 

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FIERY THOUGHTS

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Burning public property and violence will not solve any problem.

 

Agni veer on Agni path: Questions galore

 

  • Is the Agni path scheme good for armed forces?
  • Is the scheme good for defence aspirants?
  • What are its advantages?
  • What are the drawbacks?
  • Do the accrued benefits outweigh the  disadvantages  ?
  • What will be the effect on defence preparedness?
  • What will be their utility during the limited period?
  • What after four years?
  • Are we borrowing ideas from abroad and blindly implementing them?
  • In trying to solve one problem are we creating many more?
  • Is the cure deadlier than the disease?
  • Is it being implemented haphazardly?

 

Flaming Thoughts

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Q & A SERIES

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Q1. Will Xi Jinping come back for a third term?

 

A1. At the moment his chances are 50:50.

 

  • He is too aggressive in his approach.

 

  • He is a man in a hurry.

 

  • He has made too many enemies internally and externally.

 

  • His performance in the analysis of China’s two drivers:-

 

  • Get lost glory back – has done fairly well (made gains in HK, SCS, disputed territories, etc).

 

  • Avoid century of humiliation – has not faired too well (made too many enemies, has played his cards a bit early, and has encouraged anti-China groupings).

 

  • The internal dynamics of China is a “Game of Thrones”. Fault lines are appearing, and Voices of dissent are rising.

 

  • It is wait and watch for signs in the coming days.

 

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