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255: Chat with Mr Ashtosh Garg of TBCY (The Brand Called You)

 

 

Had an interesting Interview with well-known Mr Ashtosh Garg (Chairman, Guardian Pharmacy and Book Author – details at the end of the post) of “The Brand Called You’.

 

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The link to the video is below:-

 

For issue-based viewing please click on the links below:-

  1. Introduction.  (00.00).
  2. Things done right during the journey in the Air Force (01.05).
  3. Learnings and Challenges. (02.08).
  4. Leadership Style. (03.11).
  5. Balakot Strikes. (05.30).
  6. Technology and warfare. (08.25).
  7. Space Warfare. (11.30).
  8. Cyber Warfare. (13.28).
  9. Highway operations. (15.36).
  10. China (19.07).
  11. Our preparedness level as compared to 1962 (22.05).
  12. Pakistan (24.30).
  13. Motivation level of our troops and qualitative factors. (27.30).
  14. Future of Warfare. (30.28).

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Mr Ashutosh Garg

Chairman, Guardian Pharmacy and Book Author

Ashutosh Garg, an MBA worked for ITC Limited for 17 years, leaving in 1995 as Managing Director of one of the ITC group companies, based in Singapore. Thereafter he spent 8 years in the aerospace industry. He founded Guardian Pharmacy in India in 2003 and grew it to the second-largest pharmacy chain in India. He also brought GNC as a partner to India. He exited the company he founded in August 2016.

Ashutosh served as a director of the GAVI Vaccine Alliance for 8 years. He is Chairman of Bizdome, a Startup Incubator of the Indian Institute of Management, Rohtak. He has also served on the Advisory Council of the Centre for Policy Research and continues to serve on the boards of several companies.

He was recognized as a Global Leader for Tomorrow by the World Economic Forum, Switzerland. He is an active member of the Young Presidents’ Organization and is the Chairman-elect for YPO Gold, South Asia for the period 2017 – 19.

He has written 5 highly acclaimed bestsellers titled “The Buck Stops Here – my journey from manager to entrepreneur”; “The Corner Office”; “Reinvent Reboot Rewire. Managing Retirement in the 21st Century”; “The Buck Stops Here – Learnings of a Startup Entrepreneur” and “An Eye for an Eye”. He writes regularly for various online publications like Times of India, Business Insider, Inc., Entrepreneur, The Quint, and Big Decisions.

An avid golfer, he plays the Indian flute and enjoys reading and listening to Indian classical and vocal music.

 

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248: INTERNATIONAL AEROSPACE SAFETY CONFERENCE 2022 (IASCON-22)

 

 

The international aerospace conference was conducted by the Indian Air Force recently. There were three sessions at the conference and the themes were as follows:

 

  • Session 1: Human error
  • Session 2: Maintenance safety
  • Session 3: Damage due to foreign objects and bird/animal strike.

 

I was lucky to be associated with the conference and it had lots of takeaways. The link to the video on excerpts is below:

 

 

For selective viewing click on the links below:

 

  • Summarising talk on FOD
    • Engine withdrawals
    • FOD prevention equipment becoming FOD source.
    • FOD at production agencies.
    • Alertness by everyone is essential.
  • Summarising talk on bird/animal strike.
    • Six verticals of anti-bird measures (habitat, exclusion, harassment, hard measures, platform features, and procedural)
    • Hazards due to reptiles and rodents.
    • Birds get used to the measures – need for constant change of measures.
    • Each airfield has its own peculiarities – it is not a one solution fits all.
    • Need for BIRDTAMS.
    • Environment control around the airfields.
    • Aircraft designs to prevent injury due to shattering of the canopy due to bird strike.
  • Q and A Session
    • Application of threat and error management concept to bird strike control.
    • Myth or reality – Birds fold their wings and dive down when threatened of collision.
  • Suggestions post-session 1 on Human error.
    • Importance of “ownership” in the flight safety culture (example of mother and child).
    • “It is my job – I will do it well and I will do it safely”.
    • CFIT – “Superior skill is required to avoid getting into dangerous situations rather than getting out of them”.
    • Review of carrot and stick policy of safety implementation.
    • Periodic assessment of “Risk Profile and Emotional Quotient” of the crew.
  • Suggestions post-session 2 on Maintenance safety
    • Increase of Flight safety element and weightage in the professional categorization tests.
    • Adverse effects of over monitoring.
    • Rules of delegation – “Don’t keep a dog and bark yourself”.

 

Bottom Line

Aerospace safety is everyone’s responsibility.

 

Question

Why do human beings insist on making their own mistakes rather than learning from others?

 

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246: USE OR NON USE OF AIRPOWER IN UKRAINE WAR

 

A comprehensive discussion on the subject

 

 

Issues discussed and links for selective viewing

 

  • Perspective (Upto 05:00).
    • Understanding Air Power
    • Disparity between Russia and Ukraine Air Force
    • Russian Aims and Objectives.
    • Truth as first Casualty: Claims and counter claims.

 

 

 

 

  • Air Superiority (32:05 to 40:45).
    • Most misunderstood term.
    • Distorted due to one sided air wars of USA.
    • Air Supremacy / Air Superiority / Favourable Air Situation.
    • Degree depending on area, duration and extent.

 

  • No Fly Zone (40:45 to 47:40)
    • Easier said then done. 
    • Needs where with all and will to implement.
    • Western Reluctance.
    • What if Russia declares NFZ (Specially in Western Ukraine).

 

 

 

  • Lessons related to warfare (01:03:55 to 01:08:10).
    • Clearly defined Aims and Objectives.
    • Importance of Morale, Training and Tactics.
    • Info warfare
    • Importance of Deterrence and Strategic Coercion.
    • Legitimacy and World Opinion.
    • Joint Warfare.
    • Importance of ISR and Int Sharing

 

  • Lessons related to Air Power(01:08:10 Onwards)
    • Offensive Nature.
    • Effect based Operations.
    • All weather day and night capability.
    • No Fly Zones.
    • Importance of Stand off and Precision Capability.
    • Vulnerability of Air borne / Heli Borne  Operations.

 

Random Thoughts

Winner in these wars is the defence Industry.

 

Question

When and how will this war end?

 

Coming Up: Likely End State and Long Term repercussions.

 

 

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References and credits

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