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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’.

 

‘The Brand Called You’ is a Media Tech global platform that brings you Leadership Lessons, Knowledge, Experience, and Wisdom from leading personalities from diverse backgrounds across the World. These are individuals who have contributed significantly to making the World a better place.

 

The link to the video is below:-

 

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  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).

Suggestions and value additions are most welcome

 

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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235: S-400 Air Defence System

 

 

It was great interacting with Aadi Achint on Def Talks on a very current and valid topic.

(All information is based on open sources and views expressed are personal)

 

For selective viewing please click on the links below:

  1. Introduction (Up to 2:00).
  2. Perspective on AD & S-400 (2:00 – 07:37).
  3. System Description (7:37 – 13:55).
  4. Threats it can Handle (13:55 – 16:00).
  5. US Objections & Threat of Sanctions (16:00 – 26:25).
  6. Capability Enhancement, Employment & Effect on Adversary  (26:25 – 35:00).
  7. Cost Factor and Future Systems (35:00 onwards).

 

Bottom Line

 The system is much needed and is a game changer.

 

Question

Will we ever become self reliant on defence equipment, weapons and systems?

 

Suggestions and value additions are most welcome

 

 

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229: Def Talks: Collective Security and India

 

 

It was great interacting with Aadi Achint on Def Talks on a very current and valid topic.

 

For selective viewing please click on the links below:

  1. Introduction (Up to 2:00).
  2. Multilateralism (2:00 – 06:50).
  3. Collective Security (6:50 – 09:10).
  4. Military Cooperation / Assistance (09:10 – 12:27).
  5. Military Alliance (12:27 – 15:45).
  6. Defence Diplomacy (15:45 – 18:30).
  7. Trends (18:30 – 23:50).
  8. Flexible Collective Security (23:50 – 26:15).
  9. Indian Context (26:15 – 33:15).
  10. Recommendations (33:15 – 43:55).
  11. Concluding Chat (43:55 onwards).

 

Bottom Line

 Multilateralism and  Flexible Collective Security is very much relevant (Not only during war but also during Peace) in today’s environment of Grey Zone Activities.

 

 

Question

Should India Join a military alliance if the need arises?

 

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