Pic Courtesy Internet: Modern Diplomacy
Approximately 24 years after independence, Indian scientists at BARC were authorised to detonate an indigenously designed nuclear device.
Continue reading “24 Years Cycle: Nuclear Aspects Revisited”
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:-
For issue-based viewing please click on the links below:-
- Introduction. (00.00).
- Things done right during the journey in the Air Force (01.05).
- Learnings and Challenges. (02.08).
- Leadership Style. (03.11).
- Balakot Strikes. (05.30).
- Technology and warfare. (08.25).
- Space Warfare. (11.30).
- Cyber Warfare. (13.28).
- Highway operations. (15.36).
- China (19.07).
- Our preparedness level as compared to 1962 (22.05).
- Pakistan (24.30).
- Motivation level of our troops and qualitative factors. (27.30).
- 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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Coming Up: Lessons form Air War in Ukraine
Pics Courtesy Internet (Youtube.com & timesofisrael.com)
It has been fourteen days since the war in Ukraine started.
Lot of action has taken place on ground and in the air.
Claims and counterclaims have been made.
Various actions (as well as non actions) have been analysed and opinions generated.
Reconciliatory tone from both sides is already being heard.
In spite of fog of war and media hyped propaganda there are lessons emerging.
Coming up ” Air war and Lessons”, under following headings.
- Reported use of Air Power by Russia.
- Reported Use of Air Power by Ukraine.
- Reported losses and media narratives.
- Concept of Air Superiority.
- Concept of No Fly Zone.
- Effect on Russian equipment with Indian Military.
- Broad Security lessons.
- Lessons related to warfare.
- Lessons specific to use of Air Power.