Geo-Political

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Geo-Political

Soft Power: What is it and why is it important?

As Xi Jinping was getting ready to take over power from Hu Jintao, he was also bringing about another change [https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/chinas-big-bet-soft-power] to the entire geopolitical strategy that China was to follow. The focus on soft power. The 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party

Desh Kapoor

23 Jun 20 6 min read

Geo-Political

Libya war – US and Russia’s new battleground

The Libya war is raging as we speak. The oil rich country is now in a big mess. And, it is becoming the main war theater in the Middle-East along with Syria. The way the geopolitical chess is being played, this promises to be another Afghanistan. Read Af-Pak historical account

Desh Kapoor

31 May 20 3 min read

Geo-Political

Watch Indian Foreign Minister Jaishankar demolish Pakistani narrative

I watched interaction of India’s Foreign Minister. Jaishankar at the Council for Foreign Relations held in New York with delight. India has always needed a representative who is suave, confident, incisive and yet aggressive. Indian Foreign Minister Jaishankar is one such person. #JaishankarDemolishesPakistan [https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=

Desh Kapoor

26 Sep 19 3 min read

Geo-Political

Influence Operations – How the Liberal Global Media is now fighting the Islamist Propaganda War

Rema Rajeshwari and Dr Suneem Khan share an interesting perspective via their post ‘Fake News, the 21st century Insurgency [https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/khaki-dairies/fake-news-the-21st-century-insurgency/] in their Khakhi Diaries blog on the Times of India. They talk about influence operations. It is a term for propaganda in the digital

Desh Kapoor

29 Aug 19 4 min read

China

How India Gained Access to Oman’s Duqm and Djibouti ports to Counter China and Pakistan

One of the feature of the first term was his aggressive foreign tours. Many in the opposition criticized those tours without having any context of their importance. Let us understand one such trip. How Modi’s visit to Middle East turned around one of biggest geopolitical losses to China that

Desh Kapoor

21 Jan 19 3 min read

Europe

Deep Turmoil in Europe as the present Global Order faces Existential Threat

World is going through a big turmoil situation. And at the center of this turmoil is the situation in Europe. As Theresa May, the UK Prime Minister, battles the full impact [https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/12/world/europe/theresa-may-leadership-vote.html] of the fissures and differences in the country

Desh Kapoor

12 Dec 18 4 min read

Geo-Political

Donald Trump and his New ‘Dirty Sex’ Scandal Thanks to Russian Kompromat!

Republicans opponents initially started off an “oppositonal research” on Donald Trump by hiring an MI6 agent who had been in Russia in the 1990s and had strong connections there even now. After the GOP primaries, the funding of the effort was then taken up by Democrats. What that led to

Desh Kapoor

11 Jan 17 7 min read

Geo-Political

5 Reasons Why Trump Is a Danger to US and the World

Trump is unraveling and the meltdown has begun to accelerate.Time magazine [http://time.com/4447985/inside-donald-trump-meltdown/] has covered this as the main story now. 5 Reasons Why Trump Is a Danger to US and the World #TrumpTrain #HillaryClinton [https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwp.me%

Desh Kapoor

11 Aug 16 7 min read

Geo-Political

What Does a Trump US Presidency mean for the World?

London has a Muslim mayor, Sadiq Khan. And, the Republican Party’s preumptive nominee Donald Trump in the US has called for a ban on all Muslims from coming to the US. So someone asked Trump as to what will happen if Khan comes calling to the US? An exception

Desh Kapoor

16 May 16 6 min read

Geo-Political

Why India Desperately Needed its own GPS like Navigation System

The Indian space flight workhorse PSLV-C33 shot off on its 35th flight to launch India’s 7th navigational satellite – a 1425 kg IRNSS-1G satellite, part of the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS). The launch was into a sub geosynchronous transfer orbit with a perigree (nearest point to earth) of

Desh Kapoor

29 Apr 16 3 min read

Geo-Political

Why Gen Bakshi’s tears reflect the onslaught of Anti-India Forces

When Retd General GD Bakshi broke down in a debate about pride and flying of the Indian Tricolor – many, including the author, weeped with him. The onslaught on him was relentless for defending the primacy and pride of the Indian Flag. Why Gen Bakshi's tears reflect the onslaught of coming

Desh Kapoor

20 Feb 16 11 min read

Geo-Political

Detailed Historical Context of the Kashmir Issue

Kashmir issue has been a sticky issue for India and has been used by Pakistan to hit at India. But things have changed since the Modi government came. The skeletons are tumbling out from the closet and we are learning the truth. Let us get it all out clearly. [lwptoc

Desh Kapoor

25 Aug 15 14 min read

China

Netanyahu’s Horrible Mistake on Iran and History of Proliferation via China and Pakistan

In mid-1980s, Abdul Qadeer (AQ) Khan – Pakistan’s infamous Nuclear scientist – provided the design for the P-1 (P stands for Pak) nuclear plant to Iran. A plant that contained 5,832 P1 centrifuges in 38 individual cascades, four sets of cascades would be producing enriched uranium in stages up to

Desh Kapoor

04 Mar 15 8 min read

China

China’s Double faced policy for Japan and India

China has a different policy against the countries which are or have been aggressors against it and different ones against which it has been an aggressor against. This tweet from Indian Defense Analyst, Brahma Chellaney shows that amply: > China seeks yet another apology from Japan for its past aggression but

Desh Kapoor

24 Oct 12 1 min read

Geo-Political

Why India should never quit Siachen Glacier

There are many folks in India who get all mushy mushy when Pakistan raises the “Peace” card and starts negotiating Siachen. One place that they lost and its strategic. The way the argument is cloaked is always on the basis of high human principles – like lives being lost and the

Desh Kapoor

19 Sep 12 3 min read

China

India Advises Indian Businesses against doing business in Chinese City

Things are heating up between India and China. The latest incident – after many from China like actions regarding bureaucrats from Arunachal – is the Indian Advisory to Indian traders against doing business in Yiwu – near Shanghai. > Efforts were on to quietly shift them to Shanghai. But the controversy, which left an

Desh Kapoor

22 Feb 12 1 min read

Geo-Political

Osama’s Death and Pakistan

Osama BinLadenOsama Bin Laden’s saga will turn out to be one issue that is going to define Pakistan and even its relationship to the world in the coming decades. Why? Because a lot of what is happening and what will happen in the future is because the veil over

Desh Kapoor

28 Jan 12 1 min read

China

China, Pakistan, Nepal, Myanmar – The Future and Past Follies of India’s Foreign Policy in its Neighborhood

Slowly and gradually and under the very nose of India, Nepal is becoming a vassal state of China. Maoists took over the country and reversed its status as a Hindu State. And now, there is serious talk in that Government of abandoning the special status treaty with India. Because, they