Author: sandyinsights

Lessons For India: From Russia And China With Love

In January 2022, I predicted the exact timeline of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. The United States was the only country that was making noise about the imminent Russian attack on Ukraine. The rest of the western world was living in Utopia. https://twitter.com/InsightGL/status/1485657113385144322?s=20 Eventually, Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February 2022, smashing the western Tower of Babel. … Continue reading Lessons For India: From Russia And China With Love →

The Battle of Balloon and Missing Stanislav Petrov

By now every human being on the planet is aware of the ‘Chinese Balloon Saga’ in some form or the other. In a week, the spy balloon traveled leisurely over various U.S. sensitive sites. It did surveillance, hovered, and maneouvered while all of America looked helplessly.  The Chinese balloon was eventually taken down by an … Continue reading The Battle of Balloon and Missing Stanislav Petrov →

Indian Military Reforms: Delays, Dispassion and Dissociation

India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi will attend the Combined Commanders’ Conference in Karwar in March 2023. Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen Anil Chauhan will also be present. It is expected that the Indian military leadership will take decisive steps towards creating the much-awaited military theatre commands during this meeting. Three services are likely to … Continue reading Indian Military Reforms: Delays, Dispassion and Dissociation →

Chinese Navy’s Advancements: Challenge Or Opportunity For India

The Chinese digital news outlet ‘The Paper’, recently published details of China State Shipbuilding Corporation’s display of a large number of unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs), unmanned surface vessels (USVs), and underwater gliders at the Zhuhai air show. These numbers exceeded those put up at any previous editions of the event that takes place every two … Continue reading Chinese Navy’s Advancements: Challenge Or Opportunity For India →

Hypersonic Program of India: Hype or Rewarding

In September 2020, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) tested its Hypersonic Technology Demonstration Vehicle or HSTDV. During the test, the HSTDV attained a speed of Mach 6 for 23 seconds. Hurrah, India, had crossed a milestone and joined the elite club of nations with such a technology. Today there is a race between nations to … Continue reading Hypersonic Program of India: Hype or Rewarding →

American Deep State Out to Sabotage India-USA Relationship? 

Recently the US embassy in Islamabad went on a social media overdrive. In a series of tweets over three days, they highlighted the US ambassador to Pakistan, Donald Blome’s 2-4 October visit to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). This was the second high-profile visit by any U.S. official since April. Despite knowing the sensitivities associated with PoK, Blome … Continue reading American Deep State Out to Sabotage India-USA Relationship?  →

Coronation Of Emperor Xi and The World Thereafter

A few days ago, Chinese President Xi Jinping‘s arrest news took social media by storm. The atmosphere was jubilant as if the whole world looked forward to Xi’s exit. The rumor turned out to be fake news; Xi’s third term looks secured. So, what would the world & China look like after Xi’s coronation. My … Continue reading Coronation Of Emperor Xi and The World Thereafter →