Author: sandyinsights

DAMOCLES SWORD: THE EVERLASTING THREAT OF PAKISTAN LOSING ITS NUKES

In November 2007, in South Africa’s nuclear research facility Pelindaba, two armed squads attacked from opposite sides of the site. First squad got through a 10,000-volt security fence. They destroyed intrusion detectors (probably with insiders help). They reached emergency control center and shot a site worker in the chest. This team spent 45 minutes inside … Continue reading DAMOCLES SWORD: THE EVERLASTING THREAT OF PAKISTAN LOSING ITS NUKES →

2021: The Year of Disruptive Technologies and New Blocks

If 2020 was the year of pandemic then 2021 will be the year of creation of new blocks and disruptive technologies. Countries like China will take advantage of a vulnerable world and strengthen their position. This year may go down in the history when disruptive technologies would be seriously employed without giving much thought to … Continue reading 2021: The Year of Disruptive Technologies and New Blocks →

CHINA CREATING AN ORWELLIAN WORLD WITH INFORMATION WARFARE

Chinese state and its leadership (Chinese Communist Party – CCP) are getting nervous at the pace of progress of their global pre-eminence and how the world is reacting to it. They firmly believe that history repeats itself. In their fervour to take China to its lost glory, they are ready to use every means available … Continue reading CHINA CREATING AN ORWELLIAN WORLD WITH INFORMATION WARFARE →

TRUCULENT CHINA HAS SHIFTED GAZE TO KYRGYZSTAN

Courtesy: npr.org Throughout the end of September and till the Taiwan National Day on 10 October, China conducted provocative fighter maneuvers in the Taiwan Strait along with Naval exercises in the South China Sea. While the world was focused on these developments China once again very quietly achieved one strategic milestone in Central Asia using … Continue reading TRUCULENT CHINA HAS SHIFTED GAZE TO KYRGYZSTAN →

TIME TO EXPLOIT DECEPTIVE CHINA’S FAULT LINES

Today every free country is looking at China in disbelief. The CPC and XI Jinping have opened up a number of fronts, more than they can afford. China faces humongous challenges in the aftermath of the pandemic. Unemployment is going through the ceiling, and demonstrations against the government are on the rise. PLA veterans are … Continue reading TIME TO EXPLOIT DECEPTIVE CHINA’S FAULT LINES →

INDIA SHOULD AIM TO BE WORLD LEADER IN FUTURISTIC WEAPONS

History is full of situations in which smaller forces have won against larger numbers–Hitler defeated France in World War II. There were many factors, but superior weaponry was one major factor. So who would dominate the future wars? The question is fascinating. There are many trends emerging, however, technology would rule the roost. The future … Continue reading INDIA SHOULD AIM TO BE WORLD LEADER IN FUTURISTIC WEAPONS →

HAS CHINA UNLEASHED THE FRIEDMAN’S DISASTER ECONOMY ON THE WORLD

Courtesy: chineseposters.net “War is nothing but a continuation of politics with the admixture of other means.” ― Carl von Clausewitz, On War An ancient Chinese stratagem advises military leaders: “Loot a burning house.” The trick is easy and self-explanatory — attack when your opponent is most vulnerable. China has given, this and many other hideous ancient wisdom, paramount importance … Continue reading HAS CHINA UNLEASHED THE FRIEDMAN’S DISASTER ECONOMY ON THE WORLD →

CHAOS DOCTRINE: INDIA’S BRAHMASTRA AGAINST CHINA

Courtesy: Pixabay In ancient Indian history, the Brahmastra is a supernatural weapon used in the war of Mahabharata. When discharged, it creates a fierce fireball, which destroys all trees, oceans, and animals. The sky surrounds with flame, glaciers melt and mountains shatter. Not a single blade of grass ever grows in that area, no rainfall for 12 … Continue reading CHAOS DOCTRINE: INDIA’S BRAHMASTRA AGAINST CHINA →