Fwd: Missiles, Satellites and Anti-Systems+So who has a coldwar mindset +Chinese response to plan to built tunnel below Sela Pas+Rohingya issue continues to take Centre stage

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From: Sanjeev Nayyar

1. Chinese response to plan to build tunnel below Sela Pass 5.2.18 http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1088180.shtml

China has plenty of chips with which to bargain with India, through political, military and economic means

 

2. U.S. General rules out operations inside Pakistan 3.2.18 https://www.dawn.com/news/1387031/us-general-rules-out-military-operations-inside-pakistan

 

3. India lost 4 more soldiers on the LOC. Giving tit for tat worked for a while. India needs to change strategy and also use trade etc as a tool to pressurise Pakistan. Interestingly HM and rarely new RM gives comments nowdays on giving the Pakis a strong response. http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/capt-3-soldiers-martyred-4-injured-in-heavy-pak-shelling/

 

4. Missiles, Satellites and Anti-Systems 4.2.18 by Lt Gen Prakash Katoch http://www.indiandefencereview.com/news/missiles-satellites-and-anti-systems/

But it is likely that China is developing a missile defene system based on selective use of anti-missile interceptors to defend critical "point targets" like military facilities or key infrastructure like the Three Gorges Dam from possible attack by India or others. While India is presently still in the process of negotiating similar S-400 deal with Russia. 

 

5. So who has a coldwar mindset 5.2.18 by Claude Arpi http://www.indiandefencereview.com/so-who-has-a-cold-war-mindset/

n the meantime, it is refreshing that the new Indian Ambassador in China, Gautam Bambawale told The Global Times: Our interaction must be based on equality and mutual benefit. Also, in the India-China border areas, especially at some sensitive points, it is important not to change the status quo. We need to be clear about this." 

6. Artificial Intelligence in Military Operations: Technology, Ethics and the Indian Perspective 3.2.18 by Lt Gen R S Panwar http://www.indiandefencereview.com/artificial-intelligence-in-military-operations-technology-ethics-and-the-indian-perspective/

 

7. Defence Budget 2018-19 Dashes Hopes For Modernisation 5.2.18 by Col PK Vasudeva http://www.indiandefencereview.com/news/defence-budget-2018-19-dashes-hopes-for-modernisation/

 

8. Rohingya issue continues to take Centre stage 4.2.18 by Dr S Chandrasekharan http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/node/2260 

On 4h January, a vehicle carrying military personnel was attacked resulting in injuries to five of them. The ARSA posted a statement subsequently on 7th Jan confirming its involvement and saying that it has "no other option but to combat 'Burmese state-sponsored terrorism' against the Rohingya population for the purpose of defending, salvaging and protecting the Rohingya community."  This is hardly the way to protect the community when everyone knows that retaliation by the Myanmar Army will be swift and brutal.

The refugee issue is getting more and more complicated and the net result would be that not only repatriation will be delayed, the extremist Jihadi elements within the camps will be having ample time to organise a sustained insurgency from southern Bangladesh.  This has security implications not only for Myanmar and Bangladesh but also for India.

Warm Regards
sanjeev nayyar

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