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  Silver Warriors Kolkata GTG Kolkata – Sunderbans – Gangasagar 15 – 20 March 2026 An ode to the Silver Warriors, a mad Collective… “ One of the biggest certainties of life, other than death, and the surest fire way to induce even the role model adults of high society and governance to descend into adolescence behavioral displays, is by throwing them into the company of their early life adolescence peer group .” - Col RS Sidhu Preamble – Definition of a Coursemate The Silver Warriors Kolkata GTG, held amidst the ‘ Agent Orange ’ induced spreading conflagration in the Levant and India’s near abroad, best showcases the country’s singular geopolitical achievement, of standing tall as the only symbol of regional stability and strength amidst burning chaos, and being courted by all the protagonists. Preparations for this major event were underway for more than the past six months, and not one cautionary opinion was voiced by any participant, urging calling off the show, ...
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                                                                         Akhand Bharat REVISITING INDIAN MILITARY THEATRE COMMAND REFORMS “ The best way forward for India to unbalance China’s coercive military posture along the northern land border, is to pivot the battlefield centre of gravity to the Indo-Pacific maritime region . ” – Col RS Sidhu   Backdrop 2019 turned out to be a watershed year in India’s future outlook of itself in the geopolitical space. The Budget 2019-20, presented on 05 July 2019, contained a declaratory statement   to make India a US Dollar 5 trillion economy by 2024-25 . In immediate aftermath, on 15 August 2019, the Prime Minister announced the government intent to create the appointment of Chief of Defense Staff (CDS). Thereafter the wheels of the gove...
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  US ISRAEL ATTACK ON IRAN – PART II THE BATTLE OF NERVES AND NARRATIVE “ If a battle gets prolonged against a determined adversary adept at waging asymmetric warfare, then the decision matrix gradually shifts from the domain of qualitative and quantitative technological prowess to the arena of battle of nerves and the ‘power of narrative ’. ” – Col RS Sidhu Backdrop The battlefields of Vietnam of the 1960s, Afghanistan of the 1980s and again in the first two decades of 21 st century, are standing testimony to the decisive role of ‘ nerve of the leadership ’ and the ‘ power of narrative ’ in asymmetrical conflict. The former is decisive in inducing the leadership succumbing to ‘ battle fatigue ’, while the ‘ power of narrative ’ renders the adversary ‘ hors de combat ’ by striking at the roots of the support base. Though the ongoing conflict of US and Israel against Iran is still in its early days, the role of the ‘ power of narrative ’ is already gaining centre sta...
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US ISRAEL ATTACK ON IRAN SETS AFLAME THE GREEN CRESCENT IN WEST ASIA “ West Asia straddles the junction of the continents of Europe, Asia, and Africa , is the birthplace of the three Abrahamic religions, harbours huge petroleum reserves, is the epicenter of world trade routes of importance, and now the nerve centre of the largest global conflagration since Gulf War II .” – Col RS Sidhu   The Name Game The US and Israel commenced joint air warfare campaign against Iran on 28 February 2026 by naming their military operations as ‘ Epic Fury ’, and ‘ Roar of the Lion ’, respectively. Interestingly, 28 February 2026 coincides with 11 Ramadan 1447 of the Islamic calendar; Ramadan being the ninth month of the Hijri calendar , the date works out to be the Islamic 9/11 . Iran has responded by naming its retaliatory military action as Operation ‘ True Promise 4 ’. POTUS Donald Trump has declared “ dismantling of Iran’s military and missile capabilities ”, response to ...
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