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Lieutenant General (Retd) Gautam Banerjee, PVSM, AVSM, YSM, was former Chief of Staff, Central Command, former Commandant of the Officers' Training Academy, Chennai. He is now Senior Fellow & Editor at the Vivekananda International Foundation.
Contributions
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Has ‘Sab ka Saath ..’ Ended the Political Trick of ‘Divide and Rule’? “An election is coming. Universal peace is declared and the foxes have a sincere interest in prolonging the lives of the poultry”, - T S Eliot Politics in ‘New India’ Interactions with the masses indicate a rediscovery o...
US-India 2 Plus 2 Dialogue: Significance of Strategic Partnership “Want of foresight, unwillingness to act when action would be simple and effective, …confusion of counsel until emergency comes … are the features which constitute the endless repetition of history” – Anon Defence Industry and...Keywords : National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence, Article, 2 plus 2, Indo-US defence cooperation
The Maoist Rebellion, in Limp “ … for then only you will be strong, when you cherish the laws, and when the revolutionary attempts of lawless men shall have ceased …” – Aeschines. Greek statesman The Object of Discussion Much confabulat...
Territorial Grab vs Affirmation of the Eternal ‘Wisdom of China’ “A phenomenon noticeable throughout history regardless of place or period is the pursuit by governments of policies contrary to their own interests” - Anonymous. ‘Wisdom of China’: Hoary and Sublime...
Occasional Papers
- Afghanistan Manoeuvres: Sense and Nonsense of Talking to Taliban … every stake holder for Afghanistan’s democracy, stability and progress appreciates the severe consequences of the Taliban assuming power … also understand that even in a power sharing arrangement between the legitimate, democratic Government ...Consecration of China’s ‘New Period’ People’s Liberation Army A Home Run of Military Modernisation At the dawn of Year 2016, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) officially promulgated the commencement of the final phase of restructuring of its apex setup for management of national defence as well a...The Communist Party-Army Equation in China Preamble In republican scheme of matters, warfare is the ultimate political recourse that is to be prosecuted to seek conditions for advantageous settlement of external disputes. Conversely, in communist theology, military force is but an i...China’s Defence White Paper, 2013: Assertions of A ‘Super Power’ in Making? Promulgations of A Super-Power In April 2013, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) released her eighth Defence White Paper, titled as ‘The Diversified Employment of China’s Armed Forces’. This exercise has been undertaken bi-annually since...Keywords : Neighbourhood Studies, ChinaMaoist Insurgency in India: Impending Escalation and Dimensions of The State’s Armed Response Resurgence of Maoist Violence Since the mid-2011 or so, the intensity of Maoist insurgency had somewhat been less spectacular as compared to the preceding years. Indeed, there had been many Maoist-Police encounters during this time, mostly ...
Book Reviews
China's Great Leap Forward II Development of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor is a fulcrum of the One Belt One Road Initiative through which China seeks to realise the ‘Chinese Dream’ to be a global power and a regional hegemon. The Corridor connects China’s Western Xin...Keywords : Book PublishedThe Kashmir Narrative ISBN: 9788182748996 Publication Year: 2017 Binding: PB Pages: 100 Price: Rs. 295 Online Available at Pentagon Press ...Keywords : Book PublishedStrategic Discourse On The People’s Republic Of China: Military, Power and Politics Edited by Lt Gen Gautam Banerjee Hardcover: 239 pages Publisher: Pentagon Press; (2017) ISBN-13: 978-8182749337...Keywords : Book PublishedTwelve Essays on Terrorism: A VIF Analysis Edited by Lt Gen Gautam Banerjee Hardcover: 260 pages Publisher: Pentagon Press; First Edition edition (2017) ISBN-10: 8182749425 ISBN-13: 978-8182749429 Online Available at ...Keywords : Book Published
China’s Great War Machine in the Sino-Indian Context by Lt Gen Gautam Banerjee Hardcover: 182 pages Publisher: Wisdom Tree (10 December 2016) Language: English ISBN-10: 8183284795 ISBN-13: 978-8183284790 Online Availab...Keywords : Book Published
Issue Briefs
- Chief of Defence Staff: A Far-reaching Decision … Institution of a body of military professionals to participate in defence policy-making at the apex level, duly empowered in highest level advisory as well as management roles, is a call of strategic wisdom. This call must be attended to with ala...Either Side of Historical Conclusions: Evidences and Interpretations … historical narratives should be right, as far as possible accommodative of duly qualified civilisational memories, and so balanced and trust worthy … dignified or infamous, balanced historical narratives bring great advantages to the society, t...
Outreach
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Manekshaw Paper ' For Want of ‘India Narrative’: Scourge of Insurgencies in North-East India' Published in CLAWS on Feb 2019....
Awakening to National Defence: Hope at Last? Published in the Indian Defence Review Jul-Sep 18 Issue...
Now Doklam: Renounce of the Eternal ‘Wisdom of China’ Published in India Defence Review on 21 August 2018....
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