Thread by @dravirmani

#Unrealism #NehruvianFP #CCP #IncrementalImperialism: Equality between Criminal & Victim is a Liberal Fantasy. Unless you call out criminal aggressors & their lies, they get a license for their #Geobblesian propaganda of calling every #defensive action of victim as aggression

2/ccp Chinese Communist Party(#CCP) is quite capable of taking what it wants from others(land, islands, seas, ports, telecom, technology, profits), issue is, 1) What can we get from them(eg land they took in May-June)? 2) What is best way to get it(eg alliance,def capital exp?)

3/ccp We are not content with the status quo" of, (1)Jehadi terror perpetrated by Pakistan agnst us since 1980, (2) Creeping acquisition of Indian territory on LAC by China, (3) Nuclearisation of Pakistan by China since 1970 & SinoPak alliance threatening us, (4) Ch in NSG, UNSC

4/ccp The #CCP has been signaling its Strategic intent for years, that India's place in China's G2 World is as secondary State, follower or supplicant, not an equal. Since 2006 it has made this explicit by designating Arunachal Pradesh as South Tibet & taking fight to ADB & WB.

5/ccp India's approach to National Security has always been #Deterrence. But deterrence failed in 2020, requiring a review of #National #Security #Strategy (military, geoeconomic, geopolitical). This re-evaluation is parallel to th immediate actions to fill known gaps in defence.