Lt Gen H S Panag PVSM, AVSM (R) served in the Indian Army for 40 years. He was GOC in C Northern Command and Central Command. Post retirement, he was Member of Armed Forces Tribunal.
One abiding pursuit of Indian diplomacy in South Asia should be to foster better people to people relationships. Supplementing government to government relations. The blockade of Nepal in 2015, on the eve of a harsh winter, as the country was recovering from a devastating earthquake. The India Out campaign in Maldives, a smaller edition in Bangladesh. Sometimes excessive closeness to an unpopular regime that is losing public legitimacy. Cultural and other ties with people which China cannot match.
One abiding pursuit of Indian diplomacy in South Asia should be to foster better people to people relationships. Supplementing government to government relations. The blockade of Nepal in 2015, on the eve of a harsh winter, as the country was recovering from a devastating earthquake. The India Out campaign in Maldives, a smaller edition in Bangladesh. Sometimes excessive closeness to an unpopular regime that is losing public legitimacy. Cultural and other ties with people which China cannot match.