Dr Swasti Rao joined ThePrint as Consulting Editor (International and Strategic Affairs) in 2024. She is a geopolitical expert, commentator, and author. You can reach her at swasti.rao@theprint.in.
India should look for such quick sale opportunities elsewhere for defence equipment and establish the footprint before getting caught up in building strategic allies.
Lets get some hard cash for building in country capabilities
Just because Armenia did not further orders, the author assumes that it may buy weapons from USA, France, Greece and even Turkey. Turkey? What an absurd assumption! There is no report that India is not maintaining good relations with Armenia and Greece. The author has written some good articles in the past. But I doubt her mindset, her geopolitical approach as in many articles she sees bad omen for India.
This is perhaps the most brilliant, incisive and super spot-on analysis I’ve read in a long time. A region which is largely neglected in the Indian narrative but one that holds immense geostrategic potential, so lucidly explained with all the prop roots covered. Full marks to Dr. Rao and to The Print.
hey swati ,i am big admirer of your geo politcal analysis , but i would like to add something , its so nice that i dont find much mention of Turkey here , i feel as i have seen all your shows on print you seems to be infatuated with turkey its stratgey , tech , its involvement in indias neighbourhood . i think you provide too much weight to turkey even though it does not deserve that much vis a vis india , i am reminded what nsa doval said WHEN india puches , it punch below its weight , but those days has gone and now india play like a biig player in the leagues of us , russia , china if not above them then beside them , its just matter of perception that india has gained for all the wrong reasons for decades like some soft state with poverty and no capability and what not , but things are moving in postice direction . thats all i have to say , although i can be wrong , its just an opinion . AND THANKS FOR ALL THE GOOD WORK YOU ARE DOING IN INDIAS ACADEMIC GEO POLITICAL DISCUSSIONS .
India should look for such quick sale opportunities elsewhere for defence equipment and establish the footprint before getting caught up in building strategic allies.
Lets get some hard cash for building in country capabilities
Just because Armenia did not further orders, the author assumes that it may buy weapons from USA, France, Greece and even Turkey. Turkey? What an absurd assumption! There is no report that India is not maintaining good relations with Armenia and Greece. The author has written some good articles in the past. But I doubt her mindset, her geopolitical approach as in many articles she sees bad omen for India.
This is perhaps the most brilliant, incisive and super spot-on analysis I’ve read in a long time. A region which is largely neglected in the Indian narrative but one that holds immense geostrategic potential, so lucidly explained with all the prop roots covered. Full marks to Dr. Rao and to The Print.
hey swati ,i am big admirer of your geo politcal analysis , but i would like to add something , its so nice that i dont find much mention of Turkey here , i feel as i have seen all your shows on print you seems to be infatuated with turkey its stratgey , tech , its involvement in indias neighbourhood . i think you provide too much weight to turkey even though it does not deserve that much vis a vis india , i am reminded what nsa doval said WHEN india puches , it punch below its weight , but those days has gone and now india play like a biig player in the leagues of us , russia , china if not above them then beside them , its just matter of perception that india has gained for all the wrong reasons for decades like some soft state with poverty and no capability and what not , but things are moving in postice direction . thats all i have to say , although i can be wrong , its just an opinion . AND THANKS FOR ALL THE GOOD WORK YOU ARE DOING IN INDIAS ACADEMIC GEO POLITICAL DISCUSSIONS .