New light on worrying nuclear asymmetry between India, Pak, China & the ‘INFRUS’ idea

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[@subirbajaj3400]

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[@SP.05]

Plus the BACHAO AD for Free..!!

[@rka-truthalwayswins5127]

@InDifference A.Q Khan was just a puppet! US & EU, so called democracies facilitated the military led Islamic dictatorship acquire a nuclear bomb!!

[@Amandeep-se1zf]

We need Pokhran 3

[@AnirudhPsychPixel]

I like this channel. The tone is pragmatic and not at all cynical. Their way of doing Media Service is quite unique. It's not bad to shine light on India's long-term defense just before 15th Aug. Very topical and interesting. Also, a nice buildup for the 15th.

[@sneedsfeed757]

This guy is dumb and withholding stuff watch Saurav jha to get more accurate info

[@smitaj2209]

I agree with your comment but I would reserve it for mr Shekhar Gupta - not all of Print. I think many agree with me .. you can check viewership on his programs vs the rest of them.

[@naveenjayapal2331]

@@smitaj2209 Thats so true, "Ilanomics" was good next to Shekhar Guptas VLOG's...not sure what happened to that. Other than science and defence section...rest of the team is not so neutral or journalistic.

[@rka-truthalwayswins5127]

@@naveenjayapal2331 Neutral?? Gupta is a Nehru dynasty fan as it seems! He had interviewed Aamir Khan who was accusing, then CM Mr. Modi of all sorts of things and Gupta didn't interrupt or ask him for any proofs!! In fact, his objective seemed to be to portray Khan's accusations as facts!!

[@MostWantedYouTuber]

@@rka-truthalwayswins5127 He was talking about the channel particularly when it involves Shekhar himself. What he does outside should not be discussed here.

[@abhilash3433]

India's failure was that it failed to sabotage Pakistani nuclear ambitions.

[@himanshu4299]

Biggest disaster for india.. We should not let pakistaniś built nuclear weapons at any cost in past..

[@alchemist7412]

Israel offered to bomb Pakistani nuclear reactors by using Indian bases. Moraji Desai declined the offer & instead shared information on Indian spy working in Pakistani nuclear facility.

[@jatin9070]

Well it was unfortunate that Indira Gandhi lost the election when ajit doval former spy and current NSA was very close to being successful but Indira Gandhi who had sent doval to stop pakistan from getting nuclear weapons lost elections to Moraji Desai who was a old man follows Gandhian ideology and he stopped giving help to doval and other agents to execute his mission. When he got a call from pakistan pm threatening him and telling him that he had agents in india our then stupid pm told them that we also have spies and other secret agency officials in pakistan . Due to this our mission to stop pakistan from getting nuclear weapons failed and pakistani government hunt down our secret officers. Only ajit doval and very few of our officers made it alive back home.

[@adurpandya2742]

@RK2022 he’s going senile and needs a replacement

[@OrwellsHousecat]

Not too late

[@anshagrawal6289]

I think for the US and France to provide such tech to India, they would in return ask the Indians to break non alignment, abandon Russia and join their camp

[@pjeng1]

China does not hate India at all. China just despises and looks down on India. That's all. The difference between China and India is this. In China nobody talks about India while in India china as a topic is 24/7, is as if Indians are obsessed with China. If India could convert all that jealous energy into something positive and productive India will change for a better.

[@Amandeep-se1zf]

Pokhran 3 will solve all problems.

[@kaustubhshukla6462]

India needs to increase its R&D budget. If we want to claim scientific advancement in the world we need it atleast more than whats it now which is shy of 1 percent. Then again this is the country whose public health budget even after covid crisis hasnt been upto the mark. Other countries on the other hand are building massive supercomputers that can simulate a nuclear test with precision, thereby ensuring their nuclear readiness.

[@mohammedhammaadsajid7e503]

Yes this is what this speaker is paid for …. Propaganda

[@sankalp6872]

Firstly, all sectors in India need an EXTRA budget but we don't have it. Secondly, Govt getting into R&D will get you there in 30 years (like Tejas). Partnering with the private sector can deliver the same goods at lower cost and greater efficiency.

[@anshagrawal6289]

​@@mohammedhammaadsajid7e503 what propaganda are you talking about?

[@AnirudhPsychPixel]

As someone who has worked with Defense R&D, I don't think more budget is the answer. Just better management of the existing one. That alone can solve 70% of the bottlenecks.

[@ShailendraSingh-ex6yj]

@@mohammedhammaadsajid7e503 chusleem silly chusleem

[@joshua_ch]

I agree with Tellis on the need for fast tracking the arihant SSN program with US/French help. We have been hearing about possible help from Russia or France for about five years now, two submarines have already been built with indigenous tech so any serious changes will only be possible with the next generation SSNs. On aircraft carriers i disagree with him and think that we should look at disrupting the current large US carrier model by incorporating both air and sea drones and thinking of new ways to configure the battle groups differently.

[@rka-truthalwayswins5127]

I FAIL to understand WHY after 70 years of independence, Indian media copy/pastes western articles & values western opinions as if colonization & slavery NEVER Ends!!

[@Amandeep-se1zf]

We need Pokhran 3

[@ankurpandey4479]

@@Amandeep-se1zf man all scenarios in this video counts on that India don’t have technology of thermo nuclear weapons but in 1974 test was nuclear and in 1999 thermo nuclear test was done. India has megaton categories of nuclear warheads.

[@ankurpandey4479]

@@Amandeep-se1zf BARC head once said in 2020 that we can make 1000 thermo nuclear bombs within a month and continue that pace to 7 years with amount of material we have now.

[@indraadi]

Arihant class is SSBN and not SSN

[@abiuniverse]

The problem with all this is that we don't have a culture of nuclear science in our country; by that, I mean there is no inspiration in the young generation to work on the nuclear problem (which is inherently really really hard and less paying, trust me I am doing Ph.D. in it). We need that drive and a proper system that recruits people to advance our research and development in Nuclear sector.

[@duckpotat9818]

True, not just about weapons. We have the most Thorium in the world yet can't use it and import Uranium. Also congratulations for getting so far bhaiya, I'm in 2nd year at IISER Pune, hope to join you soon.

[@UwUO-OUwU]

@@duckpotat9818 we are sitting in a religious -social - political hot bowl. I remember how a particle physics experiment (i think it was for cosmic rays, but I don't remember) in TN was blocked & delayed because of a local MLA there started his political stunt with religion for some pity votes. It's same issue for monazite sand, a vast majority of it is the western coasts of Kerala. But I don't believe politics in Kerala which is very much active will stay back & won't protest against such a project. Somehow the scientific temperament, especially in the pure sciences seem to be denied by the public/govt in recent times. Even in case of ISRO, both the public & govt are interested in stunts like moon landing & space station ( which i am not against) but important should be equally given for pure sciences that's what brings progress in the nation in long term.

[@rohanmehta1339]

@@UwUO-OUwU Most of youth in India wastes their time preparing for sarkari exams like UPSC, SSC, Banks. No one wants to invest time and money to develop culture for pursuit of knowledge and excellence. Science is looked, still, as a backup career if failed to get into medical and engineering.

[@sanjeevgarg4336]

We had developed FBTR way back in 90's and Throrium based cycle has now matured , so to sat that we do have a decent research culture is not fully accurate. TIFR has been and continues to be at the forefront. However, we do seem to have funding issues with the overall nuclear program.

[@piyushprasad8731]

@@rohanmehta1339 then what about those who leave country and work abroad

[@sb9060]

It's a very biased one sided US-centric fiction propelled analysis devoid of data on the ground. I have read pages of authentic sources for years in this regard. *India has gone thermonuclear with 100% surety* . Sekhar should bring diverse assessment from more authentic sources. When talking about nuclear, a professional journalist should bring all the assessments of aspects from all possible credible think-tanks.

[@dhanushgowda4061]

Where did you learn from

[@millennialmind9507]

Tall claims, when did the Indian Union went thermonuclear?

[@amithabv1060]

100% surety can only come with a test which we haven't conducted 🤷‍♂️

[@sb9060]

@@amithabv1060 thermonuclear technology is of late 50s and early 60s. Even if a country conducts a fusion test, that doesn't mean the country will achieve 100% detonation result at the time of war. It's like rocket launch. Indian supercomputers are capable enough to depict accuracy in terms of technology. Even in case of BWMD, the tests are carried out in laboratory simulating the larger environment. Most of the Indian nuclear reactors' maintenance are conducted in house domestically. I can't disclose the sources, but be rest assured about my saying.

[@ranenbhattacharyya136]

That’s a wonderful relief for India 🇮🇳

[@sanjaypatel7113]

There are basically two types of nuclear weapons: Strategic and tactical. Strategic are the once that can destroy a city while a tactical destroys a neighborhood. This simplifies an explanation

[@KetanSingh]

Not if your 'strategic' weapons are of sub 40Kt range.

[@hiteshkumar3268]

Their is a old saying in Telugu that one who is powerful & can wage war has the capability to maintain or bring peace ✌️ ☮️

[@vineet3269]

Do state it.. I want to quote it to appear cultural

[@Amandeep-se1zf]

We need Pokhran 3.

[@yogeshbabu9942]

Great to hear ... Worrying about our children and grand children. For taking tough decision we need strong dedicated honest leadership. Hope hindusthan is in right direction and we all needs to support by vote

[@asokedas2977]

Tellis has solid reasoning! Pakistan decided long ago it would have conventional assymmetry with India so concentrated diligently on nuclear options. It is well on its way to have triad of its own. India should immediately acquire nuclear submarines/ megaton nukes/delivery systems within next 5 years.

[@dg7894]

India already has a nuclear triad

[@darklord4775]

For information india already equipped 3 SSBNs with k15 and k4 missles in indian Ocean and 3 are still in development what we need are k6 slbm with mrv capability for china since Pakistan is no longer a priority

[@darklord4775]

Instead of a single big bomb small bombs are more deadly due to hard to intercept

[@asokedas2977]

@@darklord4775 While priority remains China in light of its ambitions my belief is, it is Pakistan which will launch nuclear attack on India in a belligerent step either militarily or via terror elements. They will do this if India tries to wrest POK or retaliate any terror attack on India.

[@alipak5534]

Assymmetry? It looks like this. China 7. India 6.5. Pakistan 1. Yes, that one is Pakistan. Compare our populations to the behemoth that are India/China. Just one of your states - Utter Pradesh is equivalent to Pakistan. We are the underdogs but the Indus Valley will never submit to the Ganga people.

[@shahmirahmad8425]

The only Indian analyst that actually knows anything. Respect from Pakistan sir

[@K-CH-HimanshuThakur]

There is nothing to worry about India too has a tactical nuclear missiles and a lot of it. India also has K-5 and K-9 missiles which is submarine based. More in development.

[@timrasulov5678]

I'm from Uzbekistan 🇺🇿 and I don't approve any kinda war between India and Pakistan. I support the friendship and brotherhood of both nations!

[@libshastra]

Should India enter a nuclear sharing agreement similar to France? This is a question worth pondering.

[@sankalp6872]

What's in it for France? That's also a question worth pondering. Remember siding with India will come at the cost of alienating China. Also, there is no guarantee that the US would be on our side.

[@libshastra]

@@sankalp6872 France got access to tech and didn't need to build thermonuclear devices that can blow away cities. They could get away with testing smaller yield devices. France actually got a good deal. Nuclear umbrella+ tech

[@Amandeep-se1zf]

Pokhran 3 is what we need.

[@soumimukherjee6748]

Brilliant as always…listening to Shekhar is a joy on most topics but mostly on defence matters

[@drkrittibasray3182]

Tui thik -i bolechis. ( you are right Soumi)

[@ganeshdore]

Really Brilliant eh ? How many one ton or 5 Ton Bombs needed on Agni 5 Missiles ? Will 200 be enough ? Back to SSMB 14000 Ton Nuclear ICBM Submarines. Indiua has the technology to go from 8000 Ton to Borei Class 14000 Ton submarines. Wiull 4 submarines be enough . ? Electric Motor with Pump Jet Propulsion ? Will 4 be enough ? Perhaps 3 Nuclear Powered Aircraft carrier Fleets ? $300 Billion per fleet ?

[@soumimukherjee6748]

@@ganeshdore it’s an analysis on a report..you can agree or disagree..upto you..I love to learn so I like the way Sekhar explains..that’s what I praise..doesn’t mean I agree with everything

[@ganeshdore]

@@soumimukherjee6748 I did not learn much ...Here is a USA Paid consultant pitching for India to spend $5 Trillion and buy Armaments n stuff from USA ..and Mr Gupta agrees with this wholeheartedly ? I want to hear what Mr Gupta thinks. Loving to watch Mr Gupta could be fascinating... If what he says shows critical thinking ...that is what I am looking fo....For all I know....USA will be happy tp pay SG $50000 for his social influencer role. I am a US Citizen myself ! Yup Asansol Roots . These days a Muslim cesspool .

[@drkrittibasray3182]

@@ganeshdore you are stupid and confused. And no understanding of international relations. United States has no intention to market such missile systems to any country.

[@stevenkraft8070]

I think this US/French/Indian nuclear technology sharing deal is far in the future. Until AUKUS, the U.S. had only shared it's nuclear propulsion technology with Britain, and that was because Britain was part of the U.S. Manhattan Project atomic bomb program (Britain had it's own "Tube Alloys" atomic program until the U.S. entry into WW2, and then merged their program with the Manhattan Project, to both speed development of the bomb and because only the U.S. had the land, electric power and distance from Nazi bombers to make building the necessary nuclear industrial facilities feasible.) and because Britain shared so many British/imperial bases and non-nuclear technologies with the U.S. Then Australia got this technology because it had been a trusted U.S. mutual defense ally since WW2, to the point that Australia actually sent thousands of troops to fight in Vietnam. As for the French, their nuclear propulsion technology is behind the U.S./British technology, and so far they have not shared/sold it with anybody outside of France, though they did strongly hint that they would be willing to sell it to Australia after AUKUS was announced. Maybe India can make this happen, but I think it would require an outright alliance with the U.S., France, or both, and that it would require Indian purchase of reactors from the U.S. or France, with no technology sharing/licensing with India's nuclear industry (neither the U.S., France or UK wants to create a nuclear propulsion competitor in India). That is what is going on with AUKUS. Australia will be buying the entire propulsion system from the U.S. and/or UK. Right now, because Australia has no history or skill in building nuclear subs, it is doubtful that Australia will even be assembling the AUKUS subs from imported U.S./British components in Australia, while historically they built their subs (all diesel/electric) in Australia. Perhaps a better nuclear deterrent strategy for India, one that would better fit with India's historical desire for both self-sufficiency and non-alignment, would be to build more, larger nuclear weapons and to look at vehicle-launched mobile nuclear missiles that are hard to target. You might even be able to get the Russians or U.S. to help you with the vehicle launch technology. Russia uses this now, and during the late Cold War, the U.S. had mobile launchers for missiles that would be the size/range needed by India for deterrence of China/Pakistan.

[@pramodreddy5847]

I thought sg will be going into India today’s mood of the nation today as he does usually

[@tapemaj]

Yes , True 😀😀😀

[@ThePrintIndia]

@@tapemaj I would have done the India Today poll and kept waiting for them to release the full details. But they didn’t in time. They’ve only dine so now, Saturday morning. So you both got it right… shekhar

[@shadowsdust69]

Uncle Shekar knows how to captive us in his stories, he explains to us such complex issues so simply. Thank you Print.

[@manjulashanmugasundaram706]

Really important information Professor. Thank you so much. But worrying.

[@zil1832]

Very good analysis. Ofcourse peace must prevail. Our neighbourhood is particularly tricky, perhaps most tricky in the world. And they are not willing to reach at a solution.

[@adr2567]

I thought having nuclear missile means we had a credible deterrent but listening to what’s been said here, it’s quite worrying if we’re not covered against Pakistan or China!

[@pjeng1]

China does not hate India at all. China just despises and looks down on India. That's all. The difference between China and India is this. In China nobody talks about India while in India china as a topic is 24/7, is as if Indians are obsessed with China. If India could convert all that jealous energy into something positive and productive India will change for a better.

[@adr2567]

@@pjeng1 Thing is no one’s taking about China in a jealous way, we’re talking about them just like the whole world, a deadly serpent who plays dirty and doesn’t give a shit about anyone else (even it’s own people). All China wants is domination, obviously we’ll be talking about them as it concerns everyone’s security.

[@zt3gaming796]

The thing is, with our Nasr tactical nuclear missiles, the question is will India be willing to escalate to utter destruction of both nations just due to a half kiloton nuclear bomb fired on soldiers not even civilians.

[@ganeshdore]

Shekhar Sahib ....What are your sources in Delhi telling you ?? How many one Mega ton or 5 Mega Ton Bombs needed on Agni 5 Missiles ? Will 200 Missiles be enough ? Back to SSMB 14000 Ton Nuclear ICBM Submarines. India has the technology to go from 8000 Ton to Borei Class 14000 Ton submarines. Will 4 submarines be enough . ? Electric Motor with Pump Jet Propulsion ? 20 Missiles per submarine. Red October anyone . ( that was 26000 Ton ! ) Perhaps 3 Nuclear Powered Aircraft carrier Fleets ? $300 Billion per fleet ?

[@Amandeep-se1zf]

We need Pokhran 3

[@ganapatihegde1024]

India should become economically very strong so that it has sufficient resources to build a strong military. Meritorious students after 12th should be recruited in specialized Military Engineering college where they are trained to conduct advanced research into Nuclear and other Military weaponry. Very important to build a world class manpower to build military technology.

[@wandameniangti4117]

Class 12 meritorious students doesn't automatically mean they are suited for R&D. they might just be memorising stuffs and not have the any proper concepts ive seen many who performed well in 12 perform at a mediocre or even a poor level in college. Besides the concept of merit is different with different boards so saying a 95% guy from CBSE is NOT the same as a 85% from other board, and thats why we have entrance exams

[@pjeng1]

Yes, China does not hate India at all. China just despises and looks down on India. That's all. The difference between China and India is this. In China nobody talks about India while in India china as a topic is 24/7, is as if Indians are obsessed with China. If India could convert all that jealous energy into something positive and productive India will change for a better.

[@kashifrit]

Also Australia has far less number of engineers than India so on technological front India should do better.

[@GinzaGeorge]

Fascinating. I have listened to Ashley Tellis briefly but this motivates me to listen to him at length and read the book. Thank you

[@parthsna]

1000 is the minimum baseline to be considered a viable nuclear power. And it needs to be spread across multiple means of delivery to ensure survivability - especially important if you believe in second strike.

[@sanjaypatel7113]

Shekhar is a balanced analyst unlike right or left leaning commentators. I like him using cricket apology and sprinkling his thoughts w Hindi interspersed. Hats off Sekhar

[@sanjaypatel7113]

I meant apologies

[@vignesh6654]

Analogies 👍

[@parthsna]

Ashley Tellis is wrong about the 'kiloton Vs megaton'. Indian weapons, even the boosted fission ones, are dialable to yields up to 150kt. The thermonuclear warheads are also 150-200kt. Even if that test failed then, enough simulation and subcritical testing capability exists in the country. If a war reached that stage, we could always test one or two to make it clear to the PLA what the yields are

[@aravindc102]

Everyone forgets about nuclear winter ❄️. The world dies when even 100 nukes are used .

[@jayaradha22]

So many issues In world which I did not know , thanks to print Shekhar sir for bringing awareness

[@soumen08]

With the Sagarika missiles and the arihant class of submarines, I'm not sure it is a good idea to spend much more on nuclear deterrence. The cost is high enough for either Pakistan or china to avoid any conflict. We should focus on education, which is extremely critical and where we trail china by a fair bit (didn't you have a CTC on this yesterday?)

[@Humble_Balaclava]

Mate I don't think, that is prudent, as most of the cutting-edge STEM innovations occurs in defense projects which later will spill over to civilian side.

[@kashifrit]

For your info, Swedish non. Unclear submarines were quieter than American nuclear ones and were able to defeat them in war games.

[@devilish2136]

that is long time ago us is way more advanced now and it is on us aircraft carrier now it is different ball game

[@ahsanmohammed1]

You cannot choose your neighbors You can choose how you treat them

[@toothlessseer3153]

If you don't want to waste half an hour (listening to Shekhar ramble on)... _"Pakistan has tactical nuclear weapons which India does not (but should) have_

[@Ramkrishna-2023]

Watch Ashley tellis off the cuff whole interview, it's really eye opening

[@surajs5913]

But tactical nukes are no deterrent. .

[@abhilash3433]

Tactical nukes can be taken out with India's drones... Do u have the triad?

[@zil1832]

No its more than that...but then I suspect you perposefully said that.

[@surajs5913]

@@abhilash3433 tactical nukes just give India an excuse to flatten pakistan. To quote vajpayee - if there is a nuclear war, we may lose 20% to 50% of our land but pamistan will notnaee tomorrows sunrise.

[@MadhuLambu]

Lately i have been dozing off listening to CTC. No masala, no background music, just facts and commentary for 30 minutes!

[@True-Nationalist]

Good Analysis! 🇮🇳🇮🇳

[@venkatabhiram1688]

A very thought provoking news article!!!

[@bobo6959]

Salman rusdie attacked. Why does the world don't talk about the fundamentals of islam and how dangerous it is for the world peace

[@eldenlord3163]

1 Person attacked 1 person. " Why dont the world.."

[@AlwyneAvinash]

About 40,000 people per year get murdered in Mexico due to drug cartels, nobody gives a f**, now some Salman Rushdie gets attacked and some bobo wants the world to report it

[@AnirudhPsychPixel]

How would you describe a Diktat? One on One or Religion on One? There was a Fatwa if you have forgetton. So, I don't really know why would you defend this. Probably the guy was cashing his Fatwa or doing duty or whatever.

[@trnswamy]

Very interesting. But it is highly unlikely that US will do something like AUKUS till India move out of its Russian engagement and build the strategic relationship with US.

[@amoghdhodapkar1338]

Absolutely brilliant Mr Gupta. Listening to all of this I somehow feel that aircraft carriers are a liability. I am no expert but instead of acquiring or commissioning another aircraft carrier, India should hedge all it's bets on acquiring as many nuclear submarines as it can in the next 10 years. And that is possible only if it increases it's defence spending several fold and concentrates more on indigenization. Now that in turn is related to India expanding it's economic clout by growing double digit every year for next 5 years, at least. Tall order I say but not impossible.

[@ganeshdore]

Shekhar Sahib ....What are your sources in Delhi telling you ?? How many one Mega ton or 5 Mega Ton Bombs needed on Agni 5 Missiles ? Will 200 Missiles be enough ? Back to SSMB 14000 Ton Nuclear ICBM Submarines. India has the technology to go from 8000 Ton to Borei Class 14000 Ton submarines. Will 4 submarines be enough . ? Electric Motor with Pump Jet Propulsion ? 20 Missiles per submarine. Red October anyone . ( that was 26000 Ton ! ) Perhaps 3 Nuclear Powered Aircraft carrier Fleets ? $300 Billion per fleet ?

[@harshavandu]

ACG have offensive-defensive capabilities and are more suited for energy weapons. Also give scope for power projection and deterrence. Submarines are purely offensive and stealth and have zero defences, also unsuited for power projection and beam-energy weapons. ACGs are here to stay. Only the offence-capable elements might vary by available technologies.

[@ganeshdore]

@@harshavandu What is ACG ? Is this a well known Acronym ? Thanks

[@harshavandu]

@@ganeshdore aircraft carrier group(s) 😇 I don’t know about the acronym, but the phrase is.

[@sourabhdeshpande3242]

I think you're misinformed about what Mr. Gupta claims to be a debate about Aircraft carriers vs submarines. In the West, there are no such debates. They stick to their doctrines. The US, France, UK all have very advanced submarine fleets. (Don't simply go by the numbers.). In almost all wars, Western equipment has outperformed Soviet equipment. The Soviets went by the doctrine of quantity has a quality of its own and worked within their resources. We must note, that fighting and planning for future warfare is best left to people who have had actual experience rather than such armchair "researchers and analysts". Remember, these same experts made dire predictions for Ukraine in the current war at the beginning. Indeed, if Pakistan's nuclear weapons were such a deterrence, India probably wouldn't have involved the Air Force and the Navy in Kargil. Uri retalliation, Balakot would probably not have happened. I think there are better minds than you and I, Mr. Gupta and the 'analyst' he's quoted to judge how effective India's nuclear weapons programme is and whether India has thermonuclear devices or not. Journalists and analysts are more incorrect in their predictions and to solely listen to what they say would be extremely foolish.

[@jitmick]

SG through these interactions demonstrate a very unique form of nationalism, which we need in our everyday life...unfortunately their count is very limited and not encouraged...hope many more SG's become a part of this country's leadership construct and guide us for the future

[@ganeshdore]

Deep down .....Shekhar is a leftist Congress Bootlicker . Since 2014 ....With Modi in power......Shekar has no one paying him to be HMV....His Masters Voice

[@jitmick]

Maybe...could be...one has to understand that he runs a business too, and that has it's own compulsions...listening to his perspectives I feel he's pretty unbiased

[@akhil999in]

nuclear deterrence is a bogus concept. nuclear weapons can neither deter conventional war nor nuclear war. annihilation is the only useful option when nuclear weapons are present in a situation of war. india needs 20,000 nuclear warheads of 1 kiloton to 50 megaton capacity in an approximately random or gaussian distribution, in order to be able to end the physical existence of its two enemies. it needs about 100 warheads to be predelivered, that is kept deep inside enemy territory during peacetime, to be exploded instantly in war without needing delivery. its enemies too have similar needs, and have been working on it for over 50 years.

[@12time12]

American here, I think my country should absolutely help india with everything they need and possibly subsidize some of the costs as we do with Israel. India is one of the most important democracies in the world and I have great respect for her people. We need to help democracies in this new of age authoritarianism with aggressive Chinese characteristics.

[@mbs0710]

democracy lol

[@haberdasherrykr8886]

Epistocrats "respecting" autocrats ! Piss off dude

[@NikhilSharma-td3hr]

@@mbs0710 You must be muslim

[@overlordborn6131]

America is a hypocrite country when they don't need india they will start harrasing us. Even USA had threatened india for weapon purchase and oil purchase from russia. USA had gone nuts when india didn't vote against russia in UN.

[@pjeng1]

China does not hate India at all. China just despises and looks down on India. That's all. The difference between China and India is this. In China nobody talks about India while in India china as a topic is 24/7, is as if Indians are obsessed with China. If India could convert all that jealous energy into something positive and productive India will change for a better.😂

[@AashraiRavooru]

India's military reflects our extremely defensive stance, if we want to be geo-economic power we need an imposing military, a time will come when India will have no choice but to be an imposing power to continue its growth.

[@manishtripathi7050]

Thermonuclear devices we have. Everything can not be shared for the media and columnist.

[@sudheesatyan2539]

Thanks Shekar for your analysis. I like when you speak from a indoor place Instead of outdoor. I listed when walking or driving without seeing your face. For me good audio without noise is important. Keep it up. Sudhee Satyan Sydney

[@ThePrintIndia]

Hi Sudhee, Thanks for writing in. Happy to note you’re a regularly listener of CTCs.

[@kirandeepchakraborty7921]

Someone in the government should definitely look into this. Unnecessary delays won't help.

[@jeffsparey9585]

Yet again Mr Gupta another brilliant analysis,thankyou

[@ThePrintIndia]

Hi Jeff, Thank you for being a regular follower.

[@rka-truthalwayswins5127]

Mr. Gupta is the specialist of specialization! From politics, to civilization, to defense, to finance to geopolitics , to secularism, to Islamic nations, to anything else..!! He knows it all!!

[@ganeshdore]

Shekhar Sahib ....What are your sources in Delhi telling you ?? How many one Mega ton or 5 Mega Ton Bombs needed on Agni 5 Missiles ? Will 200 Missiles be enough ? Back to SSMB 14000 Ton Nuclear ICBM Submarines. India has the technology to go from 8000 Ton to Borei Class 14000 Ton submarines. Will 4 submarines be enough . ? Electric Motor with Pump Jet Propulsion ? 20 Missiles per submarine. Red October anyone . ( that was 26000 Ton ! ) Perhaps 3 Nuclear Powered Aircraft carrier Fleets ? $300 Billion per fleet ?

[@louisgiokas2206]

Big flaw in the argument vis-a-vis France. They will not transfer the technology to India. They could have solved their issue with Australia by doing so, but would not. I don't think the US would because of India's military ties with Russia.

[@nikhiljaitly1334]

Well not really , India has perfected the art of how to maintain strategic balanced relationships when it come to US and Russia. Let’s not forget India is a only country in the world operating strategic weapons like Akula class SSN subs from Russia and MQ9 drones from the US both at the same time, there are many such examples of diversity in India arsenal 😁

[@rajshekhar1147]

China doing Dharna at Tibet border , so hilarious to us and so humiliating to China. SG you found a very gentle way to demean China 😀

[@vivekanandholla6730]

Thank you for the information...it was very informative

[@surendrabarsode8959]

1. In plain words, Ashley is telling us that we do have some nuclear weapons, defense technologies and equipment but they are all third rate and useless against not only China but also even against Pakistan. On the other hand, China and Pakistan have top class weapons, technologies and capabilities. So USA must come forward to help India to deal with and take on China. The second part of his analysis is of course welcome to India, however suspect be his initial premise!! 2. What Ashely is doing, like Ro Khanna, is a general move in the US policy to help India to take on China or to become a front line state along with Japan and Australia. Again, this is welcome, as long as India builds up its capacity and USA does not mess up with India's strategic autonomy (read as its dealing with Russia). 3. All of this, of course will be mean nothing if the Chinese decide to be wise and settle the border issue with India!! Who knows Xi's successor could be a wise man! 4. If China is to emerge as the Power No 1 in the world, then of course, India will have to fall in line but before that, India will break up Pakistan in to 4 pieces so that it does not have to deal with Pakistan as the Chinese dog! 5. As an aside, on Shekhar's program, Dr. Anil Kakodar gave a solemn assurance to Indians that 1998 nuclear test were a 100% success. It is amusing that he forgets to mention this. 6. Finally, we should welcome Ashley to do his bit for the Indo US relations, though we may be skeptical of his reasoning. And while buy and read his book, we hope that policy makers in USA buy, read and follow it too!!

[@pjeng1]

😅China does not hate India at all. China just despises and looks down on India. That's all. The difference between China and India is this. In China nobody talks about India while in India china as a topic is 24/7, is as if Indians are obsessed with China. If India could convert all that jealous energy into something positive and productive India will change for a better.

[@surendrabarsode8959]

@@pjeng1 What you say is fine but the issue here is not about that. It is more about what strategic directions Indo Us relations are taking with China in background. It is up to China to settle boundary issue and defang India's China negativity. In the long run, the entire Asia will gang up against China due to its arrogant behavior.

[@saumyadityabose]

Absolutely aligned. Collaborative strategic leapfrogging based on geopolitical 80/20. Q is - what's the quid pro quo cost benefit for India of the future? Geostrategic autonomy = GDP+resource&energy self-sufficiency.

[@anubhavdutta9557]

I cannot decide whether I shall be happy or get frustrated by this video..

[@sneguu]

Very Nice mention about all the systems that India have , kindly Tag in all the key relevant parties so that they are aware of the actual situation and differences.

[@bsp3615]

Not hostile nations... calling so is equivalent to doing injustice to India.....correct term is........ 'the nations with hatred against India'

[@pjeng1]

China does not hate India at all. China just despises and looks down on India. That's all. The difference between China and India is this. In China nobody talks about India while in India china as a topic is 24/7, is as if Indians are obsessed with China. If India could convert all that jealous energy into something positive and productive India will change for a better.😆

[@bsp3615]

@@pjeng1 pity that Chinese are made and manipulated by the ruling regime in such an atrocious manner,

[@kaustubhshukla6462]

Nuclear is a deterrent, it doesnt matter if you have 5 or 10k. 5 nuclear missiles would be enough to deter any sane country enough. Sane being a keyword However if non state actors get access to them then its a different story. There needs to be research in defences against a nuclear attack rather than just focusing on increasing the stockpile

[@cleancodeer]

5 is enough if your enemy don't have nuclear weapons.

[@zil1832]

Interesting idea...but protectution against nu×e? Thats a very tricky thing.

[@dhanushgowda4061]

Thermo/ megaton is necessary for deterrence India should turn the page into it.

[@arjavgarg5801]

He literally talks about how this notion is challenged. Do you want bharat to be coerced?

[@kaustubhshukla6462]

@@arjavgarg5801 Do you realise the impact of 5 Nuclear missiles launched together Let me clue you in 5 missiles placed strategically into - Beijing, Shanghai, Xinxiang, Karachi and Islamabad As SG mentioned since they arent thermonuclear they will not wipe out these cities true. But after every nuclear attack there is a nuclear fallout followed by a nuclear winter Fields that grow crops would be decimated Entire communication system would be disrupted. Any country that cares about its growth would never risk that over gaining few miles of territory. Every country has few cities as engines of growth, infrastructure, supply chain , jobs etc everything that was built over decades and decades would be wiped out.

[@PlayList-ib9ii]

2:25 India has hostile relation with both of them. But both of them have very harmonious-cordial relationship with India. Very informative. 👍

[@viratvaid1480]

Are you stupid?

[@cgkmurthi]

Including these media people, the general public (collectively all of us) don't know much about India's real capabilities, even the frontline armed forces personnel themselves don't know. We are surrounded by many hostile countries and added to that satellite snooping, data breaches, espionage, ground spies, etc., etc... Therefore Govt is very careful not to give any impression of the real work that's happening. Despite all the surveillance, etc. none couldn't suspect a new small satellite launch vehicle (SSLV), till ISRO announced. The maiden developmental vehicle was launched a few days back. Similarly, in the past no one could guess Pokran test, our surgical strikes, etc. We are masters in keeping secrets. Now the speciality of SSLV is such that it can be produced and launched in 72 hours (with liquid fuel, etc.) as per ISRO. Now, how long it would take to build a solid propellent based missile?. We have achieved nuclear triad sometime back and people don't know. All we need now is mass production capabilities of attack drones and short range portable hand missile launchers.

[@pjeng1]

😃China does not hate India at all. China just despises and looks down on India. That's all. The difference between China and India is this. In China nobody talks about India while in India china as a topic is 24/7, is as if Indians are obsessed with China. If India could convert all that jealous energy into something positive and productive India will change for a better.

[@ankurpandey4479]

I don’t think personally that he is just a millionth on a % right about Arihant class of submarine. TEST reactors of Arihant had problem of noise and it was shorted out back in 2006 only. There is no delay in ballistic missile submarines and a new 250 mw reactor has been tested successful for s5 class and p76i class nuclear attack submarines.

[@pra2221]

Since the death of CDS Rawat, we hardly hear any news about Theater Programs. Please make a video on where exactly we are in that initiative

[@तरबुज_खाने_वाला_राक्षस]

I'm 100% sure he was killed.

[@risheshbhat3848]

Im not a big fan of shekhar gupta. But boy he can hold his own. His articulation , build up is the best in Indian media scene. No one comes close.

[@naturemeditation3751]

nuclear is not the future power concern anymore it’s hypersonic systems and cyber warfare however nuclear payload carrying options on land sea and air need to be engaged at optimal level and build on working with israel to modify the iron dome system to fit with indian geography requirements that meets the challenges in the region

[@deepaksingh5317]

This idea is radical and ideal for India.

[@JayamuruganDhanasekaran]

US is making wonderful sales pitch for selling nuclear technology and submarines to India.

[@ajaxjaiswal3442]

Well we need it.

[@ramanranganathan9120]

The crucial point is the quality. 10 thermonuclear may be equal to 1000 s of kiloton weapon.

[@dontmindme6972]

Please also discuss future of India's relation with Taiwan and should we recognize it?

[@devendrasinghdalal2900]

Absolute rubbish as US, Japan have already refused to share their submarine building technology with India. India must continue with advancement of it's present capability to build better submarines. Make in India will save on time and foreign dependability. Indonesia switched from Russian tech to American tech harming itself as grass was growing on ex-Russian submarines held by Indonesia. India now has the indigenous tech and must build on it further.

[@sargunangoppalan7809]

I agree with u 👍

[@krishnachaitanya3105]

@SG .. Fantastic story ,Thanks for the info and options .

[@rahulranjan000]

Shekhar ji, you should do a video on how Modi's policies and focus areas like privatisation and agriculture laws are similar to dao xiaoping's policies in 1978. Our economic, political and social structures are becoming very similar to china.

[@Alleur]

yes,India is becoming more like China minus the development (GDP)

[@iamnothing143]

Who is responsible for Pakistan being a nuclear country and China being an economically powerful country.? Answer: USA. So now USA showing sympathy to India is good for them...we will deal with both with our intellect.

[@lovegreen4931]

good point👍

[@chinapakistanterrorists6228]

USA and western nations interests have now changed! Snakes are biting western nations back for feeding them!!!

[@drshibank]

A great sales talk in favour of US for hooking up with them and get some Military hardware for balancing the Chinese Military jagurnaut. Most of the MAD doctrine based thinkers have these ideas to motivate India to get into the league of US lead military alaince. Thanks for sharing the ideas for the Indian defense against its neighbours.

[@realhumphreyappleby]

That's why Agnipath is useful for us

[@speedbird109]

Basically three things US should help India in 1. Build powerful power reactors 2. Platform Silencer 3. Communication links 🇮🇳 is probably already advanced #2 and #3. We need help on #1.

[@venkatabhiram1688]

Why can't India's nuclear missiles be "parked" in countries like Japan or UAE or any other place where china wouldn't dare attack?

[@sureshrao1674]

Are the Chinese really that good ? Most of what they have exported have met with bad responses eg. Pakistan's experience with JF-17. Compared to JF-17s, the Thermonukes and SSBNs are far more complex systems. The Chinese build then in a jiffy which makes a little dubious. Imagine, with decades of experience US delivers one Ford class aircraft carrier in about 10 to 12 years and the Chineze are attempting to build the Xijiang ac of 85000 tons displacement in 4 years flat.

[@ayushmaansingh637]

So in short he is saying increase your defence budget massively and replace russian weaponry with US and frace tech . It Was like a sales pitch for U S advance weapon systems , or maybe SG has explained in that way.

[@JaiRudraNath]

We should build megaton of nukes .. and get SSNs and SSBNs technology

[@sangramkale3375]

Thanks sir, nicely articulated Btw why No rakhi in hand sir ?

[@pranaygodha488]

Where can I purchase this book? It doesn’t seem to be yet on sale on Amazon.

[@joyrooj2050]

please suggest good books on India Pakistan china nuclear standoff

[@Sk8erBhai]

Video quality seems better. New Camera?

[@rtdevilp5897]

With INFRAUS...WHY India Should again depend upon external technology....and why india s advancement information should Shared...???

[@alanjaydubey3594]

Thanks

[@vish846]

Short summary 1. Pak : developed tactical(1/10 th capacity of normal) Nuclear weapons .. enough to take out small unit thus counter cold start strategy of India.. 2. China : has 10 times powerful bomb than India's.. hence india has bigger risk Solution : india work with Australia and others to create a nuclear submarine

[@prastagus3]

it's called solving a complex problem with an even more complex problem

[@kishorel.9411]

An awesome CTC. Thank you!

[@sohambanerjee99]

Well explained. Mr. Gupta. The Nuclear Arms Race is still going on!!

[@karnadeshmukh3822]

Hi! Where can I post my questions for cut the clutter ?

[@mathaithomas2816]

1.52 excuse Man Mohan Singh said --we cannot choose our neighbours

[@jubinshah3755]

Wonderful reporting as always

[@shubham5144]

Ins vikrant 2 should have been a CATOBAR aircraft just like its predecessor. This would have made already limited capable mig 29 work at their full capability and considering that navy is going to have either rafale or fa 18. But this lies with decision makers who best knows why didnt they consider this.

[@illzn06]

How do you find time to read these books? You watch cricket, you "edit" stuff at the print, you do interviews (off the cuff), you make CTCs, and then you read books! Wow!

[@koppulanithinreddy2265]

Can you make a video on climate change causing heat waves, drought in East Africa, Europe and floods in India.

[@appajirao]

Maha chatur Guptaji, Threat to our Democracy is more Internal ! For preserving Democracy it is essential to learn how we lost in the first place . I am sure most of us know that invaders were successful in India ,largely. Ecause of Jaychands . Would appreciate if you could a show what we should do to identify,isolate and root out these Jaychands that exist now damaging India's growth story . Do you agree ?

[@pnjbto4192]

Gupta ji very good presentation

[@vaishalichilhate6132]

So basically it's a weapons sale pitch , india should focus on its own devlopment.

[@johnpep2007]

Thank you for highlighting such serious strategic topic. Unfortunately all are govts are only into jingoistic nationalism. It’s sobering to admit our thermo nuclear test failed and we are behind pk in nuclear weapon systems. Our aircraft carrier are too small to make any significant military impact.

[@ThePrintIndia]

Thanks for writing in.

[@Faith-fj9jt]

Shekhar it was announced in 1998, that India detonated a hydrogen bomb, then how come you say we don't have one? A hydrogen Bomb is the same as a Thermonuclear bomb, as I goggle given as operation SHAKTI l TEST. At the same time, Pakistani nuclear physicist Dr. Samar Mubarakband claims it was a failure. Please clarify. thanks

[@SK-wg9sw]

When India fired Brahmos into Pakistan, they could not even identify it. After two days Pakistan realized India fired a Missile into Pakistan. Chinese systems failed and it didn't intercept Brahmos! After three days Pakistan in retaliation fired Chinese missile but it never crossed their cantonment.