<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><feed><author name="Major General P. Rajagopal (Retd)"><item><title>STRING OF PEARLS: NOOSE OR NECKLACE? INDIA’S NEED FOR AN INTEGRATED NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/others/string-of-pearls-noose-or-necklace-indias-need-for-an-integrated-neighbourhood-plan/</link><pubDate>November 13, 2020, 6:50 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/China.jpg</image><category>Others</category><excerpt>China’s policy of encircling India to contain it—euphemistically referred to as the ‘String of Pearls’ doctrine—has over the last few years moved from a ‘threat in being’ to an actual threat.
</excerpt></item><item><title>Is military alliance the best way forward for India?</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/others/is-military-alliance-the-best-way-forward-for-india/</link><pubDate>October 7, 2020, 7:08 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/d1-300x169.png</image><category>Others</category><excerpt>Given the ongoing standoff with China at the Line of Actual Control, India should take the
lead in building a consensus for a multilateral military alliance against the Dragon.</excerpt></item><item><title>Chinese checkers: How India can checkmate the Dragon</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/others/chinese-checkers-how-india-can-checkmate-the-dragon/</link><pubDate>September 22, 2020, 7:58 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/India-China-1.jpg</image><category>Others</category><excerpt>While the military will remain the fulcrum, a multidirectional approach with Tibet as the central theme and a wholesome policy covering military, political, economic, psychological and cyber operations has to be the future to tackle an expansionis...</excerpt></item><item><title>Psychological operations: Is the Dragon winning?</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/others/psychological-operations-is-the-dragon-winning/</link><pubDate>September 9, 2020, 4:13 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/defff.jpg</image><category>Others</category><excerpt>Psychological warfare is an integral part of China’s arsenal and has been used time and again to target India and its interests. Unless New Delhi prepares itself well and sends out a strong message, the nation can fall prey to the Dragon’s propaga...</excerpt></item></author></feed>