Japan-China-Taiwan-US: The uneasy Quad! What's at stake for India? • #TheGunnersSight

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The Indo-Pacific is entering a phase of strategic uncertainty. As tensions rise between Japan, China, Taiwan, and the United States, an uneasy and informal power square is emerging—shaped by Taiwan contingencies, East China Sea flashpoints, and US alliance pressures. In this episode of #TheGunnersSight, India’s most respected military strategists— Lt Gen Ravi Shankar (R), Lt Gen Raj Shukla (R), and Lt Gen Harimohan Iyer (R)— offer a clear-eyed assessment of how this evolving alignment impacts India’s security, strategic autonomy, and long-term choices. What the Generals Analyse ◆ Why Japan is shedding post-war strategic restraint ◆ Taiwan as the trigger point of great-power confrontation ◆ China’s military calculus across the First Island Chain ◆ The limits of US power in a prolonged Indo-Pacific standoff ◆ Where India stands—and what New Delhi must prepare for Why This Matters for India ◆ Spillover risks along the LAC and in the Indian Ocean ◆ Vulnerabilities around Malacca and critical sea lanes ◆ Trade, technology, and defence-industrial implications ◆ India’s options: align selectively, hedge smartly, or shape outcomes #TheGunnersSight #IndoPacific #IndiaSecurity #China #Taiwan #Japan #UnitedStates #MilitaryAnalysis #StrategicAutonomy #Quad #Geopolitics 𝗥𝗘𝗙𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗦: 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 to our 𝗣𝗚𝘂𝗿𝘂𝘀 𝗛𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹 - http://ow.ly/SsJV50OEVjq 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5oAOrsfqTxLOmFNuK_S8ug/join Now get regular updates on 𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩𝙨𝘼𝙥𝙥, 𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙪𝙨 𝙤𝙣 +12342559123, and we will add you to 1 of the 𝙜𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙥𝙨 Do Join our 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁𝘀𝗔𝗽𝗽 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹𝘀 for Regular Updates - https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va9icyxFHWpve1jVdH2t 𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗞𝗦: Sree Iyer's 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 Book 4 - 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗜𝗻, 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗢𝘂𝘁 can be bought from: 1. SreeIyer.com website - https://sreeiyer.com/books/Paper-In-Money-Out 2. Sree Iyer App IOS and 3. Amazon.in - https://www.amazon.in/dp/1736533231 𝗠𝗬𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗬 𝗦𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗦 Book 1 𝑾𝒉𝒐 𝑲𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒅 𝑺𝑺𝑹? Paperback is available at - https://amzn.to/3H4jfmF 𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗘𝗬 𝗦𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗦: Book 1 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝘆 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲? is available at - https://amzn.to/3hGXai1 Book 2 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝘆 𝗹𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗱? is available at - https://amzn.to/2JUaNfR Book 3 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝘆 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁? Book 3 in Money Series is now available at - https://amzn.to/3fTmgZY Book 4 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝘆 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲? Hindi version - https://amzn.to/3nRpQrX 𝗣𝗔𝗫 𝗔𝗠𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗡𝗔 𝗦𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗦: Pax Americana Series Book 1 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝘆 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗹𝗲? - https://amzn.to/3qVpYsn 𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗞𝗦: Download 𝗣𝗚𝘂𝗿𝘂𝘀 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗶𝗱 app - https://bit.ly/3hCRYvu Download 𝗣𝗚𝘂𝗿𝘂𝘀 𝗶𝗢𝗦 app - https://apps.apple.com/in/app/pgurus/id1503343866 𝗗𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗘 to PGurus - paypal.me/pgurus 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗖𝗧 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗨𝗦: * 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 to our channel - https://bit.ly/2CNevl8 * 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 to our 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘂𝗽 channel - https://bit.ly/3nGmTew * Like us on 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 - https://www.facebook.com/PGurus1 * Tweet us on 𝗧𝘄𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 - https://twitter.com/pgurus1 * Follow us on 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 - https://www.instagram.com/pgurus1 * Join the 𝗧𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 channel to get the latest from PGurus - https://t.me/pgurus1 𝗙𝗔𝗜𝗥 𝗨𝗦𝗘 𝗡𝗢𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗘: This video may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for educational purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in Title 17 U.S.C. section 106A-117 of the US Copyright Law. All the videos, songs, images, and graphics used in the video belong to their respective owners and I or this channel does not claim any right over them. The views expressed here are those of the author and do not necessarily represent or reflect the views of PGurus. 00:00 – Intro 01:29 - Japan-China-Taiwan-US 06:36 – China’s new threats 11:19 – Gen Shukla’s view 23:42 – Trump & geopolitics 33:01 – Gen Ravishankar’s view 45:48 – Gen Shukla’s view 57:00 – Trump’s signals 1:06:05 - Air power, space power what is the difference? 1:07:52 - China flew their jets near S Korea 1:10:52 - India’s relations with different countries 1:12:10 - Germany doesn’t possess its own nukes 1:13:05 - China-Taiwan equations 1:17:13 – Taiwan claims Tibet 1:19:02 – Economic conditions of EU