Well, I have to admit, I don't know the author (
) and, at least to me, he's never struck me as an expert on China... but the fact that he works for Helion and Tom Cooper certainly doesn't speak in his favor!
(But that's just my malice.)
Took a quick look at Mangesh Sawant's
which claims:
Mangesh’s scholarly works are published in Small Wars Journal, The National Interest, E-International Relations, Indian Defense Review, Modern Diplomacy, Eurasia Review, Over The Horizon Journal, Geopolitical Monitor, Security Management (ASIS), Internationale Politik, CISOMAG, The Geopolitics, The Diplomatist & Journal of Indo-Pacific Affairs
There's
absolutely nothing scholarly about most of these publications and outlets.
Some of these sites like
,
,
,
, and
are clearly content farms and/or the digital equivalent of vanity press.
These are
lower tier outlets than
, where Mr. Sawant published three pieces that
may have been sponsored — by Boeing and/or another party trying to secure the sale of the F-15EX to India — from the look of things. That
might make this gentleman a paid shill, but TBF, everyone got to make a living.
Regardless, it's bizarre someone — especially with a supposed degree from Columbia University — would
tarnish their own name and reputation by associating with the aforementioned outlets of ill repute.
However, bragging about it on their LinkedIn profile is probably what's even more
embarrassing.
Can you please control your
hatred a little bit.
I understand that some level of strong opinion or even animosity is expected in discussions here, but I urge everyone to avoid taking
hatred to an extreme. Please keep the exchanges constructive and avoid letting hostility escalate beyond what’s reasonable.
Can mods moderate this type of hate. Thanks in advance
How is that even
hatred?
Am I somehow obliged to pray for good deals and steep discounts for the IAF, the Indian MoD and the broader Indian government?
You might not know this, but the Indian MoD and its child agencies are
widely considered some of the most difficult, if not obnoxious defense customers to deal with — even by the low bar of government bureaucracies — and some of us
deeply empathize with the contractors and vendors, international and Indian, transacting with them!
These vendors and contractors have
every right to squeeze every possible dollar, euro, ruble and/or rupee out of Indian state coffers.
If the Indian government and its subordinate entities are offended by that, then they ought to R&D, supply chain and manufacture every system, subsystem and component themselves!
