Swaraj National Security Seminar

by Chatrapathi Shivaji Maharaj - Centre for Security and Strategic Studies
on 21 - 03 - 2025
at Jawaharlal Nehru University SIS 11 - 344

Babaji Raja Bhonsle Chatrapathi

Thiyagaraja - Sacrifice

Darbhanga

Attachment with Detachment

Saffron flag

Samartha Ramadas Mutt in Thanjavur

Manoha Light house near Thanjavur

Victory memorial built to commemorate the victory of British over Napolean But it was to establish the naval connection in Maharashtra in disguise

"Pancha Paksha Shastra" - book - mood of the people

Saraswati Maa Library

Vasthadhi Chawdi at Thanjavur

Entrance into Thanjavur
people are checked before allowing entry
Vasthadi - wrestlers at the checking point
intelligence units attached
used rivers for communication and travel
bamboo sticks for sending messages

Kashi Yatra - in ancient times - a strategy to meet important people for intelligence sharing

Thanjavur - always surrounded by constant threat

Constant vigilance required

Indigeneous Knowledge - a solution for contemporary problems

Session 1

"Intelligence strategic culture and foreign policy" - Role of India

Forgotten Kashmir - Uma Purushotaman

Vatican Pope - longest tradition of foreign policy

Breakdown of Roman empire

British kept Indians outside the foreign policy and strategic planning

Letters of Patel for Nehru

get boundary recognised before acknowledging the Tibet annexation of choice
Nehru rejected and accepted the annexation
Ambassador Panicker advised to accept the suzerainty but not sovereignty
likeness for communism accepted the sovereignty
1945 - Shimla convention - chinese with Tibetan - not ratified by China
dispute between Tibet and China border

Supplies to Tibet from China was routed through Kolkata in 1950s.

Protests from Chinese that Kolkata traders charging them more

So Indian rice sent to Tibet for Chinese soldiers

Other side of the mountain and army generals - based on declassified chinese sources

1955 - permanent membership to India no response given by Nehru foreign secretary issued a telegram to ensure that all P5 supports that

IK Gujral knew this, later PM

Nehru Memorial library sources - US proposed the permanent membership before USSR

Vijayalakshmi Pandit taking own decisions

Ambassador to UN and was dinner offered membership

she turned it down without referring to the Indian government, said, "____________ _____"

later referred it to Delhi

She wanted China to join UNSC

1972 - China's 1st vote against India in Indo Pak war, 1971

1950 - 1951 - Then 16 years for non permanent member council in UN

16 years lost in strategic policy

1971 war -

Indira Gandhi - USSR friendship treaty alliance

Shimla agreement

LOC agreement

all 3 times - lost Pakistan to recognise the border line permanently

Dr. Uma Purushothaman

Washington Contrary article - Indian has no strategic alliance

Bharat Jagat Guru - collective consciousness

Dharma, Ahimsa, Vasudeiva Kudumbakam - world views to accommodate, civilisation state

Idea of State - itself a strategic thinking

3rd century

Shukracharya - advise to demons danda - especially in state craft property and danda and dharma - essential for state craft

dependence of others - great misery - try to achieve self rule - swarajya

all rules are unfriendly -sukraneeti

enemies are those who are around you

Ahilya Bhai Holkar - strategic thinker - 1765 - battle seized the fort near Gwalior

Chief commander - looked after civic administration

Transferred Indore from village to a strategic centre

KM Panicker, Palasi Raja (Kerala), Cholas, Cheras, Vijayanagaram Kingdom

"The longer you long back, the farther you can look forward" - Winston Churchill

Dr. Kedar Phalke

1680 - map of India
importance of inner and dual fronts in a kingdom
Chtra Shral & Adil Shahi = directing enemy resources and weakening him

Chatrapathi Shivaji - administration reforms good governance cultural restoration a statesman reconversion of Netaji Palkar

Raja Vajrahara Kosha - Sanskritisation

Restoring hindu temples in goa - thiruvannamalai temple - jailer movie - kalikambal temple