Comments for Corporate Risks - PIONEER IN COMPETITIVE INTELLIGENCE IN INDIA http://corporaterisks.info/blog PIONEER IN COMPETITIVE INTELLIGENCE IN INDIA - STRATEGIC INFLECTION POINTS - BLACK SWAN EVENTS - COMPETITIVE INTELLIGENCE IN INDIA - Vivek Raghuvanshi has over 2 decades of expertise as a pioneer in Competitive Intelligence in India in mitigating Black Swan events and Strategic Inflection Points. MEMBER NORTHEAST INDIA FOUNDATION. I assist NEIF as a Member. Our primary objective is to highlight the importance of a vibrant and prosperous North East for the welfare of our country and to celebrate the cultural diversity of our country as a contributor to the stability and security of our country. Our secondary objective is to involve the youth in designing, building and developing the Northeast India into friendly and prosperous states of the country and to involve youth in understanding the preservation of indigenous art, culture and heritage of the NE states and to contribute to socio-economic development of Northeast people and make them integral part in the growth of the country. I was Deputy Director Central Asia & Middle East - International Technical Advisory Corps, Licensed by State Counter Terrorism, Washington DC, USA. I was responsible for Back Door Diplomacy between United States and India to bring India and US closer together as Allies. I have assisted clients with problem diagnosis & analysis. I have undertaken fact-finding research & developed solutions by evaluating alternatives. I have identified alternatives & provided information for policy & practice suggestions for international clients. My clients included US Government Agencies, Agencies of Foreign Governments, Multi-National Corporations, Non-Governmental Organizations. CONTACT:- riskindia@indiafeedback.com VIVEK RAGHUVANSHI IS MEMBER NORTHEAST INDIA FOUNDATION - INTEGRATING NORTH EAST INDIA INTO MAINSTREAM INDIA Tue, 30 Aug 2011 02:55:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on Competitive Intelligence Analysis of India – Future Potential of Political Violence resulting in Insurgency because of lack of Political Will in India to handle Issues of Corruption. by Vivek Raghuvanshi http://corporaterisks.info/blog/?p=1119&cpage=1#comment-12316 Vivek Raghuvanshi Tue, 30 Aug 2011 02:55:09 +0000 http://corporaterisks.info/blog/?p=1119#comment-12316 Maoist / Naxalites SEIGE of India Maoists and Naxalites movement is a reminder that the poor people in India support them The politicians if they want to remain politicians need to take social development very seriously and get all the black money in foreign accounts back to India or become like NEPAL. Nepal is currently governed by Maoists regime, the Nepalese parliament has voted in favor of the deputy leader of Nepal's former Maoist rebels, Baburam Bhattarai, who has been sworn in as Nepal's new Prime Minister Politicians cannot see but Democracy is at Stake in India. This is what Anna Hazare is trying to tell us ie save India or Maoists and Naxalites will take over and goodbye Democracy. Anna Hazare is trying to help Indian Democracy. Maoist / Naxalites SEIGE of India

Maoists and Naxalites movement is a reminder that the poor people in India support them

The politicians if they want to remain politicians need to take social development very seriously and get all the black money in foreign accounts back to India or become like NEPAL.

Nepal is currently governed by Maoists regime, the Nepalese parliament has voted in favor of the deputy leader of Nepal’s former Maoist rebels, Baburam Bhattarai, who has been sworn in as Nepal’s new Prime Minister

Politicians cannot see but Democracy is at Stake in India. This is what Anna Hazare is trying to tell us ie save India or Maoists and Naxalites will take over and goodbye Democracy.

Anna Hazare is trying to help Indian Democracy.

]]> Comment on Competitive Intelligence Analysis of India – Future Potential of Political Violence resulting in Insurgency because of lack of Political Will in India to handle Issues of Corruption. by Vivek Raghuvanshi http://corporaterisks.info/blog/?p=1119&cpage=1#comment-12315 Vivek Raghuvanshi Mon, 29 Aug 2011 10:08:14 +0000 http://corporaterisks.info/blog/?p=1119#comment-12315 Low Intensity Conflict is always dynamic. Insurgents are aware that static defense has no part in insurgency action and that fixed defense has no place except momentarily when the insurgents lay an ambush. Insurgents action reverses the normal practice of warfare as insurgents seek to avoid battle and tactically evade engagements where they are likely to suffer losses. Hit and Run is the distinct principle of insurgent action. Dispersion is an essential condition of survival and success on the insurgents side as they never present a target and thus can only operate as minute particles of mercury that momentarily coagulate like globules of mercury to overwhelm some weakly guarded law enforcement objective. Insurgents “principle of Concentration” is replaced by “fluidity of force”. Dispersion is also a necessity on the side of counter insurgency as there is no value in a narrow concentration of force against an elusive insurgent. The success in Counter Insurgency in Iraq, Afghanistan and India will lie in being able to extend fine but closely woven net over the widest possible area. The more extensive the controlling net, the likely that the Counter Insurgency drive in Iraq, Afghanistan and India is likely to succeed. Insurgents strategy is always to increasingly over stretch the physical and mental morale of the Special Forces. What insurgents do is that they try to keep the Special Forces in the dark, while the insurgents try to operate in the light of superior knowledge combined with reliable news about Special Forces disposition and moves. Insurgency in Iraq, Afghanistan and India is waged by few insurgents with the support of the many ie sympathy of the local population. Insurgent leaders spend a great deal of time in organization, agitation and propaganda work than they do in fighting Special Forces. For the most important job for an insurgent leader is to win local population over. An insurgent leader uses EPDC tactics: 1. Explain 2. Persuade 3. Discuss 4. Convince If the political temperature is correct , then the insurgents however few in number will thrive and proliferate. It is the principle concern of all insurgent leaders in Iraq, Afghanistan and India to get the right political temperature and maintain it. Insurgents in Iraq, Afghanistan and India operating with the greatest speed from inaccessible bases which they change frequently strike at Special Forces in rapid succession at isolated garrisons, convoys trains. Insurgent leaders information is always timely and accurate as they have the support of the local population. Insurgents leaders in Iraq, Afghanistan and India devote time for OCP: 1. Organization 2. Consolidation 3. Preservation OCP of regional base areas that are situated in isolated and difficult terrain. Here Insurgent leaders train volunteers where they are indoctrinated and from there agitators and propagandists are dispersed individually and in groups to surrounding areas to enlist the support of the local population in Iraq, Afghanistan and India. What Insurgent leaders are able to achieve is that around each insurgent base they are able to create a belt of sympathizers who are willing to supply food, recruits and information. The pattern of the Insurgent leaders process in Iraq, Afghanistan and India is: 1. Conspiratorial 2. Clandestine 3. Methodical 4. Progressive Next, the Insurgent leaders in Iraq, Afghanistan and India indulges in: 1. Acts of Sabotage 2. Terrorism 3. Elimination of Collaborationists and Reactionary elements. Insurgent leaders in Iraq, Afghanistan and India then attack vulnerable military and police outposts and weak columns are ambushed. Competitive Intelligence is the decisive factor in dealing with Counter Insurgency in Iraq, Afghanistan and India. Insurgent leaders in Iraq, Afghanistan and India, monitor Security Forces whereabouts, strength, the state of equipment, the supply chain and the morale of Security Forces. Insurgents Intelligence nets are tightly organized and pervasive. In insurgent areas in Iraq, Afghanistan and India, any person without exception is considered an agent including old men, women, boys driving oxcarts and girls tending goats, sheep and cows, besides farm laborers, storekeepers, school teachers, priests etc., The local insurgent cadres put heat on everyone without regard. As a corollary, insurgents deny all information of themselves to Special Forces who are enveloped in an impenetrable fog. The Special Forces stand on an lighted stage and from the darkness around them thousands of unseen eyes intently study Special Forces every move, every gesture. www.corporaterisks.info riskmitigator@yahoo.com Low Intensity Conflict is always dynamic. Insurgents are aware that static defense has no part in insurgency action and that fixed defense has no place except momentarily when the insurgents lay an ambush.
Insurgents action reverses the normal practice of warfare as insurgents seek to avoid battle and tactically evade engagements where they are likely to suffer losses.
Hit and Run is the distinct principle of insurgent action. Dispersion is an essential condition of survival and success on the insurgents side as they never present a target and thus can only operate as minute particles of mercury that momentarily coagulate like globules of mercury to overwhelm some weakly guarded law enforcement objective.
Insurgents “principle of Concentration” is replaced by “fluidity of force”. Dispersion is also a necessity on the side of counter insurgency as there is no value in a narrow concentration of force against an elusive insurgent.
The success in Counter Insurgency in Iraq, Afghanistan and India will lie in being able to extend fine but closely woven net over the widest possible area. The more extensive the controlling net, the likely that the Counter Insurgency drive in Iraq, Afghanistan and India is likely to succeed.
Insurgents strategy is always to increasingly over stretch the physical and mental morale of the Special Forces. What insurgents do is that they try to keep the Special Forces in the dark, while the insurgents try to operate in the light of superior knowledge combined with reliable news about Special Forces disposition and moves.
Insurgency in Iraq, Afghanistan and India is waged by few insurgents with the support of the many ie sympathy of the local population. Insurgent leaders spend a great deal of time in organization, agitation and propaganda work than they do in fighting Special Forces.
For the most important job for an insurgent leader is to win local population over. An insurgent leader uses EPDC tactics:

1. Explain
2. Persuade
3. Discuss
4. Convince

If the political temperature is correct , then the insurgents however few in number will thrive and proliferate. It is the principle concern of all insurgent leaders in Iraq, Afghanistan and India to get the right political temperature and maintain it.
Insurgents in Iraq, Afghanistan and India operating with the greatest speed from inaccessible bases which they change frequently strike at Special Forces in rapid succession at isolated garrisons, convoys trains. Insurgent leaders information is always timely and accurate as they have the support of the local population.
Insurgents leaders in Iraq, Afghanistan and India devote time for OCP:

1. Organization
2. Consolidation
3. Preservation
OCP of regional base areas that are situated in isolated and difficult terrain. Here Insurgent leaders train volunteers where they are indoctrinated and from there agitators and propagandists are dispersed individually and in groups to surrounding areas to enlist the support of the local population in Iraq, Afghanistan and India.
What Insurgent leaders are able to achieve is that around each insurgent base they are able to create a belt of sympathizers who are willing to supply food, recruits and information.
The pattern of the Insurgent leaders process in Iraq, Afghanistan and India is:
1. Conspiratorial
2. Clandestine
3. Methodical
4. Progressive
Next, the Insurgent leaders in Iraq, Afghanistan and India indulges in:
1. Acts of Sabotage
2. Terrorism
3. Elimination of Collaborationists and Reactionary elements.
Insurgent leaders in Iraq, Afghanistan and India then attack vulnerable military and police outposts and weak columns are ambushed.

Competitive Intelligence is the decisive factor in dealing with Counter Insurgency in Iraq, Afghanistan and India. Insurgent leaders in Iraq, Afghanistan and India, monitor Security Forces whereabouts, strength, the state of equipment, the supply chain and the morale of Security Forces.
Insurgents Intelligence nets are tightly organized and pervasive. In insurgent areas in Iraq, Afghanistan and India, any person without exception is considered an agent including old men, women, boys driving oxcarts and girls tending goats, sheep and cows, besides farm laborers, storekeepers, school teachers, priests etc.,
The local insurgent cadres put heat on everyone without regard. As a corollary, insurgents deny all information of themselves to Special Forces who are enveloped in an impenetrable fog.
The Special Forces stand on an lighted stage and from the darkness around them thousands of unseen eyes intently study Special Forces every move, every gesture.

http://www.corporaterisks.info

riskmitigator@yahoo.com

]]> Comment on ISRAEL – IRAN PEACE PROCESS NEGOTIATIONS by Vivek Raghuvanshi http://corporaterisks.info/blog/?p=1093&cpage=1#comment-12280 Vivek Raghuvanshi Wed, 17 Aug 2011 11:22:50 +0000 http://corporaterisks.info/blog/?p=1093#comment-12280 Russia hopes Iran talks will be based on Moscow ideas http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/17/nuclear-russia-iran-idUSLDE77G0C920110817 Aug 17 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday he hoped that talks between global powers and Iran on Iran's nuclear programme would resume soon on the basis of a Russian proposal. There were no immediate details on Moscow's proposal, but Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi praised the document for its "step-by-step" approach to the dispute. Lavrov said the Bushehr nuclear plant would start operations very soon and that the date was being agreed with Iran. (Reporting by Steve Gutterman; Writing by Lidia Kelly; editing by Elizabeth Piper) Russia hopes Iran talks will be based on Moscow ideas

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/17/nuclear-russia-iran-idUSLDE77G0C920110817

Aug 17 (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday he hoped that talks between global powers and Iran on Iran’s nuclear programme would resume soon on the basis of a Russian proposal.

There were no immediate details on Moscow’s proposal, but Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi praised the document for its “step-by-step” approach to the dispute.

Lavrov said the Bushehr nuclear plant would start operations very soon and that the date was being agreed with Iran. (Reporting by Steve Gutterman; Writing by Lidia Kelly; editing by Elizabeth Piper)

]]> Comment on ISRAEL – IRAN PEACE PROCESS NEGOTIATIONS by Vivek Raghuvanshi http://corporaterisks.info/blog/?p=1093&cpage=1#comment-12274 Vivek Raghuvanshi Thu, 21 Jul 2011 04:14:59 +0000 http://corporaterisks.info/blog/?p=1093#comment-12274 Time for India to lead: Hillary Betting on India’s vibrant holistic democracy, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday said the country should take up a leadership role as it would help shape the future of the whole Asia-Pacific region............... http://expressbuzz.com/states/tamilnadu/time-for-india-to-lead-hillary/296237.html Time for India to lead: Hillary

Betting on India’s vibrant holistic democracy, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday said the country should take up a leadership role as it would help shape the future of the whole Asia-Pacific region……………

http://expressbuzz.com/states/tamilnadu/time-for-india-to-lead-hillary/296237.html

]]> Comment on ISRAEL – IRAN PEACE PROCESS NEGOTIATIONS by Vivek Raghuvanshi http://corporaterisks.info/blog/?p=1093&cpage=1#comment-12256 Vivek Raghuvanshi Tue, 19 Jul 2011 10:28:44 +0000 http://corporaterisks.info/blog/?p=1093#comment-12256 US rebuffs Russian ingenuity on Iran By Kaveh L Afrasiabi Jul 20, 2011 Amid ongoing speculation that Israel is preparing to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities this autumn, Russia has stepped in by proposing a “step-by-step” approach to resolve the standoff over Tehran’s nuclear program…………… http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/MG20Ak02.html US rebuffs Russian ingenuity on Iran
By Kaveh L Afrasiabi
Jul 20, 2011

Amid ongoing speculation that Israel is preparing to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities this autumn, Russia has stepped in by proposing a “step-by-step” approach to resolve the standoff over Tehran’s nuclear program……………

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/MG20Ak02.html

]]> Comment on ISRAEL – IRAN PEACE PROCESS NEGOTIATIONS by Vivek Raghuvanshi http://corporaterisks.info/blog/?p=1093&cpage=1#comment-12255 Vivek Raghuvanshi Tue, 19 Jul 2011 10:26:09 +0000 http://corporaterisks.info/blog/?p=1093#comment-12255 Historic point of US-Russian ties Rob Sachs Jul 14, 2011 15:28 Moscow Time Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov continued his US tour in the nation’s capital today with the bilateral meeting with President Obama at the White House, followed by a highly publicized press conference with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at the State Department. In today’s press conference Minister Lavrov continued to express his gratitude for the warm welcome he had received on this very important trip.......... http://english.ruvr.ru/2011/07/14/53225848.html Historic point of US-Russian ties
Rob Sachs
Jul 14, 2011 15:28 Moscow Time

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov continued his US tour in the nation’s capital today with the bilateral meeting with President Obama at the White House, followed by a highly publicized press conference with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at the State Department. In today’s press conference Minister Lavrov continued to express his gratitude for the warm welcome he had received on this very important trip……….

http://english.ruvr.ru/2011/07/14/53225848.html

]]> Comment on ISRAEL – IRAN PEACE PROCESS NEGOTIATIONS by Vivek Raghuvanshi http://corporaterisks.info/blog/?p=1093&cpage=1#comment-12153 Vivek Raghuvanshi Wed, 13 Jul 2011 06:09:22 +0000 http://corporaterisks.info/blog/?p=1093#comment-12153 By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest. -Confucius By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.

-Confucius

]]> Comment on Competitive Intelligence for Strategic Planning by Vivek Raghuvanshi for Sri Lanka and India on 13th May and 14th May 2011 at Mumbai, India by Vivek Raghuvanshi http://corporaterisks.info/blog/?p=1035&cpage=1#comment-11279 Vivek Raghuvanshi Sun, 15 May 2011 10:40:00 +0000 http://corporaterisks.info/blog/?p=1035#comment-11279 Two day Competitive Intelligence for Strategic Planning by Vivek Raghuvanshi for Sri Lanka and India on 13th May and 14th May 2011 at Mumbai, India was attended by senior officials from Mahendra & Mahendra, Biostadt, Central Finance, Daimler, Emami, Emerson N/W Power, Madura Fashion, Nagarjuna Fertilizers and National Stock Exchange Two day Competitive Intelligence for Strategic Planning by Vivek Raghuvanshi for Sri Lanka and India on 13th May and 14th May 2011 at Mumbai, India was attended by senior officials from Mahendra & Mahendra, Biostadt, Central Finance, Daimler, Emami, Emerson N/W Power, Madura Fashion, Nagarjuna Fertilizers and National Stock Exchange

]]> Comment on Advanced Competitive Intelligence Masterclass by Vivek Raghuvanshi for India and Sri Lanka at The Mirador, Mumbai, India on 22nd and 23rd April 2011 by Vivek Raghuvanshi http://corporaterisks.info/blog/?p=985&cpage=1#comment-11278 Vivek Raghuvanshi Sun, 15 May 2011 10:39:21 +0000 http://corporaterisks.info/blog/?p=985#comment-11278 Advanced Competitive Intelligence Masterclass by Vivek Raghuvanshi for India and Sri Lanka at The Mirador, Mumbai, India on 22nd and 23rd April 2011 was attended by senior officials from Schindler, Holcim, Barclay Asia, Uniphos, Binani, USV, Hero Honda, and Modi Advanced Competitive Intelligence Masterclass by Vivek Raghuvanshi for India and Sri Lanka at The Mirador, Mumbai, India on 22nd and 23rd April 2011 was attended by senior officials from Schindler, Holcim, Barclay Asia, Uniphos, Binani, USV, Hero Honda, and Modi

]]> Comment on Advanced Competitive Intelligence Masterclass by Vivek Raghuvanshi for India and Sri Lanka at The Mirador, Mumbai, India on 22nd and 23rd April 2011 by Vivek Raghuvanshi http://corporaterisks.info/blog/?p=985&cpage=1#comment-10925 Vivek Raghuvanshi Sun, 24 Apr 2011 06:58:56 +0000 http://corporaterisks.info/blog/?p=985#comment-10925 Advanced Competitive Intelligence Masterclass by Vivek Raghuvanshi for India and Sri Lanka at The Mirador, Mumbai, India on 22nd and 23rd April 2011. http://bit.ly/gyJlzr Advanced Competitive Intelligence Masterclass by Vivek Raghuvanshi for India and Sri Lanka at The Mirador, Mumbai, India on 22nd and 23rd April 2011.

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