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Lt Gen Rahul Singh, Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Capability Development and Sustenance) on Friday invoked China’s 36 stratagems—ancient war tactics. In Episode 1692 of #CutTheClutter ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta explains how China used Pakistan like a ‘borrowed knife’ and how the 36 stratagems are still relevant in today’s day and age.----more----Read Forbes article here: https://www.forbes.com/sites/daviatemin/2017/01/02/ancient-wisdom-for-the-new-year-the-36-chinese-stratagems-for-psychological-warfare-in-business-politics-war/----more----Read Shekhar Gupta's National Interest here: https://theprint.in/national-interest/op-sindoor-is-the-first-battle-in-indias-two-front-war-a-vicious-pawn-in-a-kings-gambit/2650009/