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The author J. Dhopte graduated from the National Institute of Technology, Durgapur (India) with a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering. He started his career in the Merchant Navy, working on ships. He started with Shipping Corporation of India who sponsored his diploma in Marine Engineering from Marine Engineering Research Institute, Mumbai. After 5 years, he joined a Dubai based Shipping company.

The life of a merchant navy engineer on board a ship is adventurous, exciting, and extremely rewarding. A marine engineer globe trots, visits beautiful places, and meets interesting people. He has seen countless picturesque sunrises and sunsets in different countries. The job at sea is definitely stimulating and rewarding, but with the packa
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“War is no longer only an act of force between opposing sides. It is also a framework within which multiple actors operate—some visible, others not; some driven by ideology, others by profit, many by a combination of both.”
J. Dhopte

“Life screams to be seen, felt, and experienced. It wants to happen to you and to be yours. But, too often,we are busy worrying about the future, playing scenarios in our heads and making predictions about future disasters.”
J. Dhopte

“War is no longer an event. It is a condition. At its core, war is brutally simple.
It does not create—it destroys. It does not negotiate—it takes. The objective is clear: weaken the enemy, seize what can be taken, and protect what must not be lost. Everything else—strategy, diplomacy, justification—comes later.”
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“War is no longer an event. It is a condition. At its core, war is brutally simple.
It does not create—it destroys. It does not negotiate—it takes. The objective is clear: weaken the enemy, seize what can be taken, and protect what must not be lost. Everything else—strategy, diplomacy, justification—comes later.”
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“War is no longer only an act of force between opposing sides. It is also a framework within which multiple actors operate—some visible, others not; some driven by ideology, others by profit, many by a combination of both.”
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