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Lieutenant General P R Shankar, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC is a retired Gunner officer . He served in the Indian Army for four decades. He retired as the Director General of Artillery. Currently he is a Professor of Practice in the Aerospace Department of IIT Madras

  • Pak Revival & Terrorist Threats

    There have been some terrorist incidents in the vicinity of the LC. Simultaneously, there seems to be an attempt to revive Pakistan by USA and also an outreach by China as part of the new great game in West Asia. Do they have a coincidence? What are the connections / linkages between events from Rafah…


  • China Entrapped By Itself

    China has been entrapped by itself and its state policies. As the society is reversing to a pure communist state, its efforts to capture global markets are floundering. while China projects itself as a great military, technological and diplomatic power, its internal condition is worsening. This is unlikely to change. Chine will continue to decline.


  • The CRIK Upheaval

    China, Russia, Iran and North Korea seem to be evolving into a partnership which could provide an alternative order to the existing US led global order. Lt Gen Raj Shukla (R) outlines the political, diplomatic, military and technological linkages between these nations and how they are uniting against USA. More importantly they are not averse…


  • India US Relations : It Takes Two to Tango

    In this video Mr Sree Iyer and I have outlined some fundamentals of the India – US relations which are strategic in nature and cannot be seen through transitory happenings. When two of the biggest democracies meet there is bound to be friction. One needs to be mature abbot it. The view from China is…


  • The Psychology of Chinese Decline

    New Delhi, India Written By: Lt Gen PR Shankar (Retd)Updated: May 08, 2024, 10:51 PM IST Available at WION https://www.wionews.com/opinions-blogs/the-psychology-of-chinese-decline-719425 STORY HIGHLIGHTS In the past one year, there has been a growing awareness that China has sleepwalked into a situation where the clock has stopped ticking. People write that the worst curse for any nation’s future would…


  • Year of Technology Absorption : Maximising Technology Effectiveness

    CLAWS held a seminar in Manekshaw Centre, Delhi recently. The theme was Year of Technology Absorption. I had the opportunity to chair a session on Maximising Technology Effectiveness and Soldier Preparedness as well as addressing the seminar. I gave an overview of various technological developments which are taking place on the battlefield in real time.