Month: December 2019
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China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) – Failure Looming Ahead
https://bharatshakti.in/china-pakistan-economic-corridor-cpec-failure-looming-ahead/ March 14, 2019; By: Lt Gen P R Shankar (Retd); 1 Print Email Editor’s Note Is the CPEC faltering? What is the extent to which it has been pruned down already? Why are more and more countries getting apprehensive about Chinese funding? Has it got anything to do with Hambantota unfolding – the Chinese garnering a 99…
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Defence Acquisitions: Integration of the Achilles Heel
https://bharatshakti.in/defence-acquisitions-integration-of-the-achilles-heel/ March 01, 2018; By: LT GEN P R SHANKAR (RETIRED); 1 Print Email Editor’s Note Our acquisition system suffers from working in silos with little inter-connectivity between the silos. It’s not project driven. The entire machinery in the chain thrives on finding flaws rather than facilitating acquisition to progress. This article is the third in the series…
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Defence Planning: Covering the Achilles’ Heel
https://bharatshakti.in/defence-planning-covering-the-achilles-heel/ April 25, 2018; By: Lt Gen PR Shankar (Retired) Print Email Editor’s Note This article is the fourth in the series of articles on Defence Procurement by the author. His earlier articles Defence Procurement – Strengthening Our Achilles’ Heel, Knowledge of Defence Acquisition – Educating Our Achilles’ Heel and Defence Acquisitions: Integration of the Achilles Heel have already been published on…
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The Weak Heart of CPEC – Neglected Beyond Repair?
https://bharatshakti.in/the-weak-heart-of-cpec-neglected-beyond-repair/ Image Courtesy: Herald Magazine – Dawn May 09, 2018; By: Lt Gen P R Shankar (Retd.); 3 Print Email Editor’s Note We have already published a fairly large number of articles by the author on the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in BharatShakti. in. This article focuses primarily on the cascading effects of the CPEC on Baluchistan.…
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Defence Exports: An Opportunity; With Pre-Requisites
https://bharatshakti.in/defence-exports-an-opportunity-with-pre-requisites/ Image: BharatShakti June 15, 2018; By: Lt Gen P R Shankar (RETD) Print Email Editor’s Note The recently released Draft Defence Production Policy 2018 aims to export defence goods and services worth 5 Bn USD approximately by 2025. After this one heard that the Raksha Mantri had summoned all our Defence Attaches to Delhi and instructed…
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Are We Ready Across the Himalayas?
https://bharatshakti.in/are-we-ready-across-the-himalayas-2/ Image Courtesy: scmp.com June 27, 2018; By: Lt Gen PR Shankar (Retired) Print Email Editor’s Note Could we encounter a situation when China and India get into a full-fledged war once again. Unlikely, argues the General in his rather detailed analysis of the two countries’ capabilities and military build up. However, that does not rule out…
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Chinese Threat: A Reality Check
https://bharatshakti.in/chinese-treat-a-reality-check/ Image Courtesy: Little India Desk July 07, 2018; By: Lt Gen P R Shankar (RETD) Print Email Editor’s Note Force structuring is an outflow of the national interests of the nation combined with the military threats it faces. In the Indian context, we face threats from Pakistan and China. Four conflicts with Pakistan and more than…
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Time to Downsize And More
https://bharatshakti.in/28710-2/ Image Courtesy: Live Fist July 27, 2018; By: Lt Gen P R Shankar (Retd); 1 Print Email Editor’s Note The debate for downsizing has been on for a long time. It’s the trend globally. The Shekatakar Committee has made some recommendations and these are already under execution, except perhaps for those that effect the Ministry of Defence…
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China – An Overstretched Hegemon
https://bharatshakti.in/china-an-overstretched-hegemon/ Image Courtesy: Getty Images October 09, 2018; By: Lt Gen P R Shankar (Retd) Print Email Editor’s Note The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has a greater strategic thrust as compared to being an economic bonanza for the participating countries. A host of countries have already started experiencing BRI’s overarching shadow on their sovereignty. Some of…
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Playing Chinese Checkers In Bhutanese Pastures
https://bharatshakti.in/playing-chinese-checkers-in-bhutanese-pastures/ Image Courtesy: Indian Defence Review July 11, 2017; By: Lt Gen P R Shankar (Retired); 8 Print Email Editor’s Note The eyeball-to-eyeball game continues at the tri-junction with no solution in sight. The Chinese seem to be having problems with every other country with which it shares its land or maritime borders. In each of these cases…
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