Month: June 2020
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INDIA NEEDS TO HAVE 'CHINI KAM' BY LT GEN P R SHANKAR (R)
Profound myopic vision consistent with its turbulent history has led China to squander a strategic opportunity to achieve global greatness when the Wuhan virus broke. If only they were honest about their “Peaceful Rise” rather than being treacherous, they would have been a superpower by now. So anything long-term about Chinese is a carefully cultivated…
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‘SATYAMEVA JAYATE (TRUTH ALONE PREVAILS)’ BY LT GEN P R SHANKAR (R)
AUTHORS REQUEST : KINDLY DO NOT DOWNLOAD THIS ARTICLE TO SHARE IT WITH A FRIEND. JUST FORWARD THE LINK PLEASE. ALL THE TROUBLE I TAKE TO PRESENT AN ARTICLE IS LOST WHEN THIS IS FORWARDED AS A DOWNLOADED SCRIPT. THANKS. My thoughts are with Col Santosh Babu and our soldiers who sacrificed themselves for us…
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THE ARMED FORCES OF INDIA : UNYIELDING BY LT GEN P R SHANKAR (R)
If you have chosen to face the Indian Armed Forces, you have chosen to face death and defeat. Ask the Pakistanis they have the best experience. The Chinese have recently joined their ranks. There is clarity that the Chinese did something typically characteristic of China – “Attempted a stab in the back”. Post the…
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FDI IN DEFENCE : SOME THOUGHTS BY LT GEN P R SHANKAR (R)
Original Article @ https://www.vifindia.org/article/2020/june/20/fdi-in-defence-some-thoughts When our Finance Minister announced the raising of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) limit in the defence sector under the automatic route from 49% to 74%1 it was reported as a ‘big push’ for Make in India. It was simultaneously reported that it will encourage multinationals to set up manufacturing bases in India or…
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Wuhan to Galwan : The Chernobyl Factor by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Original Article @ https://thedailyguardian.com/wuhan-to-galwan-the-chernobyl-factor/ CHINA IS CAUGHT BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE WITH ITS BABY IN ITS LAP, ‘THE WUHAN VIRUS’ CRYING FOR MORE Do not trouble the trouble until the trouble troubles you. This is common sense and not Sun Tzu. I suppose that is why the Chinese have not heard of it.…
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Defence Procurement Advisory Board by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Original Article Published @ http://epaper.deccanchronicle.com/articledetailpage.aspx?id=14934370 It was long thought that nuclear, space and missile programs will provide us with Security and ‘Stability’. However ‘Instability’ due to threat from China and Pakistan has increased recently. This is happening at a time when the Pandemic is devastating our economy. The PM has responded to the Pandemic with the…
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Outline of a Counter UAV Philosophy By Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Article Published in the USI Journal Period: January 2020 – March 2020 Abstract The employment of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in war and peace is proliferating rapidly. These are being used for offensive and defensive roles, to include surveillance, attack and logistics, besides other complimentary tasks. They are changing equations of conflict as was evident in…
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INGESTING TECHNOLOGY IN THE ARMED FORCES By LT GEN P R SHANKAR (R)
Originally Published @ https://thedailyguardian.com/ingesting-technology-in-indian-armed-forces/ It is my deep belief that “Technology owned is cheap and Technology bought is costly”. India has paid dearly due to not owning it since independence. To be a power of reckoning, India needs to invest in requisite Defense Technologies and own them. Surprisingly, many of these are resident in…
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ATMA NIRBHARTA AND DEFENCE PROCUREMENT By LT GEN P R SHANKAR
‘Atma Nirbharta (Self Sufficiency) is the only route to Strategic Independence’ Views of CDS To attain great power status India must strengthen its internationally identified weak link – defense procurement. In the current environment we either indigenize or remain a soft power. The CDS recently…
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PLAYING GO AND NO GO WITH CHINA By Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
https://thedailyguardian.com/playing-go-and-no-go-with-china/ https://myind.net/Home/viewArticle/playing-go-and-no-go-with-china This article has been triggered by a thinking naval officer . He now manages one of L&Ts major units …