Month: December 2020
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CHINESE ARTIFICIAL SUN IN CORRECT PERSPECTIVE by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Recently an article appeared with the headline China Turns On Nuclear-Powered ‘Artificial Sun’ . It describes how China has successfully powered up its “artificial sun” nuclear fusion reactor for the first time. It is reported as China’s largest and most advanced nuclear fusion experimental research device. The article makes it appears as if China has broken […]
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Conversation on Indigenous Development of UAVs
Had an interesting conversation with Snehesh Alex Phillip of Print on Indigenous Development of UAVs in India and issues involved with them . You can watch the conversation on You Tube @ DRDO ensured funding for IIT Chennai drone … – YouTube www.youtube.com › watch › v=vkMNwPhnNyQ https://youtu.be/vkMNwPhnNyQ
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SOME IDEAS FROM GOLDWATER- NICHOLS ACT
This is the third article on threatrisation. Previous articles can be accessed by clicking on the following titles Theatrisation – Are We Ready ? Prickles of Theatrisation of Commands Shapes of Theatres This article has rough edges. The underlying theme needs more focus. I have only highlighted the really important aspects of the Goldwater-Nichols Act to drive home issues […]
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ATMA NIRBHARTA IN DFENCE : EXAMINING MODELS OF SUCCESS
IF YOU WANT TO MAKE THE DIFFERENCE PLEASE JOIN IN YOUR OPINION AND VIEWS ARE VALUABLE OVERALL CONCEPT CASA AND SIDM have been holding a series webinars on Atma-Nirbharta in the Defence Sector. These webinars have evoked good response and generated lot of thought and discussion. The topics which were/are intended to […]
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XI FAST FORWARDING PLA INTO WARS OF ‘WHO IS THE BOSS’ by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R
The Chinese White Paper on Defence , July 2019 (China’s National Defense in the New Era) lays down the following goals :- Generally, achieve mechanization by 2020 with significantly enhanced informationization and greatly improved strategic capabilities. Comprehensively advance the modernization of military theory, organizational structure, military personnel, and weaponry and equipment in step with the modernization of the […]
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