Month: March 2021
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Discussion on Pakistan with Mr Sree Iyer of P Gurus
I had a great discussion with Mr Sree Iyer on the latest peace initiative from Pakistan. We started from the basics and went on to discuss a whole range of connected topics. Mr Iyer led me on to many issues and skilfully ensured that we navigated a large part of the Indo Psk terrain. We…
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Pitch Strength Against PLA Weakness by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
THIS ARTICLE IS PITCHED FOR UNIT LEVEL OFFICERS TO UNDERSTAND THE PLA BETTER TO DEFEAT THEM IN BATTLE TOMORROW THE EMBEDDED VIDEO AND THE ARTICLE ARE COMPLIMENTARY TO EACH OTHER The Sino Indian faceoff has recessed from an eyeball to eyeball confrontation to a military stalemate. However, the issue remains unresolved since the…
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PAKISTAN IN CANCER WARD
As I was reading DAWN, I came across some thought provoking articles. I am sharing them with you. Gives you an insight into this troubled frontline nation which prided itself on the terrorists it produced as national assets rather than investing in vaccines like a weak ‘Endya’. Like always there is nothing original in these…
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PAKISTANI VIEWS OF THEIR OLIVE BRANCH – DEJA VU
Like earlier articles of this genre, this is also a collection of excerpts from articles and opinions of Pakistanis.You may like to go to the link provided to get an idea about the whole article. EARLIER ARTICLES STATE OF PAKISTAN PAKISTAN INTERNALISING PAKISTANS SOCIETAL FRACTURE PAKISTANI INSIGHTS NAYA PAKISTAN NAYA ANARCHY A DAY IN THE…
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THE GENOCIDE – PAKISTAN CONTINUES WITH, CHINA ABETS, BANGLADESH CANT FORGET, USA CANT REMEMBER AND THE BALOCH FEARS
VISTAS FROM YESTERDAY AND IMAGES OF TOMORROW The Genocide the U.S. Can’t Remember, But Bangladesh Can’t Forget …. the Rwandan genocide, or the Holocaust, or the killing that followed the breakup of Yugoslavia, the genocide in Bangladesh that ended 45 years ago this week has largely slipped out of public awareness—even though the upper estimate…
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MAKING THE BEST OUT THE DEFENCE BUDGET by LT GEN P R SHANKAR (R)
Refs:- Politico Military Fusion for a Future Ready India @ https://www.gunnersshot.com/2021/03/blog-post_10.html Politico Military Leadership Challenges of 2021 @ https://www.gunnersshot.com/2021/01/politico-military-leadership-challenges.html Corporatisation of OFB: High Time for Action @ https://www.gunnersshot.com/2020/09/corporatisation-of-ofb-high-time-for.html Undissuasive Leadership, Undeterred China @ https://www.gunnersshot.com/2020/08/undissuasive-leadership-undeterred.html Preamble Economists told me that I was making fundamental sense in my article : Chinese and Indian Defence Budgets – Comparative Hype and…
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PAKISTANS OLIVE BRANCH : GABRANA NAHI BY LT GEN P R SHANKAR (R)
IMRAN : “Kashmir Is The Lone Irritant Between India And Pakistan”. ME : “Renounce It. Hand it back to India! Ghabrana Nahi.” After the LOC ceasefire, the next move in the Indo Pak chessboard is the olive branch being extended to India. Imran Khan spoke recently of necessity of India taking the first step, the Kashmir issue…
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TSANGPO DAMS : DANGERS TO INDIA AND BANGLADESH by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Recently, I had a long conversation with Mr Srinivas of ‘Hindu Businessline’ who wanted to write an editorial on this issue. He told me that in the 500 odd words of an editorial all facets concerning the subject could not be covered. That is when I decided to pen down the article. This article is not…
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AN INDIA CENTRIC DISCUSSION ON QUAD and A QUAD RESOURCE
I had an India centric discussion on QUAD with Aadi Achint. He posed a lot of probing questions on India’s take on the QUAD, its role and opportunities. We also had a frank discussion on other India centric issues. It opened my mind to many possibilities. The recording is posted below. Along with this I…
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The Old Order Passeth
When the Artillery Profile 2027 was written in 2008, it was visualised that the 130 mm Catapult and 160mm Tempella Heavy Mortars would de decommissioned and made obsolete in a couple of years. However that was not to be for many reasons. Finally these guns are being laid to rest with the induction of modern…