Month: March 2021
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QUADRATIC EQUATIONS OF THE INDO PACIFIC
Had a presentation cum discussion cum live Q&A session on The QUAD and Indo Pacific on P Gurus Channel. Learnt a lot. Major issue of learning was that Skype does not handle power point presentations well. Hence there were a few glitches. look over the glitches and you will find value in the content. …
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Chinese and Indian Defence Budgets – Comparative Hype and Reality by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
One should be careful what one wishes for. China’s ambition to make the Yuan the reserve currency is likely to haunt them. Recently the news that China increased their defence budget by 6.8% set alarm bells ringing. The hue and cry was that our defence allocation was pale in comparison. Even the Global Times took a…
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POLITICO MILITARY FUSION FOR A ‘FUTURE READY’ INDIA BY LT GEN P R SHANKAR (R)
When the Chinese Virus raged in 2020, a global power shift was evident. India’s expanding role in the emerging world order was discernible. Our rebound from the Virus, the whole of nation pushback against China and vaccine diplomacy are fast forwarding this expansion. When the CDS says ‘Military leaders will have to match political vision behind theaterisation’,…
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FREEWHEELING DISCUSSION ON PAKISTAN AND CHINA
I had a freewheeling discussion on various aspects of strategic issues related to Pakistan and China. The first was with Aadi Achint who had a very Indian virewpoint being based in India. His questions were directed largely for an Indian audience. The second discussion was with Sree Iyer of P Gurus. The discussion with him…
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The Pathways of QUAD 3.0 by Lt Gen P R Shankar(R)
EARLIER ARTICLES ON QUAD CLICK ON ARTICLE TITLE TO READ QUAD 2.0 OR TIANXIA INDIA’S QUADRATIC EQUATIONS THE CHINESE CAMEL IN THE QUADRATIC TENT QUAD : EVOLVING FAST EVOLUTION OF QUAD 3.0 SIX STRATEGIES FOR QUAD 3.0 There are a lot of issues with an USA led world order. It is not perfect by…
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The Looming Catastrophe in Pakistan by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
OTHER ARTICLES OF THE SAME PLAGIARISED GENRE REVEALING THE TRUE HOLE OF PAKISTAN STATE OF PAKISTAN PAKISTAN INTERNALISING PAKISTANS SOCIETAL FRACTURE PAKISTANI INSIGHTS NAYA PAKISTAN NAYA ANARCHY A DAY IN THE LIFE OF AN ORDINARY PAKISTANI THE NEW FORMULA DAWN IN THE DUSK OF PAKISTAN LOOTERS OF THE FIFTH REICH PAKISTAN AT THE DAWN OF 2021…
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