Month: November 2021
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A PEEK INTO EVERYDAY CHINA : PART 2 by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
PART 1 @ https://www.gunnersshot.com/2021/11/a-peek-inside-everyday-china-by-lt-gen.html This is also not an original article. It is a collection of headlines and excerpts from the South China Morning Post (SCMP) just like in Part 1. It is from a Chinese platform and written by Chinese journalists. Not me. It gives you a story from the horses mouth. When you read all the…
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Sino Indian Logjam: The Coming Conflict by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Previous Sino Indian Logjam Articles :- Sino Indian Logjam : A Review No Go For China in the Logjam Sino Indian Logjam : Aim, Capability and Environmental Analysis Sino Indian Logjam : Facts, Risks, Options and the Sum of all Fears Sino Indian Logjam: The Winter Haul Sino Indian Logjam – The Chinese Three Card Trick…
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Discussion on PLA-Part1
Aadi and I have started a series on PLA. In the first part, we cover the basics of PLA and its evolution. As we go along in the series we will cover other aspects and details of PLA. The information being gleaned is largely from open sources. If there is any input you feel that…
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The Hermit and His Bunker by Lt Gen PR Shankar(R)
Previous Articles:- The Chinese Bunkers and Wars @https://www.gunnersshot.com/2021/11/the-chinese-bunker-wars-by-lt-gen-p-r.html Chinese Bunker Mentality and Indian Options @https://www.gunnersshot.com/2021/11/chinese-bunker-mentality-and-indian.html The tribe of Alexanders, Napoleons, Caesars, Hitlers, Stalins, Maos and many more of this world were men who sought glory for god, empire, nation or people they represented. They audaciously upset any status quo to ruthlessly establish a new…
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A Peek Inside Everyday China By Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
This is not an original article. It is a collection of headlines and excerpts from the South China Morning Post (SCMP). I read the SCMP daily, get alerts from China Daily and read Global Times occasionally. The latter two are propaganda organs and give you the Communist version of PRC. They are part of their IW…
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Firepower and Artillery – A Futuristic Perspective Part 5 : Operational Evolution and Key Tenets of Firepower By Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Part 1 : Preamble @ https://www.gunnersshot.com/2021/10/firepower-and-artillery-futuristic.html Part 2 : Effects on Firepower in the Himalayas @ https://www.gunnersshot.com/2021/10/fire-power-and-artillery-futuristic.html Part 3 : Chinese Operational Concepts and Employment of Firepower @ https://www.gunnersshot.com/2021/11/fire-power-and-artillery-futuristic.html Part 4: Fire & Move and Historical Evolution of Firepower @ https://www.gunnersshot.com/2021/11/firepower-and-artillery-futuristic.html In the previous part I had outlined the shifting balance between ‘Fire…
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Civil Military Fusion : An Indian Necessity By Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Background All great nations have gone through a process of Civil- Military fusion. The industrial revolution and the colonial era is a story of Civil-Military fusion in Europe. Inventiveness in science and technology focussed on how it could make colonial militaries better equipped, lethal and more efficient. Each colonial power wanted a military machine…
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Conversation on S 400 With Amitabh Revi
I had a very interesting conversation with Amitabh Revi on StratNews Global’s program – The Gist. We discussed various issues pertaining to the S400 to cover a range of views and took on questions from technical to the geopolitical. I just enjoyed each moment of the conversation on this contemporary topic. Hope you do too.…
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Panel Discussion : The Economic Times Aerospace and Defence Summit 2021
The 2nd edition of ‘The Economic Times Aerospace and Defence Summit 2021(ET ADS 2021) took place on 16th November 2021. The Summit 2021 brought together industry experts on one platform to deliberate on the growth opportunities while dealing successfully with the challenges. It was my honour that I took part in the Summit as a guest speaker in a panel…
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A DISCUSSION ON BRI
The Belt and Road Initiative was all over the news a couple of years back. It seemed to be the only game in town. It was touted to be the instrument that will propel China to superpower status. However as time passed, the concept got into problems in the execution phase. The term debt trap…