Month: April 2022
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A Peek Into Everyday China : The Revenge of The Virus by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
See clip of Shanghai under lockdown @ https://youtu.be/7vOvHcS6Egg and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ngYxAi86gU In May 2020, China Declared Victory over the Coronavirus. It was a rebuttal to all critics of the Communist Party and its system of governance. That was at a time when the rest of the world was beleaguered. What was happening in China seemed a miracle. Within a year…
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Pakistan : Predictably Unpredictable by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
ALSO PUBLISHED IN THE FIRST POST Pakistan remains a predictably unpredictable nation. While its constitutional and political chaos makes instant headlines in India, it is nothing new. However the more important part is the impact for India irrespective of the outcomes in Pakistan. One has also to appreciate the situation in Pakistan in the larger…
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Russo Ukrainian War : Vanquished Victors by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Clausewitz in his classic treatise ‘On War’ had stated that ‘war is continuation of politics by other means’. Mao has also famously stated that ‘ War is politics with bloodshed and politics is war without bloodshed’. A common fundamental to these sayings is that nations go to war over a core political reason/difference/ disagreement. Eventually,…
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Generals Talk on Narratives of Ukraine
In this episode of Generals Talk , Lt Gen Satish Dua, Aadi and I discuss the narratives which are coming out of Ukraine and the need for taking a hard look at the flow of information coming out of the battle field. ”
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Pakistan Turmoil: A Discussion From an Indian Perspective
Aadi and I discuss the turmoil in Pakistan fro an Indian Perspective and how does it affect us.
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Centrality of India : A Discussion
Aadi and I had a great discussion on the centrality of India in the evolving situation. It was an extension of my article @ Failed Five and Centrality of India .
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The Curious Case of the Missing CDS by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
In Dec 21, soon after Gen Bipin Rawat’s untimely demise, I was asked by the editor of Speculator Times to write about his successor. He said that inside information suggested that an announcement of the new CDS would be made shortly. He wanted to be the first on the button to maintain his pole position…
Gunners Shot 