Month: May 2022
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ARMED FORCES NEED A BALANCED HEAD AND STRONG LEGS by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Refs :- https://static.pib.gov.in/WriteReadData/specificdocs/documents/2021/oct/doc202110501.pdf https://www.gunnersshot.com/2022/04/agnipath-insiders-view-from-outside.html https://www.gunnersshot.com/2022/04/agnivirs-of-agnipath-bottom-up.html https://www.gunnersshot.com/2022/04/the-curious-case-of-missing-cds-by-lt.html https://www.gunnersshot.com/2022/02/where-is-indias-second-cds-by-lt-gen-p.html Many articles have appeared on the post of the CDS being still vacant. Many articles have appeared on the proposed tour of duty concept of enrolment of soldiers for short tenures of three and five years. The CDS and Tour of Duty have a seminal connect in the defense,…
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A DISCUSSION ON THE INDO PACIFIC
With the Ukrainian war locked in a static mode, Aadi and I discuss the contours of the Indo Pacific towards which the focus must shift.
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Xi Jinping At Cross-Roads: Politico-Military Victory Against Taiwan Or India Unattainable By Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Originally Published @ Bharatshakti.in Xi Jinping At Cross-Roads: Politico-Military Victory Against Taiwan Or India Unattainable May 07, 2022; By: Lt Gen PR Shankar (Retd) Print Email Editors Note :- With the Chinese incursions in Eastern Ladakh now into its third year, at Bharatshakti.in we decided to ask a few professionals to pen their assessments on issues that…
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OUTCOMES OF THE LARGER HYBRID WAR IN UKRAINE by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Russia’s eastern offensive commenced on 18 Apr22. It has made very little headway. In over two weeks, Russia has been able to expand its area of control only marginally. It has carried out many air/misile/rocket strikes across the length and breadth of the country to degrade / destroy Ukraine’s military capability and other infrastructure which it considers…
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CHINA : A VULNERABLE SUPER POWER by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Earlier articles on China:- https://www.gunnersshot.com/2022/02/wuhan-chinas-chernobyl-by-lt-gen-pr.html https://www.gunnersshot.com/2021/12/a-peek-into-everyday-china-drivers-and.html https://www.gunnersshot.com/2022/01/china-middle-kingdom-to-mother-earth-by.html When the Ukrainian war broke out, the conventional wisdom said that there is only one country that stands to emerge victorious : China. Two months into the war and with the resurgence of the Wuhan Virus, that is very uncertain. The Virus and Ukraine seem to be…
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Generals Talk on Imran Khan's Future in Pakistan
Gen Dua, Aadi and I had a flowing discussion on the scenarios likely to evolve in Pakistan
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