Month: July 2022
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War in Ukraine: Impact on the Indo-Pacific By Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
India Foundation / Posts Page / Articles and Commentaries / War in Ukraine: Impact on the Indo-Pacific @ https://indiafoundation.in/articles-and-commentaries/war-in-ukraine-impact-on-the-indo-pacific/ July 2, 2022 War in Ukraine: Impact on the Indo-Pacific Written By: P R Shankar BEST VIEWED IN A LAPTOP/DESKTOP The issues currently dominating international geopolitics are the Ukraine Crisis, the Indo-Pacific security situation and the two-year depredation of the Wuhan virus. The complex…
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A Revisit of the India China Tibet Issue By Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Tibet was never a part of China, says US report: A revisit of the India China Tibet issue @https://www.financialexpress.com/defence/a-revisit-of-the-india-china-tibet-issue/2583480/ The report concludes that Tibet was never a part of China before the People’s Republic of China (PRC) invaded it in 1950. Updated: July 5, 2022 5:12:38 pm From a Chinese perspective, the outer frontiers of Imperial…
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Agnipath : The Parachute in Pay Commissions by Lt Gen PR Shankar(R)
Also published @ https://www.sundayguardianlive.com/opinion/agnipath-parachute-pay-commissions Previous articles on Agnipath @ https://www.gunnersshot.com/2022/06/agnipath-operational-challenges-this.htmlhttps://www.gunnersshot.com/2022/06/tour-of-duty-kindergarten-army-by-lt.htmlhttps://www.gunnersshot.com/2022/06/modified-agnipath-beyond-kindergarten.html https://www.gunnersshot.com/2022/06/agnipath-kindergarten-mathematics-by-lt.html https://www.gunnersshot.com/2022/07/agnipath-breaking-accountants-ambush.html It has been repeatedly stated that models of other militaries have been studied to evolve the Agnipath Scheme. Has anyone studied the benefits accorded to veterans in those nations and militaries? India is transforming into a regional power of geostrategic importance. Its economic and…
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Agnipath : Breaking the Accountants Ambush by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Previous Articles on Agnipath @ https://www.gunnersshot.com/2022/06/agnipath-operational-challenges-this.htmlhttps://www.gunnersshot.com/2022/06/tour-of-duty-kindergarten-army-by-lt.html https://www.gunnersshot.com/2022/06/modified-agnipath-beyond-kindergarten.html https://www.gunnersshot.com/2022/06/agnipath-kindergarten-mathematics-by-lt.html https://www.gunnersshot.com/2022/07/agnipath-parachute-in-pay-commissions.html This article has also been published @ https://www.financialexpress.com/defence/agnipath-breaking-the-accountants-ambush/2580683/ When the OROP was announced it was known that the defence expenditure will skew towards ballooning salaries and pensions with a proportional decline of military modernisation. It was always the devil in the Accountants mind. The exercise to rein…
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A Discussion on China With Aadi
Aadi and I got around to discussing China after a long time. Interesting issues have come up. China is changing. Its dominant role in international affairs is under the pump and it is trying to find a new normal for itself – externally and internally.
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