Month: September 2022
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The Emerging Sino-Indian Military Normal by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
The emerging Sino-Indian military normal Experts believe that “China will only grow more assertive globally. In this milieu, India assuming the presidency of the SCO opens a window of Chinese opportunity”. Updated: September 27, 2022 3:18:47 pm By Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)…
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Ramjets For Armed Forces by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Published in the Ramjet technology can counter China’s long-range missiles, beat Himalayan terrain limitation For once, Indian Armed Forces is ahead of the technology curve. Let’s cash in on it. LT GEN P R SHANKAR (RETD) 26 September, 2022 12:33 pm IST The Russia-Ukraine War has seen not just big guns but also rockets and…
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UN seat for Taiwan by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Published in The Financial Express Published in the Taipei Times as UN membership to protect Taiwan UN seat for Taiwan Taiwan’s economic and political growth has been remarkable. It is one of Asia’s major economies and a global leader in semiconductor technology. Currently thirteen countries recognize Taiwan and around fifty-nine countries including India have established unofficial diplomatic…
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Decoding 'Normal' between India and China by Tara Kartha and Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Also Published as India-China SCO ‘cold war’ shows we have different ideas of normality—military or economic @ The Print Perhaps it is time to take a page or two from the Cold War textbooks, suitably translated into an Asian language of choice. TARA KARTHA and LT GEN P R SHANKAR (RETD) File image of PM Narendra…
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UN Membership to Protect Taiwan By Lt Gen PR Shankar (R)
Also Published in India in The Financial Express as UN Seat for Taiwan Previous Article in Taipei Times : Combat China Through India Ties UN membership to protect Taiwan Published in the Taipei Times By P.R. Shankar Taiwan is a fully functional democracy with a constitution and democratically elected leaders. Over the past seven decades its political…
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Changing Traditions : An Analysis
There is a lot of steam being generated on the changes being contemplated in the Armed Forces. Aadi and I discussed this issue and took on some tricky questions. It was an interesting discussion.
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China and Colour Revolutions by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
China and colour revolutions also published @ The Financial Express The term “colour revolution” has its roots in protests that toppled unpopular regimes in former Soviet states and the Middle East since early this century. Colour revolutions are street level uprisings which have led to regime change in supposedly democratic but actually authoritarian states. They…
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India's Evolving Status Post SCO Meet : A Discussion
Aadi and I had a very lively discussion on India’s evolving status in the post SCO times. We discuss how India has gone beyond neutrality to being a emerging pole in global affairs whose weight counts. The Q&A session was very mature and devoid of hype.