Month: November 2022
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A Peek Into Everyday China : Common Prosperity or Common Poverty?
It has been almost a month since the 20Th Party Congress concluded. It was followed up the G20 meet which seemed more like a coming out party for Xi Jinping. However there is a subtle difference. The China we knew before the 20th Party Congress is not the one after that. The leadership has changed and so…
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A Neighbourhood Review With Aadi Achint
Aadi and I discussed our neighbourhood after a long time. Our neighbourhood is volatile and we need to be alive to it as also respond accordingly. Interesting talk with interesting questions.
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China’s Strategy in India’s North East By Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Published in The Sunday Guardian as Destabilising the Northeast on Chinese Radar Lt Gen PR Shankar Retd Updated November 19, 2022, 9:07 PM The tribes, ethnicities and their issues in the Northeast are such that it takes very little imagination and some funding to stoke a social issue into an instability in a democracy like India.…
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A Discussion on Firepower in Ukraine with Aadi Achint
Aadi and I had a very long discussion on firepower in Ukraine and the lessons we could learn from it. The QnA session was as usual the best part.
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India : The Emerging Third Pole By Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Published in The Print @ The US-led global order is tottering. It is India’s time to shine as a balancing ‘third pole’ As India has grown stronger, the term ‘non-aligned’ has morphed into ‘neutral’. There is also no doubt today that whoever India backs will ultimately be the heavier side. LT GEN P R SHANKAR…
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Xi Jinpings Zero Covid : A Discussion
Xi Jinping’s Zero Covid is no more about controlling Covid. It is a tool to excise state control over people. It is a tool of propaganda. It is a tool to assist national security, which has now been given primacy over economy. These are the issues under discussion in this video.
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Future of Pakistan : A Discussion
I had a wonderful discussion with Mr Sanjay Dixit and Mr Tahir Gora on the current situation in Pakistan and its likely future. The Q&A session was good. The whole discourse was different from the beaten track.
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Pakistan: An Inside View : A Discussion
Mr Sree Iyer and I had a free flowing discussion on Pakistan based on views of opinion makers in The country. The QnA session was great.
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China’s Expansionism: From One China to Greater China By Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Published in The Financial Express @ China’s expansionism: From one China to greater china The One China principle is however, based on false premises and deceitful distortion of history done in typical communist fashion. The PRC uses similar distorted logic to progress its claims in other areas. Written by Guest November 11, 2022 5:41:36 pm The…
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CHINA’S EXPANSIONISM : FROM ONE CHINA TO GREATER CHINA By Lt Gen P R Shankar (Retired)
This Article has also been Published in the Taipei Times Without the Graphics The tweet by China’s spokesperson urging India to adhere to the One China principle and stop all forms of official exchange with Taiwan needs to be put in the correct perspective. The One China principle is a core issue by…
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