Month: December 2022
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The Geoeconomics of India’s Rise by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Also Published in The Financial Express @ https://www.financialexpress.com/defence/the-geoeconomics-of-indias-rise/2922059/ I had written earlier that as India has grown stronger in a changing geopolitical environment, it is emerging as a balancing ‘Third Pole’. I had concentrated largely on the geopolitics of being a ‘Third Pole’. As an extension, It is time to examine the Geoeconomics of India’s rise. At the core,…
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Pakistan: All Out For No Loss
This is world cup time and football is the flavor of the season. Not in Pakistan where there is a Naya Chief. He has not yet spoken and everyone feels that he will quit politics! Aaah! He can not be a Pakistani Army General! Something funny is happening in Pakistan? Call it different? Understatement. However, being…
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DD Dialogue : Decoding Chinese LAC Aggression
Participated in a panel discussion on the Yangtse Incident on DD Dialogue.
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A Peek Into Everyday China : Faltering Geoeconomics
The last two Peeks into China gave us a view as to what was happening on the Covid front and its geopolitical situation where China is getting hemmed in. Todays peeks gives an insight into Chinas geoeconomics. The unfolding geoeconomic scenario is full of contradictions. While some reports talk of rapid recovery , others talk…
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The Larger Chinese Strategy in Tawang
Published also in The Sunday Guardian @ https://www.sundayguardianlive.com/news/tawang-clash-deliberate-pla-operation Also Read : L’Affaire Tawang @ https://gunnersshot.com/2022/12/15/laffaire-tawang/ The recent face-off at Tawang is not a simple chance encounter between troops on a routine patrol. It was a deliberate operation by the PLA to dislodge our own post and get a foothold on a vantage point on the…
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A Peek Into Everyday China : Victory Into Defeat
Sep 2020 : The Victory Two years back Xi Jinping took a virus victory lap. He handed out awards and medals to mark China’s success against the covid. Millions were tested in response to small outbreaks. Lockdowns and mass testing became China’s main weapons in the fight against the pandemic Chinese infections were well below…
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A Peek Into Everyday China : The Crowded Indo Pacific
The bristling message which Xi Jinping gave out to the international community during the 20th Party Congress was that Security will be the main focus in China. Rejuvenation of the China nation and dream, by annexing Taiwan was of highest priority . However winning local and regional wars was equally important. He mentioned that China…
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Beyond The Tawang Incident : A Discussion
Aadi and I had a free following discussion on the Tawang incident and issues involved beyond it. Had an interesting Q&A session. Also Please Read my article @ https://gunnersshot.com/2022/12/15/laffaire-tawang/
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L’Affaire Tawang
Also published in THE INDIAN EXPRESS @ https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/tawang-incident-urgency-of-army-modernisation-reconsideration-of-ill-conceived-agnipath-8324532/ General P R Shankar writes: Tawang incident should drive home urgency of army modernisation, reconsideration of ill-conceived Agnipath Tawang was no regular face-off. It seems part of a well-planned strategy by China to change status quo on the line of actual control The 09 Dec ‘22 face-off on…
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