Month: January 2023
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The Generals Talk : On Pakistan
Thanks to Aadi for reviving The Generals Talk. General Dua and I had a fantastic discussion on Pakistan. Aadi was great in his moderation. We went into new avenues not often tread. The QnA session was particularly great with some thoughtful ideas being floated. Looking forward to more such sessions of the Generals Talk.
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The Clear and Present Chinese Threat
By Lt Gen P R Shankar (R) ALSO PUBLISHED IN THE FINANCIAL EXPRESS @ https://www.financialexpress.com/world-news/the-clear-and-present-chinese-threat/2948267/ Xi Jinping has stressed on intent and military readiness in this context during the 20th Party Congress in October 2022. Ever since the violent faceoffs in Eastern Ladakh, it was pretty clear that India is the greater politico military priority…
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Indian Army : The Nation Builder
By Lt Gen P R Shankar (R) This article is published in ‘Samman’ which is being released on 14 Jan on the occasion of the Veterans Day 2023. It is a tribute to the Indian Army, all the veterans and serving personnel who have contributed to building India into a power of consequence. Happy Pongal,…
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India’s Neighbourhood Challenges: A Discussion
In this episode, Aadi and I discuss the challenges India has in its neighbourhood. It emerged that India must have a clear policy to deal with each neighbour based on its requirement and situation. A one size fits all approach won’t do. Compared to the last time we discussed India’s neighbours, the situation has become…
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Proposed Rocket Force
With the impending entry of Pralay, there have been reports of formulating a ‘Rocket Force’ . These are some of my views on the proposal which is in the air. These are early days and there is a long way to go. This short video gives you an idea of the issues involved.
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A Peek Into Every Day China : Decoupling Blues
In April 2021 , I had written ‘When an US president says to his public that ‘China is having our lunch’, he has drawn battle lines. Decoupling on the whole was wishy washy since the countries dependant on Chinese imports were reeling under the pandemic. That is changing, as vaccinations are taking effect. US – China…
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YANGTSE AND AGNIVEERS
In Yangtse, the Chinese attempt to capture our post came to nought recently. It put my antlers up on many issues. However one issue continued to nag me – the Agnipath and Agniveer scheme. There is need for introspection and analysis of this issue. Our seasoned, well trained and alert troops with proper drills and…
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News sources are poor at building trust
I just got roped into a user survey by the NYTimes. And one of their questions was pretty revealing: “Of the following sources, which do you think is… News sources are poor at building trust
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A Discussion on Will Pakistan Attack Afghanistan
Aadi and I discussed various facets of the developing situation in Pakistan where the problems with Taliban and TTP are getting bigger. This must be seen in the backdrop of the larger deteriorating situation in Pakistan as also in the region.
Gunners Shot 