Month: April 2023
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Future of Pakistan : Return Of the Khan
There is no doubt that if elections are held today, Imran Khan will return to power. What will be his tenure like and how will Pakistan pan out under his rule is a moot point. Lt Gen Satish Dua (R) and I examined this from various angles. This is the second in this series. The…
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Information Operations
In this video, Col S Dinny (R) explains how information operations are carried out in an amazingly simplistic form. This is worth watching for its simplicity and clarity without frills.
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The New Cold War By Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Published in The Sunday Guardian @ https://sundayguardianlive.com/opinion/the-new-cold-war A major marker of the new cold war was the Covid pandemic. Two years of the pandemic brought the worst features of China to the fore The post-cold war international order was underpinned by three elements. The unipolar status of the United States, increased globalisation and the impending…
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Some Thoughts On The PLA in A Peek Into Everyday China
Came across some interesting aspects of the PLA and hence I have shared the thoughts which came to my mind. The more I read about the PLA, the more I am convinced that it will not stand the test of battle stress against peer opponents. THIS IS ONE ON ONE FREE ENTERTAINMENT. CLICK ON THE…
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PAKISTAN ARMY ON THE EDGE ON CASA DIALOGUES
IT S WAS A GREAT START TO THE SERIES ON PAKISTAN. GEN GAUTAM MOORTHY BROUGHT OUT INTERESTING AND RELEVANT FACTS ABOUT THE PAKISTAN ARMY BASED ON HIS PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE. ONE THING WHICH EMERGED WAS THAT THE PAKISTAN ARMY IS INDEED ON THE EDGE. RESULTANTLY PAKISTAN IS ALSO ON THE EDGE. MORE COMING….
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A Peek Into Everyday China : Waning Comprehensive National Power of China
The Pandemic and the Ukraine War have shown that China’s comprehensive national power is waning. The post covid reopening of China has been sluggish at best. It will be a grave mistake if we ascribe great capabilities to China which they do not have. This is based on my article @ https://gunnersshot.com/2023/03/29/pandemic-ukraine-war-and-the-waning-comprehensive-national-power-of-china-by-lt-gen-p-r-shankarr/
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India US Strategic Partnership
Lt Gen Anil Ahuja’s grip and knowledge of the various dimensions of the India US strategic partnership was revealing. Hats off. It was an education for me. I would suggest that one sits patiently through the video to understand and learn. The audio was bad in parts due an unknown technical glitch.
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Todays Agniveer Tomorrows Mercenary ?
This video is a sequel to the video on Outsourcing War @ https://gunnersshot.com/2023/04/01/outsourcing-war/. In this video, I have highlighted the increasing demand in the private military sector and the increasing supply due to the Agniveers exiting service in future. I have analysed the shortcomings of the Agniveer system and have suggested methods to overcome them.…
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Pakistan : What the Dickens? By Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
I wanted to write an article about Pakistan. As I read through various papers, articles and magazines, I found myself at loss of words. I actually did not know what to write. So I am letting the mentally best endowed Pakistanis express what is ahead for Pakistan. You will note that not one of them…
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Outsourcing War
The discussion on outsourcing war with Lt Gen Dushyant Singh (R) was enlightening. It was based on solid facts which are very little known to the public. The issue which emerged was that the sum total of mercenaries/private military contractors/non state actors in the Russia-Ukraine war is around 35-40000 personnel. Many of these ‘Dogs of…
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