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  • Where is India’s Second CDS? by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)

    AMUL’S CONGRATULATORY AD ON INDIA’S FIRST CDS   Late Gen Bipin Rawat was a determined and resolute driver of Theatrisation and Jointness, even if it meant ruffling some reluctant feathers.   He was also very clear that the way forward was Atmanirbharta and was a very committed driver of indigenization. He was at the forefront in rendering…

  • The Army Needs a Serious Rethink By Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)

      The  Financial Express, reported  that the capital budget allocation for the Indian Army has reduced from Rs 36, 481.90 to Rs 32,102 crore ( down by 12.2%). Even worse, Indian Army was able to spend just around 40% of its allocated budget. During the mid-year review itself the Army’s capital budget had been reduced.    The…

  • Discussion on Imran – Xi NonMeet with Mr Sree Iyer

     Had a very interesting freewheeling discussion with Mr Sree Iyer of P Gurus on various issues regarding Pakistan. Started with the non meet between Imran and Xi and went on to all other issues. 

  • DISCUSSION ON WUHAN : CHINA'S CHERNOBYL

    AADI AND I DISCUSS THE VARIOUS ISSUES WHICH MAKE WUHAN EQUIVALENT TO  CHINA’S CHERNOBYL. THE DISCUSSION IS BASED ON MY ARTICLE WUHAN : CHINA’S CHERNOBYL  VISIT THE GUNNERS SHOT WEBSITE FOR ITEMISED COLLATION OF ALL MY ARTICLES click on home page below 

  • AN APPROACH TO MYANMAR BY LT GEN P R SHANKAR (R)

    In my article,  Russian Lessons on Neighbourhood First I had highlighted that India’s ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy has been floundering. China has made inroads into most of our neighbours; especially Myanmar which is in chaos – military rule, civil war situation, massacres, ethnic strife, refugees, drug and arms smuggling. A destabilised Myanmar under Chinese influence vs a Sino-Pak collusive…

  • A Discussion on PLA Part 7: How Will PLA Fight

    Part 7 of Discussion on PLA.  How will it fight?   Other Parts can be seen HERE  

  • Pakistan’s NSP Through Pakistani Eyes

    This is another in the series of Excerpts from Dawn : A Peek into Everyday Life in Pakistan  When the National Security Policy (NSP ) of Pakistan was released, there were many  in India who felt that it was not worth the paper it is written on. The NSP did not offer anything new. The same…

  • Beijing Olympics : Summer vs Winter by Lt Gen PR Shankar (R)

    Beijing  is the first city to host both the summer and winter Olympics. The summer Olympics were warm and welcomed by the world. The winter Olympics are cold and  frigid laced with geopolitical animosity. China will boast that Beijing hosting  both Olympics, is an indication of its comprehensive national power and national capabilities. The Games are going to be declared a…

  • Russian Lessons on Neighbourhood First by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)

    AN OLD CARTOON WITH AN ENDURING MESSAGE The confrontation between Russia and NATO over Ukraine is being analysed for many reasons. To me the most striking issue is the way Russia is managing its neighbourhood. While the fine print of the Russian environment and ours is different, the larger takeaway  is important to grasp. There are…

  • Once a Bhikari…

    I came across this news item in DAWN …about Imran Khans visit to Bejing…SCMP also reported and published an article yesterday saying that while he was appearing for the winter Olympics , he was also coming with a cap in his hand…nee a begging bowl for assistance from XI Jinping…. Then I came across two…