Gunners Shot

LEVERAGING ANTI CHINA SENTIMENT TOWARDS STRATEGIC AUTONOMY BY LT GEN P R SHANKAR (R)

INDIA Originally published by Firstpost. @ https://www.firstpost.com/india/time-for-india-to-leverage-global-anti-china-sentiment-towards-strategic-autonomy-10222961.html Time for India to leverage global anti-China sentiment towards strategic autonomy Today, China with its assertive attitude is virtually frightening away investors. If India fails to grab this opening, there will be no alternative for investors but to go back to China PR ShankarDecember 20, 2021 09:32:05 IST Representational image.…

A NEW WEBSITE FOR 'GUNNERS SHOT'

CLICK ON PICTURE ABOVE TO ACCESS THE WEBSITE In 2019, one of my articles was rejected by a leading news portal. The editor felt that it was not worth. That was when I decided to start my own blog and called it ‘Gunners Shot‘. Initially the response was low…typical…if there were 50-views per day on the…

The Generals Talk on Will Pakistan Fail

Lt Gen Satish Dua and I resumed with ‘The Generals Talk’ after a long time. It was an interesting talk since the subject was Pakistan. However one issue which came out of the discussion was that Pakistan might be down temporarily but it is not out. One should never the Pakistani ability to create mischief.…

DISCUSSION WITH MR SREE IYER ON THE NEXT CDS

There is lot of speculation on the choice of the next CDS. Rumours are flying thick and fast as also articles are being written in favour of one or the other. In this video we bring out the span of the CDS and what it involves in choosing the CDS.

A DISCUSSION ON PLA : PART 3

PART 1 : Basics of PLA and Its Evolution Click here to see PART 1 PART 2 – Organisation and Command Structure Click here to see PART 2 In this part Aadi and I expand on the various Forces of the PLA as an explanation to its organisation; which we outlined in Part 2.

THE UNFOLDING CHESSBOARD IN PAKISTAN BY LT GEN P R SHANKAR (R)

My last article was a peek into China through extracts from South China Morning Post. Time to get back to Pakistan and excerpts from DAWN. There is something very familiar about Pakistan…it is known territory…easy to understand…and stirs up our mental faculties and juices very well. All our analysts and experts , specially the valley based military…