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  • THE AFGHAN FALLOUT IN PAKISTAN By lt Gen P R Shankar (R)

    The Afghanistan Trilogy The Afghanistan Fallout on China   The Afghanistan Fallout on India   This article is a follow up on my earlier article The Sum of Pakistani Wishes(https://www.gunnersshot.com/2021/08/the-sum-of-pakistani-wishes-by-lt-gen-p.html )     An article by Abbas Nasir in Dawn states that ‘Pakistan was concerned of being ‘scapegoated’ and being isolated, for giving sanctuary to the Taliban leadership and fighters… There is no escaping…

  • Leadership in the Indian Armed Forces: The Need for Merit by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)

    The collapse of the ANA, the hasty withdrawal of USA and the rapid gains of Taliban in Afghanistan have major lessons for military and political leadership. ANA lost it completely due to poor motivation and training.  Its leadership was too political, corrupt, and unprofessional. Lesson: Nations cannot afford poorly trained and unprofessional Armed Forces dabbling in…

  • The Superpower Not To Be by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)

    Let me start by putting the  cart before the horse. Rising China is already an economic superpower. It is flexing diplomatic, technological and military muscles to be the next all-round superpower as analyses about a declining USA abound. However, China itself is  declining. A couple of years back when people spoke of this decline, they were pooh…

  • India and Its Last Bastion at 74 By Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)

    Freedom is something that money can’t buy; it’s the result of the struggles of many brave hearts.Let us honor them today and always. 🇮🇳Happy Independence Day!🇮🇳 Indian Armed Forces are required to safeguard India’s national interests which are enshrined in our constitution. These are a. protection of land borders, coastline, island territories and sea lanes from external aggression…

  • Pakistan and its Taliban – A Discussion

    This is an interesting discussion with Aadi on Pakistan and its Taliban.  The discussion is largely based on an earlier article written by me – The Sum of Pakistani Wishes   

  • The Sum of Pakistani Wishes by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)

    They say  ‘Be careful of what you wish for. It might come true’! Pakistan keeps boasting that it had defeated a superpower – USSR. Now it is loud mouthing that it is defeating another superpower- USA. Technically, the speed of Taliban advance and the rate of withdrawal from Afghanistan marks it as a US defeat. Pakistan’s wishes…

  • China Pakistan Nexus : A Discussion

    In this video, Aadi and I discuss various hues of the China Pakistan nexus. We trace this nexus from its roots and analyse as to why two ideologically opposite nations have gone to great lengths to forge a relationship. We also analyse this relationship in contemporary times and examine as to how it will affect…

  • The Normal Men of Taliban Khan by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)

      Many call him ‘Im the Dim’, But he is far from that. He is popular for his U-turns and is known as the U Turn Khan. Christine Fair calls him a political IED. It is not a matter of coincidence that  the Prime Minister of the hybrid government of Pakistan is also widely known as…

  • Discussion with Mr Sree Iyer oF P Gurus

    Had a free wheeling discussion on abrogation of article 370 and the events in the two years since then as also the way forward.    

  • The Generals Talk on Two Years After Abrogation of Article 370

    We resumed the Generals Talk after a hiatus of nearly a month. In this episode , Lt Gen Satish Dua , Aadi Achint and I had a very interesting and fruitful discussion on the outcomes of the past two years since scrapping Article 370 . We discussed the internal and external factors, in hindsight and…