• The Generals Talk : What The Armed Forces Can Do

    In the second edition of The Generals Talk, Lt Gen Satish Dua and I, anchored by Aadi Achint, discuss about what the armed forces can do at this point of time during this unprecedented national crisis. we go into the capabilities and limitations of the Armed Forces in such a situation: specially when the situation on the LAC is still nebulous.…

  • LIVE HANGOUT ON P GURUS

    Today I had a live hangout with Mr Sree Iyer of P Gurus. We covered a wide range of topics from China’s distasteful picture to its rocket crash, the second wave in India, China’s likely offensive intent, the bio warfare speculation related to the Chinese Virus, Indian Armed Forces in response to the current situation,…

  • Generals Talk : Indias Covid Crisis and Geopolitics

    The Generals Talk is a new platform from where Lt Gen Satish Dua and I will be discussing various geopolitical issues concerning India. It is going to be a regular feature anchored by Aadi Achint of DefTalks. This is the first edition of The Generals Talk. In this edition we discuss the likely geopolitical fallout…

  • Governance By The Unelected By Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)

    NEXT ARTICLE: THE COLLAPSING THIRD POLE @ https://www.gunnersshot.com/2021/05/the-collapsing-third-pole-by-lt-gen-p-r.html?m=1 Earlier articles : Who Is Leading Delhi Out of The Crisis?  , Indian Leadership Vs Chinese Virus and India on the Mend I hear the hollow rattle of death racking up our toll of sorrow. The rattle starts when the wail of the siren fades. Today is the tenth day when the…

  • India On The Mend By Lt Gen P R Shankar (R

    Earlier articles : Who Is Leading Delhi Out of The Crisis?  and  Indian Leadership Vs Chinese Virus Overview   We got caught unprepared due to some plain incompetency, lack of teamwork, power greed at political and administrative levels. We are paying an inordinately heavy price for it. The death toll due to the Chinese Virus has been…

  • WHO IS LEADING DELHI OUT OF THIS CRISIS? by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)

    Please read with my earlier article Indian Leadership Vs Chinese Virus. Who is leading Delhi out of this crisis? The PM? The HM? The CM? The SC? The HC? The LG?   Delhi, our national capital seems to be a rudderless boat adrift in a storm.  Leaderless would be more apt. As it is Delhi is polluted and…

  • WILL CHINA ESCALATE THE LADAKH SITUATION

    I had a very long and interesting discussion on the current covid situation in a geopolitical context with Aadi Achint. There is no doubt that from the time we had this discussion, things have worsened in Delhi . However, Mumbai seems to be pulling out of it. Also, barring pockets, the rest of India, is…

  • Indian Leadership Vs Chinese Virus By Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)

    Who is winning the war between the Chinese virus and Indian leadership at present? Any guesses? To me it’s very clear.  India will win the war against the Chinese Virus. No Doubts. The cost will be high. In fact, inordinately high. The difference between a ‘high cost’ and an ‘inordinately high cost’ is attributable to Indian…

  • INTERVIEW WITH INDIA TODAY

    I had an interesting discussion with Sandeep Unnithan of India Today on the reports in SCMP on deployment of MLRS by China in Tibet. The discussion in below. The link below is the video recording. It gives you a better perspective. I would suggest you read this interview in conjunction with my earlier articles  1. Force Multiplication of Rebalancing   2. Non Contact Conventional…

  • WHICH MASK DO YOU PREFER? BY Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)

    I hear continuous wailing of sirens of ambulances taking patients stricken with the Chinese virus to hospitals. Are they banshees carting people to death or are they angels of mercy flying them to recovery? I wonder. I read countless messages on the social media…seeking help from any source they can get from  a hospital bed to…