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  • CASA Webinar on 20 Party Congress

    A webinar on The Game Changing 20th National Congress of the CCP: Implications for India was conducted under the auspices of CASA. The panel was very knowledgeable and I was very fortunate to moderate such a panel. However the main  issues which came out were that India has to be on its guard and also…

  • ASSASINATION ATTEMPT ON IMRAN KHAN : A DISCUSSION ON ITS FALOUT

    AADI AND I HAD A QUICK DISCUSSION ON THE FALL OUT OF THE ATTEMPT TO  ASSASSINATE IMRAN KHAN. LOT OF QUESTIONS. THE FALL OUT WILL APPEAR SOON.   

  • A DISCUSSION ON CHINA'S DIRECTION UNDER XI

    MR SREE IYER AND I HAD A FREE FLOWING DISCUSSION ON THE DIRECTION IN WHICH CHINA IS HEADING AFTER THE 20 PARTY CONGRESS. THE Q&A SESSION FROM THE AUDIENCE WAS VERY GOOD AND INCISIVE.   

  • Artillery and Firepower : A Future Perspective Part 10 – Affordable Precision for Artillery By Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)

    As per New York Times “Ukraine now has an edge in both range and in precision-guided rockets and artillery shells, a class of weapons largely lacking in Russia’s arsenal and that Ukraine Is Turning the Tables in an Artillery War. The Ukraine Conflict has repeatedly taught us war is a grisly affair in which an edge in precision/accuracy and…

  • Taking Back POK : A Discussion

    Every now and then our political leaders talk go retaking POK. They give the impression that it will be a military affair. Nothing can be further than the truth. There are whole lot of political, diplomatic, cultural and demographic issues involved. We need to understand these. Aadi and I discuss the multifarious issues involved in…

  • The Falling Trajectory of a Rising China by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)

    Published in the The Sunday Guardian @ The falling trajectory of a rising China This is a follow up of my article The Xi Of Everything Mr Xi Jinping, the Chairman of Everything and Dictator for Life will not only preside over the biggest demographic decline in mankind but will also preside over the biggest…

  • Xi Jinping : Analysis of a Dictator

    In this episode Mr Sanjay Dixit and I discuss the evolution of Xi Jinping as a dictator on par with Mao, Hitler and  Stalin. We also discuss the Xi’s form of Cultural Revolution and his version of the Great Leap Forward.   

  • The Hu JinTao Exit :A Discussion

     Aadi and I discuss the unceremonious exit of Hu Jintao which was put on display during the 20 Party Congress. Irrespective of the reason for the exit, it was stage managed for effect. 

  • The Xi of Everything by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)

    Published in The Financial Express @ The Xi of everything Xi believes that he has a mandate from heaven to lead his nation to the pinnacle of the international system. He has preordained himself to be the greatest Chinese to be born. He has scripted his history yet to be lived.  October 25, 2022 1:25:59…

  • Common Prosperity and State Control by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)

    Published in  The Financial Express @ Common prosperity and state control Eradicating absolute poverty and building a moderately prosperous society have been landmark achievements of common prosperity in the past decade. This is a laudable achievement in a population of 1.4 billion.  October 23, 2022 1:32:32 pm By Lt Gen P R Shankar (R) Common prosperity…