Category: GENERAL TOPICS
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The Crowded South China Sea
The waters around the Chinese mainland are getting hotter as nations are reacting against Chinese militarism. Aad I discuss the goings on around the South China Sea. South Korea, Japan, Philippines, Vietnam and more are pushing back against Chinese militarism. a very interesting discussion indeed.
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The Danger of Chinese Nuclear Activity in Space by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Also published in The Financial Express @ https://www.financialexpress.com/world-news/the-danger-of-chinese-nuclear-activity-in-space/2912716/ The article in the SCMP indicates that Chinese scientists are experimenting to detonate a 10 MT atomic warhead near the edge of space. Technically this area is widely known as the near space. The Chinese intent is to create a temporary cloud of radiation that could quickly […]
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Sino Indian Border : Stable and Unpredictable by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Published at The Print @ ‘Stable but unpredictable’ border with China is a real risk. India needs a new game plan Chief of Army Staff Manoj Pande has triggered an important thought that demands national attention. India must act like the third pole it aspires to be and avoid conflict. LT GEN P R SHANKAR RETD […]
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China’s Strategy in India’s North East By Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Published in The Sunday Guardian as Destabilising the Northeast on Chinese Radar Lt Gen PR Shankar Retd Updated November 19, 2022, 9:07 PM The tribes, ethnicities and their issues in the Northeast are such that it takes very little imagination and some funding to stoke a social issue into an instability in a democracy like India. […]
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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 […]
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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.
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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.
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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 […]
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Emergence of Godfather Xi : A Discussion
Gayatri and I had a straightforward no nonsense discussion on how Xi Jinping has matured absolute power. We also touched upon the implications for India. It was good to express myself in Hindi once again.
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China’s ‘Century of Humiliation’ Never Ended by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Published in The Print @ China’s ‘Century of humiliation’ never ended. It needs a Mandela or Gandhi now Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping and Xi Jinping—All of them have contributed to humiliating the Chinese people to keep CCP in power and achieve personal glory. LT GEN P R SHANKAR RETD 16 October, 2022 10:50 am IST The […]
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