Category: GENERAL TOPICS
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Indian Response to Chinese Nuclear Weapon Expansion
The Chinese are also investing heavily in space, cyber systems, communication networks, a nuclear recce surveillance system and a targeting philosophy as part of their system based warfare. Published in The Financial Express @ https://www.financialexpress.com/business/defence-indian-response-to-chinese-nuclear-weapon-expansion-3114025/ It is estimated that China has 410 nuclear warheads at present. As per international assessment this figure is likely to…
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Eight Fronts Confronting China
China faces eight fronts now. Four are non military fronts and four are military fronts. These are fronts created by itself and being discussed in Chinese media. Lt Gen Moorthy (R) and I had a detailed discussion on these fronts. Lot of questions were posed to us during the QnA session.
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Mao – Deng – Xi : Personality Impact on India
This discussion with Lt Gen Dushyant Singh (R) was extremely interesting. This video is a must see for anyone who wants to know why China behaves in a particular way. More importantly, we must expect more trouble from Xi. Unlike popular perception, he is India focussed.
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China Looming Large in the Neighbourhood
This was the ninth episode of the China Challenge series. In this episode, Maj Gen G Murali (R) explains about China’s large foot print in our neighbourhood. His explanation of Chinese expansionism is intellectual in nature and provides a different approach to the normal thinking. It provides an insight into Chinese behaviour and compulsions. Strategic…
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XI’S GREAT LEAPS BACKWARDS
Published in Eurasian Times as China Could ‘Double’ Its Economy By 2035, Emerge As Biggest Power On Planet. What Could Possibly Stop Beijing? @ https://eurasiantimes.com/china-could-double-its-economy-by-2035-emerge-as-biggest/ In 2020, Chinese President Xi Jinping famously declared victory over COVID-19. He also proclaimed that China could double its economy by 2035. Those were the heady days when everything was…
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China’s Priority in the Neighbourhood
In this video, Aadi and I discuss the priority China accords to countries in our neighbourhood. The interse priorities between Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Nepal to China are discussed
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New Indo-Pacific Security Initiative Needed To Curb Chinese Military Adventurism By Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Published @ BharatShakti.in February 28, 2023 Editor’s Note The crazy Chinese display of military power in response to Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan has led to a spurt in the region’s nations taking steps to fortify their territories. Such actions have included stronger alliances with the US and within the countries in the region. It has…
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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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