Category: China
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A Discussion on PLA : Part 2
PART 1 : Basics of PLA and Its Evolution Click here to see PART 1 PART 2 In this part Aadi and I go over the fundamental organisation and command structure of the PLA. We also make an outline presentation of the composition of its Armed Force and compare the deployments across the LAC in outline.
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A PEEK INTO EVERYDAY CHINA : PART 2 by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
PART 1 @ https://www.gunnersshot.com/2021/11/a-peek-inside-everyday-china-by-lt-gen.html This is also not an original article. It is a collection of headlines and excerpts from the South China Morning Post (SCMP) just like in Part 1. It is from a Chinese platform and written by Chinese journalists. Not me. It gives you a story from the horses mouth. When you read all the…
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Sino Indian Logjam: The Coming Conflict by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Previous Sino Indian Logjam Articles :- Sino Indian Logjam : A Review No Go For China in the Logjam Sino Indian Logjam : Aim, Capability and Environmental Analysis Sino Indian Logjam : Facts, Risks, Options and the Sum of all Fears Sino Indian Logjam: The Winter Haul Sino Indian Logjam – The Chinese Three Card Trick…
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Discussion on PLA-Part1
Aadi and I have started a series on PLA. In the first part, we cover the basics of PLA and its evolution. As we go along in the series we will cover other aspects and details of PLA. The information being gleaned is largely from open sources. If there is any input you feel that…
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The Hermit and His Bunker by Lt Gen PR Shankar(R)
Previous Articles:- The Chinese Bunkers and Wars @https://www.gunnersshot.com/2021/11/the-chinese-bunker-wars-by-lt-gen-p-r.html Chinese Bunker Mentality and Indian Options @https://www.gunnersshot.com/2021/11/chinese-bunker-mentality-and-indian.html The tribe of Alexanders, Napoleons, Caesars, Hitlers, Stalins, Maos and many more of this world were men who sought glory for god, empire, nation or people they represented. They audaciously upset any status quo to ruthlessly establish a new…
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A Peek Inside Everyday China By Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
This is not an original article. It is a collection of headlines and excerpts from the South China Morning Post (SCMP). I read the SCMP daily, get alerts from China Daily and read Global Times occasionally. The latter two are propaganda organs and give you the Communist version of PRC. They are part of their IW…
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Chinese Bunker Mentality and Indian Options by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Earlier analysis on China:- https://www.gunnersshot.com/2021/11/the-chinese-bunker-wars-by-lt-gen-p-r.html https://www.gunnersshot.com/2021/11/fire-power-and-artillery-futuristic.html https://www.gunnersshot.com/2021/10/china-fire-breathing-dragon-or-sick.html https://www.gunnersshot.com/2021/10/outlines-of-multi-dimensional-neo.html https://www.gunnersshot.com/2021/09/the-chinese-wobble-part-3.html https://www.gunnersshot.com/2020/09/mythical-dragon-real-china-by-lt-gen-p.html Pentagon’s report on Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China is being analysed widely; mostly from an US perspective. The report has significant issues for India. What is the broader Chinese picture and how does this report fit into the Indian environment ? What is the impact…
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The Chinese , Bunkers and Wars By Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
“There is a bunker mentality in China right now” as per a report in New York Times. It strikes a chord. One gets into a bunker either when war is imminent or upon us. So what is the war that China is bunkering into? China took to the Multi Domain War concept like a duck takes to water. It…
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THE REALITY OF CHINA : PART 3 – A DISCUSSION ON XI JINPING AND BEYOND
This is the third and concluding part in the series of Reality of China. The first part was about China’s economy. It can be seen by clicking here . The second part was about China’s demography. It can be seen by clicking here. In this concluding part , Aadi and I discuss the Xi Jinping factor in China, compare…
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THE REALITY OF CHINA : PART 2 – A DISCUSSION ON DEMOGRAPHICS
This is the second in the series of reality of China. The first part was about China’s economy. It can be seen by clicking here . This is a discussion on the demography of China and its impact on economy. military and geopolitics. The question we are asking as everybody else is – will China…
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