Category: China
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The Superpower Not To Be by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Let me start by putting the cart before the horse. Rising China is already an economic superpower. It is flexing diplomatic, technological and military muscles to be the next all-round superpower as analyses about a declining USA abound. However, China itself is declining. A couple of years back when people spoke of this decline, they were pooh…
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Sino Indian Logjam and Tang Ping – The Geopolitical Dimension by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Part 1 – The Military Dimension Reports have alluded to PLA transgressing the LAC and occupation of locations / heights in violation of accepted terms of the recent military agreements. One report also claimed that a clash had taken place at Galwan. There have been many reports of PLA build up and preparations in…
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Sino Indian Logjam and Tang Ping by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Part 1 – The Military Dimension Reports have alluded to PLA transgressing the LAC and occupation of locations / heights in violation of accepted terms of the recent military agreements. One report also claimed that a clash had taken place at Galwan. There have been many reports of PLA build up and preparations in…
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China in the Bull(y) Shop by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
The 100th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party should have been a great celebration of ‘joie de vivre’ for the Chinese people. There were two shades to it. The media blitz kept promoting the CCP approved version of China’s history. The celebration had great pageantry, pomp and powerful speeches. On one side Xi Jinping delivered a speechhighlighting…
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Clashless in Ladakh by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
The report in Business Standard states that Chinese troops have again crossed the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Eastern Ladakh at several places and that there has been at least one clash between the two sides on the Galwan River. This was reiterated by the author of the report in a video interview. The Indian Army released a statement refuting the report…
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Discussion on China's Biggest Enemy – China
This is an interesting discussion I had with Aadi Achint on China being its worst enemy. The noteworthy and interesting part is that the issues identified are autarkic and will run their course. In my opinion China has turned from being “aided” to “impeded” in its growth cycle. Most importantly on its own doing. They have…
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Sino Indian Logjam: The Strategic Gains and Implications of Galwan by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Galwan is a turning point in our history. It was India’s ‘Casabianca’ moment when our boys stood on the burning deck to turn tables. It was that moment in time when India and the world realized that the Chinese can be overcome. It was the Nth coming of the Indian Armed Forces from behind. It ensured…
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China Vs China By Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Galwan happened last year. Lot of water has flown in Indus. Sino Indian animosity is ascendant. Beyond doubt, China is inimical to India’s interests in every respect. Chinese hatred of India was evident in the picture of a Chinese rocket at take-off besides a burning Indian pyre. China mocked India during our grief of the second…
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SINO INDIAN LOGJAM : AIM REVISITED BY LT GEN P R SHANKAR (R)
Please read in conjunction with these earlier articles to get a better overview Sino Indian Logjam : Aim Gone Astray @https://www.gunnersshot.com/2021/02/sino-indian-logjam-aim-gone-astray-by.html and A Plan to Retake Pak Occupied Kashmir @ https://www.gunnersshot.com/2019/09/a-plan-to-retake-pak-occupied-kashmir_15.html?m=1 A recent call from Mr Saurabh Kumar, our ex ambassador who consistently gives us rare and valuable insights into Chinese thinking set me thinking. We spoke of many…
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The Generals Speak : Future Of India-China Equations
In this edition of The Generals Speak, Lt Gen Satish Dua, Aadi Achint and I discuss about various issues which will dominate the India China equation in the next five years. The idea was to identify the markers of the equation rather than trying to prescribe as to what should be done. We believed that…
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