Category: Sino Indian Conflict
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Looking Beyond Yangtse
Also Publihsed in The Financial Express @ https://www.financialexpress.com/world-news/looking-beyond-yangtse/2927052/ General The recent attempt by PLA to dislodge the Indian piquet at Yangtse is without doubt a plan conceived at the highest level in China. Why did Xi Jinping attempt this? There are many reasons which I have put forth in many of my articles. A successful…
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An Interview With Rediff.Com on Yangtse Faceoff
‘India is China’s prime military target’ By ARCHANA MASIH December 22, 2022 09:54 IST Published @ https://m.rediff.com/news/interview/india-is-chinas-prime-military-target/20221222.htm ‘On the LAC, China can undertake military action at any place with much fewer resources. It can do ‘salami slicing’.’ “If China enters Taiwan, there’s a chance it might get entangled with the USA, Japan, the Philippines, South Korea,…
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DD Dialogue : Decoding Chinese LAC Aggression
Participated in a panel discussion on the Yangtse Incident on DD Dialogue.
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The Larger Chinese Strategy in Tawang
Published also in The Sunday Guardian @ https://www.sundayguardianlive.com/news/tawang-clash-deliberate-pla-operation Also Read : L’Affaire Tawang @ https://gunnersshot.com/2022/12/15/laffaire-tawang/ The recent face-off at Tawang is not a simple chance encounter between troops on a routine patrol. It was a deliberate operation by the PLA to dislodge our own post and get a foothold on a vantage point on the…
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Beyond The Tawang Incident : A Discussion
Aadi and I had a free following discussion on the Tawang incident and issues involved beyond it. Had an interesting Q&A session. Also Please Read my article @ https://gunnersshot.com/2022/12/15/laffaire-tawang/
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L’Affaire Tawang
Also published in THE INDIAN EXPRESS @ https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/tawang-incident-urgency-of-army-modernisation-reconsideration-of-ill-conceived-agnipath-8324532/ General P R Shankar writes: Tawang incident should drive home urgency of army modernisation, reconsideration of ill-conceived Agnipath Tawang was no regular face-off. It seems part of a well-planned strategy by China to change status quo on the line of actual control The 09 Dec ‘22 face-off on…
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China: Instability on the Horizon by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Also Published @ The Financial Express as China: Instability on the horizon A detailed analysis of the state of affairs in China – a nation with the second largest economy at the disposal of a dictator for life in a state of self-induced atrophy is an international problem. November 24, 2022 7:29:19 pm In China, three…
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Discussion on Chinese Offensive Designs
Last year around this time, everyone in India was wondering if the Chinese would recommence their offensives this summer. The summer has come and gone. There has been no indication of any Chinese offensive intent. However, with the news filtering out that the Chinese have changed their Commander of WTC for the fourth time and…
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