Category: Defense and Military Affairs
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MODIFIED AGNIVEERS
This video is in two parts. In the first part Lt Gen Sanjay Kulkarni (R) and I discussed about the attack on Chinese personnel in Pakistan and related events. In the second and main part we covered the Agniveer scheme in detail. The Aginipath scheme has been rolled out and apparently there is no adverse…
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The Rise Of Rockets in Recent Conflicts
Firepower is delivered by three means essentially – aircraft, guns and rockets/missiles. The most noticeable thing has been that the use of rockets in recent conflicts has gone up significantly. Rockets and missiles of various variety have been used for many purposes including coercion, as a tool of power and conveying nuclear ambiguity. This is…
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GUNNERS SHOT : SERVICEMEN WELFARE CHANNEL
THIS IS AN INTRODUCTORY VIDEO TO THE GUNNERS SHOT SERVICEMEN WELFARE CHANNEL. SHORT ONE. YOU CAN SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHANNEL @ http://www.youtube.com/@GunnersshotWelfare
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Development and Deployment of Unmanned Aerial Systems in India
Sandeep Unnithan, Editor News9 Live and I had a great discussion on unmanned aerial systems in India holistically. The procurement of the MQ9 Reaper from USA meets today’s requirement and is the need of the hour. However it represents a collective failure of our national security system in having foreseen the problem and doing nothing…
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Overhauling DRDO and Atmanirbharta
Previous episodes on overhauling DRDO were through the lens of senior officers. This episode is about is how a junior officer who has been in the defence industry from long looks at the DRDO and what is the overhaul required. Lt Col Manoj Channan (R) gave out a clear SWOT analysis of DRDO which I…
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Overhauling DRDO : What Is To Be Done
This conversation with V Adm Raman Puri (R) went beyond overhauling DRDO and into issues which need to be tackled alongside. The major issue which came out is that DRDO is a silo with poor laterals with the people it is supposed to serve. Unless this silo is broken things will not improve. If silos…
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CIVIL MILITARY RELATIONS
Lt Gen Prakash Menon (R) and I had an informed discussion on Civil Military Relations. This issue is assuming increasing importance as India rises. As the Indian economy expands , there is an undeniable requirement for the role of its Military to play a significant part in this growth. . We covered a lot of…
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Lessons from the Russo- Ukrainian War on Civil Military Fusion by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Nations which intend to prosecute war and those which are under the threat of being drawn into conflict need to prepare for the long haul. By Lt Gen P R Shankar (R) The yearlong Russo Ukrainian war has thrown up many lessons to the international community. It has completely and conclusively destroyed the fancy idea that future wars…
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Civil Military Fusion or Diffusion in India? By Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Inventiveness in science and technology made colonial militaries better equipped, lethal and more efficient. In the process all colonial nations prospered. If one extends it further, all great nations have gone through a process of civil- military fusion. India missed the bus of the Industrial Revolution. It cannot afford to miss the ongoing cycle of…
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A Perspective on the Defense Budget by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Our growth and role as a power of consequence and our attempts to achieve strategic independence is predicated on how the defense establishment grows. Published In the Financial Express @ https://www.financialexpress.com/defence/a-perspective-on-the-defense-budget/2974379/ It is my firm belief that the Indian Armed Forces are ready and strong enough to guard the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the nation.…
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