Category: GENERAL MILITARY AFFAIRS
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Negotiating The Trump Trap
Lt Gen KJ Singh (R) brings clarity to India’s defence import scenario in the context of India US Defence Cooperation as a result of our PMs recent visit to USA. This was one of the best discussions I have held on Gunners Shot on India’s opportunities and pitfalls in capability building and defence imports in…
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Leadership In The Armed Forces
Leadership in the Armed Forces is unique and highly demanding. This was the essence of my talk at IIT Madras in a program for nurturing the future leadership from leading academic institutions. It was well received.
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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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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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The ‘Real Agnipath’ : Key Capability Enhancement
Also published @ https://www.financialexpress.com/defence/the-real-agnipath-key-capability-enhancement/2585425/ ‘Agnipath’ duly tweaked will come to stay. It is also apparent that current deficiencies in manpower will not be made up. The DNA of the Indian Army will transform – reduced manpower, reduced experience, and reduced age profile. The ‘Real Agnipath’ lies in the consequential transformation in capability enhancement and modernization…
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The Best And Worst Of Times By Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it…
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C3S Institutional Dialogue on China's Civil Military Fusion
It is indeed a matter of honour and privelege for me to talk at the Chennai Centre for China Studies (C3S) on China’s Civil Military Fusion. The talk will commence at 1700h on 19 Jan 22. The registration links given below. You will be sent a joining link by mail after registration. Register at…
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Retooling for war in super-high altitudes : ARTICLE IN IINDIA TODAY
I am honoured that this article was originally published by India Today as part of a special DEFENDING INDIA edition @ https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/defence/story/20210621-retooling-for-war-in-super-high-altitudes-lt-gen-p-ravi-shankar-retd-1813375-2021-06- Retooling for war in super-high altitudes by Lt Gen. P. Ravi Shankar (Retd) The Indian Army has been on top of the threat from the plains. But it needs new technologies for operations at super-high…
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WHO WILL TELL THE PRIME MINISTER BY LT GEN P R SHANKAR (R)
The Prime Minister while addressing the valedictory session of the Combined Commanders Conference stressed the importance of enhancing indigenisation in the national security system, not just in sourcing equipment and weapons but also in the doctrines, procedures and customs practiced in the Armed Forces… He also called for a holistic approach, focused on breaking down civil-military…
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CORPORATISATION OF OFB – HIGH TIME FOR ACTION BY LT GEN P R SHANKAR (R)
Also Published @ https://thedailyguardian.com/corporatisation-of-ofb-high-time-for-real-action/ The OFB is similar to the Boeing 737 Max aircraft which was flying with the wrong software and ultimately crashed Anonymous Earlier Articles In Series Corporatisation of The OFB- The Unknown Angel @ https://www.gunnersshot.com/2020/05/corporatization-of-ofb-unknown-angel-by.html Why Corporatisation of Ordnance Board is a Must @ https://www.gunnersshot.com/2020/08/on-16th-may-2020-government-announced.html The recent ‘barrel burst’ of the 155 mm ATAGS Gun during trials sets…
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