Category: MILITARY LEADERSHIP
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The Agni Path Ahead For India’s Second CDS by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Published in The Indian Express @ The Agnipath challenge for India’s new Chief of Defence Staff P R Shankar writes: Converting poorly-planned and flawed scheme into a success will be General Anil Chauhan’s acid test Written by P R Shankar Updated: October 6, 2022 7:13:20 am The appointment of Gen Anil Chauhan as the second CDS of…
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The Big Military Drift by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Also published in The Financial Express @ The Big Military Drift Our erudite External Affairs Minister with his sharp-witted interjections has put many doubting interlocutors in their place. India has overtaken its erstwhile colonial master as the fifth largest economy and is on course to be the third largest by 2030. The world seems to…
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Leadership in China and Pakistan : A Discussion
Aadi and I had a freewheeling discussion on the evolving leadership in China and Pakistan and how it affects India. The subject was futuristic and the Q&A session was great. To some extent we were on a fishing trip.
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Pre -Independence Day Musings in the Absence of Chief of Defence Staff By Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
On 15 August 2019, our Prime Minister announced, from the ramparts of the Red Fort, that India will have a Chief of Defence Staff (CDS). It was truly a historic announcement. Ever since the Kargil Review Committee recommended establishment of the post, no government took the decision on appointment of a CDS. No Government brought this…
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ARMED FORCES NEED A BALANCED HEAD AND STRONG LEGS by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Refs :- https://static.pib.gov.in/WriteReadData/specificdocs/documents/2021/oct/doc202110501.pdf https://www.gunnersshot.com/2022/04/agnipath-insiders-view-from-outside.html https://www.gunnersshot.com/2022/04/agnivirs-of-agnipath-bottom-up.html https://www.gunnersshot.com/2022/04/the-curious-case-of-missing-cds-by-lt.html https://www.gunnersshot.com/2022/02/where-is-indias-second-cds-by-lt-gen-p.html Many articles have appeared on the post of the CDS being still vacant. Many articles have appeared on the proposed tour of duty concept of enrolment of soldiers for short tenures of three and five years. The CDS and Tour of Duty have a seminal connect in the defense,…
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Army Day 2022
HAPPY ARMY DAY. NEXT TIME WHEN YOU MEET AN ARMY MAN , RECOGNISE HIM IN THE PICTURES BELOW. IF I WERE TO BE BORN AGAIN I WILL JOIN THE INDIAN ARMY AGAIN AND AGAIN. I HAVE NOT HAD ENOUGH OF IT IN THIS LIFE. WILL NEED A FEW MORE LIVES TO CHANGE MY PROFESSION.
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Tribute to Gen Bipin Rawat on Video
You can also read my ode to Gen Bipin Rawat @ https://www.gunnersshot.com/2021/12/my-ode-to-bipin-rawat-by-lt-gen-p-r.html
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MY ODE TO BIPIN RAWAT by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Published also by Firstpost @ https://www.firstpost.com/india/a-mighty-general-best-of-the-soldiers-and-a-dear-friend-an-ode-to-cds-bipin-rawat-10197491.html Chief of Defense Staff General Bipin Rawat died along with his wife, Madhulika Rawat, and eleven others in a helicopter crash in the Nilgiris. The nation conveys its heartfelt condolences to all those who lost their near and dear ones in this tragic incident. We also pray that Group…
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Leadership in the Indian Armed Forces: The Need for Merit by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
The collapse of the ANA, the hasty withdrawal of USA and the rapid gains of Taliban in Afghanistan have major lessons for military and political leadership. ANA lost it completely due to poor motivation and training. Its leadership was too political, corrupt, and unprofessional. Lesson: Nations cannot afford poorly trained and unprofessional Armed Forces dabbling in…
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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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