Category: ORGANISATIONAL ISSUES
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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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Civil Military Fusion : Talk in CLAWS Seminar
On 27 December 22, I gave a talk at the CLAWS seminar on Civil Military Fusion. The Chinese and US models of civil military fusion were compared and examined to derive a model suitable in the Indian context. Other articles and talks on this subject are :-
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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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A Discussion on Atmanirbharta on P Gurus
This was a free flowing live hangout with Mr Sree Iyer on Atmanirbharta The Q&A part , was as usual the most interesting.
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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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Establishment of High Altitude Firing Ranges By Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Establishment of High Altitude Firing Ranges Currently, we sorely lack adequate facilities in high altitudes. There is great difficulty in inducting or developing new equipment or training troops with longer range weapon systems to meet operational and developmental requirements of High Altitudes. This is a long standing red flag and needs urgent attention. Updated: August 27,…
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Aatmanirbharta In Defence : An Independent Nodal Umbrella Body for Training, Trials, Testing and Certification by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Also published @ Financial Express Video of the presentation given during the Webinar Introduction A webinar on ‘Aatmanirbharta In Defence – Call To Action’ was held on 25 Feb 22 in which those who matter and deal with Defence in the Government and Industry gave their views, and exchanged them with others. There were four themes…
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Institutional Talk on China's Civil Military Fusion at C3S
This is the recording of a talk I gave on China’s Civil Military Fusion on 16 Jan 22 as part of the Institutional Dialogue at Chennai Centre for China Studies. The Q&A session of the talk was very interesting and thought provoking. The talk is based on an Article I had written earlier @ Civil Military…
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Civil Military Fusion : An Indian Necessity By Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Background All great nations have gone through a process of Civil- Military fusion. The industrial revolution and the colonial era is a story of Civil-Military fusion in Europe. Inventiveness in science and technology focussed on how it could make colonial militaries better equipped, lethal and more efficient. Each colonial power wanted a military machine…
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Why Corporatisation of Ordnance Board is a Must By Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Published @ https://www.newindianexpress.com/opinions/2020/aug/11/why-corporatisation-of-ordnance-board-is-a-must-2181746.html On 16th May 2020 the Government announced the decision to corporatize OFB to improve its autonomy, accountability and efficiency. It evoked overwhelming response from the Armed Forces who felt that the step was overdue but suboptimal. Almost everyone wanted the OFB to be privatised on a PPP model. Simultaneously there were discordant notes from within OFB. The feedback indicated…
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