Category: Defense and Military Affairs
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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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ORF Fellows Seminar on China's Military Civil Fusion
I participated in the ORF Fellows seminar on China’s Military Civil Fusion. The basic research paper was presented by Dr Manoj Joshi. It was a well researched paper and presented eloquently. Dr Amrita Jash of Manipal University and I were the co panellists. The proceedings of the panel are in the video below Every nation must…
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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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The Army Needs a Serious Rethink By Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
The Financial Express, reported that the capital budget allocation for the Indian Army has reduced from Rs 36, 481.90 to Rs 32,102 crore ( down by 12.2%). Even worse, Indian Army was able to spend just around 40% of its allocated budget. During the mid-year review itself the Army’s capital budget had been reduced. The…
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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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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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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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