Category: Defense and Military Affairs
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1/3RD FAUJI RETIREMENT AT 58 by Lt Gen P R Shankar( r)
India Today says that as per General Bipin Rawat , the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), the rise in budget outlay for pensions of armed forces personnel is “unsustainable” and three Services are conducting a study to analyse the feasibility of extending the retirement age of jawans till 58. The CDS is quoted to have…
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PLATFORMS FOR DEFENCE STARTUPS: THE WAY FORWARD By LT GEN P R SHANKAR (R)
WISHING YOU A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR RMA to DMA – Technologies Involved Disruption in Military Affairs (DMA) is here to stay. The transition from RMA to DMA has started. The technologies involved are many as shown in the graphic below. They are beyond the scope of a formal organization like DRDO due to sheer…
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Time to Downsize And More
https://bharatshakti.in/28710-2/ Image Courtesy: Live Fist July 27, 2018; By: Lt Gen P R Shankar (Retd); 1 Print Email Editor’s Note The debate for downsizing has been on for a long time. It’s the trend globally. The Shekatakar Committee has made some recommendations and these are already under execution, except perhaps for those that effect the Ministry of Defence…
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GENERALSHIP IN MULTI DOMAIN OPERATIONS BY LT GEN P R SHANKAR (RETD)
At Army Futures Command, we believe in utilizing the best expertise,whatever the source, to create innovative solutionsfaster and better. We’re on a quest to modernize the way the Army does business by creating a space of endless possibilitiesto explore, develop, and test new methods, organizations, and technologies. Above all else, we want to make sure…
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INDIAN ARMED FORCES OR OLIVER TWISTS OF INDIA? BY LT GEN P R SHANKAR (retd)
May I Have Some More? That was Oliver Twist’s classic question for which he got caned at the orphanage for asking for some extra gruel. 1.5 % of the GDP allocated for defence evokes hunger of the Oliver Twist variety in the Armed Forces who have been asking for more for from the Government for…
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OPEN SOURCE LETTER TO THE HONORABLE PRIME MINISTER ON TRANSFORMATION OF ARMED FORCES BY LT GEN P R SHANKAR (RETIRED)
Shri Narendra Modi Prime Minister of India Honourable Prime Minister, At the outset, a very good day to you. I am a retired Army officer, presently in the Aerospace Engineering Department of IIT Madras and have been trying to bridge the yawning gap between our brains and our brawn. Sir, when you became our…
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GENERALLY, ON GENERALS BY LT GEN P R SHANKAR (RETD)
The subject and content of this article are largely based on environmental feedback recieved from time to time Preface to the book Generalship its Diseases and Their Cure by Maj Gen JFC Fuller At the battle of Waterloo, Colonel Clement, an infantry commander, fought with the most conspicuous bravery; but unfortunately, was shot through…
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OPEN SOURCE LETTER TO OUR RAKSHA MANTRI
Shri Rajnath Singh Honourable Raksha Mantri Government of India, My…
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Response to Mr Nitin Pai's Opnion on Politicisation of Armed Forces by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Dear Mr Nitin Pai, I read with interest your opinion piece in The Print titled Dont Politicise Indian Armed Forces. Just Look at What it Did to Our Police. I agree with your fundamental idea that the Armed Forces should not be politicized. However, the premise that “Deployment of Armed Forces in Jammu & Kashmir over…
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A Differing Opinion on How New Military Bases Could Seed New Cities and Create Jobs by Lt Gen P R Shankar (r)
Dear Mr Nitin Pai, I read your opinion piece in live mint about how new military bases could seed new cities and create jobs with great interest. ( https://www.livemint.com/opinion/columns/opinion-how-new-military-bases-could-seed-new-cities-and-create-jobs-1558885126976.html) Your fundamental idea of creating a win-win situation is good. The idea that Armed Forces can move out of existing areas in cities and resettle 30—40 km…
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