Category: India
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A ‘Strategic Marriage’ of an ‘Arranged Partnership’ By Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Previous article on Indo US Strategic Partnership @https://www.gunnersshot.com/2020/11/indo-us-strategic-relationship-reality.html Former US president Obama once said that the India-US relationship could be a “defining partnership of the 21st century“. President Biden reiterated this viewpoint recently. I immensely believe in these statements. India and USA are two democracies which should be natural partners. Together they can counter an assertive China. Their two militaries…
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THOUGHTS ON WEBINAR ON THEATRISTAION – THE WAY FORWARD BY LT GEN P R SHANKAR ( R)
This is the fifth article on threatrisation. Previous articles can be accessed by clicking on the following titles Jointmanship – Pluck The Low Hanging Fruits Some Ideas From The Nichols-Goldwater Act Theatrisation – Are We Ready ? Prickles of Theatrisation of Commands Shapes of Theatres THE RECORDING OF THE WEBINAR IS HERE WATCH IT FROM…
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WEBINAR ON THEATRISATION OF THE ARMED FORCES : THE WAY FORWARD
The next webinar in CASA forum is on the ‘Theaterisation of the Armed Forces-The Way Forward’. We are holding it on the coming Saturday 10 Apr at 5 pm. We have an eminent panel consisting of our ex CAS, FOC-in C and DGMO. They not only represent the colour purple together but will have a…
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India's Emergence Beyond Reticence by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Ancient India was a great power due to its immense knowledge, culture and fabled wealth. It was a nation of states and never a nation state as ‘India’ is today. The conglomeration of states collectively represented a significant portion of the world GDP (as seen in the chart below). Invaders came to conquer or sack…
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MAKING THE BEST OUT THE DEFENCE BUDGET by LT GEN P R SHANKAR (R)
Refs:- Politico Military Fusion for a Future Ready India @ https://www.gunnersshot.com/2021/03/blog-post_10.html Politico Military Leadership Challenges of 2021 @ https://www.gunnersshot.com/2021/01/politico-military-leadership-challenges.html Corporatisation of OFB: High Time for Action @ https://www.gunnersshot.com/2020/09/corporatisation-of-ofb-high-time-for.html Undissuasive Leadership, Undeterred China @ https://www.gunnersshot.com/2020/08/undissuasive-leadership-undeterred.html Preamble Economists told me that I was making fundamental sense in my article : Chinese and Indian Defence Budgets – Comparative Hype and…
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Chinese and Indian Defence Budgets – Comparative Hype and Reality by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
One should be careful what one wishes for. China’s ambition to make the Yuan the reserve currency is likely to haunt them. Recently the news that China increased their defence budget by 6.8% set alarm bells ringing. The hue and cry was that our defence allocation was pale in comparison. Even the Global Times took a…
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A Pakistani View of Farm Protests
I found this article in Dawn titled When Farmers Protest written by Amber Darr. If I had to give it a title l would call it ‘ Neighbours Envy Owners Shame’! The lady gives a very balanced view of the farmers protests unlike most of the other Pakistanis who are revelling in the the disturbance…
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Beyond the Farmers Agitation By Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
India was born in the blood bath of partition. Protests, riots and demonstrations have a long history here. One has seen upheavals like the Anti Hindi agitations (60s), the Railway Strike (70s), the Bombay Mill strikes and the Farmers agitation (80s), the Mandal Commission protests (90s) and many more. Communal riots which started with Independence…
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CHALLENGE FACING THE INDIAN ARMY By Gen Deepak Kapoor
Words of wisdom from our ex Chief of Army Staff. We will do well to heed them. Having witnessed the 73rd Indian Army Day parade 2021 on 15 January, one is assured that the army is performing to its potential and would deliver whenever a crisis occurs to the security of the nation, as it…
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JOINTMANSHIP : PLUCK THE LOW HANGING FRUITS by Lt Gen P R Shankar (r)
This is the fourth article on threatrisation. Previous articles can be accessed by clicking on the following titles Some Ideas From The Nichols-Goldwater Act Theatrisation – Are We Ready ? Prickles of Theatrisation of Commands Shapes of Theatres WISH YOU ALL A HAPPY REPUBLIC DAY SALUTATIONS TO LATE COL SANTOSH BABU, MVC FOR BEING BESTOWED WITH THOIS HONOUR.…
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