Category: India
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Battlefield Energy, Oil of Space and Rebalancing by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Rebalancing Imperatives Energy Guzzlers. Indian Armed Forces are rebalancing to the North. Infrastructure development will continue. Good news. Across the LAC, China is ‘Solidifying Tibet’. Hereafter, the areas adjoining the LAC will see elevated troop levels even if there are no hostilities. The number of troops to be maintained permanently in extreme High altitudes will nearly…
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Chinese Virus: Indian Solution By Lt Gen P R Shankar (r)
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Force Multiplication of Rebalancing by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
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2021 – THE YEAR OF HOPE
2021 – THE YEAR OF HOPE Gunners Shot wishes all of you a very happy 2021. May the new year bring peace and happiness to you, your family , your friends, near and dear ones. May it be the best year of our lives. May it fulfil all your hopes. On behalf myself and my entire family I would…
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SOME IDEAS FROM GOLDWATER- NICHOLS ACT
This is the third article on threatrisation. Previous articles can be accessed by clicking on the following titles Theatrisation – Are We Ready ? Prickles of Theatrisation of Commands Shapes of Theatres This article has rough edges. The underlying theme needs more focus. I have only highlighted the really important aspects of the Goldwater-Nichols Act to drive home issues…
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THEATERISATION – ARE WE READY? BY LT GEN P R SHANKAR (R)
Earlier articles on Theatrisation PRICKLES OF THEATRISATION OF COMMANDS @ The Prickles of Theaterisation of Commands By … – Gunners Shotpalepurshankar.blogspot.com › 2020/03 › the-prickles-… SHAPES OF THEATRES @ https://www.gunnersshot.com/2020/02/shapes-of-theatres-by-lt-gen-p-r.html The COAS says that the process of theatrisation will be deliberate, thoughtful and well considered. I agree with him. It needs to be that way. I also agree…
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INDO US STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIP : A REALITY CHECK by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
HAPPY DEEPAWALI TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY The Basic Architecture The India-U.S. bilateral cooperation is broad-based. Its vista is multisectoral – trade and investment, defence and security, education, science and technology, cyber security, high-tech, civil nuclear energy, space technology and applications, clean energy, environment, agriculture and health. The India-U.S. Dialogue Architecture consists of a high level…
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PAKISTANI PERFIDY REPEATED IN GILGIT AND BALTISTAN BY LT GEN P R SHANKAR (RETD)
This is an old map. Only to highlight certain issues. Pakistan recently declared that Gilgit and Baltistan will be its fifth province. It has announced its decision to hold the GB Assembly elections on November 15. It is an illegal step. It is a repeat act by Pakistan during Independence when the area was usurped illegally with perfidy. It has major…
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THE GLOBAL ORDER IS BROKEN! LONG LIVE THE NEW GLOBAL ORDER! BY LT GEN P R SHANKAR (R)
Also published @ https://thedailyguardian.com/the-global-order-is-broken-long-live-the-global-order/ Everything Comes in Threes! Three gentlemen broke the world order. Xi Jinping’s surrealistic ambition of Chinese world domination and aggressive behavior was unacceptable to the world. Trump’s ‘Make America Great Again’ plan forced USA to walk away from global leadership. Johnson’s ‘Brexit’ broke EU solidarity and dashed hopes of an alternative…
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THE CONTINENTAL VS MARITIME DEBATE BY LT GEN P R SHANKAR (R)
Last year I wrote this article on the Continental Vs Maritime debate going on in India. Since then a few issues have progressed. The QUAD is taking shape and raking up maritime issues. China has shifted focus to the Spratly’s after having consolidated the Parcels. China and India have disengaged along the frontline in…
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