Category: India
-
Non-Contact Conventional Deterrence by Lt Gen P R Shankar (Retd)
Original Article @ bharatshakti.in December 06, 2019; Editor’s Note The author addresses an issue that’s been debated less often. How to make deterrence stronger along the conventional axis? His reliance is more on precision and long-range artillery to cause attrition to counterforce targets. The capability enhancement in these areas has not kept pace with the emerging…
-
MODERNISING ARMED FORCES ON TIGHT DEFENSE BUDGETS BY LT GEN P R SHANKAR (R)
Reality Check Is the Indian Economy in a slump or on a slow growth path? We could debate it. Either way the consequential reality will be that Armed Forces are up against tighter budgetary constraints. The other reality is that China and Pakistan seem to have no constraints on their defense allocations irrespective of their…
-
RE-IMAGINING KASHMIR 2030 BY LT GEN P R SHANKAR (R)
I am Azadi Khan. It is 2030. A lot has changed in the past decade. Ladakh has made great progress. Jammu has prospered. Kashmir has regressed. It has now gone through eight decades of suffering. Where are we going? I wonder. When Article 370 was abrogated all established leaders never got back into the mainstream.…
-
A JADE NECKLACE FOR CHINA BY LT GEN P R SHANKAR (R)
Reality Beyond the Summit With President Xi Jinping in Mamallapuran for an informal Summit with PM Modi it is time to take a realistic look at the Sino-Indian equations. There are a lot of articles appearing on how Sino-Indian bilateral relations should move ahead. No issue with all postulations and the wonderful chemistry between President…
-
TOWARDS GREENER PASTURES IN KASHMIR POST 370 By Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
This is an extension of my earlier article THE ROAD BEYOND 370 (https://palepurshankar.blogspot.com/2019/08/the-road-beyond-370-by-lt-gen-p-r.html) Taliban Khan’s “Jihad” on India has united Pakistan as never before. They have wished away all their other problems. He is their ultimate warrior. Kashmir is the psychological exit for the cornered nation even if it means self-destruction. Expect long-time trouble from…
-
A PLAN TO RETAKE PAK OCCUPIED KASHMIR, GILGIT AND BALTISTAN BY LT GEN P R SHANKAR (RETIRED)
Times Have Changed Abrogation of Article 370 has changed the Indo-Pak landscape in toto. It has irreversibly cemented J&K as an integral part of India like other states. It has brought into focus the future of illegally occupied POK and Gilgit-Baltistan. The statements of Shri Rajnath Singh that further dialogue with Pakistan will…
-
THE CURRENT SHAPE OF THINGS COMING FROM PAKISTAN POST 370 BY LT GEN P R SHANKAR (RETIRED)
THIS IS A FOLLOW UP ON MY EARLIER ARTICLE @ https://palepurshankar.blogspot.com/2019/08/the-shape-of-things-to-come-from.html A lot of water has flown through Indus since the abrogation of Article 370. The shape of things to come from Pakistan is clearer. Superficially…
-
Keeping China At Bay, Post-Article 370 Abrogation
Original Article @sniwire.com Lt Gen. PR Shankar (Retd) New Delhi 1 September 2019 In 2017, China was flying high. Economy firing on cylinders. Booming growth. CPEC and BRI taking off. Grand military parades in Tiananmen. Impending superpower. USA put on notice. Your time is up. Doklam crisis. The shrillness of Global Times. India will be taught a…
-
INDIAN OPTIONS TO THWART PAKISTAN – POST 370 BY LT GEN P R SHANKAR (R)
This is a follow up of my earlier articles Post abrogation of Article 370 – The Road Beyond 370 and Shape of Things to Come From Pakistan Post 370 A thought for all Indians A historic step has been taken in the abrogation of Article 370 It is irrevocable It is for us to win Kashmiris over with…
-
THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME FROM PAKISTAN POST 370 BY LT GEN P R SHANKAR (R)
This is a follow up on my earlier article @ https://palepurshankar.blogspot.com/2019/08/the-road-beyond-370-by-lt-gen-p-r.html The Views Across Abrogation of Article 370 and associated actions have given us tremendous initiative and has shocked Pakistani thinkers and establishment. The rug has been pulled from under their feet. For Pakistan the issue is not Kashmir. It is about Pakistani revenge on India…
Gunners Shot 