Category: Military Modernisation
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PRALAY AND INDIA’S MISSILE POWER / LT GEN PR SHANKAR
The recent #test #firings of the #Pralay #missile was carried out at maximum and minimum ranges successfully a short while back. The missile is on the verge of entering service in a year or so. Where does it fit into India’s security calculus and what are the missile systems which India has?
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Evolving Paradigms: Air Power in India’s National Security
A great discussion on the contours of #airpower as it is unfolding. What will future #aerospace power be like? What should be the key areas of #India’s future devp. A perspective on #joint application of force. India’s capability and measures to tackle #Pakistan and# China despite the gaps in the #IAF.
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FACETS OF CIVIL MILITARY FUSION
Civil Military Fusion is the need of the day in India. However there are many facets of Civil Military Fusion – Politico Military Fusion, Information and Strategic Communication , Economic and Financial Fusion and Industrial Fusion. We had a very interesting and meaningful discussion . India has a long way to go and a lot…
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A CONVERSATION ON ATAGS & ARTILLERY
Had a detailed conversation on ATAGS and the modernisation of artillery with Snehesh Alex Phillip of The Print. This is the second interaction. Both are available below. The introduction of ATATGS into the Indian Army is a welcome step. However it is not the end of the road or the solution to all our issues.…
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SETTLING CHINESE DOUBTS ON INDIA’S SPECE DOCKING
The Chinese had a lot of doubts about India’s capability to carry out space docking and undocking ….I had to clarify their thoughts.
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Corporatisation Of Intelligence
Good intelligence is a pre-requisite not only to prosecute wars but also to prevent them. This is an area which India has found to be lacking. Presently intelligence can be gathered from multiple sources and is widely available. Increasingly int collection and analysis is technology driven. It is a very specialised and sophisticated field where…
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Negotiating The Trump Trap
Lt Gen KJ Singh (R) brings clarity to India’s defence import scenario in the context of India US Defence Cooperation as a result of our PMs recent visit to USA. This was one of the best discussions I have held on Gunners Shot on India’s opportunities and pitfalls in capability building and defence imports in…
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An Examination of Conventional Weapons Technology of PLA
By Lt Gen PR Shankar, PVSM, AVSM, VSM (R) Published in Strategic Reflections, 2024 by CENTRE FOR LAND WARFARE STUDIES (CLAWS), OCT 2024, SABRE & QUILL PUBLISHERS, NEW DELHI. Pages 203- 221 General Transformation of the PLA began with ‘four modernisations’ under Deng Xiaoping. Since then, China has been consistently enhancing its defence expenditure in order to…
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DeepSeek, DeepFake or DeepState?
These are my initial ideas about DeepSeek which has rattled the world of AI. A new game in AI has begun and will play itself out. Two factors are clear. Firstly. This is a Chinese App and needs to be treated on par with TikTok – Banned in India. The security implications are simply too…
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Deep Dive on Pralay Missile System
Mr Sandeep Unnithan and I did a deep dive on the PRALAY Missile system which was recently paraded on the Republic Day . It was a great interaction with one of our best defence analysts. Covered technical, tactical and strategic aspects of the Pralay Missile. This caps a series of significant missile developments in recent…
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