Category: Military Modernisation
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CASA FORUM : ATMA NIRBHARTA IN THE DEFENCE SECTOR SERIES
IF YOU WANT TO MAKE THE DIFFERENCE PLEASE JOIN IN YOUR OPINION AND VIEWS ARE VALUABLE CONCEPT On 04 Oct 2020, CASA held its first webinar on Atma-Nirbharta in the Defence Sector. It evoked a good response and generated lot of thought and discussion. As we reflected after the event, CASA members realized that if…
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FIVE POINT FRAMEWORK TO ATTAIN STRATEGIC INDEPENDENCE By Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Independence is by deeds and not words. Happy Independence Day I wrote this article in 2020. As time has passed, I am now more than ever convinced that we need to attain strategic independence as we grow as a nation. That is why I had this discussion with Mr Sree Iyer of P Gurus last year. Our discussion in on the clip below. It is in the form of a…
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THE CURRENT AND STRATEGIC AFFAIRS FORUM
THE CURRENT AND STRATEGIC AFFAIRS FORUM The Current and Strategic Affairs Forum (“CASA”) is an independent body committed to sharing, analysing and discussing issues of national, regional and international importance. It consists of eminent defence and civilian personalities. The Forum has conducted a series of…
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TANDICO – Tamilnadu Defence Industrial Corridor by Lt Gen PR Shankar, PVSM, AVSM, VSM (Retd)
Published @ https://chanakyaforum.org/tandico-tamilnadu-defence-industrial-corridor/ Defence Industry and Atma Nirbharta Achieving strategic independence in defence is an Indian necessity. It is a hydra headed problem. Defence budget and expenditure have reduced drastically. Warfare will be more non-contact and technocentric. Threat perceptions will change after the current Sino Indian clash. Import of defence equipment is on a downward trajectory. Self-sufficiency…
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EVOLVING INTO A TANK FOR HIGH ALTITUDE BY | LT GEN P R SHANKAR (R)
Published @ https://cenjows.in/article-detail?id=368 and @https://thedailyguardian.com/e-paper/11-august-2020/ The current Sino Indian standoff has highlighted the lack of a suitable tank for high altitudes.The tank is required not only for defending our territory but also for carrying out any offensive into China. Unless we pose a credible offensive threat to China, our territory will always be subject to salami…
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5G AND CHINESE TROJAN HORSES BY LT GEN P R SHANKAR (R)
Also published @ https://thedailyguardian.com/dealing-with-dragons-trojan-horses/ @ https://cenjows.in/article-detail?id=345 These days 5G and Huawei is in the news. Most people ask – why it is such a big affair? In most conversations about ‘5G’ it seems that it is wiser to say ‘Haan Ji’ and let it pass. However what is happening about Huawei and Chinese electronic surveillance and data…
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INGESTING TECHNOLOGY IN THE ARMED FORCES By LT GEN P R SHANKAR (R)
Originally Published @ https://thedailyguardian.com/ingesting-technology-in-indian-armed-forces/ It is my deep belief that “Technology owned is cheap and Technology bought is costly”. India has paid dearly due to not owning it since independence. To be a power of reckoning, India needs to invest in requisite Defense Technologies and own them. Surprisingly, many of these are resident in…
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CORPORATIZATION OF OFB – THE UNKNOWN ANGEL BY LT GEN P R SHANKAR (R)
Add caption General Corporatization of OFB and ‘not privatization’ repeat ‘not privatization’ of OFB was announced with emphasis by the Finance Minister as one of the big bang reforms being undertaken in the Defense Sector as part of the Atma Nirbharta campaign. I welcome it whole heartedly. It is more than time for this reform…
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GARNERING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR INDIAN ARMED FORCES BY LT GEN P R SHANKAR (RETD)
original article @ Raksha Anirveda There is a lot of discussion and action on Artificial Intelligence and other disruptive technologies and how they will impact warfare . The Chinese White Paper on defense at the very outset mentions that…
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IIT MADRAS AT DEFEXPO 2020, LUCKNOW
Defexpo 2018 at Chennai IIT Madras entered the field of defence on its own steam in Apr 18. It established a stall in the Defexpo 2018 in Chennai. Many of its students and faculty got their first exposure to the exciting world of aerospace and defense. It even held a seminar in the event. However,…
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