Category: Military Modernisation
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INDIA’S HYPERSONIC TEST : AN INITIAL ANALYSIS
This is an initial analysis of the hypersonic test carried out recently. In fact is is a preview of the analysis yet to come. Watch out for more.
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Atmanirbharta in Critical and Emerging Technologies
This is my article published in JOURNAL OF DEFENCE STUDIES, VOLUME 18, NUMBER 3, JULY–SEPTEMBER 2024 (SPECIAL ISSUE) of IDSA . Link https://www.idsa.in/jds/18_3_2024 Link for the article is at https://www.idsa.in/system/files/jds/11-jds-18-3-2024-PR-Shankar.pdf
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Hypersonic Weapons in Joint War Fighting
This is my article in SYNERGY August 2024 Issue: Impact of Niche Technologies on Joint War Fighting, A CENJOWS publication
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Defence & Space in India
Lt Gen Anil Bhat (R), DG ISPA, gave out a clear overview of the strides India is making in space. He further elucidated that the Indian armed forces are now fully tuned into the space game which is being played out by powerful nations. Must watch to understand where we stand.
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National Security Priorities : Modi 3.0
Lt Gen Raj Shukla (R) and I had a fantastic discussion. This is a must for national security planners, defence personnel and importantly for defence financial authorities. India keeps pursuing platform centric solutions when wars and conflicts are being fought in a system based net centric environment driven by AI and cyber. The concept of…
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Zorawar : A Discussion
Zorawar – India’s light tank is entering the trials phase. It has been remarkable that the tank has been fleshed out in such quick time frame. However the real issue starts now. Maj Gen Rajiv Narayanan (R) and I discussed as to how to take the Army must take full ownership to project forward in…
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AI in Battle
The talk of the town is that AI is an important tool in the battlefield. In this video Videh Raj Nema a graduate student in this budding field explains the nuances and intricacies of Ai in battle as he describes IOBT ( Internet of Battle Things) . The understanding at the end is that while…
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Politics and Agniveers
The Agnipath scheme is now embroiled completely in politics. Mr Sree Iyer and I discuss this issue in this episode. The scheme was flawed to begin with and now with politics taking centre it needs a major modification.
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SELF SUFFICIENCY OF AMMUNITION FOR LONG WARS
In this video I have explained how India can become self sufficient in ammunition in case it gets involved in a long war. I have also explained what is involved in attaining self sufficiency. The need of the hour is to put in a concept through civil-military fusion. There must be a whole of the…
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Agnipath and Elections
Mr Sanjay Dixit and I discussed the Agnipath. In this episode I discus the societal, operational, political, international and aspirational implications and out comes of the ill conceived Agnipath Scheme. It must not be scrapped. It needs modification immediately.
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