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The Reality Of Xi Jinping
The only time Xi Jinping used the dictum of hide your strength and bide your time was to usurp power!
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The Clear and Present Chinese Threat
By Lt Gen P R Shankar (R) ALSO PUBLISHED IN THE FINANCIAL EXPRESS @ https://www.financialexpress.com/world-news/the-clear-and-present-chinese-threat/2948267/ Xi Jinping has stressed on intent and military readiness in this context during the 20th Party Congress in October 2022. Ever since the violent faceoffs in Eastern Ladakh, it was pretty clear that India is the greater politico military priority…
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Indian Army : The Nation Builder
By Lt Gen P R Shankar (R) This article is published in ‘Samman’ which is being released on 14 Jan on the occasion of the Veterans Day 2023. It is a tribute to the Indian Army, all the veterans and serving personnel who have contributed to building India into a power of consequence. Happy Pongal,…
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News sources are poor at building trust
I just got roped into a user survey by the NYTimes. And one of their questions was pretty revealing: “Of the following sources, which do you think is… News sources are poor at building trust
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A Discussion on Will Pakistan Attack Afghanistan
Aadi and I discussed various facets of the developing situation in Pakistan where the problems with Taliban and TTP are getting bigger. This must be seen in the backdrop of the larger deteriorating situation in Pakistan as also in the region.
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A Peek Into Everyday China : The Receding China Dream of 2023
Xi Jinping started talking of the China Dream when he assumed power. His concept of the China Dream was publicised in a New Year Message in 2014. In 2023 where does his China Dream stand? What is the China Dream? No one knows! It means many things for many people. A BBC article of 2013…
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Civil Military Fusion : Talk in CLAWS Seminar
On 27 December 22, I gave a talk at the CLAWS seminar on Civil Military Fusion. The Chinese and US models of civil military fusion were compared and examined to derive a model suitable in the Indian context. Other articles and talks on this subject are :-
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Pakistan’s 2022: A year of constitutional crises, the B word and redefining neutrality
This is an excerpt from the PRISM in Dawn @ https://www.dawn.com/news/1727864/2022-a-year-of-constitutional-crises-the-b-word-and-redefining-neutrality. It encpsulates Pakistan in manner as nothing else can…straight from the horses mouth. To me the most important take away is that even in a country like Pakistan, the media is open or bold or both to take on the establishment – military and…
Gunners Shot 