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A Discussion on India’s Rise
Aadi and I had a very interesting discussion on India’s rise as a power in its own right and the inevitability of this happening. India and Indians have to be confident about this rise. This discussion is based on two of my articles @ Geoeconomics of India’s Rise @ https://gunnersshot.com/2022/12/21/the-geoeconomics-of-indias-rise-by-lt-gen-p-r-shankar-r/ and India : The Emerging…
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Pakistan’s Star Crossed Vision by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
The news in Dawn made interesting reading on 08 Dec 2022. The editorials discussed beheading of a soldier by TTP in Bannu and the disquiet on the Western front. This was reinforced by an op-ed by Zahid Hussian which highlighted the terror nexus which confronts Pakistan in Afghanistan. Seen holistically, the direction and scale of the…
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A Discussion on Firepower in Kargil with Aadi Achint
This discussion was by popular demand. People wanted to know how we used firepower in Kargil. This renewed interest is due to the Ukrainian war and employment of firepower in it. It was a very good session
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China : Accelerating to Fall by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Also published in The Financial Express THE 700TH POST The events in China will change Xi and the CCP. For them it will be a litmus test on whether they will prefer to be in power in a China which is not a superpower rather than being out of power in Superpower China. Stephen Roach’s…
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Discussion on POK on Jaipur Dialogues
It was a fascinating discussion on POK with Mr Sanjay Dixit and Mr Tahir Gora on the issue of taking back POK. Many related topics also came into the dialogue. The discussion is based on my article @ https://gunnersshot.com/2019/09/15/a-plan-to-retake-pak-occupied-kashmir-gilgit-and-baltistan-by-lt-gen-p-r-shankar-retired/
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A Peek Into Everyday China : Beyond The Protests
At the 20th Party Congress, Xi the Jinping gave us a vision of a superpower rising to conquer the world. What is the reality? Remember the times when Xi the Jinping shouted from the rooftops that the Chinese system is better than all the other systems? He mocked at democracies like India and USA which…
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Welcome to Gunners Shot
A new Gunners Shot website has been created. This website contains all articles categorised under 12 categories. You can search all the articles easily and navigate through them as per your requirement. The categories are at the bottom of the page. All articles are also archived month wise since 2019. The latest five articles are…
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A Neighbourhood Review With Aadi Achint
Aadi and I discussed our neighbourhood after a long time. Our neighbourhood is volatile and we need to be alive to it as also respond accordingly. Interesting talk with interesting questions.
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