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Institutional Talk on China's Civil Military Fusion at C3S
This is the recording of a talk I gave on China’s Civil Military Fusion on 16 Jan 22 as part of the Institutional Dialogue at Chennai Centre for China Studies. The Q&A session of the talk was very interesting and thought provoking. The talk is based on an Article I had written earlier @ Civil Military…
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Sri Lanka Economic Crisis : A Discussion
In this episode Aadi and I discuss the economic crisis in Sri Lanka and its various hues. We also discuss as to how we can help the Island Nation out so that it understands that India is a friend indeed as against China which is a fair weather friend. Visit Gunner Shot Website…
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Cultural Confusions of Pakistan
My Note I came across this essay written by a Pakistani film maker in the DAWN today and I started reading it casually. It gripped me. It explains the cultural moorings of Pakistan to everyone in a way which is far different from our popular imagination. From these cultural moorings spring the behaviour of…
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Where is India’s Second CDS? by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
AMUL’S CONGRATULATORY AD ON INDIA’S FIRST CDS Late Gen Bipin Rawat was a determined and resolute driver of Theatrisation and Jointness, even if it meant ruffling some reluctant feathers. He was also very clear that the way forward was Atmanirbharta and was a very committed driver of indigenization. He was at the forefront in rendering…
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The Army Needs a Serious Rethink By Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
The Financial Express, reported that the capital budget allocation for the Indian Army has reduced from Rs 36, 481.90 to Rs 32,102 crore ( down by 12.2%). Even worse, Indian Army was able to spend just around 40% of its allocated budget. During the mid-year review itself the Army’s capital budget had been reduced. The…
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Discussion on Imran – Xi NonMeet with Mr Sree Iyer
Had a very interesting freewheeling discussion with Mr Sree Iyer of P Gurus on various issues regarding Pakistan. Started with the non meet between Imran and Xi and went on to all other issues.
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DISCUSSION ON WUHAN : CHINA'S CHERNOBYL
AADI AND I DISCUSS THE VARIOUS ISSUES WHICH MAKE WUHAN EQUIVALENT TO CHINA’S CHERNOBYL. THE DISCUSSION IS BASED ON MY ARTICLE WUHAN : CHINA’S CHERNOBYL VISIT THE GUNNERS SHOT WEBSITE FOR ITEMISED COLLATION OF ALL MY ARTICLES click on home page below
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AN APPROACH TO MYANMAR BY LT GEN P R SHANKAR (R)
In my article, Russian Lessons on Neighbourhood First I had highlighted that India’s ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy has been floundering. China has made inroads into most of our neighbours; especially Myanmar which is in chaos – military rule, civil war situation, massacres, ethnic strife, refugees, drug and arms smuggling. A destabilised Myanmar under Chinese influence vs a Sino-Pak collusive…
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A Discussion on PLA Part 7: How Will PLA Fight
Part 7 of Discussion on PLA. How will it fight? Other Parts can be seen HERE
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Pakistan’s NSP Through Pakistani Eyes
This is another in the series of Excerpts from Dawn : A Peek into Everyday Life in Pakistan When the National Security Policy (NSP ) of Pakistan was released, there were many in India who felt that it was not worth the paper it is written on. The NSP did not offer anything new. The same…
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