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The Generals Talk – Afghanistan After USA
In this edition of ‘The Generals Talk’, Lt Gen Satish Dua and I discuss the emerging situation in Afghanistan with Aadi Achint. The situation in Afghanistan is set to go into uncharted territory once USA exits from there. There will be many internal and external interest groups which will come into play. We have made…
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China Vs China By Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Galwan happened last year. Lot of water has flown in Indus. Sino Indian animosity is ascendant. Beyond doubt, China is inimical to India’s interests in every respect. Chinese hatred of India was evident in the picture of a Chinese rocket at take-off besides a burning Indian pyre. China mocked India during our grief of the second…
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Retooling for war in super-high altitudes : ARTICLE IN IINDIA TODAY
I am honoured that this article was originally published by India Today as part of a special DEFENDING INDIA edition @ https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/defence/story/20210621-retooling-for-war-in-super-high-altitudes-lt-gen-p-ravi-shankar-retd-1813375-2021-06- Retooling for war in super-high altitudes by Lt Gen. P. Ravi Shankar (Retd) The Indian Army has been on top of the threat from the plains. But it needs new technologies for operations at super-high…
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SINO INDIAN LOGJAM : AIM REVISITED BY LT GEN P R SHANKAR (R)
Please read in conjunction with these earlier articles to get a better overview Sino Indian Logjam : Aim Gone Astray @https://www.gunnersshot.com/2021/02/sino-indian-logjam-aim-gone-astray-by.html and A Plan to Retake Pak Occupied Kashmir @ https://www.gunnersshot.com/2019/09/a-plan-to-retake-pak-occupied-kashmir_15.html?m=1 A recent call from Mr Saurabh Kumar, our ex ambassador who consistently gives us rare and valuable insights into Chinese thinking set me thinking. We spoke of many…
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‘Come September’ In Afghanistan by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
‘Come September’ was a famous blockbuster tune of the 1960’s. What will be the tune ‘Come September’ in Afghanistan? Current Status On 01 Jun, some violent incidents occurred in Afghanistan (as marked on the map). Such violence routinely happen on any given day in the country. Give or take a few. Daily life in Afghanistan is…
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Neighbourhood Watch : Srilanka, Nepal and Myanmar
The ‘Neighbourhood Watch’ is beginning to become an interesting program. Even in its second edition, I have started enjoying it. There are so many interesting issues which are cropping up on our periphery. In future we will be granulating matters and coming up with greater clarity on our neighbours and their issues so that India can…
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NO VACCINES NO GUNS BY LT GEN P R SHANKAR (R)
The other day I was reading about our vaccination program. It was to save India from the extreme debilitation of the Chinese virus. When the time of reckoning came the cupboard of the ‘pharmacy of the world’ was found bare. I also saw an interesting article on cricket in which an Australian player said that…
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The Generals Speak : Future Of India-China Equations
In this edition of The Generals Speak, Lt Gen Satish Dua, Aadi Achint and I discuss about various issues which will dominate the India China equation in the next five years. The idea was to identify the markers of the equation rather than trying to prescribe as to what should be done. We believed that…
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प्रधानमंत्री को कौन बताएगा? BY Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Original Version is in English and is available @ Who Will Tell the Prime Minister https://www.gunnersshot.com/2021/04/who-will-tell-prime-minister-by-lt-gen.html प्रधानमंत्री ने संयुक्त कमांडरों के सम्मेलन (सीसीसी) के मान्य सत्र को संबोधित करते हुए राष्ट्रीय सुरक्षा प्रणाली में स्वदेशीकरण को बढ़ाने के महत्व पर बल दिया, न केवल उपकरण और हथियारों पर बल्कि सशस्त्र बलों में अभ्यास, प्रक्रियाओं और…
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Don’t Burn the Last Bastion by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
‘Sir, will China invade us?’ ‘We hear China has increased activities on the border’. Chinese consolidation activities on the LAC have prompted such reactions and fears. Lot of such inquiries from citizens within and outside India. Why? Bodies floating down Ganga, mass graves, lack of oxygen, medicines or hospital beds, botched vaccination program, uninterrupted work on Central…
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