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MAKING THE BEST OUT THE DEFENCE BUDGET by LT GEN P R SHANKAR (R)
Refs:- Politico Military Fusion for a Future Ready India @ https://www.gunnersshot.com/2021/03/blog-post_10.html Politico Military Leadership Challenges of 2021 @ https://www.gunnersshot.com/2021/01/politico-military-leadership-challenges.html Corporatisation of OFB: High Time for Action @ https://www.gunnersshot.com/2020/09/corporatisation-of-ofb-high-time-for.html Undissuasive Leadership, Undeterred China @ https://www.gunnersshot.com/2020/08/undissuasive-leadership-undeterred.html Preamble Economists told me that I was making fundamental sense in my article : Chinese and Indian Defence Budgets – Comparative Hype and…
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PAKISTANS OLIVE BRANCH : GABRANA NAHI BY LT GEN P R SHANKAR (R)
IMRAN : “Kashmir Is The Lone Irritant Between India And Pakistan”. ME : “Renounce It. Hand it back to India! Ghabrana Nahi.” After the LOC ceasefire, the next move in the Indo Pak chessboard is the olive branch being extended to India. Imran Khan spoke recently of necessity of India taking the first step, the Kashmir issue…
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TSANGPO DAMS : DANGERS TO INDIA AND BANGLADESH by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Recently, I had a long conversation with Mr Srinivas of ‘Hindu Businessline’ who wanted to write an editorial on this issue. He told me that in the 500 odd words of an editorial all facets concerning the subject could not be covered. That is when I decided to pen down the article. This article is not…
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AN INDIA CENTRIC DISCUSSION ON QUAD and A QUAD RESOURCE
I had an India centric discussion on QUAD with Aadi Achint. He posed a lot of probing questions on India’s take on the QUAD, its role and opportunities. We also had a frank discussion on other India centric issues. It opened my mind to many possibilities. The recording is posted below. Along with this I…
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The Old Order Passeth
When the Artillery Profile 2027 was written in 2008, it was visualised that the 130 mm Catapult and 160mm Tempella Heavy Mortars would de decommissioned and made obsolete in a couple of years. However that was not to be for many reasons. Finally these guns are being laid to rest with the induction of modern…
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QUADRATIC EQUATIONS OF THE INDO PACIFIC
Had a presentation cum discussion cum live Q&A session on The QUAD and Indo Pacific on P Gurus Channel. Learnt a lot. Major issue of learning was that Skype does not handle power point presentations well. Hence there were a few glitches. look over the glitches and you will find value in the content. …
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Chinese and Indian Defence Budgets – Comparative Hype and Reality by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
One should be careful what one wishes for. China’s ambition to make the Yuan the reserve currency is likely to haunt them. Recently the news that China increased their defence budget by 6.8% set alarm bells ringing. The hue and cry was that our defence allocation was pale in comparison. Even the Global Times took a…
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POLITICO MILITARY FUSION FOR A ‘FUTURE READY’ INDIA BY LT GEN P R SHANKAR (R)
When the Chinese Virus raged in 2020, a global power shift was evident. India’s expanding role in the emerging world order was discernible. Our rebound from the Virus, the whole of nation pushback against China and vaccine diplomacy are fast forwarding this expansion. When the CDS says ‘Military leaders will have to match political vision behind theaterisation’,…
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FREEWHEELING DISCUSSION ON PAKISTAN AND CHINA
I had a freewheeling discussion on various aspects of strategic issues related to Pakistan and China. The first was with Aadi Achint who had a very Indian virewpoint being based in India. His questions were directed largely for an Indian audience. The second discussion was with Sree Iyer of P Gurus. The discussion with him…
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The Pathways of QUAD 3.0 by Lt Gen P R Shankar(R)
EARLIER ARTICLES ON QUAD CLICK ON ARTICLE TITLE TO READ QUAD 2.0 OR TIANXIA INDIA’S QUADRATIC EQUATIONS THE CHINESE CAMEL IN THE QUADRATIC TENT QUAD : EVOLVING FAST EVOLUTION OF QUAD 3.0 SIX STRATEGIES FOR QUAD 3.0 There are a lot of issues with an USA led world order. It is not perfect by…
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