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India, Tibet and China : The Way Forward . Part 2 – Tibet : Helpless and Tangled By Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
When Indian and Tibetan flags were waved at the funeral of Company Leader Nyima Tenzin of Special Frontier Force who died during the Kailash Range operations , there was widespread belief that ‘Tibet’ issue will be leveraged. It was short-lived due to haziness in Indian thinking, absolute clarity in China and a return to resigned helplessness amongst Tibetans…
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Strategic Perspective of 1971 Bangladesh War : A Vijay Divas Discussion
TODAY IS VIJAY DIVAS. A VERY PROUD DAY FOR INDIA. WE DISMEMBERED PAKISTAN AND CREATED A NATION. ALL IN 14 DAYS. AN UNPARALLELED BLITZKRIEG. HAD A GREAT DISCUSSION WITH SOME OF THE BEST RESEARCHERS IN BUSINESS ON THE 1971 OPERATIONS ON ISSUES HIGHLIGHTED BELOW. Backdrop and geo-political strategy at the national level. Military strategy overall,…
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India, Tibet and China : The Way Forward . Part 1- Chinese Designs: Illegal and Coercive By Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
THE BASIC ARTICLE : CHINA’S FIVE INSTABILITIES NEXT IN SERIES PART 2 : TIBET : HELPLESS AND TANGLED PART 3 : A NEEDLES AND HATSTACKS POLICY FOR INDIA PART 4 : OUTLINES OF A TIBET POLICY When Indian and Tibetan flags were waved at the…
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PAKISTAN INTERNALISING by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
In my recent article China’s Five Instabilities I had put forth an argument that an inward looking China will get automatically contained. China cannot be made to look inwards economically or militarily. It must be done politically and diplomatically. Pakistan is a parallel for better understanding. Despite sporadic spikes in violence in Kashmir, the threat from Pakistan is far…
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CHINA’S FIVE INSTABILITIES by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
THE NEXT ARTICLE : INDIA TIBET AND CHINA : THE WAY FORWARD IN FOUR PARTS PART 1 : CHINESE DESIGNS : ILLEGAL AND COERCIVE PART 2 : TIBET : HELPLESS AND TANGLED PART 3 : A NEEDLES AND HATSTACKS POLICY FOR INDIA PART 4 : OUTLINES OF A TIBET POLICY …
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CHINESE ARTIFICIAL SUN IN CORRECT PERSPECTIVE by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Recently an article appeared with the headline China Turns On Nuclear-Powered ‘Artificial Sun’ . It describes how China has successfully powered up its “artificial sun” nuclear fusion reactor for the first time. It is reported as China’s largest and most advanced nuclear fusion experimental research device. The article makes it appears as if China has broken…
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Conversation on Indigenous Development of UAVs
Had an interesting conversation with Snehesh Alex Phillip of Print on Indigenous Development of UAVs in India and issues involved with them . You can watch the conversation on You Tube @ DRDO ensured funding for IIT Chennai drone … – YouTube www.youtube.com › watch › v=vkMNwPhnNyQ https://youtu.be/vkMNwPhnNyQ
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SOME IDEAS FROM GOLDWATER- NICHOLS ACT
This is the third article on threatrisation. Previous articles can be accessed by clicking on the following titles Theatrisation – Are We Ready ? Prickles of Theatrisation of Commands Shapes of Theatres This article has rough edges. The underlying theme needs more focus. I have only highlighted the really important aspects of the Goldwater-Nichols Act to drive home issues…
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ATMA NIRBHARTA IN DFENCE : EXAMINING MODELS OF SUCCESS
IF YOU WANT TO MAKE THE DIFFERENCE PLEASE JOIN IN YOUR OPINION AND VIEWS ARE VALUABLE OVERALL CONCEPT CASA AND SIDM have been holding a series webinars on Atma-Nirbharta in the Defence Sector. These webinars have evoked good response and generated lot of thought and discussion. The topics which were/are intended to…
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XI FAST FORWARDING PLA INTO WARS OF ‘WHO IS THE BOSS’ by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R
The Chinese White Paper on Defence , July 2019 (China’s National Defense in the New Era) lays down the following goals :- Generally, achieve mechanization by 2020 with significantly enhanced informationization and greatly improved strategic capabilities. Comprehensively advance the modernization of military theory, organizational structure, military personnel, and weaponry and equipment in step with the modernization of the…
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