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THE CURRENT AND STRATEGIC AFFAIRS FORUM
THE CURRENT AND STRATEGIC AFFAIRS FORUM The Current and Strategic Affairs Forum (“CASA”) is an independent body committed to sharing, analysing and discussing issues of national, regional and international importance. It consists of eminent defence and civilian personalities. The Forum has conducted a series of…
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MYTHICAL DRAGON, REAL CHINA , PART 2 – STRANGLERS OF CHINA. By Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Also published in the Daily Guardian as a three part series https://thedailyguardian.com/e-paper/tdg-epaper/28-september-2020/ https://thedailyguardian.com/e-paper/tdg-epaper/29-september-2020/ https://thedailyguardian.com/e-paper/tdg-epaper/30-september-2020/ THIS IS A LONG READ HENCE BEING PUBLISHED IN PARTS…
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MYTHICAL DRAGON, REAL CHINA – PART 1 By Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
https://thedailyguardian.com/e-paper/tdg-epaper/28-september-2020/ https://thedailyguardian.com/e-paper/tdg-epaper/29-september-2020/ https://thedailyguardian.com/e-paper/tdg-epaper/30-september-2020/ AT THE OUTSET – A VERY HAPPY GUNNERS DAY TO MY BROTHERS IN ARMS. MAY OUR GUNNERS SPANK OUR ENEMIES HARD AND PROPER. THIS IS A LONG READ HENCE BEING PUBLISHED IN PARTS. PART 1- MYTHS AND REALITY, CHINESE CHOKERS PART 2 – STRANGLERS OF CHINA PART 3…
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MYTHICAL DRAGON, REAL CHINA (ALL PARTS) By Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Also published in the Daily Guardian as a three part series https://thedailyguardian.com/e-paper/tdg-epaper/28-september-2020/ https://thedailyguardian.com/e-paper/tdg-epaper/29-september-2020/ https://thedailyguardian.com/e-paper/tdg-epaper/30-september-2020/ THIS IS A LONG READ BASED. IT IS IN THREE PARTS. MORE FACTS ARE PRESENTED HERE THAN OPINIONS. THE PICTURE WHICH EMERGES IS THAT WE HAVE BEEN FIGHTING IMAGINARY DRAGONS AS AGAINST COUNTERING REAL CHINESE. CHINESE REMAIN AS SHORT AS THEY…
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TANDICO – Tamilnadu Defence Industrial Corridor by Lt Gen PR Shankar, PVSM, AVSM, VSM (Retd)
Published @ https://chanakyaforum.org/tandico-tamilnadu-defence-industrial-corridor/ Defence Industry and Atma Nirbharta Achieving strategic independence in defence is an Indian necessity. It is a hydra headed problem. Defence budget and expenditure have reduced drastically. Warfare will be more non-contact and technocentric. Threat perceptions will change after the current Sino Indian clash. Import of defence equipment is on a downward trajectory. Self-sufficiency…
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CORPORATISATION OF OFB – HIGH TIME FOR ACTION BY LT GEN P R SHANKAR (R)
Also Published @ https://thedailyguardian.com/corporatisation-of-ofb-high-time-for-real-action/ The OFB is similar to the Boeing 737 Max aircraft which was flying with the wrong software and ultimately crashed Anonymous Earlier Articles In Series Corporatisation of The OFB- The Unknown Angel @ https://www.gunnersshot.com/2020/05/corporatization-of-ofb-unknown-angel-by.html Why Corporatisation of Ordnance Board is a Must @ https://www.gunnersshot.com/2020/08/on-16th-may-2020-government-announced.html The recent ‘barrel burst’ of the 155 mm ATAGS Gun during trials sets…
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GUNNERS SHOT HITS THE MILLION MARK
IT GIVES ME A GREAT SENSE OF PRIDE THAT ‘GUNNERS SHOT‘ HAS HAD ITS ‘MILLIONTH VIEWER’ TODAY MORNING. PLEASE SEE THE TABLE BELOW. I STARTED THE BLOG IN MARCH 2019 WHEN SOME OF MY ARTICLES WERE REJECTED BY NATIONAL MEDIA AND REPUTED PLATFORMS.…
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SINO INDIAN LOGJAM : FACTS, RISKS, OPTIONS AND THE SUM OF ALL FEARS By Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Also Published@ https://thedailyguardian.com/e-paper/tdg-epaper/19-september-2020/ and CEJOWS @ https://www.cenjows.in/article-detail?id=402 An officer on the LAC recently celebrated his birth day. When asked what was on the menu for his birthday party , he replied ‘Chinese’ and lots of them. Attaboy. That’s called morale. …. An Abridged Tweet. Earlier Articles In Series Sino Indian Logjam – A Review @ https://www.gunnersshot.com/2020/08/sino-indian-logjam-review-by-lt-gen-p-r.html…
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SINO INDIAN LOGJAM : AIM , CAPABILITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS by LT GEN P R SHANKAR(R)
Also Published @ https://thedailyguardian.com/enough-of-sun-tzu-wars-can-be-won-only-by-fighting/ Aims of War I was in IMA, Lt Col Shankar Roy Choudhry (later a General and our COAS) taught us Principles of War, twirling his moustaches. The first and foremost principle he taught – ‘Selection and Maintenance of Aim’. He also introduced the Clausewitzan postulate – “War is continuation of politics by other means”.…
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A LANDSCAPE FOR DEFENCE EXPORTS By LT GEN P R SHANKAR (R)
Also published in The Daily Guardian and CENJOWS @ https://cenjows.in/article-detail?id=395 A birds eye view indicates conflict zones are in Africa, Middle East, West Asia, South Asia and the South China Sea. Major defence spenders will also be in this region. India is central to these zones. Recent Chinese aggression and assertion has driven up security…
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