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THE VIRUS BEYOND CORONA by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
This is a followup on my previous article India At Strategic Cross Roads The Corona Virus is dominating international headlines as it rightly should. However, India is grappling with another virus – the US/Taliban deal. Both these viruses have a bearing on the Indian strategic landscape. There is a subtle shift taking place. While China remains…
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INDIA AT STRATEGIC CROSSROADS by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Changed Times On 05 Aug 2019, when Article 370 was abrogated, India was on top of the Geo strategic game. It was seeking a lasting solution to the K problem in a bold new gambit. Pakistan Army was left wringing its hands on the side-lines. Their PM whined and wailed to no avail.…
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SHAPES OF THEATRES BY LT GEN P R SHANKAR (R)
At the outset I must confess that I have used the old dictum that a picture conveys a thousand words. Hence there is not much reading to do. Happy theaterisation! Having had the privilege and the good fortune of serving along almost of our borders including most parts of the LAC, some parts of the…
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ARMED FORCES AT 58 AND ASPIRATIONAL YOUNG INDIA AT 70 by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
The feedback I got on the article ‘1/3rd Fauji Retirement at 58‘ [1]was illuminating and educative. It brought forth some fundamental issues which are relevant and must be considered before a case is taken up to increase the age of retirement of 1/3rd of the Armed Forces to 58. However, there are issues beyond that. That…
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1/3RD FAUJI RETIREMENT AT 58 by Lt Gen P R Shankar( r)
India Today says that as per General Bipin Rawat , the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), the rise in budget outlay for pensions of armed forces personnel is “unsustainable” and three Services are conducting a study to analyse the feasibility of extending the retirement age of jawans till 58. The CDS is quoted to have…
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GARNERING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR INDIAN ARMED FORCES BY LT GEN P R SHANKAR (RETD)
original article @ Raksha Anirveda There is a lot of discussion and action on Artificial Intelligence and other disruptive technologies and how they will impact warfare . The Chinese White Paper on defense at the very outset mentions that…
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Chinese Threat – A Reality Check By Lt Gen P R Shankar (R )
Authors Note My articles Modernising Armed Forces on Tight Budgets and Modernising Armed Forces on Contracting Budgets evoked good response. Lot of constructive suggestions. However, I get the feeling from feedback received, that pruning down forces is fraught with risk. Yes of course. There is risk. There is risk even when you cross a road. However,…
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MODERNISING ARMED FORCES ON CONTRACTING BUDGETS by LT GEN P R SHANKAR (R )
BITE THE BULLET BOYS TIME TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT Smell the Anasthesia As per Economic Times, the outlay for defense in the budget has been hiked by 5.8 % over the last year’s budget outlay. It is…
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THE OPPORTUNITY GIVEN BY THE DEMONS OF PAKISTAN BY LT GEN P R SHANKAR (R)
Disappearing K Word When article 370 was abrogated on 05 Aug 19, Pakistan and its Prime Minister Mr Imran Khan went ballistic. They predicted war and nuclear holocaust. They predicted mass bloodshed when restrictions were lifted in Kashmir. They promised to stand by their Kashmiri brethren through thick and thin. They predicted an Intifada. In…
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A FLASHBACK ON CHINAS GROWING CLOUT IN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS by Lt Gen PR Shankar (retd)
This is essentially a throw back on my article which examined the Question Is China A Superpower? https://palepurshankar.blogspot.com/2020/01/is-chinas-power-super-by-lt-gen-p-r.html China is India’s Number One Enemy. George Fernandez, India’s Defence Minister 1. In 2002 the topic of my dissertation during the Higher Command Course was ‘China’s Growing Clout in International Affairs with Particular Reference to its Political,…
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