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  • INDIA’S DIVYASTRA

    Mr Sree Iyer and I had a short but meaningful talk on India’s Divyastra – Agni V with MIRV capability and the implications it has for our Strategic Autonomy. We also discussed the road ahead.

    Gunners Shot

    March 18, 2024
    MILITARY TECHNOLOGY
    #Agni, #MIRV
  • Capability Development in Technology & Strategy to Attain Self Sufficiency

    The Southern Command organised a one day seminar on National Security and Building Bharat @2047 . I spoke in the seminar on Capability Development & Strategy to Attain Self Sufficiency. I made some important points in this talk of mine which has been taken note of. The need is for a follow up on a…

    Gunners Shot

    March 17, 2024
    MILITARY TECHNOLOGY
    #capability development, #technology, Miltech
  • Thoughts on Defending Taiwan By P.R. Shankar

    Published in the Taipei Times @ https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2024/03/16/2003814987 on 16 march 2024. It is well known that Chinese President Xi Jinping’s (習近平) ambition is to rejuvenate the Chinese nation by unification of Taiwan, either peacefully or by force.  The peaceful option has virtually gone out of the window with the last presidential elections in Taiwan.  Taiwanese,…

    Gunners Shot

    March 16, 2024
    TAIWAN CRISIS
    #CHINA, #PLA, #taiwan, China, news, politics, TAIWAN, world
  • Countering China – Pakistan Dynamics

    Notwithstanding anything else, the Pak – China dynamics are only on the up . They have a common thread – contain India. The panel of Lt Gen SL Narasimhan(R), Lt Gen Satish Dua and Ms Tara Kartha were of the unanimous view that India must be prepared for a future in which these dynamics will…

    Gunners Shot

    March 16, 2024
    CASA DIALOGUES, INDIA’S STRATEGIC OUTLOOK, YOU TUBE
    #CHINA, #pakchinanexus, #pakistan
  • TV9 Panel Discussion on Agni V

    I was part of a TV9 panel discussion on Agni V and MIRVs. An interesting program conducted professionally by Sandeep Unnithan.

    Gunners Shot

    March 14, 2024
    MILITARY TECHNOLOGIES OF THIS CENTURY, MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, YOU TUBE
    #Agni5, #MIRV
  • The Indian Response to Pak PM Wanting Kashmir

    As things have panned out, There is a military Pakistan and a Political Pakistan which are in existence. The latter struggles for survival but the former drives the K policy and is rigidly anti Indian. It still has an unfinihed agenda which finds expression in various formats. In this panel we discuss how to deal…

    Gunners Shot

    March 13, 2024
    CASA DIALOGUES, INDIA’S STRATEGIC OUTLOOK, REBALANCING AND SURGICAL STRIKES, YOU TUBE
    #kashmir, #Pakarmy, #pakistan
  • The Chinese Military is Shoddy

    I was interviewed By Hojo Minoru of Jiji.com. This interview has been published in Japan @ https://www.jiji.com/jc/article?k=2024031100729&g=int It has been translated into English through the Google translator in the bottom. The interaction with Hojo Minoru which I recorded can be seen @ https://gunnersshot.com/2024/03/04/will-china-invade-taiwan-a-gunners-shot-interaction/ 中国軍は見掛け倒し」 不正横行、ずさんな兵器管理―インド軍元中将インタビュー 2024年03月12日07時08分配信  中国軍の動向を長年研究してきたラビ・シャンカル元インド陸軍中将が11日までに時事通信のオンラインインタビューに応じた。習近平政権は同日閉幕の全国人民代表大会(全人代)で前年比7.2%増の今年の国防予算を決めるなど、軍拡を進めている。しかし、シャンカル氏は、中国軍で不正が横行し、兵器の管理もずさんだと指摘。「中国軍は見掛けよりもはるかに弱い」との見方を示した。発言要旨は次の通り。 「偽の戦闘力」摘発言及 汚職関連で問題視か―中国軍首脳  ―中国は今年も国防予算が大幅増となった。  2019年と比べると1.4倍の急増だ。米国に匹敵する軍事力の獲得を目指し、宇宙・サイバー・人工知能(AI)など最先端技術の応用に熱心な習国家主席の意向が背景にある。しかし、中国軍の兵器は粗悪だ。不正や怠慢のせいで管理がずさんだからだ。制服組トップの張又侠・中央軍事委員会副主席は昨年8月、装備の管理を抜本的に改めるよう指示した。22年8月に台湾周辺で行われた大規模演習で発射したミサイルには誤作動があったもようだ。パキスタンなどに輸出された中国製兵器もうまく作動しないことがあった。  ―昨夏以降、多数の中国軍高官が失脚した。  装備品調達を巡る大規模な汚職が原因だ。失脚した高官は核兵器を扱うロケット軍などの重要部署に関わり、経験が豊富だ。後任選びの基準は、能力ではなく習氏に対する忠誠心だ。中国軍は見掛けよりもはるかに弱い。新しい兵器を使いこなすには知識と経験が必要だが、有能な人材が足りない。1979年以来、中国軍は本格的な実戦を経験しておらず、人事も能力重視ではないからだ。  ―台湾統一に意欲的な習氏が侵攻を命令する可能性は。  台湾への上陸作戦は極めて難しい。事前の動きは衛星やドローンで察知される。ウクライナ侵攻は2年以上続いているが、ロシアは資源が多く持ちこたえている。中国は資源を輸入に頼っている。台湾侵攻が長期化すれば、中国経済への打撃は非常に大きい。経済が停滞している中、戦争を始めれば、共産党体制は崩壊するだろう。習氏が侵攻を決断することはないと思う。  ―習氏が情勢を見誤ることはないか。  中国軍は台湾、南シナ海、日本、朝鮮半島、インドの各地域で連鎖的に戦争が起きることを恐れている。米国と連携する形で、インドが国境地帯で軍事活動を始めれば、中国はお手上げだ。中国は公表していないが、20年にインドとの国境地帯で起きた衝突で中国側の死者はインド側よりもはるかに多かった。中国軍は戦意が乏しく、訓練も不十分だ。中国軍が近い将来に台湾に侵攻することは不可能だ。習氏も分かっているはずだ。…

    Gunners Shot

    March 12, 2024
    A PEEK INTO EVERYDAY CHINA, China, TAIWAN CRISIS, YOU TUBE
    #CHINA, #taiwan, China, international-relations, politics, TAIWAN, united-states
  • China : The Old Age Home of The World by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)

    Published in the Financial Express @ https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/china-the-old-age-home-of-the-world/3421466/ The  ‘Two Sessions’ is an annual parliamentary cum budget meeting in China. It is a choreographed show as all CCP events are. The ‘Two Sessions’ marks one year of Xi Jinping’s third term in which he has consolidated his grip on power. He is now a complete one man…

    Gunners Shot

    March 11, 2024
    Uncategorized
    China, economics, economy, finance, politics
  • OPEN HOUSE ON CHINA’S TWO SESSIONS

    The deliberations of the Two Sessions in China are in an end run. the overall signals are not great. In this episode I have focussed on the PLA since Xi has been showing great interest in it. Needs a bit more analysis as China changes course. Early days. more to come.

    Gunners Shot

    March 11, 2024
    A PEEK INTO EVERYDAY CHINA, China, PLA SERIES, YOU TUBE
    #CHINA, #PLA, #Two sessions
  • India’s Rise : Inevitable and Unstoppable

    This is an examination of India’s Rise from 360 degrees. It is not a nationalistic chest beating exercise. It is largely based on macro facts and trend lines. India’ rise is now inevitable and unstoppable given the long term trajectory of certain factors – global and domestic . It does not mean that we do…

    Gunners Shot

    March 10, 2024
    CASA DIALOGUES, India, INDIA’S STRATEGIC OUTLOOK, YOU TUBE
    #india, #rising india
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