Tag: India
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India’s Perilous Standoff with China
My article in the Economic Times : https://government.economictimes.indiatimes.com/blog/indias-perilous-standoff-with-china-what-can-modi-govt-do-to-resolve-the-border-imbroglio/113638394 Lt Gen PR Shankar , ET Government Mr Jaishankar, our EAM, has been quoted as saying that about 75% of the disengagement issues of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China have been resolved. The Chinese Foreign ministry has stated said that troops have withdrawn from four locations in Eastern Ladakh including Galwan Valley. It…
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PAKISTAN GOVERNMENT : PROBLEMS & CHALLENGES
Problems and Challenges faced by the Pakistan Government are well known. Earlier they had some solution to their issues…now they have none…as the Pak Army continues to manipulate to stay in power at the expense of the people. How long will it last? Oh incidentally Dr Ayesha Siddiqa did not turn up…why?…I do not know.…
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The Coming War With China By Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
In this game of chicken, India must factor in two issues. Never count the Pakistanis out. They will jump into the conflict with glee to assist China and inflict a defeat on India. Secondly, India should be prepared for escalation and ‘go it alone’. India will also do well to develop its ties with the…
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Role of Artillery in Changing the Course of Kargil War
On the Eve of 25th anniversary of Kargil War, remembering how Indian Army using high volumes of Artillery fire and supported by Indian Air Force strikes, recaptured the heights in the Drass and Kargil area. By Lt Gen P R Shankar (R) Published in the Financial Express @ https://www.financialexpress.com/business/defence-on-the-eve-of-25th-anniversary-of-kargil-war-3564903/ It was in early May 1999…
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Water : The Werewolf in Pakistan by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Pakistan faces an existential crisis. Not from India but from water, rather the lack of it! The werewolf is within! Published in the Financial Express @ https://www.financialexpress.com/business/defence-water-the-werewolf-in-pakistannbsp-3438460/ Pakistan has just finished it chaotic elections and is lurching into politically instability through yet another hybrid government. The country must go to IMF for an economic lifeline…
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Chinese Perceptions of India By Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
India’s revocation of Article 370 and promulgating Ladakh as a Union Territory has raised concern and reinforced views of ulterior Indian designs on China. Relations between India and China are rapidly changing. In the recent past there have been some articles from both China and India which highlight this change. In one strain, Chinese authors opine that…
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INDIA AND WEST ASIA
Mr Anil Trigunayat, IFS our former ambassador to Libya, Jordan and Malta gave a fantastic overview of West Asia and the internal dynamics in the region. India and West Asia is a story of mutual interdependance bordering on existential requirements. This is now expanding as India’s strategic foot print is expanding. West Asia poses tremendous…
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How Middle Powers Sustain Balance Of Power In Global Conflicts Involving US, China by Lt Gen P R Shankar(R)
DEFENCE.CAPITAL ON DECEMBER 11, 2023 • ( LEAVE A COMMENT ) By Lt Gen. PR Shankar (Retired) Conventional wars between states have returned with a vengeance. The wars between Ukraine and Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, and Israel and Palestine/Hamas are prominent among them. In addition, there have been civil wars, coups, and ethnic strife in the Sahel region of Africa.…
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A Peek Into Everyday China: Indian Kachua Aur Chinese Khargosh Ki Kahani
In this Peek Into Everyday China I have outlined how the gap between India and China is closing. Power is not always about GDP. It is beyond that. In my opinion the Indian tortoise is on the move while the Chinese hare is slowing down considerably. I have adopted an empiric mode in this analysis…
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Weaponising The Indus Water Treaty
A complex subject which was simplified by Lt Gen K J Singh(R) as only he can and does ever since I have known him. The best method of weaponising the Indus waters is to just utilise our share of waters as per the treaty. If our centre and states can pull in the same direction…
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