Tag: INDIAN MILITARY AFFAIRS
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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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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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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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THE HUAWEI HORSE TROJANNING INDIA BY LT GEN P R SHANKAR (R)
The Trojan Horse The Achaeans battered their heads against the walls of Troy and were continuously repulsed for a decade. The breakthrough came when they used the Trojan Horse to breach the defenses of Troy through subterfuge and then destroyed the city and slaughtered its people completely. That is an old fable. Nothing new. In…
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PINAKA IN CONVENTIONAL NON-CONTACT DETERRENCE BY LT GEN P R SHANKAR (RETIRED
A View from Pakistan Recently on 19 Dec a test firing of the Pinaka was carried out using an operational launcher. Daily Pakistan has this to say “Pinaka is an artillery missile system capable of destroying 900 square metres at a 20-80 kilometre range by firing a salvo of 12 rockets within 48 seconds. The…
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Kerala floods rescue op, AFSPA 'dilution': The two shades of Indian Army
https://www.dailyo.in/variety/kerala-flood-rescue-op-afspa-dilution-extra-judicial-killings-indian-army-saviours-or-killers/story/1/26294.html VARIETY | 9-minute read | 27-08-2018 Lt-Gen PR Shankar (retd) Armymen too are human beings and please grant them some rights. A WhatsApp message doing the rounds following the Kerala flood crisis reads: “…We were all petrified at the rising water…till the Army came…smiling…their actions were so reassuring…that we forgot all our fears…
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Non-Contact Conventional Deterrence by Lt Gen P R Shankar (Retd)
Original Article @ bharatshakti.in December 06, 2019; Editor’s Note The author addresses an issue that’s been debated less often. How to make deterrence stronger along the conventional axis? His reliance is more on precision and long-range artillery to cause attrition to counterforce targets. The capability enhancement in these areas has not kept pace with the emerging…
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Era of Disruption in Military Affairs: Need for Multi Domain Operations By Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Original Article @ bharatshakti.in Preamble Generat Bipin Rawat recently stated “ The next war will be fought with indigenous weapons and we will win it.” He qualified it by saying “If we are looking at the contours of future warfare, it may not necessarily be contact warfare. So, there is a realm of non-contact warfare. We need…
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Hunting For Nasr
Image Courtesy: India Today Hunting for Nasr? Editor’s Note The issue of Pakistan using tactical nuclear weapons in the event of a military confrontation with India has been discussed often. They could use it on our spearheads as they get close to the borders or use it once these formations have penetrated into Pakistan. However,…
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