Tag: STRATEGIC ISSUES
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SOLVING THE KASHMIR PROBLEM – A ‘WHOLE OF THE NATION’ APPROACH ANALYSIS BY LT GEN P R SHANKAR (RETIRED)
The centers of gravity in this issue are the Kashmiri people and the Pakistani army. Preserve the first and destroy the second Background The Pulwama bombing has happened when winds of global change are blowing – a shift from Globalization to Isolation, USA vacating Afghanistan, a bankrupt Pakistan seeking strategic space in Afghanistan, a cooling…
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UNRESTRICTED WARFARE: A PRESCRIPTION FOR CHINA BY LT GEN P R SHANKAR (RETIRED)
Two Unrestricted Chinese Hammers and All Nails “If the only tool you have is a hammer, it is tempting to treat everything as if it were a nail.” So said Colonels Qiao and Wang when they outlined the concept of “Unrestricted Warfare”. Though primarily postulated to contend with America, the Chinese have been using this…
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AN UNSTABLE CHINA – THE INDIAN WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY BY LT GEN P R SHANKAR (RETIRED)
The Outline of Instability China has commenced re-balancing its forces by downsizing its Army and boosting its Navy, Missile Force, and Strategic Support Force. Army personnel are to be reduced to below one million for the first time in its history. Xi, has ordered the PLA to be transformed into a world-class fighting force in the next three decades.…
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