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SEP 14 Disengagement, SCO Meet and Beyond
- October 11, 2022
- Posted by: Lt Gen PR Shankar (Retd)
- Categories: China, India
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The disengagement is a direct trade off so that India does not spoil Xi Jinping’s first coming out party since the onset of Covid in 2019.
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China’s Global Influence is Waning
- July 12, 2022
- Posted by: Lt Gen PR Shankar (Retd)
- Category: China
China’s rise, role in international affairs and the influence it wielded was natural. Geopolitically it had brought America’s ”unipolar” status to an end.
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The ‘Real Agnipath’ : Key Capability Enhancement
- July 12, 2022
- Posted by: Lt Gen PR Shankar (Retd)
- Category: India
‘Agnipath’ duly tweaked will come to stay. It is also apparent that current deficiencies in manpower will not be made up. The DNA of the Indian Army will transform – reduced manpower, reduced experience, and reduced age profile.
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JUL 5 War in Ukraine: Impact on the Indo-Pacific
- July 12, 2022
- Posted by: Lt Gen PR Shankar (Retd)
- Category: Ukraine
The issues currently dominating international geopolitics are the Ukraine Crisis, the Indo-Pacific security situation and the two-year depredation of the Wuhan virus. The complex Indo-Pacific situation came into focus during the pandemic.
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A Revisit of the India China Tibet Issue
- July 12, 2022
- Posted by: Lt Gen PR Shankar (Retd)
- Categories: China, India
Tibet was never a part of China, says US report: A revisit of the India China Tibet issue
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Agnipath: Breaking the Accountants Ambush
- July 12, 2022
- Posted by: Lt Gen PR Shankar (Retd)
- Category: India
A few days before the formal announcement of the Agnipath Scheme, news filtered out that the service period would be 4 years including training.
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JUL 3 Agnipath : The Parachute in Pay Commissions
- July 12, 2022
- Posted by: Lt Gen PR Shankar (Retd)
- Category: India
It has been repeatedly stated that models of other militaries have been studied to evolve the Agnipath Scheme. Has anyone studied the benefits accorded to veterans in those nations and militaries?
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Tour of Duty: The Kindergarten Army
- June 15, 2022
- Posted by: Lt Gen PR Shankar (Retd)
- Category: India
The tour of duty does not seem to be a good idea. Proceed with caution. However the government seems to be quite determined to push its way through. If that be so, it is time to see the implications of this decision at the cutting edge level.
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Pakistan’s Unaffordable Extravaganzas
- June 8, 2022
- Posted by: Lt Gen PR Shankar (Retd)
- Category: Pakistan
Pakistan is in a cul de sac. Not for the first time in its history, its politics are in tatters. Its debt ridden society is more radicalised than ever. From a being net food exporter, it now imports food. Increasing water scarcity will increase its food insecurity.
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INDIA’S EXPECTATIONS FROM THE QUAD SUMMIT
- May 19, 2022
- Posted by: Lt Gen PR Shankar (Retd)
- Category: India
The QUAD summit is to take place shortly in Japan. It signifies the coming of QUAD in many respects. The physical signalling to China that the event is happening in its close proximity in Japan carries significance.
