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WIN THE TAIWAN BATTLE AND LOSE THE CHINA WAR
- October 18, 2021
- Posted by: Lt Gen PR Shankar (Retd)
- Category: China
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The priority task of PLA is capturing Taiwan and reunification with China. Xi Jinping keeps vowing to pursue “reunification” with Taiwan by peaceful means.
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The Million Dollar Questions in USA and Pakistan
- September 8, 2021
- Posted by: Lt Gen PR Shankar (Retd)
- Category: Neighbouring countries
…Just days after the Taliban took Kabul, their flag was flying high above a central mosque in Pakistan’s capital. It was an in-your-face gesture intended to spite the defeated Americans. But it was also a sign of the real victors in the 20-year Afghan war.
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Leadership in the Indian Armed Forces: The Need for Merit
- August 19, 2021
- Posted by: Lt Gen PR Shankar (Retd)
- Categories: India, Military
The collapse of the ANA, the hasty withdrawal of USA and the rapid gains of Taliban in Afghanistan have major lessons for military and political leadership. ANA lost it completely due to poor motivation and training.
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Sino Indian Logjam and Tang Ping – The Geopolitical Dimension
- August 16, 2021
- Posted by: Lt Gen PR Shankar (Retd)
- Category: China
Reports have alluded to PLA transgressing the LAC and occupation of locations / heights in violation of accepted terms of the recent military agreements. One report also claimed that a clash had taken place at Galwan.
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The Dark and Deep Woods of National Defence
- July 26, 2021
- Posted by: Lt Gen PR Shankar (Retd)
- Category: India
Former prime PM Manmohan Singh recently said ‘The road ahead is even more daunting than during the 1991 economic crisis and the nation would need to recalibrate its priorities to ensure a dignified life for all Indians’.
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The Road Ahead for Taliban by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
- July 26, 2021
- Posted by: Lt Gen PR Shankar (Retd)
- Category: India
Everyone expects Taliban, supported by Pakistan, which is backed by China to sweep into power in Afghanistan.
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India’s Energy Security Through Space By Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
- June 17, 2021
- Posted by: Lt Gen PR Shankar (Retd)
- Category: India
Originally published in the PINNACLE, The ARTRAC Journal, Vol 19, 2020, Pages 165-179
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The Generals Talk – Afghanistan After USA
- June 17, 2021
- Posted by: Lt Gen PR Shankar (Retd)
- Category: India
In this edition of ‘The Generals Talk’, Lt Gen Satish Dua and I discuss the emerging situation in Afghanistan with Aadi Achint.
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Governance By The Unelected
- May 12, 2021
- Posted by: Lt Gen PR Shankar (Retd)
- Category: India
I hear the hollow rattle of death racking up our toll of sorrow. The rattle starts when the wail of the siren fades. Today is the tenth day when the death toll has crossed 3000.
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India On The Mend
- May 12, 2021
- Posted by: Lt Gen PR Shankar (Retd)
- Category: India
We got caught unprepared due to some plain incompetency, lack of teamwork, power greed at political and administrative levels. We are paying an inordinately heavy price for it.
