Lt Gen P R Shankar

  Multi Domain Operations (MDO) are changing battle spaces and the way wars are fought.  The shift towards non-contact warfare is a palpable trend. In this milieu, India’s theatrisation drive has hit a speed bump...

India was a poor country in the decade prior to 1971. Two debilitating wars with China (1962) and Pakistan (1965), truant monsoons, high inflation, food shortages and imports  dominated headlines.  Five-year plans were suspended...

  Galwan is a turning point in our history. It was India’s ‘Casabianca’ moment when our boys stood on the burning deck to turn tables. It was that moment in time when India and the...

  Please read in conjunction with these earlier articles to get a better overview - Sino Indian Logjam : Aim Gone Astray @ https://www.gunnersshot.com/2021/02/sino-indian-logjam-aim-gone-astray-by.html and A Plan to Retake Pak Occupied Kashmir @ https://www.gunnersshot.com/2019/09/a-plan-to-retake-pak-occupied-kashmir_15.html?m=1 A recent call from Mr Saurabh Kumar,...

Current Status On June 1, some violent incidents occurred in Afghanistan (as marked on the map). Such violence  routinely happen on any given day in the country. Give or take a few. Daily life in...

  The other day I was reading about our vaccination program. It was to save India from the extreme debilitation of the Chinese virus. When the time of reckoning came the cupboard of the ‘pharmacy...

Followup Reflections on  Governance by The Unelected @https://www.gunnersshot.com/2021/05/governance-by-unelected-by-lt-gen-p-r.html The leadership mantra When the problem is ignored, The problem becomes the leader and, The leader becomes the problem …The WhatsApp University of Wisdom In 2001, China was only slightly ahead of India...

NEXT ARTICLE: THE COLLAPSING THIRD POLE @ https://www.gunnersshot.com/2021/05/the-collapsing-third-pole-by-lt-gen-p-r.html?m=1 Earlier articles : Who Is Leading Delhi Out of The Crisis?  , Indian Leadership Vs Chinese Virus and India on the Mend I hear the hollow rattle of death racking up our toll of sorrow. The rattle...

The Prime Minister while addressing the valedictory session of the Combined Commanders Conference stressed the importance of enhancing indigenisation in the national security system, not just in sourcing equipment and weapons but also in...

  Previous article on Indo US Strategic Partnership @https://www.gunnersshot.com/2020/11/indo-us-strategic-relationship-reality.html Former US president Obama once said that the India-US relationship could be a "defining partnership of the 21st century". President Biden reiterated this viewpoint recently. I immensely...

When we think  of Pakistan the pictures which come to mind are its economy, nuclear weapons, terrorism, politicians, elite, Army, frontline status, Afghanistan, CPEC and so on. That is scratching the surface. Actually these...

This is the fifth article on threatrisation. Previous articles can be accessed by clicking on the following titles: Jointmanship – Pluck The Low Hanging Fruits Some Ideas From The Nichols-Goldwater Act Theatrisation - Are We Ready ? Prickles of...

  Last year I had written that the Corona was the Chinese Chernobyl. It was emotive , struck a chord and appropriate then. Now?...People will think I am under the influence of alcohol. In Alaska...