Lieutenant General PR Shankar (Retd)

Lt Gen PR Shankar was the Indian Army's DG Arty. He is a prolific writer & strategic analyst, with a highly analytical bent of mind. He is now a Professor in the Aerospace Dept of IIT Madras

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The Agnipath challenge For India’s New Chief Of Defence Staff
Capacity development in the army has been adrift. For reasons beyond comprehension, the MOD and the Government have lost focus. Those in the know of things feel that the acquisition and procurement pipelines are getting clogged.

Lieutenant General PR Shankar (Retd)

11 Oct 2022
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Leadership in the Indian Armed Forces: The Need for Merit
"Merit is an undeniable argument in the kaleidoscopic environment of multidomain warfare, where we are striving for transformation through integration and jointness."

Lieutenant General PR Shankar (Retd)

19 Aug 2021
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Outline of a Counter UAV Philosophy
"UAV operations are coming of age and the UAV threat is increasing by the hour. As the threat increases, the need to protect own forces and vulnerabilities against this potent game changing threat is also growing."

Lieutenant General PR Shankar (Retd)

27 Jun 2021
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Indian Leadership Versus Chinese Virus
"Think back. What did our PM do when he went to Ladakh. He demonstrated leadership as also instilled belief and confidence in the nation and troops there. That is what he needs to do again. Instil belief in a shaken nation. If everyone is together we will come out of it."

Lieutenant General PR Shankar (Retd)

29 Apr 2021
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Politico-Military Leadership Challenges of 2021
"It has been one year since the CDS and DMA structure has come into being. Where is the national threat perception and the military threat assessment as its derivative? Have the lessons from the current crisis been factored in?"

Lieutenant General PR Shankar (Retd)

11 Jan 2021
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India, Tibet, and China, The Way Forward (Part 2): Tibet - Helpless and Tangled
"The future course of the Sino-Tibet India relations will largely be dictated by what the people of Tibet want and how they swing. The common belief is that they are in misery under the Chinese."

Lieutenant General PR Shankar (Retd)

8 Jan 2021
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India, Tibet, and China, The Way Forward (Part 1): Chinese Designs - Illegal and Coercive
"One sees a sinister Chinese expansionist plan which does not bode well for India. It needs a coordinated, consolidated and a sustained response since Indian sovereignty and integrity is at stake here. There should be no mistaking the danger India is facing."

Lieutenant General PR Shankar (Retd)

6 Jan 2021
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China's Strategic Miscalculation: From War Avoidance to War Embracement
"From Deng’s strategy of war avoidance, China has switched to Xi’s model of expansionist unrestricted warfare. In my opinion – prematurely and likely to be a drag. The question is will China exhaust itself in the multi domain wars of Xi Jinping? Is it the great leap backwards all over again?"

Lieutenant General PR Shankar (Retd)

3 Jan 2021
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Looters of the Fifth Reich
“Five successive Military Reich’s have converted Pakistan into a beggarised, nuclear, frontline, failing, rogue state. Present day Pakistan is floundering under the looters of the Fifth Reich.”

Lieutenant General PR Shankar (Retd)

31 Dec 2020
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The Dragons Five Instabilities
"One has to politically and diplomatically target the five instabilities of China - Taiwan, Tibet, Xinjian, Mongolia and Hong Kong."

Lieutenant General PR Shankar (Retd)

12 Dec 2020
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Near Space Surveillance & Beyond
"The entire sandwich of surveillance platforms needs to be exploited and integrated. These include low-level drones, long-range UAVs, near space vehicles, low orbit satellites and geostationary satellites. The technologies related to each platform, sensors and energy sources need to be mastered."

Lieutenant General PR Shankar (Retd)

30 Nov 2020
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Theaterisation: Are We Ready?
"If headway is not made on ground and if issues highlighted above are not thought through for implementation, establishment of Theatre Commands will be a disaster."

Lieutenant General PR Shankar (Retd)

27 Nov 2020
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Information Warfare: Splitting the Anatomy of the PLA's Fake Microwave Attack!
"There is no way this weapon can target 200 men on a hill top together except in the drunken haze of Shanghai Waterfront bars after six drinks."

Lieutenant General PR Shankar (Retd)

19 Nov 2020
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Pakistani Perfidy Repeated in Gilgit & Baltistan
"Gilgit and Baltistan were amalgamated into Pakistan through British perfidy. Pakistan has consistently denied treating these areas as its provinces. These areas have been in illegal occupation by Pakistan for seven decades."

Lieutenant General PR Shankar (Retd)

13 Nov 2020
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The Continental Vs Maritime Debate
"A researcher from Carnegie India feels that the Indian Army’s prevailing doctrine leaves the military with two main choices: do nothing or risk wars it cannot win."

Lieutenant General PR Shankar (Retd)

2 Nov 2020
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QUAD: Evolving Fast
"QUAD now, unambiguously means containing China in through the Indo-Pacific construct. China, despite showing signs of concern remains aggressive."

Lieutenant General PR Shankar (Retd)

26 Oct 2020
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Five Point Framework to Attain Strategic Independence
"The term ‘Strategic Independence’ is often being used these days without understanding its implications. It is important to understand what it means and how to achieve it."

Lieutenant General PR Shankar (Retd)

24 Oct 2020
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Time to Say Get Lost to One China
"The ultra-cautious approach of the government is indeed baffling. The people of India must nudge the Government into action on this issue. It is understandable that we work our way forward with caution and incrementally. However, intent has to be conveyed."

Lieutenant General PR Shankar (Retd)

24 Oct 2020
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