LT GEN PR SHANKAR (Retd)

SIX STRATEGIES FOR QUAD 3.0\

Quad 3.0 must first firm up itself. It must define for itself what it wants to achieve within its limitations,…

4 years ago

LAC DISENGAGEMENT: STILL A LONG WAY TO GO FOR GENUINE PEACE

A new dynamic has been introduced in the LAC management. The area between Finger 8 and Finger 4 has been…

4 years ago

Evolution of Quad 3.0: Food for thought

The concept of a free and open Indo-Pacific can only be achieved through a strong Quad 3.0. As an extension,…

4 years ago

Back to Pakistani blackmail with a gun to US head

Islamabad is back with a gun-to-its-head policy. It is clearly telling the US that unless the Biden Administration takes the…

4 years ago

CHINESE VIRUS: INDIAN SOLUTION

The year 2021 is going to be a year of controlled aggression—against the PLA and the Chinese virus. It will…

4 years ago

BATTLEFIELD ENERGY, OIL OF SPACE AND REBALANCING

High altitude operational areas and battlefields are energy guzzlers due to rarefied atmospheres, lack of oxygen and inefficient engines. Energy…

4 years ago

THE BIG SINO-INDIAN LOGJAM: AFTER THE WINTER FREEZE

It will be prudent to expect some friction and bluster to continue. It should also be clear that China will…

4 years ago

Pakistan at the dawn of 2021

A glance at some opinion pieces from the first three days of January 2021 of ‘Dawn’ shows there is little…

4 years ago

LOOTERS OF FIFTH REICH IN PAKISTAN

Present-day Pakistan is floundering under the ‘Looters of the Fifth Reich’. The current Reichmaster, General Qamar Bajwa, is ensuring that…

5 years ago

OUTLINES OF A TIBET POLICY

Amid the ongoing LAC standoff in eastern Ladakh, China needs to be shown a red card. And Tibet can be…

5 years ago

INDIA AND US SHOULD PURSUE THE ‘NEEDLES IN HAYSTACKS’ POLICY

China respects strength. It has tested India’s strength in Doklam and in eastern Ladakh. Despite its initial bluster and threats,…

5 years ago

CHINA’S STRATEGIC MISCALCULATION: WAR AVOIDANCE TO WAR EMBRACEMENT

From Deng Xiaoping’s strategy of war avoidance, China has switched to Xi Jinping’s model of expansionist unrestricted warfare. Will China…

5 years ago