LT GEN PR SHANKAR (Retd)

ENOUGH OF SUN TZU, WARS CAN BE WON ONLY BY FIGHTING

We must realise that battles are not linear. Vietnam defeated France, the US and China with almost nothing. Afghanistan defeated…

5 years ago

A landscape for defence exports

India’s defence export chances brighten as many countries turn away from China. But the big question is: Are we ready…

5 years ago

NO ‘GO’ FOR CHINA IN THE LOGJAM

China is in no position to undertake a major offensive anywhere and its economy will struggle. The fact that the…

5 years ago

Disruption in military affairs

At the root, multi-domain warfare is autocratic in nature and suit China and Pakistan. The challenge for democracies like India…

5 years ago

Dealing with Dragon effectively

Our massive defensive capability has not deterred China. The answer to offensive capability does not lie in raising another manpower…

5 years ago

Sino-Indian logjam: A review

Differences in comprehensive national power between India and China might be vast. But battlefields do not respect such power factors.…

5 years ago

Kashmir: A future reflection

It is utopian to think that Kashmir can exist as an independent country between three nuclear powers—India, China and Pakistan.…

5 years ago

CHINA FISHING IN TROUBLED PAK WATERS TO NEEDLE INDIA

Pakistan and China have hastened the deal to build the Diamer Bhasha dam on Indus river in Gilgit Baltistan. It…

5 years ago

Defence acquisition needs to be streamlined now

The success or failure of defence acquisition depends upon the people who operate the system. Even when rules were simple…

5 years ago

Needed, a tank for high altitude

The ongoing LAC standoff between India and China has highlighted the lack of a suitable tank for high altitudes. The…

5 years ago

World superpowers and China

China does not have the grandeur of the Romans, the military machine of the Mongols, the ideology of the erstwhile…

5 years ago

India’s ‘Quadratic’ Equations

It can’t be business as usual for India. On the global stage, the country needs to have the confidence of…

5 years ago