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Dr Ravi Shankar has over two decades of experience in communications, print journalism, electronic media, documentary film making and new media. He makes regular appearances on national television news channels as a commentator and analyst on current and political affairs. Apart from being an acknowledged Journalist, he has been a passionate newsroom manager bringing a wide range of journalistic experience from past associations with India’s leading media conglomerates (Times of India group and India Today group) and had led global news-gathering operations at world’s biggest multimedia news agency- ANI-Reuters. He has covered Parliament extensively over the past several years. Widely traveled, he has covered several summits as part of media delegation accompanying the Indian President, Vice President, Prime Minister, External Affairs Minister and Finance Minister across Asia, Africa and Europe.
He can be reached at: ravi.shankar@bharatshakti.in
Humongous Growth Potential for Indian Aerospace Sector: Air Chief
Setting the tone for BharatShakti.in’s power-packed 6th edition of the Foreign Defence Attaches’ Conclave, now in its new avatar India Defence Conclave 2021, Indian Air Force (IAF) Chief Air... Read more
Contract Signed to Buy 56 C-295 Airbus Military Transport Aircraft
The deal to buy the C-295 MW transport aircraft was sealed between the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and Airbus Defence and Space, Spain to replace the Indian Air Force’s ageing fleet of Avro-74... Read more
China’s Hegemonic Ambitions in Middle East: First Stop Oman
Editor’s Note The Chinese surge in the Middle-East could easily gather greater pace in the near future. Its cheque book diplomacy seems to have already wrapped up Oman, majorly. The United S... Read more
Changing Face of Kashmir Violence
While the guns have fallen silent along the India-Pakistan borders ever since the ceasefire came into effect in February, there is an uptick in terrorism in Kashmir. Since January this year,... Read more
Swedish Defence Minister Woos India to Buy Gripen Jets
In a bid to make a strong pitch to sell its Gripen fighter aircraft to Indian Air Force, Swedish Defence Minister Peter Hultqvist said that the deal is 100 per cent supported by the Swedish... Read more
Submarine Project-75I: Mother of All Underwater Combat Deals Cleared
The much-awaited Rs. 43,000 crore project to indigenously build six new-generation submarines with foreign collaboration has been cleared with the approval of RFP (request for proposal) by t... Read more
India Is Prepared For Biological Warfare: Defence Secretary
The danger of Biological Warfare is receiving huge attention amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the strengthening perception of Coronavirus being a Chinese bioweapon created in a labor... Read more
Spurt in Non-Traditional Maritime Security Threats In Indian Ocean
Editor’s Note The shipping lanes of the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) are vital for global trade and commerce. These lanes are traversed by thousands of ships every month. Along with regular com... Read more
IAF, Army, DRDO Scramble In Fight Against Pandemic: 500 Oxygen Plants In 90-days, PM Reviews IAF Operations
With a dire COVID-19 situation unfolding in India, characterized by record-breaking daily spike in infections and acute medical Oxygen shortage, the Prime Minister, on 28 April, reviewed the... Read more
PM Reviews Armed Forces Role in COVID Fight with CDS
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Bipin Rawat briefed Prime Minister Narendra Modi about the operations and measures being undertaken by the Armed Forces to deal with the COVID-19 pa... Read more