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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
Bakasura: Chinese Communist Party’s Equivalent in Indian Mythology
The ancient Indian epic Mahabharata is replete with anecdotes that are also parables; lessons which are applicable even in today’s context. The belligerence and heavy-handedness of the Chine... Read more
Big Push to Indigenisation, Govt Clears Procurement of Domestic Weapons Acquisition Worth Over 31,000 Crore
In a bid to give a big push for indigenous design and development, the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC)has approved acquisition of defence equipment worth of Rs. 31,130 crore from Indian de... Read more
Chinese Communist Party and The ‘Art of Lying’!
“All warfare is based on deception” Verse 18, Chapter 1, Art of War – Sun Tzu The ‘Art of War’ is a seminal work of the ancient Chinese strategist, Sun Tzu (5th Century BC) that is a part of... Read more
Is China Overestimating its Strength?
The brutal brawl at Galwan Valley on 15-16 June which led to major casualties on both sides after a gap of around five decades is a steep escalation in India-China military face-offs. The Ch... Read more
The Worst-Ever Violent Face-Off at LAC: Sequence of Events
The simmering tensions along the LAC in the Galwan Valley between India and China took a violent turn on the night of Monday 15 June in which the Indian Army lost one officer and two soldier... Read more
The Defiant Dragon: Hisses and Misses of the Chinese Dream
Editor’s Note The article binds with a single thread decades of Chinese thinking and explores how a nation known for its long-term strategic approach, is now apparently in a race to beat the... Read more
Mapping Mass Uprisings: Dragon’s Tail on Fire, China Spiraling into Chaos
“The Communist Party of China took two lessons from the Beijing’s Tiananmen Square incident – first, political openness has to be stopped by all means and guarding the party’s ideology was m... Read more
Pulwama Exposes Pakistan’s Deceitful False Flag Narrative Yet Again
On 28 May, security forces in Kashmir foiled what could have been a devastating terror attack, similar to the 2019 Pulwama attack in which 40 CRPF personnel were martyred. A car loaded with... Read more
Govt Approves 26 Defence Items From Local Suppliers to Boost ‘Make in India’
The Central Government has issued Public Procurement to encourage ‘Make in India’ and to promote manufacturing and production of goods and services in India. Under this order, Department of... Read more
DRDO into Overdrive, Develops Spin-Off Technologies to Combat Pandemic
Ever since the Chinese coronavirus outbreak came to notice, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has ensured that all its laboratories working under life sciences cluster... Read more