Lt Gen P R Shankar (Retd) Articles 50
Lt Gen P R Shankar is a retired Director General of Artillery. He is an alumnus of National Defence Academy Khadakvasala, Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, Army War College, Mhow, Naval Post Graduate School, Monterrey and National Defence College, New Delhi. He has held many important command, staff and instructional appointments in the Army. He has vast operational experience having served in all kinds of terrain and operational situations which has confronted the Indian Army in the past four decades.He gave great impetus to the modernization of Artillery through indigenization. He has deep knowledge, understanding and experience in successful defense planning and acquisition, spanning over a decade. Major 155mm Gun projects like the Dhanush, M777 ULH and K9 Vajra, Rocket and Missile projects related to Pinaka, Brahmos and Grad BM21, surveillance projects like Swati WLR and few ammunition projects came to fructification due to his relentless efforts.The General Officer is now a Professor in the Aerospace Department of Indian Institute of Technology, Madras., Chennai. He is actively involved in applied research.
He can be reached at: pravishankar3@gmail.com
Pakistan – ‘Break Ke Baad’ (After it ‘Breaks’)
Editor’s Note Pakistan is on the verge of being a failing state or about to break up, are issues that have been discussed often in the past. In this article the author brings-in comparisons... Read more
Pakistan Inching Towards Failures
Editor’s Note Pakistan has been on the brink of failing for a protracted period of time. Pakistan’s economic woes, huge debt burden that can perhaps never be eased, caught in a bind woven by... Read more
Pakistan: A State Progressing From Failing to Failed
Editor’s Note India has a problem just beyond its borders that has abundant ramifications on our side of the divide. Even with the recent infusion of billions of dollar by a few countries, t... Read more
The Indus Curse on Pakistan’s Future Trajectory
Editor’s Pick Pakistan seems to be riding a downward spiral. Or, perhaps it’s already in a state of free fall. However, even with Khan now firmly in saddle for a reasonable period of time, n... Read more
The Story of BRI So Far—Loose Belt and Bumpy Road
Editor’s Note The Belt and Road Initiative Forum is scheduled to run at Beijing from 26 to 27 April, 2019. The Chinese expect a fairly long list of countries to attend the forum with either... Read more
Pakistan Nervous, Deep State on High Alert
Pakistan is in a High Strung State and its Deep State is on high alert. The Pakistani Prime Minister feels that Indian mischief is possible before the elections. Even the heat and dust of t... Read more
China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) – Failure Looming Ahead
Editor’s Note Is the CPEC faltering? What is the extent to which it has been pruned down already? Why are more and more countries getting apprehensive about Chinese funding? Has it got anyth... Read more
Disruption in Military Affairs (DMA): A Technology Centric Approach
Editor’s Note The armed forces of all nations are having to re-think their doctrines with technologies disrupting the ways and means of conducting conventional and non-conventional operation... Read more
Hunting for Nasr?
Editor’s Note The issue of Pakistan using tactical nuclear weapons in the event of a military confrontation with India has been discussed often. They could use it on our spearheads as they g... Read more
China an Overstretched Hegemon
Editor’s Note The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has a greater strategic thrust as compared to being an economic bonanza for the participating countries. A host of countries have already sta... Read more