Lt Gen P R Shankar (Retd) Articles 55
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
What Does The M 777 Ultra-Light Howitzer Mean To Us?
Editor’s Note It’s been a long journey since the Bofors scam of 1980s to the day we ultimately signed a contract to purchase 145 Ultra Light 155 mm Howitzers from the Americans via the Forei... Read more
Slaying The Dragon: Unrestricted Warfare
Editor’s Note The brash Chinese posturing in the South China Sea and Dokalam near the Tri Junction of China, Bhutan and India is a cause for concern for the countries in the region. In fact,... Read more
Playing Chinese Checkers In Bhutanese Pastures
Editor’s Note The eyeball-to-eyeball game continues at the tri-junction with no solution in sight. The Chinese seem to be having problems with every other country with which it shares its la... Read more
China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and Kashmiri Angles
Editor’s Note The China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is undoubtedly the showpiece of the grandiose Belt and Road Initiative of China, and is making news almost daily. In the auth... Read more
सीपीईसी की कहानी – “चीन पंजाब गलियारा” या “पाकिस्तान का औपनिवेशीकरण और चीन की समृद्धि”?
संपादक की बात जनरल ने चीन पाकिस्तान आर्थिक गलियारे (सीपीईसी) पर अपने पिछले आलेख (https://bharatshakti.in/cpec-the-chinese-carotid-pakistani-jugular-and-an-indian-opportunity/) में भारतीच दृष... Read more
The CPEC Fable – “China Punjab Economic Corridor” or “Colonise Pakistan Enrich China”?
Editor’s Note In the General’s last article on China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) (https://bharatshakti.in/cpec-the-chinese-carotid-pakistani-jugular-and-an-indian-opportunity/), he had... Read more
CPEC – The Chinese Carotid, Pakistani Jugular and an Indian Opportunity
EDITOR’S NOTE The General, in a previous article in BharatShakti.in, had argued that the China Pakistan Economic Corridor was a carotid for China (https://bharatshakti.in/the-new-carot... Read more
The Future of Surgical Strikes
EDITOR’S NOTE The bodies of a few of our soldiers were mutilated very recently by Pakistani Army personnel who had undertaken a cross-border operation. The hue and cry across the count... Read more
Are We Ready Across the Himalayas?
ARE WE READY ACROSS THE HIMALAYAS? In Sep 2015, China held a massive military parade in the Tiananmen Square to showcase its growing military might. Since then its actions in the South China... Read more
रक्षा खरीद के मानवीय पहलू
संपादक की बात रक्षा खरीद नीति (डीपीपी) 2016 को क्रांतिकारी दस्तावेज बताया गया था। अड़ियल अफसरशाही का हस्तक्षेप कम करना, पारदर्शिता की शुरुआत करना, खरीद प्रक्रिया तेज करना, रक्षा में प्रत्यक्ष... Read more