Raj Shukla
@Gen_RajShukla
Followers
9,994
Following
402
Media
119
Statuses
1,747
Former Army Commander. Observer and occasional commentator on strategic military affairs
Joined May 2022
Don't wanna be here?
Send us removal request.
Explore trending content on Musk Viewer
BECKY X MAYBELLINE LIVE
• 180622 Tweets
Northern Lights
• 178829 Tweets
#REBECCAPINKLOVELIVE
• 177629 Tweets
オーロラ
• 151126 Tweets
#Auroraborealis
• 74710 Tweets
#ヒロミのおせっ買い
• 29318 Tweets
BUMP
• 29030 Tweets
京王杯SC
• 22330 Tweets
Brush Teeth With Patrick🪥
• 20950 Tweets
UsutTuntasRBT UsutRBS
• 19977 Tweets
バチコン
• 14542 Tweets
Kアリーナ
• 12164 Tweets
ソウルイーター
• 11912 Tweets
太陽フレアのせい
• 11120 Tweets
Antero
• 10314 Tweets
No India China today. Anniversary Dinner at the Delhi Golf Club with my wife of 33 years, Manjari
147
32
1K
I do not think we should be in denial any longer
CRIK - the China, Russia, Iran, North Korea Axis has arrived on the world stage as a formidable entity
China is not only buying 40,% of Russian oil to prop up the Russian economy, it is supplying engines for Russian drones.…
76
207
951
My analysis of the TOD suggests that it is very much a workable scheme, in some ways pathbreaking. It should be a precursor to an even larger set of HR Reforms focussed on talent management. Many of the apprehensions can be managed with sound implementation
49
69
475
China is the largest exporter and therefore key beneficiary of the Red Sea route. So is Europe for its energy supplies.
Yet, the policing and military costs are being borne by UK & USA
Some irony this
34
59
450
69 % of NATO's Defence budget comes from the USA.
The World's richest cohort - EU, cannot pay for it's own Defence?😀😀😀. Unfair, if not downright ridiculous.
Time Europe steps up it's game. Pays for and creates it's own conventional capacities
USA provides only Extended…
37
82
447
News of Vivek Ramaswamy being Trump's possible pick for VP is very welcome. But should not surprise us
A sure indicator of the growing salience of Indian talent.
In the Biden administration as many as 140 Indians (origin) hold key positions.
In the Anglo- Saxon world, 65 %…
43
70
428
A great line in Hindi : Asahmati ka sahas, Sahmati ka Vivek
The courage to disagree, the wisdom to agree
9
68
407
The last time the USA was embroiled deeply in Iraq & Afghanistan, the PLA used the distractions to draw level with the US Military.
Now, with the USA getting sucked into conflicts in two theatres, will China be tempted to open up a third and complete the ' historic…
37
67
384
Goodbye Col Manpreet
40+ coursemates of Col Manpreet (116 Reg) attended his cremation today. Salute to their spirit... 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
6
42
355
West Asia is on the edge. IDF 's attack on the Iranian Consulate in Syria is worrisome. Two Generals who were co-ordinating with proxies in Syria & Lebanon, and five advisors killed. A direct challenge to Iran's proxy strategy.
Iran vows revenge.
We may see wider conflict in…
17
50
329
Goodbye Goa. A memorable holiday with some of the best roadside Cafes
7
2
281
The USA uses aircraft carriers to project power worldwide. Iran has set up Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis and Shia Militias to project its power in a more limited but very effective manner in the Middle East. Israel recognises this reality - this also explains the attacks on this…
16
60
268
Despite its many problems, one sound feature of the American University System is that it teaches how to think and problem solve. In other parts of the world - India and South Korea, the emphasis is on how to do well in tests.
True ?
Do we need to make the transition?
42
34
271
Former Chinese FM Qin Gang (with links to MSS) and his Chinese Mistress Fu (linked to PLA Int) breached a golden rule, that of no cross connections between int organs. Deeper linkages to corruption in Rocket Force. Strategic Support Force & a wider penetration of PLA by CIA. 1/2
3
32
270
John Mearsheimer on the global rules based order (paraphrased) :
One of the reasons that the USA obeys the rules, is that it wrote the rules
9
49
264
IDF Chief of General Staff Gen Herzi Halevi in his first public remarks since 10/7, apologies to the Israeli people - IDF failed the contract, won't happen again he says. Candour must be appreciated. Now IDF must step up to the task. It will
16
31
257
Sell your brain and brawn to the highest bidder, but never put a price tag on your heart and soul - Abraham Lincoln
6
37
243
Shocking at least for me.
PTI (Indep) with 125 seats in the lead.
Establishment has failed to manage the elections
Nawaz trails in both the seats that he is contesting
20
23
227
So proud of Col Bansod. Played a small part. Bravo AATMANIRBHARTA IN DEFENCE
#BREAKING
: 𝙄𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝘿𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙣 𝙗𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣!!
𝗟𝗼𝗸𝗲𝘀𝗵 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 to supply 550 𝟵𝘅𝟭𝟵𝗺𝗺 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗣𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗹 "𝗔𝗦𝗠𝗜" to the 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 of the Indian Army. LMT has beaten the…
56
924
8K
2
26
221
A reminder to all of us (including me) that express so profusely on geo-politics, it may be useful to consult an atlas at least once a day. unless you are a map starer by habit
5
20
220
The most urgent transition that the Indian Military needs is one to DIGITAL COMBAT.
Data is now a weapon system. We need to manage, secure and use data for operational affect.
And we need to do so with speed & skill, for the attack surfaces are growing, the margin for error is…
16
33
213
The Republic Day is a good time to reflect on a wide range of issues that affect our prosperity and security.
Amongst other initiatives, It would appear to me that this government has initiated a deep, thoughtful, long term and Comprehensive National Security Makeover - the most…
6
26
207
How space astronauts are kept in place by earthy bureaucracies 😀😀
14
33
206
We need to turn our attention to the Global South, where China is proliferating a skilful, alternative, narrative. One anchored in the positives of the BRI, no political meddling, no diplomatic moralising on values. Driven by a distinctive, Chinese power fulcrum, through modern…
12
37
198
China's population drops for a second year in a row.
China may grow old before it grows rich
Good news for USA
Great opportunity for India.
We must step up our game in the Amritkaal - so that we grow rich before we grow old
5
19
197
Crossed 1 million
Thank you
@smitaprakash
@ajitkdubey
@ANI
/
@colhunnybakshi
/
All viewers and followers
11
11
198
A country which seeks moral perfection in its foreign policy will achieve neither perfection, nor security - Henry Kissinger
RIP - One of the most astute strategic minds in the last century
10
36
198
Why life is a long episode of tight rope walking. Management of many contradictions
Muktasar si zindagi ke ajeeb afsaane (stories) hain
Yahan teer bhi chalaane hain, aur parinde (birds) bhi bachaane hain
7
18
187
Strongly recommended for squadron, company and battery commanders in theatres all over the world
4
18
182
Just got my eye operated at the Army RR Hospital in Delhi. Thought I must thank and place on record my deep appreciation to Brig Sanjay Mishra and his team for their great professionalism and care. Symbolises the work ethos of our AMC
@rajnathsingh
@dgafms_mod
@adgpi
25
6
178
In Aug 2006 Hezbollah took TWO IDF soldiers hostage. IDF launched a massive military campaign. 7000 air strikes, 2500 naval bombardments, 80 bridges, 900 commercial enterprises destroyed.Yet op was called a failure. PM Olmert responded"Half of Lebanon destroyed,is that a loss?1/2
4
35
175
China announces growth in defence spending of 7.2% this year. Exceeds growth target of the Chinese economy (around 5%). Defence outlays of China now in excess of 7% for third year in a row.
US Senator Dan Sullivan asserts that Chinese Defence spending is in fact far higher,…
25
39
172
Today, when there is talk of defeatism / fatigue in Ukraine and the prospect of abandonment in Taiwan, we must take our minds back to what Churchill said in 1941 ," Give us the tools and we will finish the job. "
He was given the tools and he did finish the job.
Zvelensky makes…
13
21
173
North Korea has produced and transferred more artillery shells to Russia than the entire West has given Ukraine. In a predominantly artillery war, little wonder then that Russia is winning.
The Arsenal of Autocracy is pipping the Arsenal of Democracy
7
21
169
ANI Podcast with Smita Prakash on the MEGA CRISIS : Israel - Hamas
20
27
165
UNBELIEVEBLE : amidst all this talk of emerging technologies, in America's nuclear triad, the submarine launched nuclear missiles are guided by the ancient art of navigation : star sightings.
And experts say they are very accurate
10
23
171
A momentof great pride
_Group Captain Prasnath Balakrishnan Nair, Group Captain Ajit Krishnan, Group Captain Angad Pratap and Wing Commander Shubhanshu Shukla are selected for the manned Gaganyaan mission._
1
11
165
Why the NDA must TRANSFORM . My talk at the recent Celebrations - 75 years of NDA
Defective Link corrected
35
48
163
While the world is focussed on the Houthis & the Hamas, Iran is a few screwdriver turns away from weaponising it's nuclear prowess.
What will a Nuclear Iran mean for the geo-politics of West Asia and the wider world ?
A vastly strengthened Global East - China, Russia, Iran &…
17
31
162
The travesty of the information age : wisdom is getting lost in knowledge, knowledge is getting lost in information
Time to recall the eternal wisdom of TS Eliot
7
24
163
The question once was whether China would rise peacefully. The question now is 'Can America decline Peacefully'?
Can America muster the necessary techno - strategc- military firepower to deter China ?
If not, will it demonstrate the diplomatic wisdom / adroitness to adjust to…
12
28
167
This is very encouraging
7
22
159
The South China Sea may be the next Persian Gulf - potential resources in oil and gas
The strategic competition there will only intensify
6
20
154
Will Asim Munir seek exile in Saudi Arabia or Dubai ? 😀😀😀
Could Faiz return ?
Or will there be a truce between the Establishment and IK ?
Remember this time the judiciary may not be so pliable - Qazi Isa
Are we going to see a historic reset in CMR in Pakistan - Coups…
19
19
149
Khamoshi se banate raho pehchaan apni
Hawaein khud tumhara taraana gun gunayengi
With quiet diligence, create a niche for yourself
Greaness will follow in your steps
9
28
167
National Security Reforms - Do watch
11
32
151
A benchmark in my tweeting career - 100 K views.
I do not think we should be in denial any longer
CRIK - the China, Russia, Iran, North Korea Axis has arrived on the world stage as a formidable entity
China is not only buying 40,% of Russian oil to prop up the Russian economy, it is supplying engines for Russian drones.…
76
207
951
8
7
150
Amid the tragedy in Israel, we must spare a moment to condole the death of a 1000 plus in the Herat earthquake in Afghanistan. RIP
4
10
144
What imagination in corruption The corrupt PLA filled missiles with water, not fuel. Major defects in nuclear silos. WORLD CLASS MILITARY☺️☺️☺️☺️☺️
Wow.
"The US assessments cited several examples of the impact of graft, including ... vast fields of missile silos in western China with lids that don’t function in a way that would allow the missiles to launch effectively, one of the people said."
51
204
820
7
24
144
China had said that a Lai (DPP) win in Taiwan will bring war, a Hou ( KMT) win would bring peace.
Now that Lai has won, what will it be?
Will we see growing military tensions in the Strait or will the Houthis continue to steal the limelight?
It would be erroneous to describe the…
13
23
148
Possible contours of escalation in West Asia
Israel is going to go ahead with Rafa, possibly after Ramzan
An IDF Armoured Brigade is under training for operations in Lebanon against Hezbollah
Israel is also determined to target the AXIS - the IRGC in Syria as also the supply…
6
15
146
North Korea as we know too well is the biggest supplier of ammunition to Russia.
South Korea is the biggest supplier of arms and amunition to Ukraine, after USA.
In East Asia, the two Koreas are in a renewed military stand off
North & South Korea are clearly punching well…
11
22
143
Iran has either miscalculated. Or is signalling vigorously to end the war in Gaza - messaging to the CF interlocutors in Paris - Mossad, CIA Director Burns, Qatar & Egypt
US will nevertheless respond vigorously to the strike on its base in Jordan (not Syria or Iraq)
Jordan is…
8
18
141
For those who see value in ' clarity' .
Napoleon in a love letter to his wife ' Beloved, had I more time, my letters to you would have been shorter.'
From romance to science to statecraft to life; even on Twitter, what separates the distinguished from the mediocre : CLARITY
6
15
139
At the Indo - US Forum. Ananta Aspen
12
7
131
Spoke on INDIA'S QUANTUM MOMENT at a C-DAC Event in IIT Varanasi last Saturday. The future is indeed Quantum.
10
8
133
In the spirit of SUDDRIDH, SAMRIDH. SURAKSHIT BHARAT
Lieutenant Inayat Vats who lost her father Major Navneet Vats in a counter-insurgency operation commissioned into the Indian Army today and donned the same uniform that her hero dad once did: Indian Army
90
922
10K
2
6
133
Data Entity PLANET with 200 satellites has the ability to get a detailed picture of every part of earth's surface, every 24 hrs.
Which Indian Start Up could ensure persistent svl of LAC - coupled with AI enabled change detection, could we not upgrade svl of LAC substantially?
6
26
132
Forget unipolar and multipolar, the world is going to enter it's techno-polar moment soon
Technology companies and domains like AI will become more salient than the most powerful State Actors
National Security and Warfighting will undergo a fundamental transformation
8
12
123
In the context of the gruesome events in Israel of last week, we may like to recall the wisdom of Edward Wilson, underlining the profound paradox of humanity : paleothic (stone age) emotions, medieval institutions and godlike technologies
4
14
122
At the LBSNAA (IAS Academy) where I spoke to the 29th Iteration of the Joint Civil Military Programme on CIVIL MILITARY FUSION. A fulfilling engagement
3
2
122
Do read - a confessional biography. First step in understanding the import and gravity of the China Challenge
3
13
125
Thought for 2024
Sometimes we get so deeply obsessed with our own projects and perspectives, that we fail utterly to see the pain and agony of others. Not very wise.
UNHE TO APNE GULDASTE KI RAUNAK SE HI ITNI MOHABBAT HAI
KAHAN PHURSAT KI DARD-E-GULISTAN SAMJHEIN
Happy New Year…
19
12
120
In the last decade, global space launches are up 400%, number of active satellites are up 700%, number of satls launched per rocket are up 2100%. Space superiority through domain control is a sina qua non for modern combat. Sensor to shooter killware is the future. Before…
19
16
122
Horrendous : from nuclear launch to nuclear winter, a possible 5 billion could die. INSANE
10
6
120
Will USA intervene in a possible Taiwan contingency ?
Depends greatly on Taiwan 's own response
The West came to the aid of Ukraine, because the response of Ukraine in the first instance was heroic and resolute
Taiwan could do far more to enhance it's Deterrence signatures.…
16
14
115
Mumbai beats Beijing as Asia's Billionaire Capital for the fist time : Global Rich List published by a Shanghai based Research Institute
5
14
116
Had the privilege of hearing PM Modi at the TV9 Summit in New Delhi. An inspiring & mesmerising speech on INDIA - THE BIG LEAP
If you haven't, do watch
4
5
113
10/7-worst civilian massacre in Israel's 75 yr history. It has shattered the legend of Mossad and aura of Israeli invincibility.A 'Hard State"must now leverage it's hard power to restore deterrence. This means Disproportionate Palestinian cas & conflict with Iran. Bloodydaysahead
3
17
110
Wonderful to be back in a transformed city and a rapidly transforming State - the locus of unprecedented VIKAS. At the 24th edition of the Chairmen of State Public Service Commissions in Lucknow, inaugurated by the very dynamic - Honourable CM Yogi Adityanath ji
@CMOfficeUP
2
9
112
A conversation on Pakistan. Wih Vaibhav. Dekhiye ga zaroor
15
18
104
Spent a very eventful day with IESA yesterday. DEFTRONICS - 2023. Spoke on 'Embrace of Emerging Technologies to boost our Strategic-Military Poise.' Caught up with Col Anuragh Awasthi who is doing some outstanding work to grow India's semi-conductor prowess. True delight!!
2
4
112
Good Luck! General Anil Chauhan
#CDS
.
Best Wishes!
@DefenceMinIndia
@PMOIndia
@IDSAIndia
@orfonline
@vifindia
@adgpi
@indiannavy
@IAF_MCC
@GenHooda
@atahasnain53
@OfficialCLAWSIN
@arunp2810
3
15
111
A valuable lesson to be learnt from Ukraine is the manner in which the relationship between Airpower, Manoeuvre & Firepower evolved.
The proliferation of Air Defences stymied the attainment of Air Superiority.
In the absence of Air Superiority Manoeuvre was severely eclipsed,…
10
21
111
Spoke to the Naval War College yesterday on THE MAGIC OF CIVIL-MILITARY FUSION
7
9
111
This time senior IDF officers have been taken hostage. What will be the nature of response ? A muscular foreign policy entails HIGH & SHARP LEVELS OF MILITARY READINESS. Never Easy. 2/2
3
12
106
GAZA
Reportedly, Yahya Sinwar and his Military Chief Deif, are holed up in a tunnel, with 130 Israeli hostages., all surrounded by the IDF.
The Hamas leadership in Qatar is looking for a Israeli hostage/ Palestinian prisoner swap in return for an abandonment of the Rafa…
8
36
145
How Putin, Iran and Xi have changed the grammar of foreign policy
At the MSC and other recent gatherings, Anthony Blinken & others have been holding forth more on artillery ammunition and Patriot interceptors, than other issues
Naill Fergusson speaks of DEFENCE NOT AS…
12
14
105
The objective of our Strategic Autonomy is wise - steer the course of the intensifying Sino- US Rivalry, without having to take sides. Will in reality, we be able to sit it out, without doing so ? Increasingly it seems NOT
17
9
105
In the battle of Avdivka, we finally saw hitherto underwhelming, Russian airpower come into it's own.
After two years of hard work, they have finally managed to make add on precision kits for their dumb munitions. Therefore the success.
The Indian military needs to go on a…
4
20
105
An Era of War ?
Are we already living in the World War 3?
That’s the biggest question we all have on our minds these days.
On one hand where China & America are involved in a new
#ColdWar
, on the other hand Israel vs Hamas, & Russia vs Ukraine is something we’re seeing happening in front of…
1
6
21
5
10
102
Once Xi spoke of there being 'enough space for the two of us(China & USA) in the Pacific'
At San Francisco he spoke of there being enough space on 'Earth for the two of us'
Is China telling USA- return to your corner of the Pacific, and between us we could slice up the world ?
20
18
105
At the JNU today. Spoke at a workshop organised by the Think Tank, THE INDIAN FUTURES, on GEOPOLITICAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL FUTURES
5
7
106
Do read this thoughtful Book by Dale Copeland
It answers some of the issues that arise when we raise the question : do strong economic interdependencies decrease the prospect of Conflict?
He opines that when the expectations of trade are positive, the prospect decreases. But…
7
15
101
Cause to celebrate or worry?
Einstein had an IQ of 160
Chat GPT 4 has an IQ of 155
18
7
101
The Pak Army has displayed not only poor judgement but also deplorable mathematics
In past elections, the rigging was in thousands
This time one crore votes have been manipulated.
In Karaci, the Form 47 of the Election Commission gives 12 lakh votes to PTI, 8 lakh votes to…
5
14
96
Corruption and scandal brewing in China's Signature Project, it's Rocket Force, the decisive instrument to thwart US Access in the West Pacific. Cdr under investigation. Dy Cdr commits suicide. Linkages with dissapearance of the FM and TV Hostess.
American soft power at work?
5
16
100
For those of you with the patience. Do listen
11
17
98
What is the concept of Launch on Warning & Sole Presidential Authority?
A Russian nuclear launch is picked up in Outer Space by a. US Satellite .
LOW kicks in.
After a confirmation by a second radar, within SIX minutes, the US President in consultation with SECDEF and…
6
11
97