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Brig Advitya Madan

The writer commanded 15 Punjab in Lebanon under United Nations Flag, commanded 27 Sector as DIG in Churachandpur and was Brigadier Operational Logistics in HQ Western Command. He is currently an analyst on geopolitics, international and defence affairs. The views expressed are personal and do not necessarily carry the views of Raksha Anirveda

Iran’s Axis of Resistance is No Longer One Axis

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Iran’s ‘Axis of Resistance’ was designed to keep war away from Iranian territory. The irony of the recent conflict is that when Iran came under direct attack, the network did not respond as a...

Strait of Hormuz: Open, But Far from Normal

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The Strait of Hormuz is neither closed nor functioning normally. That distinction has become increasingly important as Washington and Tehran wage a parallel battle over what the strait’s shipping data actually means. On September 1,...

Afghanistan: Engagement Without Recognition

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Five years after the Taliban entered Kabul, Afghanistan presents an uncomfortable paradox. The regime remains unrecognised by most of the world, yet countries that reject formal recognition increasingly deal with it as a political...

The Pocket-Sized Threat: Rewiring Extremism

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Extremism no longer requires a physical space. A smartphone can serve as the entry point into an extremist ecosystem through a video, private message, gaming forum, or algorithmically recommended post. Digital environments can personalise...

When Centurions Made a Graveyard of Pattons

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On September 1, the 1 Armoured Division commemorated the 60th anniversary of the Battle of Phillora in the Sialkot sector — one of the fiercest armoured engagements in the 1965 India-Pakistan war. Six decades...

Hormuz: Iran’s Lasting Trump Card

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The most consequential weapon Iran has gained from the war may not be a nuclear weapon. It is geography. The Strait of Hormuz gives Tehran a strategic leverage that is disproportionate to its economic...

Beyond Resilience: Lebanon’s High-Stakes Path to Real Statehood

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Icommanded 15 Punjab in Lebanon in 2006, immediately after the Israel-Hezbollah war, and saw at close quarters both the resilience of Lebanese society and the weakness of the state institutions around it. Twenty years later,...

15 Punjab: The Saviour of Ladakh

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In October 1947, the Rajindra Sikhs Infantry, now 15 Punjab, returned to India after six years of combat in Burma, Java, Sumatra and the North-West Frontier Province. Having fought in both World Wars, the...

Echoes of 1965: Unpacking the Strategic Legacy of India’s Victory

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This year, India celebrates 61 years of its victory in the 1965 Indo-Pak War. It’s more than a commemoration of a military triumph; we must take out time to reminisce the gallant efforts of...

Pakistan’s Domestic Fault Lines are Widening

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The latest protests in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) are more than another episode of regional unrest. They expose a deeper structural problem confronting Pakistan: while Islamabad seeks greater diplomatic influence abroad, it continues to struggle...

The Gulf’s Nuclear Dilemma: A High-Stakes Gamble

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The proposed United States-Saudi Arabia civilian nuclear agreement has emerged at a particularly sensitive moment in West Asia. Even as Washington continues to press Iran to limit or relinquish its stockpile of enriched uranium...

Pakistan’s Unfinished Battle at Home

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Pakistan's military leadership has recently started projecting a global image, by increasing diplomatic engagement in regional and international affairs. Army Chief General Asim Munir's interactions with major global powers and regional stakeholders have reinforced...

Hormuz Must Not Become a Toll Gate

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Around one-fifth of the world's oil supply passes through the Strait of Hormuz, making it strategically the most important maritime chokepoint on the planet. For decades, its significance has rested on a simple principle:...
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