Brig Advitya Madan

The writer is an Indian Army veteran. He commanded 15 Punjab in Lebanon in 2007 and a Brigade/Sector in Manipur as DIG in 2013. He later served as Brigadier Operational Logistics, Western Command, and is currently an analyst on strategic and geopolitical affairs. The views expressed are personal and do not necessarily carry the views of Raksha Anirveda

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:...

Completing India’s Indo-Pacific Arc

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visits to Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand are best understood not as three separate bilateral engagements but as a carefully sequenced strategic mission across the Indo-Pacific. Coming immediately after the...
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