Col Alok Mathur SM, Author at raksha-anirveda.com

Operation Kargil Vijay ‘99, Indo-Pak War Round 5 Finale

Col Alok Mathur SM - July 26, 2024

The fifth round of war between India and Pakistan fought 25 years ago in the high-altitude area in the western Ladakh Ranges in the Himalayas, came to an end when Indian Prime Minister Atal...

Adieu: Maj Gen C P Singh, Arty

Col Alok Mathur SM - July 23, 2024

Maj Gen C P Singh was a dynamic , professionally competent and fully devoted officer of the Indian Army. He was born on December 23, 1957 at Village Malpura in Agra, Uttar Pradesh. After...

Operation Tangail: An Epic Operation

Col Alok Mathur SM - December 10, 2023

President Yahya Khan of Pakistan gave Operation Changez Khan the green signal, at 1730 hrs. on December 3, 1971. Pak Air Force’s F 86 Sabres, Mirages, and Star Fighters warplanes took off from Murid,...

Indo-Pak War 1965: Graveyard of Pattons

Col Alok Mathur SM - September 23, 2023

Pakistan launched Operation Grand Slam on 1 September 1965 and crossed the ceasefire line north of Chenab River between Pir Jamal village and Burejal spearheaded by 2 Armoured Regiments and two brigades and were...

The Journey of Realignment

Col Alok Mathur SM - September 18, 2023

Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated during the 20th ASEAN–India Summit on 7th September 2023 in Jakarta, Indonesia, that engagement with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) constitutes a crucial aspect of India’s Act...

Zorawar: The Snow Leopard

Col Alok Mathur SM - August 16, 2023

Post Operation Juniper, which lasted for 73 days in June-August 2017 at the Doklam Plateau on India, Bhutan and Tibet tri-junction, the clash between the Chinese and Indian patrols again on 9 May 2020...

Kargil War: The Knock Out Punch to Op Badr

Col Alok Mathur SM - July 25, 2023

The operational responsibility of the entire Jammu & Kashmir state, now divided into two UTs (Including Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh) in 1999, was of Northern Army based in Udhampur and was divided between two...

Operation Dost: Locals Describe Rescue Teams as Angels Sent by God

Col Alok Mathur SM - February 26, 2023

As the sun rolled down on the western horizon over Yamuna, three C-17 Globe Masters, the strategic heavy lift aircraft of the Indian Air force, landed at Hindon Airbase after a long journey from...

Goa Liberation Operation 1961 (Operation Vijay 1.0)

Col Alok Mathur SM - December 19, 2022

Goa is a tiny emerald land on the southwest coast of India in the Konkan region overlooking the beautiful Arabian Sea. It is a tropical paradise with natural scenic beauty, swaying palms, miles of...

Indo-China War 1962: How China Achieved What it Wanted With Unilateral Ceasefire

Col Alok Mathur SM - November 21, 2022

On September 9, 1962, Krishna Menon who was the Defence Minister of India decided to evict the Chinese troops south of Thala Ridge. This decision was endorsed by Nehru, who was in London to...

Group 20 – A Forum for International Economic and Financial Solutions

Col Alok Mathur SM - November 18, 2022

The 17th G-20 or Group of Twenty summit -- an intergovernmental forum made up of 19 countries and the European Union is in progress in Bali, Indonesia to discuss major global economic issues like...

UN Peace Operation in Congo (1960-64) – The First and the Largest Peacekeeping Mission

Col Alok Mathur SM - September 27, 2022

Democratic Republic of Congo (DPR) in Central Africa also known as Congo-Kinshasa, Belgian Congo and Zaire is the second-largest country in Africa and the 11th-largest in the world with a population of 108 million...

Operation Polo – The Inside Story of How Hyderabad Became a Part of India

Col Alok Mathur SM - September 11, 2022

One of the last things that Lord Mountbatten, wanted to do before he finally left India on 23 June 1948 was to solve the Hyderabad issue. Hyderabad was the only state which has not...