Col Alok Mathur SM

-The writer is an Indian Army veteran and a defence analyst. He has keen interest in Geo-strategic affairs and writes regularly on internal and external affairs issues related to India and neighbours. The views expressed are personal and do not necessarily reflect the views of Raksha Anirveda

Operation Rising Lion: West Asia Becomes War Zone

Col Alok Mathur SM -
In the wee hours of Friday, 200 war planes of the IDF took off from various Air bases in Israel and flew over Syria, Jordan and Iraqi airspace and carried out lethal air strikes...

Operation Black Forest: End of Red Terror

Col Alok Mathur SM -
Operation Black Forest was a massive determined 21 days long operation launched in Karreguttalu Hills located on the borders of Chhattisgarh and Telangana States. The terrain is hilly and covered with thick forest. There...

Indus Water Treaty: A Strategic Checkmate

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After surviving four wars between India and Pakistan and a series of terrorist attacks, the 65-year-old Indus Water Treaty (IWT) was suspended by India on April 24, 2025, in response to the gruesome massacre...

Operation Brahma: Timely Help for Quake-hit Myanmar

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Hindon Airbase received a warning order on March 29, 2025, to keep two C 130 J Hercules ready for a disaster relief mission as the global news channels announced a massive earthquake had struck...

Aryabhata to Space Station, ISRO’s Glorious Journey

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The Indian Space Research Organisation created history as it surprised the world with the successful docking of two satellites in the early hours of January 16, 2025, and joined the elite club of three...

Bangladesh: Violent Birth and Continuing Unrest

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India was declared as an independent country at 0001 hours on August 15, 1947, as millions of Indians witnessed the lowering of the Union Jack and the hoisting of the Tricolour by first Prime...

S-400 Triumf: Indian Air Space’s Protective Umbrella

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India has been looking for an impregnable air dome system since the China-Pakistan unholy alliance cemented over the years, and now, with the deteriorating situation in Bangladesh, a multi-front war scenario is emerging. The...

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

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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

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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 -
  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

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  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

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  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 -
  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...
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