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

Kargil War: The Knock Out Punch to Op Badr

Col Alok Mathur SM -
  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 -
  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)

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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 -
  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 -
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 -
  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 -
  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...

INS Vikrant – The New King of the Indian Ocean

Col Alok Mathur SM -
  INS Vikrant commissioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as part of the 75th anniversary of Indian independence is the first aircraft carrier to be built in India.  The new indigenously built 45,000-ton aircraft carrier will...

Operation Meghdoot – The Saga of Valour and Sacrifice

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  Siachen - the highest battlefield in the world, is located in the eastern Karakoram ranges of the Himalayas in the Union Territory of Ladakh. Siachen often called the Third Pole -- is also known as...

Heroes of Kargil War 1999

Col Alok Mathur SM -
  On 26 July 1999, 23 years ago, the guns fell silent after 83  days of intense fighting in the Ladakh and Karakoram ranges in the Himalayas. Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee admired the valour...

Amarnath Yatra: A Memorable Visit to the Holy Cave

Col Alok Mathur SM -
  The Amarnath Temple is one of the most sacred Hindu shrines located at an altitude of 3,888 m in the Pir Panjal Ranges of the mighty Himalayas in Jammu and Kashmir. It is mentioned...

Group Seven 48th Summit at Rhineland Target Russia

Col Alok Mathur SM -
  Schloss Elmau, a grand four-storey national monument built in 1916 by Johannes Muller and architect Carl Sattler at Krun town, Bavaria Alps in southern Germany, is the venue of the 48th G7 Summit from...

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: The Land of Frontier Gandhi

Col Alok Mathur SM -
  Frontier Gandhi Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan was born in Utmanzai, a village in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), located in the north-western mountainous region of Pakistan. This province shares a border with Afghanistan in the west...
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