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 Ganga, a Ray of Hope for Indians Stuck in the Ukraine Warzone

Col Alok Mathur SM -
  The first C-17 Globemaster lll of the Indian Air Force was cleared off by the Hindan Air Traffic Control for its relief mission to Bucharest, Romania, the southwestern neighbour of Ukraine carrying essential medicines,...

OPERATION BANDAR: Three Years of Avenging Pulwama

Col Alok Mathur SM -
  Three years ago, on February 26, 2019 at 0130 hour, Air Traffic Control (ATC) of an Indian Air Force (IAF) Airbase, somewhere in Central India cleared Twelve Dassault Mirages 2000 H (Vajras) of Battle...

Russia Ukraine Stand Off

Col Alok Mathur SM -
United States President Joe Biden said on Jan 28, 2022 that he will deploy American troops in Eastern Europe soon along with other NATO allies in the ongoing face off with Russia on Ukraine....

BRAHMOS: The Success Story of Indian Cruise Missile

Col Alok Mathur SM -
  On January 11, 2022, supersonic BRAHMOS NV was test fired from Indian Navy Ship, INS Vishakhapatnam - a stealth guided missile destroyer somewhere in Bay of Bengal and precisely hit the designated target almost...

Golden Jubilee: Remembering the Heroes of 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War

Col Alok Mathur SM -
  Pakistan can never forget the humiliation of December 16, 1971, when Indian forces entered Dhaka, the capital of East Pakistan, and enforced the unconditional surrender of the four-division strong Eastern Theatre Command of the...

Adieu Eternal: First CDS of Indian Armed Forces

Col Alok Mathur SM -
The liaison officer Group Captain Varun Singh, Shaurya Chakra, an instructor at Defence Services Staff College (DSSC) watched, as the IAF Embraer fixed wing aircraft landed and headed for the parking bay for the...

Ambush at Thinghat in Manipur

Col Alok Mathur SM -
A convoy consisting of seven light vehicles was returning from a forward post of F Company, 46 Assam Rifles at 1000 hours on November 13, 2021. Col Vipalav Tripathi, the commandant, was travelling in second...

Jammu Kashmir War 1947 -1948 (The First Round Heroes)

Col Alok Mathur SM -
  India was declared as an independent country at 0001 hours on August 15, as millions of Indians witnessed hoisting of Tricolour by first Prime Minister Pundit Jawaharlal Nehru. He said, “We rise from darkness...

Tears of Namka Chu River

Col Alok Mathur SM -
  My name is Namka Chu. My address is west Kameng District adjoining Bhutan border in North east frontier agency (NEFA) about 25 kms north of Tawang  town.  I am  about  26 kilometres (km) long...

Valour Stories of Indo-Pak War 1965

Col Alok Mathur SM -
  After the Sino-India War of 1962, Pakistan think tanks concluded that military solution to Kashmir was a possibility as they were equipped with modern American weapons like M 47/48 Patton tanks, F86 Sabre and...

Stories of Valour, Supreme Sacrifice During the Kargil War of 1999

Col Alok Mathur SM -
  On July 26, 1999, 22years ago, the guns fell silent after 83 days of intense fighting in the Ladakh and Karakoram ranges of the Himalayas. Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, admiring the valour...

Strategic Rail Link Between Lhasa And Nyingchi: A Wake Up Call for India

Col Alok Mathur SM -
  South China Morning Post reported on June 26, 2021 that the rail link between Lhasa and Nyingchi   in China occupied Tibet (COT) was inaugurated on last Friday and is now operational. The first electric...

Knowing Naftali Bennett, the New First Among Equals Premier of Israel

Col Alok Mathur SM -
On June 13, 2021, Knesset, the parliament of Israel, approved a new eight party coalition government and Naftali Bennett of Yamina party, holding only 07 seats was elected and sworn in as the new...
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