Col Rajinder Singh

-An ex-NDA and Wellington Staff College graduate, Col Rajinder Singh is a renowned author and security analyst. He has authored four books, two individually and two in collaboration. His best-selling books are Kashmir – A Different Perspective and The ULFA Insurgency. The views expressed are of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Raksha Anirveda

Operation Sindoor and India’s Military Conflicts: A Historical and a Critical Analysis

The winning strategy of war is: “If you want to shoot; shoot, don’t just talk”.  What it means is to go for the “Total Kill” right from the beginning, with no moral strings tied....

Paradigm Shift in India’s Tibet Policy

Ever since Xi Jinping’s rise in 2012, China has been acting offensively and aggressively against India. In the past, India had always responded in a muted manner to aggressive Chinese acts. Accordingly, for far...

Pakistan Occupied Kashmir and India’s Lack of Strategic Vision – Both Military and Political

“ ……………… I, Shriman Inder Mahendra Rajrajeshwar Maharajadhiraj, Shri Hari Singh Ji, Ruler of Jammu and Kashmir, in the exercise of my sovereignty in and over my said State, do hereby execute this my...

Good Bye Old Value Systems: It’s the Age of Transactional Relationships 

"It does not matter how strong your opinions are. If you don’t use your power for positive change, you are indeed part of the problem,” said Coretta Scott King. Ethics, ethos, moralities and old...

Operation Rising Lion: Role Of The “Enemy Within”!

"There are four kinds of dangers to a nation state. First, which is aided and abetted from inside; second, which is aided and abetted from outside; third, which emanates from outside but abetted from...

Truth on Kashmir: Masked in Pakistan’s Lies

With the inauguration and opening up of the rail link, from Katra  to Srinagar, by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 6, 2025, Jammu and Kashmir has truly opened up to the rest of...

Modern Wars Have No Fronts, No Rears Battle Zones

“Wars have become dirty. With thousands of innocent civilians killed in a horrific manner and being shrugged off as ‘collateral damage’, the world has become immune to tragedy…,” says Vikram Sood, ex-R&WA chief, in ‘The Ultimate...

Was Pakistan Ready to Launch a Nuclear Strike?

“There are not too many bad people in India, but the problem is that there are too many good people in India who do not speak up about, bad deeds, of bad people.” — Mahatma...

Operation Sindoor: Why Did Prime Minister Modi Agree for ‘Stoppage’?

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has debunked the stories of radiation leaks in Pakistan. This denial has come after four days. If so, then why didn’t big-mouthed Pakistani ministers and Generals carry out...

Operation Sindoor: There Goes Nuclear Blackmail!

"After a long night of talks mediated by the United States, I am pleased to announce that India and Pakistan have agreed to a full and immediate ceasefire… millions of lives have been saved,”...

Operation Sindoor: Time to Shed Defensive and Reactive Stance 

“We didn't intercept Indian Drones because we didn't want to leak our locations": Pakistan Defence Minister, Khwaza Ashif.  The explanation above by Pakistani Defence Minister is utter nonsense. The fact is that their air defence system, ...

Operation Sindoor: India Avenges Death of its Citizens

“Be prepared for war, if you want peace, which flows from the barrel of the gun.”— A military quote. At Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on September 16, 2022, in his one-on-one meeting with Russian President Vladimir...

South Asia on a Nuclear Trigger

Even a limited nuclear exchange between India and Pakistan could put one billion people at risk of starvation and another 1.3 billion at risk of severe food insecurity due to global cooling — a...
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