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

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...

Jammu & Kashmir: Is it a Jugular Vein of Pakistan Army?

“Most nations have an Army but Pakistan Army has a nation.” — A general quote on Pakistan.  There is a widespread belief among Pakistanis, and even most Kashmiri Muslims have entertained this notion, that Jammu...

Pahalgam Terror Attack: Security Lapse, Undoubtedly

"W here Vigilance goes; alertness falls; tragedy occurs,” said my late father Raghunath Singh long back while giving me lessons in driving. To put it simply in Hindi: ‘Nazar Hati, Durghatna Ghati’ (If you take...

Both Kinetic and Non-Kinetic Measures Needed Against Pakistan

The dastardly act of terrorism on April 22, 2025 by Pakistan sponsored militant organisation, TRF (The Resistance Front) in the Baisaran Valley of Pahalgam, Kashmir, speaks volumes about their real motive.  It was not...

Two Meetings and Tectonic Shift in Balance of Power

In 1945, the world’s four strongmen - Joseph Stalin of the Soviet Union, Harry Truman of the USA, Winston Churchill (Prime Minister of the UK till July 26, 1945) and Clement Attlee (Prime Minister...

Future Wars Will be Invisible, No-Contact Affairs

"To win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill --,” says Sun Tzu, an ancient Chinese military...

India and Its Role in the Geopolitics of the 21st Century!

India’s emergence as a South Asian giant after 1971, followed by its economic growth since 1991, has impacted the global geopolitics also. The nation that survived on doles of PL-480, today exercises “Strategic Autonomy”...
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