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

Hindus And Hindutva: Deliberate Confusion By the Uninformed!

  In simple and straight terms, Hindutva should mean “of Hindus”. I believe it so. But some ill- informed Congressmen like Salman Khurshid, P Chidambaram and Rahul Gandhi are deliberately linking it to terrorism and...

Wars of the Future: Reduced Physical Contact of Soldiers!

“….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….“ Sun Tzu, ancient Chinese Military thinker     Technology and revolutions in...

Have Congress And Sidhu Committed Political Harakiri in Punjab?

  Any unrest or instability in the border state of Punjab will lead to serious national security problems. In the last two decades of the 20th century, Punjab suffered heavily because of sponsored militancy by...

Panjshir Vs Kashmir: The Alleged Deal Between Taliban and Pakistan!

  “Some in the Indian Media and analysts believe that the Taliban-Pakistan army nexus can incite some insurgency in Kashmir... I think Talibanisation of Afghanistan is a blessing in disguise for India” – Khalid Umar,...

Chaos in Afghanistan! Who is Responsible?

  “It is the Collapse of US will……..They (Afghan People) know that Taliban was supported by ISI of Pakistan……….they also know that whole defence budget of Pakistan was supported by US financial aid…….US had the...

Afghanistan Crisis: Taliban Towards Power Sharing!

  Taliban’s initial euphoria of all round victory in Afghanistan is now turning into a nightmare. A stark reality of a stalemate awaits it, because capture of Kabul & Kandahar, power centres of Afghanistan, seem...

Relevance of IAF in a Future War! 

  “The greatest deception men suffer from is their own opinions” -Leonardo da Vinci   There are emotional outbursts, by veterans, mostly of IAF, on one loose statement of Chief of Defence Staff ( CDS) General Bipin Rawat....

Can the G-7’s Blue Dot Network Counter China’s Belt and Road Initiative?

The Group of Seven (G-7) powerful nations has committed an investment of $40 trillion over the next 10 years in the Blue Dot Network (BDN) to checkmate the $3.7 trillion Belt and Road Initiative...

National Security Imperatives: A Review of the Environments!

With the second wave of pandemic playing merry hell with India, there is a deliberate attempt, both within India and outside India, to discredit not only  Modi Government but also undermine India’s national security....

Technology-Driven Future Wars And Mankind’s Final Tryst With God!

Technology, both disruptive and growth-oriented, has opened up new horizons for mankind to conquer. Destruction and construction both go simultaneously alongside each. Technology, thus, not only proposes to create new frontiers but it disposes...

Maoists Ambush in Chhattisgarh: Faulty Leadership, Strange Tactics and Unlearnt Lessons!

New Delhi. On April 3, between 2 pm and 4 pm (broad day light), a counter-insurgency task force (CITF) comprising CRPF, state police of Chhattisgarh and some special forces, was ambushed by Maoists insurgents...

Sino-Indian Military Disengagement in Eastern Ladakh: A Mirror View

After almost eight-nine months of breathing down each other’s neck, the two giants of Asia, India and China, have agreed to disengage militarily in Eastern Ladakh. And on February 10, began the process of...

What The Military Coup In Myanmar Means For India

Myanmar has once again gone back to rule by military junta, after 10 years of experiment with democracy. The coup took place on 1 February 2021, just a day prior to the swearing in...
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