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

21st-century Heads for Designer Wars

Col Rajinder Singh -
  The Russian-Ukraine war has given a wrong idea of future wars. Arguably, a distinction has to be made between two ‘Militarily Equal’ belligerents and ‘Militarily Unequal’ opponents. Imagine, if Ukraine had nuclear weapons, would...

Mirror View of Russia’s Ukraine Invasion: Lessons for Other Nations

Col Rajinder Singh -
  "The West is leading Ukraine down the primrose path and the end result is that Ukraine is going to get wrecked,” said John Mearsheimer, a geopolitical scholar, in 2015.  The Russian invasion of Ukraine has...

I Am OK, You Are Not OK: Some Random Thoughts on Attitudinal Disorder!

Col Rajinder Singh -
Thomas Harris, author of ‘I Am OK, You Are OK’, describes four states of human mind that explain the worldly conduct. These are: I am OK, You are Not OK; I Am Not OK, You...

Peace In South Asia: Hostage To Indo- Pak Animosity!

Col Rajinder Singh -
  “If you add sugar to poison, it does not make a sweet dish. Should you consume, you will die. Peace or no peace; friendship or no friendship, Pakistan is a pure simple poison for...

Hindus And Hindutva: Deliberate Confusion By the Uninformed!

Col Rajinder Singh -
  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!

Col Rajinder Singh -
“….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?

Col Rajinder Singh -
  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!

Col Rajinder Singh -
  “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?

Col Rajinder Singh -
  “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!

Col Rajinder Singh -
  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! 

Col Rajinder Singh -
  “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?

Col Rajinder Singh -
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!

Col Rajinder Singh -
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....
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