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

Agniveer or Tour of Duty: Not to Reject but seek Improvement!

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  In its bid to reduce the sky-rocketing defence pension bill and also to keep the armed forces young, the Government of India has announced a policy of Agnipath recruitment. The policy envisages that recruits...

Factors Militating Against India’s National Security

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  India’s national security environments  ought to be analysed in three dimensions, namely - International, regional and internal  i.e. Russian - Ukraine conflicts in Europe, Sino - US rivalry in the Indo-Pacific region; Sino- Pak...

South Asian Nations Union: Mandate for Peace, Security and Prosperity in South Asia!

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  South Asia, as a geographical entity, includes India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Nepal, Bhutan and Indian Ocean island nation—Mauritius. It is hemmed in between the two troublesome regions of the world. Middle East...

Entering the Era of the Wars that Follow no Rules

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  From the physical brute force and direct contact, warfare has sailed through the indirect contact with physical military might to No Contact Warfare by Irregular Soldiers to the warfare with Invisible Weapons. In fact,...

21st-century Heads for Designer Wars

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  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

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  "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!

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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!

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  “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!

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  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!

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“….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?

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  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!

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  “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?

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  “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...
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