Lt Gen Ashok Bhim Shivane

The author, a PVSM, AVSM, VSM has had an illustrious career spanning nearly four decades. A distinguished Armoured Corps officer, he has served in various prestigious staff and command appointments including Commander Independent Armoured Brigade, ADG PP, GOC Armoured Division and GOC Strike 1. The officer retired as DG Mechanised Forces in December 2017 during which he was the architect to initiate process for reintroduction of Light Tank and Chairman on the study on C5ISR for Indian Army. Subsequently he was Consultant MoD/OFB from 2018 to 2020. He is also a reputed defence analyst, a motivational speaker and prolific writer on matters of military, defence technology and national security. The views expressed are personal and do not necessarily carry the views of Raksha Anirveda

Defining Victory in Operation Sindoor: From Firepower to Psychological Dominance

The brutal terror attack in Pahalgam was not just another tragic entry in the long history of violence in Kashmir. India’s response under Operation Sindoor was a loud, calculated signal — a move on...

Digital Blades and Silent Strikes: How Operation Sindoor Redefined India’s Warfighting Paradigm

In the early hours of May 7, 2025, the nature of conflict in South Asia changed forever. Operation Sindoor, India’s swift and high-precision military response to the gruesome Pahalgam terror attack, gave a clear...

Sindoor Is the New Red Line: India’s Unmistakable Strategic Message

Operation Sindoor marks a watershed moment in India’s history and the nation's responses to terrorism. It was not a mere continuation of the past trajectory — it was a transformational leap, an inflection point....

From Partition to Pahalgam: Pakistan’s Addiction to Violence

In the annals of modern history, few nations have been as deeply entwined with violence as Pakistan. From its inception in 1947, carved out amidst the bloodshed of Partition, to its continued reliance on...

Operation Bunyan al-Marsus: Pakistan’s Strategic Collapse and Military Embarrassment

When Pakistan launched Operation Bunyan al-Marsus in response to India’s audacious Operation Sindoor, the intended message was resilience, deterrence, and retaliatory prowess. Instead, it unfolded as a high-profile unravelling of Pakistan’s failure in conventional...

Operation Sindoor: India’s Just War on Terror and the Doctrine of Decisive Resolve

Operation Sindoor marks a watershed moment in India’s history and military responses to terrorism. Not since the Balakot airstrikes of 2019 or the ground Surgical Strikes of 2016 has the nation mounted such a...

Why Restraint, Strategy, and National Resilience Prevail After Pahalgam?

In the aftermath of yet another brazen terror strike, India’s blood boils — and rightly so. The public demands justice. The strategic community calls for calibrated retaliation. The political leadership weighs its options. And...

Pahalgam and the Agenda of Communal Divide

The recent terror attack in Pahalgam, where targeted communal killing came to the fore, was not only a brutal act of terrorism — it had a strategic agenda to divide the nation on communal...

Unleashing Chanakya’s Triad: The Pahalgam Response

The recent terror attack in Pahalgam is not just another strike in a long saga of violence - it is a warning. A warning that India’s internal vulnerabilities and external threats are deeply entangled...

India’s Hydro Strike: Forcing Pakistan to Its Knees

The Turning Point: The gruesome terrorist attack at Pahalgam on April 22, 2025, which claimed the lives of 26 innocent civilians, proved to be a watershed moment in India’s policy towards Pakistan. In the...

Pahalgam Terror Attack Calls for Proactive Retaliation and Strategic Shift

Tuesday’s terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Kashmir, is a clear reminder that the region remains under constant threat from the forces that seek to cause instability in India. It is not just an attack on...

Laser Weapons: India’s Leap into Future Warfighting Capabilities

DRDO’s Technological Breakthrough: India has achieved a significant milestone in its directed energy weapons programme, successfully demonstrating a 30KW laser weapon MK-II(A) using six 5 KW beams. This high-powered laser, developed under the Sahastra...

Is Europe’s €800 Billion Defence Reset Reshaping Global Strategic Security Construct?

ReArm Europe Dynamics: The European Commission, in collaboration with the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, published a Joint White Paper on the Future of European Defence in March 2025. The...
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