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

Pakistan’s Double Game Exposes China-Pakistan-Iran Security Link

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Once again, within a year, the Nur Khan airbase in Pakistan is back in the news. A year ago, it was battered by the Indian Armed Forces, which brought Pakistan to its knees. Today,...

North Tech Symposium 2026: Where Innovation Converged to Shape India’s Future Battlespace

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The North Tech Symposium 2026, held in Prayagraj from May 4-6, 2026, signalled India’s transition from incremental military modernisation to technology-driven battlefield transformation. It was a strategic statement on the direction of India’s future...

Is India Signalling a New Era of Deterrence with Sindoor 2.0?

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In a tight cluster of statements this week, India’s top leadership sent an unmistakable strategic message to Pakistan. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh warned that any misadventure would invite a response capable of “changing history...

India’s Shadow War: Lone Wolves and the Fractures They Force Open

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India faces a threat unlike any it has systematically prepared for during decades of counterterrorism operations. There is nothing spectacular about it: no explosives, no coordinated assault, just proximity, intent, and timing. The Mira Road...

Islamabad’s Deft Diplomacy

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Pakistan has edged into the centre of the unfolding Iran war, not through strength but strategic positioning. It sits at a crossroads that others cannot easily occupy, and that alone has given it visibility....

After Islamabad Talks: Will Restraint or Escalation Become the Strategy?

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The Islamabad talks did not collapse in any dramatic sense. They slowed, narrowed, and then stopped. That quiet ending says more than a public breakdown would have. It points to a harder truth. The...

Pakistan’s Mediation Gamble: Peace Pitch or Power Play?

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Pakistan’s mediation pitch is less about peace and more about positioning. What appears to be neutrality is, in fact, a calculated use of geography and timing to regain relevance. In the current US-Iran standoff,...

Iran – Israel Crisis: Why Europe Must Say No

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There are moments in international politics when restraint holds more significance than action. The current crisis in the Gulf brings this question into sharp focus. This seems to be one of those moments. The...

Dislocation Over Destruction: Manoeuvre Warfare in Iran’s Strategy

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Modern warfare no longer rewards mass alone. For much of the twentieth century, armies aimed for victory through overwhelming firepower and sustained destruction. That approach reflected the industrial age, when production capacity and the...

Unfinished War: Succession, Power and the Risk of Strategic Overreach After Khamenei

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The death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during active confrontation removes the single stabilising arbiter in Iran’s strategic system. What follows is not closure but structural uncertainty. His absence alters the calculus through which Tehran...

Pakistan’s Western Reckoning: The Collapse of a Strategic Delusion

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What is happening along the Durand Line is not just another familiar border conflict. It is the unravelling of a security doctrine that Pakistan has developed for decades and mistaken for effective statecraft. The...

From Industrial AI to Military Power: Why India’s Defence Ecosystem Needs Structural Integration

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India’s AI debate has been framed largely around digital services and start-up innovation. That focus obscures a more consequential question: whether AI can reorganise the country’s defence ecosystem at an industrial level. For a...

Mosque Bombing in Islamabad and the Strategic Blowback for Pakistan

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The suicide attack at the Khadija-tul Kubra Mosque in Islamabad is not just another terrorist incident in Pakistan’s troubled history. When a sectarian strike hits the federal capital and is claimed by an Islamic...
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