Lt Gen Prakash Katoch

The author is an Indian Army veteran. The views expressed are of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Raksha Anirveda

Implausible Putin-Zelenskyy Meeting

The meeting between US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders at the Oval Office in the White House on August 18, 2025 was akin to a comedy show. This is...

Why Trump Despises India

POTUS Donald Trump has imposed 50% tariffs on India, and the spectre of additional tariffs remains because India is a member of BRICS. However, Trump has postponed tariffs on China for another 90 days,...

The India-Pakistan Ceasefire Dissected

The National Intelligence Agency (NIA) is investigating the heinous act committed by Pakistani terrorists, singling out Hindus and executing them with headshots in the Baisaran Valley, close to Pahalgam on April 22, 2025. It has...

Bangladesh Boogies North-East India

On April 29, 2025, Fazlur Rahman, former Major General of Bangladesh army, wrote in Bangladeshi on his Meta account, “If India attacks Pakistan, Bangladesh should occupy the seven states of North-eastern India. I think...

The Baisaran Conspiracy

For the umpteenth time, India has slammed Pakistan at the UN for sponsoring terrorism, this time for the massacre in the Baisaran Valley near Pahalgam, also drawing attention to Pakistan’s defence minister Khawaja Asif‘s...

Quad and the India-China-US Equation

The first ever Quad Leaders’ Summit was held virtually on March 12, 2021, among then US President Joe Biden, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and Australian Prime Minister Scott...

The Year of Reforms – 2025 Could be More Challenging

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has officially declared 2025 as the 'Year of Reforms'. The announcement came following a meeting chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on January 1, 2025, The following is reportedly...

Crimson-GeH Encircles India

W estern propaganda about China’s failing economy is similar to the Russian economic collapse predicted since February 2022. Russia emerged stronger and so will China. China’s exports to the Global South and BRICS countries in...

Radicals Rise in Bangladesh

A question generally asked is about Muhammad Yunus, Chief Adviser Bangladesh – who does he advise? The answer is very simple – to the CIA of course. He was flown in from Paris after the...

Middle East Awaits Massive Iran-Israel War?

The clock is ticking for the Iran-Israel War to escalate. Iran recently experienced major cyberattacks targeting its nuclear facilities and all three branches of government; the legislative, executive and judiciary. The attacks disrupted key...

Exploding Hezbollah Pagers, Walkie-Talkies: India Should be Alert

When pagers and walkie-talkies exploding in Lebanon shook Hezbollah, the whole world was taken by surprise other than Israel and of course the US/CIA, which undoubtedly was privy to the plan. The death toll...

America’s Stuttering Defence Cooperation

A bill titled ‘United States-India Defense Cooperation Act of 2024’ was proposed by Republican US Senator Marco Rubio in July this year, which lays down the framework for strengthening Indo-US ties beyond the four foundational...

Co-Producing Stryker ICV: Is it an Attempt to Throttle Aatmanirbharta?

The Indian Army has an existing fleet of over 2,000 Russian-origin BMP-II vehicles; which will need to be replaced as and when they complete their operational life. Despite all the noise about ‘Aatmanirbharta in...
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