Lt Gen Prakash Katoch, Author at raksha-anirveda.com

Is Manipur Headed for More Carnage?

Lt Gen Prakash Katoch - August 4, 2024

On the opening day of the ongoing Manipur Legislative Assembly Session scheduled from July 31 to August 12, Chief Minister Biren Singh informed the house of the gory achievements of his administration since violence...

LIC: Jihad Full Throttle

Lt Gen Prakash Katoch - July 27, 2024

The US has asked its citizens in India to exercise extreme caution in India due to crime and terrorism and issued a travel advisory on July 23, 2024, advising them not to travel to:...

Terrorism in J&K Set to Become Uglier

Lt Gen Prakash Katoch - July 20, 2024

The surge in terrorism in J&K is visible with more than eight terrorist incidents beginning with the Reasi terror attack coinciding with the swearing-in ceremony of NDA-3.0. So far, 119 security forces personnel, including...

Stryker Co-Production: Does India Really Need it?

Lt Gen Prakash Katoch - July 8, 2024

India and the US are in an advanced stage of talks for joint manufacture of the Stryker infantry combat vehicles (ICVs), according to the latest news reports. The project is envisaged in three-phases: limited off-the-shelf...

Countering China’s Hybrid War

Lt Gen Prakash Katoch - June 15, 2024

The Paradox: India’s paradox in countering China is multifaceted in the backdrop of the continuing standoff along the 4,057-km LAC. In 2020, China gained considerably in Ladakh notwithstanding our denials. With our inability to disassociate...

The Aukus-Quad Combo

Lt Gen Prakash Katoch - March 21, 2024

With China already flexing its muscles in the East and South China Seas, the Australia, India, Japan and the US Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, also termed ‘Quad’, was initiated in 2007 by Japanese Prime Minister...

Swarm Drone Wars

Lt Gen Prakash Katoch - February 28, 2024

Russian capture of Avdiivka town in the Donbas region is in the news. Russian military released drone footage on February 18, 2024, showing a chaotic rout of Ukrainian forces, a day before actually receiving...

Crossroads of Contention

Lt Gen Prakash Katoch - February 5, 2024

On January 20, 2024, Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced that the Union Government would soon fence the 1,643 km border between India and Myanmar. Additionally, the government is considering ending its Free Movement...

The Red Sea Quagmire

Lt Gen Prakash Katoch - January 25, 2024

The US and the UK have launched eight attacks on Yemen, employing fighter jets and missiles in an effort to undermine the Houthi’s war capabilities, including their underground weapon storage facilities. Western media characterises...

Terrorism in J&K: India Must Shed its Defensive Mentality

Lt Gen Prakash Katoch - January 14, 2024

The terrorist ambush of two army vehicles in the Surankote area of the Poonch-Rajauri sector on December 21, 2023, has brought the focus on terrorism in J&K again. The terrorists took away the weapons...

America’s Refugee Roulette

Lt Gen Prakash Katoch - December 12, 2023

Thomas West, US Special Representative for Afghanistan recently posted on X: “Traveling to Pakistan, UAE, Qatar, & Saudi Arabia December 5-15. Look forward to meeting with key partners to discuss shared security interests, refugee...

Peace Deal with UNLF?

Lt Gen Prakash Katoch - December 6, 2023

The incidents of weapons having been looted from the Manipur police and IRB armouries in the first week of May were covered in the mainstream media. The official figures are 4,500 weapons and 50,000...

Makings of the Middle East War

Lt Gen Prakash Katoch - November 23, 2023

Leaders of the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China) plus the newly induced BRICS members (Saudi Arabia, Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran and the UAE) held an emergency meeting virtually on November 21 under...