Maj Gen (Dr) Rajan Kochhar

-The author retired as Major General, Army Ordnance Corps, Central Command, after 37 years of service. A management doctorate and expert on defence modernisation, he is the author of four books, including the Amazon bestseller “Breaking the Chinese Myth,” and a frequent media commentator. He is affiliated with several leading defence and strategic studies institutions in New Delhi. The views expressed are of the writer and do not necessarily reflect the views of Raksha Anirveda

Beyond the Community Divide

Maj Gen (Dr) Rajan Kochhar -
"Peace is not merely the absence of violence, but the presence of justice." — Martin Luther King Jr. More than three years after ethnic violence engulfed Manipur in May 2023, the state remains politically fragile,...

Currents of Conflict

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The Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) remains one of the most durable international water-sharing agreements in modern history. Signed on 19 September 1960 by Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Pakistani President Ayub Khan under...

Anatomy of a Frontier Crisis

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A Conflict That Continues to Challenge the Indian State: More than three years after ethnic violence erupted in Manipur, the state remains trapped in a cycle of mistrust, displacement and political uncertainty. Despite the deployment...

The Great Nicobar Dilemma

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India’s ambitious Great Nicobar Project has emerged as one of the most consequential strategic infrastructure initiatives in the Indian Ocean Region in recent decades. Located at the southernmost edge of the Andaman and Nicobar...

India-Pakistan Hostility: Terrorism, Water Leverage and the China Factor

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Relations between India and Pakistan continue to be defined by deep mistrust, recurring security crises, and a fundamental lack of progress towards normalisation. As of late April 2026, more than a year after the...

Drugs, Deaths & Destabilisation

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The Golden Crescent comprising Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iran accounts for a dominant share of global illicit opium production, with Afghanistan alone historically contributing over 80–85 per cent of global output. For India, geographic proximity...

Iran’s Missile Arsenal: Structure, Capability, and Strategic Employment Against Israel

Maj Gen (Dr) Rajan Kochhar -
Missiles as the Core of Iran’s Deterrence Strategy: Iran’s missile arsenal represents one of the most extensive and operationally centralised strike capabilities in the Middle East. In the absence of a modern, survivable air...

Iran’s Drone Strikes on Data Centres Mark the Dawn of Hybrid Warfare

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Operation Sindoor, launched by India on May 7, 2025, marked a significant military response to the April 22, 2025 Pahalgam terrorist attack in Kashmir, which killed 26 civilians. The operation involved precision missile strikes...

Afghanistan-Pakistan Conflict: Terrain-Specific Operational Analysis

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The Afghanistan-Pakistan border, historically volatile and rugged, has become the focal terrain for the latest conflict surge. Since early 2024, and especially during the recent escalation (February 26–27, 2026), engagements have concentrated in multiple...

Proposal for 20-Year Ban on Military Writings: Justified Safeguard or Unwarranted Suppression?

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In February 2026, the Government of India initiated a debate over a proposed mandatory 20-year cooling-off period before former senior officials — including top military commanders — could publish books after retirement. The reported...

Funding Deterrence: Does the Defence Budget 2026 Truly Equip India for the Next War?

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ABudget Shaped by Strategic Reality: When the Union Budget for 2026–27 was presented in Parliament, it carried strategic significance far beyond routine fiscal arithmetic. This was the first full defence budget after Operation Sindoor,...

Defence Budget 2026–27: Critical Opportunity to Correct Course

Maj Gen (Dr) Rajan Kochhar -
Defence Budgeting and the Changing Security Environment: India’s defence budget today must be read against the backdrop of a fundamentally altered strategic landscape. Persistent friction along the Line of Actual Control with China, an...

The Myth of Caste-Based Recruitment in the Indian Army

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Some recent biased analyses alleging the persistence of caste in the Indian Army presents a deeply flawed understanding of military organisation, conflating historical legacy with contemporary policy and misrepresenting class-based formations as caste discrimination. These...
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