Rakesh Krishnan Simha

–The writer is a globally cited defence analyst based in New Zealand. The views expressed are of the writer and do not necessarily reflect the views of Raksha Anirveda

Revisiting Balakot: How the IAF Exposed Pakistan’s Window of Vulnerability

Rakesh Krishnan Simha -
  The daring raid by the Indian Air Force on February 26, 2019 in Balakot, deep inside Pakistan’s Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, didn’t just destroy the training camps of the Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist group. More significantly, the strike...

Why the Indian Air Force Should Not Rush into Stealth

Rakesh Krishnan Simha -
If there’s one area in which China has acquired a significant lead over India it is in the development of stealth fighters. While India’s Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA) venture with Russia crash landed...

Air-To-Air Missiles: India’s Window of Vulnerability

Rakesh Krishnan Simha -
  On the afternoon of December 12, 1971, at the peak of the India-Pakistan War, two Lockheed F-104 Starfighters of the Pakistan Air Force crossed the Gujarat border on their way to attack the forward...

War of the Titans: Despite the Naysayers, It’s Advantage India Versus China

Rakesh Krishnan Simha -
  When the world’s largest democracy is pitted against the world’s largest autocracy, the clash will always be unpredictable. This is because each side has vastly divergent strategic thinking and different ways of dealing with...

Hypersonic Weapons: Why India Must Close the Technology Gap

Rakesh Krishnan Simha -
  On September 7, India successfully flight tested a hypersonic technology demonstrator vehicle (HSTDV), becoming the fourth country after the US, Russia and China to do so. According to the Defence Research and Development Organisation...

Pincer Movement: How the Quad Can Build a Great Wall against China

Rakesh Krishnan Simha -
Years from now when communist China implodes like the former Soviet Union, analysts will look at the Galwan Valley clash as the tipping point that set in motion the chain of events that triggered...

How the Private Sector Can Enhance India’s Firepower

Rakesh Krishnan Simha -
    In 2009, long before Make in India became a popular buzzword in the defence industry, Mahindra Aerospace acquired a 75.1 per cent stake in Australian light aircraft manufacturer GippsAero, becoming the first – and...

French Fire: How the Rafale Could Ensure the IAF’s Air Dominance

Rakesh Krishnan Simha -
  T he first five Rafale fighter jets from France landed at the frontline Ambala airbase on July 29 after flying a circuitous 7,000 km journey from Paris, with a brief stopover in Dubai. By...

Kargil 1999: Pakistan’s Military Blunder, India’s Intelligence Failure, Strategic Gains

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  "With air support from the IAF, troops led by gallant young officers, the Indian Army recaptured the spurs, ridges and peaks, one by one. While following the news of recapture, my mind boggled: how...

Small Arms Development: Can Private Players Hit the Target?

Rakesh Krishnan Simha -
    The Indian Army is in the midst of a massive modernisation drive that will re-equip over a million troops with advanced personal arms. In parallel, the country’s paramilitary forces, comprising nearly a million soldiers,...

7.62 Versus 5.56: Selecting the Right Calibre

Rakesh Krishnan Simha -
Perhaps the only good thing about the demise of the INSAS is that its comparatively smaller 5.56 mm calibre round is a liability in modern warfare. The Indian Army had long subscribed to the...

Multiple Misfires: India’s Elusive Quest For a Quality Rifle

Rakesh Krishnan Simha -
  The process to replace the glitch prone INSAS began more than a decade ago but has suffered multiple misfires. The primary reason was that those in charge of procurement kept changing the requirements. Had...

Defeating the Dragon: China is Dangerous but India is More Than a Match

Rakesh Krishnan Simha -
  Hundreds of skirmishes happen each year at the disputed and un-demarcated 3,488 km India-China border. In May 2020 once again the frontier heated up after Indian and Chinese troops got into a fistfight at...
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