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

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...

Foxbat Fury: When Indian MiG-25s Flew Over Pakistan with Impunity

Rakesh Krishnan Simha -
  On May 13, an inaccurate blip on the flight tracking website Flightradar24 showed an Indian electronic intelligence (ELINT) gathering aircraft penetrating 100 km deep inside Pakistan and staying within enemy airspace for 10-15 minutes....

What Modern India Can Learn From The Mauryan Army

Rakesh Krishnan Simha -
Megasthenes, the Greek ambassador to the court of emperor Chandragupta Maurya wrote in his book Indica that the Mauryan Army consisted of an astonishing 600,000 infantry, 30,000 cavalry, 9,000 elephants and an unnamed number...

Back to Chanakya: Why India Needs to Adopt the Mauryan Model of Government

Rakesh Krishnan Simha -
  In 326 BCE (Before the Common Era/ Current Era), Alexander of Macedon invaded India, and in alliance with three Indian kings In Punjab, established an Indo-Greek empire in the country's northwest. It was history's...

India’s Submarine Surge in the Indian Ocean

Rakesh Krishnan Simha -
With the Indian Navy’s plan for a third aircraft carrier not likely to materialise, the biggest gainer could be the submarine fleet. The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat has been quoted...

Sukhois Down Under: Targeting the PLA Navy

Rakesh Krishnan Simha -
  Basing the versatile and long-legged Sukhois armed with the air launched BrahMos in Thanjavur allows the Indian Air Force to strike at Chinese naval assets far out at sea. On January 20, the Indian Air...

Artillery Duel: Army Must Have a Good Mix of MRLS and Howitzers

Rakesh Krishnan Simha -
Artillery is known as the God of War. It is the destructive power of artillery regiments that wins battles and influences the outcome of wars. Napoleon, the great exponent of land warfare, had declared:...
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