Col Alok Mathur (retd) The announcement of Gaza Peace plan is like a gentle shower on the Gaza region which was reeling under a devastating inferno since the last two years, consequent to HAMAS terrorists launching the dastardly Operation Al Aqsa on innocent residents of an Israeli Kibbutz, who were celebrating the festival of Yom Kippur near THE western border of … [Read more...] about Gaza Peace Plan: There is hope in the air
India-Pakistan War-1965: From Gibralter to Tashkent
Col. Alok Mathur, SM, (Retired) After the Sino-India War of 1962, Pakistan think tanks concluded that military solution to Kashmir was a possibility as they were equipped with modern American Weapons like M 47/48 Patton tanks, F86 Sabre and F104 Star Fighter aircrafts that had been given to them under the Mutual Defence Assistance agreement with United States through the … [Read more...] about India-Pakistan War-1965: From Gibralter to Tashkent
Operation Brahma: India’s Humanitarian Aid to Myanmar
Col Alok Mathur, SM Hindon Airforce Station , located at Ghaziabad between Yamuna and Hindon Rivers , near Capital , received Warning order to keep Two C 130 J Hercules ready for Disaster Relief Mission at midday of 29 March as the World News Channels announced a massive Earthquake had struck Myanmar and Thailand at 1220 am on 28 March 2025. The point of origin was … [Read more...] about Operation Brahma: India’s Humanitarian Aid to Myanmar
SSBN Arighat joining the Indian Navy is a big strategic leap for India
Col Alok Mathur, SM (Veteran) INS Arighat , Code Name S 3 , indigenously built second Nuclear Powered Submarine equipped with Nuclear tipped Ballastic Missiles (SSBN) Joined Indian Navy on 28 August 2024 in presence of Raksha Mantri Raj Nath Singh , Chief of Naval Staff and other Military officers at Ship Building Centre, Vishakhapatnam ( Andhra Pradesh) . SSBN Arighat … [Read more...] about SSBN Arighat joining the Indian Navy is a big strategic leap for India
Operation Vijay 1999 – Betrayal to Victory
Col Alok Mathur, SM (Veteran) 25 Years ago , the Fifth round which was being fought in high altitude area of western Ladakh Ranges ,between India and Pakistan, came to an end as then Indian Prime minister declared an unilateral cease fire on 26 July 1999, after 83 days of intense fighting in Himalayas. Indian then PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee admiring the valour, … [Read more...] about Operation Vijay 1999 – Betrayal to Victory