Col Alok Mathur, SM (Veteran) Tom Weiner of New York Times, when referring to the sensational series of coups in Pakistan on 14 October 1999 said, "For months Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and General Pervez Musharraf were like two scorpions in a bottle waiting to strike." General Musharraf was detailed to go to Colombo to attend a week long Golden Jubilee celebration of … [Read more...] about Pervez Musharraf: A General mired in notoriety and controversy
Border Road Organisation: Lifeline for front-line troops
Col Alok Mathur, SM ( Veteran ) Border Road Organisation (BRO) celebrated its 62nd Raising day on 7 May 2022. Raksha Mantri (RM) Rajnath Singh appreciated the contribution of BRO in nation building and providing the connectivity to its forward troops deployed in inhospitable and difficult terrain of North eastern region bordering China occupied Tibet (COT}, … [Read more...] about Border Road Organisation: Lifeline for front-line troops
Hindustan Aeronautics: The jewel of the nation
Col Alok Mathur (Retired) 4 April 2022 was a red letter day for an Indian state owned public sector giant, Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd ( HAL), as it handed over the first set of Gagan-Yan hardware and also 150th Satellite bust shelter to Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) during the inauguration of HAL PS2/GS2 stage integration facility at Bengaluru ,Karnataka. ISRO … [Read more...] about Hindustan Aeronautics: The jewel of the nation
Operation Ganga: Herculean evacuation of Indians from Ukraine war zone
Col Alok Mathur (Retired) A C 17 Globe Master lll of the Indian Air Force took off from Hindan Air base at 0400h on 2 March, 2022 and headed for Bucharest, the capital city of Romania, on a relief mission as part of the daring humanitarian evacuation mission code named Operation Ganga, launched by the Government of India for safe return of its citizens, especially young … [Read more...] about Operation Ganga: Herculean evacuation of Indians from Ukraine war zone
Brahmos: The success story of the Indian Cruise Missile
Col Alok Mathur (Retd) On 11 Jan 2022, the Supersonic Brahmos NV was test fired from Indian Navy Ship, INS Vishakhapatnam, a stealth guided missile destroyer somewhere in Bay of Bengal and precisely hit the designated target almost 300 kms away within 15 minutes of its launch. The prime minister and defence minister have congratulated the Indian Navy for its mission … [Read more...] about Brahmos: The success story of the Indian Cruise Missile