Col Alok Mathur, SM (Veteran) Naxal Camp in the Jungle 31 March, 2026, was the last sunset in the fortress of the Red corridor. The philosophy of Naxalism, which was conceived in 1967 in West Bengal and infested 12 States of the Indian Union, covering 232 districts ceased to breathe after almost 59 years. It affected almost 1/4th of the entire land mass and 40 crores of … [Read more...] about
Defence and security
Jaibans Singh In the domain of national defence and security, national interest remains constant. Philosophy and values that the people hold close to their heart are given due weightage in a democracy. Strategy is guided by the aforementioned factors and by the ideology of the political party running the government. Over the past decade, India has witnessed a marked … [Read more...] about
The Puppet Show of Power: India’s Defiance vs. Washington’s Stage Tricks
Junaid S Ahmad There are moments in geopolitics when the farce is so elaborate, the hypocrisy so bald, that it deserves a standing ovation. The current theater surrounding India, the United States, Pakistan, and the peculiar role of Israel is one of those moments. On one side, India insists on charting its own course—buying cheap Russian oil, refusing to enlist in … [Read more...] about The Puppet Show of Power: India’s Defiance vs. Washington’s Stage Tricks
Mullah Munir: Flying high on radicalism and fanaticism
Jaibans Singh Asim Munir - Less Soldier, More Mullah The terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Kashmir, on 22 April witnessed the brutal murder of 27 tourists and left many critically wounded. The incident left India and the world aghast and horrified. The Indian response to the reprehensible attack came in the form of Operation Sindoor that created a new strategic paradigm in … [Read more...] about Mullah Munir: Flying high on radicalism and fanaticism
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