
Col Alok Mathur, SM
Sino-India War – 1967 (Sikkim-Tibet Zone)
After the first Sino-India War of 1962, the wounded Indian Army needed expansion and modern weapons. As many as seven Mountain Divisions were raised and old Lee field .303 Rifles…
Maldives: The drift away from India
On 30 September 2023, Presidential election was held in the Islamic Republic of Maldives and surprisingly, an anti-Indian opposition candidate, Mohamed Muizze of People’s National Congress won by defeating President…

Valour sagas of Bangladesh Liberation War
Pakistan can never forget the humiliation of 16 December 1971, when Indian forces entered Dhaka, the capital of East Pakistan and accepted the unconditional surrender of almost four division strong…
Tank Battles of Indo-Pak War, 1965: Operation Nepal
After the Indian debacle during the Indo-China War, 1962, then Indian PM Pandit Nehru realised that the Indian defence forces required an overhaul and upgrading. The first to be sacked…
Zorawar: The Mountain Tank
Indian Army has required a light tank since the Kargil War 1999 and Doklam stand-off of 2017 to equip its Sikkim corps, Ladakh corps and Tejpur corps. During 1962…
Brigadier Pritam Singh: The Saviour of Poonch
This is a true story of a brave and resilient soldier, Brigadier Pritam Singh, MC who commanded 1 Para (Kumaon) in the Battle of Shalateng against a strong force of…
1965 War: The Valour and the Victory
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…
BrahMos: The success story of the Indian Cruise Missile
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…
Defence Technology and Test Centre: A New Initiative of DRDO
Raksha Mantri (RM) Shri Rajnath Singh laid the foundation stone of “Defence Technology and Test Centre (DTTC)” and ”Brahmos Manufacturing Centre (BMC)” on 26 December, 2021 at a grand ceremony …
Counter-Insurgency Operations in the Red Corridor
Operation Prahar was in progress on 03 April 2021 since 0530h in thick jungle area between Bijapur and Sukma village. It was being led by a special Cobra unit (commando…
Withdrawal from Afghanistan: Contours of the Decision and Ramifications for India
Afghanistan has been associated with the India since the days of Ramayana and Mahabharata. King Dashrath’s wife Kakeyi was princess of Kakeya Pradesh, that in ancient times, constituted a group…
Indo-China War 1962: Valour Stories from the Frontier
Military history is replete with stories of valour and sacrifice. Each battle has a legend associated with it. These are repeated through generations, written about and in modern times, converted…
Indo-China War 1962: Tears of River Nam Ka Chu
My name is Nam Ka Chu, my origin is from Twin reservoirs of Tsangle located at 17000 feet on the Tri-junction of Bhutan, Tibet and India. I flow in…