Col Alok Mathur, SM (Retd) Battle of Chawinda-Pasrur : Destroyed Pakistani Tanks 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 was Defence minister Krishna Menon. Yashwant Rao Chavan was appointed as new Raksha Mantri. Army Chief … [Read more...] about Tank Battles of Indo-Pakistan War, 1956: Operation Nepal
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Col Alok Mathur, SM On 14 December 1971, in the early hours of the morning, Six F-86 Sabre Fighters of 26 Squadron (Black Spiders), Pakistan Air Force lined up at Peshawar Air base waiting for clearance from the Air Traffic Control. Their mission was destruction of Srinagar Air Base, especially the runway. The mission leader was seasoned Wing Commander Sharbat Ali … [Read more...] about Flying Officer Nirmaljit Singh Sekhon : A Remembrance
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Col Alok Mathur, SM ( Veteran) A shining Black Range Rover cavalcade of Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in the premises of Parliament House at 0715 hours on 28 May 2023; the prime minister walked about 500 yards and paid floral tributes to the statue of Mahatma Gandhi. After taking blessings of the Father of the Nation, he proceeded to the nearby Ceremonial Pandal … [Read more...] about New Temple of Democracy
testBrigadier Pritam Singh: The Saviour of Poonch
Col Alok Mathur, SM 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 Pakistani raiders led by Pakistan Army officers which had almost reached Srinagar. Later, he led his battalion through the heavily defended Haji Pir Pass and reinforced the encircled … [Read more...] about Brigadier Pritam Singh: The Saviour of Poonch
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Col Alok Mathur, SM ( Veteran) The 17th G 20 summit was held at Nusa-dua convention centre, Bali, Indonesia on 15-16 November 2022. Post the summit, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi took over as the head of the organisation from Indonesian President Joko Widobo for next one year with effect from 1 December 2022. He had around 20 engagements over and above the main … [Read more...] about G 20 : A forum for enhancing international security and ushering economic development
testIndo-Pakistan War,1965 : Battleground Punjab, valour and victory
Col Alok Mathur , SM ( Veteran ) Sikh soldiers dancing on a captured Pakistan Tank - 1965 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 and F86 Sabre and F104 Star Fighter aircrafts, under Mutual Defence Assistance agreement … [Read more...] about Indo-Pakistan War,1965 : Battleground Punjab, valour and victory
testOperation Meghdoot: Victory in the face of monumental odds
Colonel Alok Mathur (Retired) Siachen , known as the highest battle field of the world, is located in the eastern Karakoram range in the Himalayas. In Balti dialect the word means "Garden of Roses.” It forms the western edge of the Union Territory of Ladakh and is the second longest Glacier in any non-polar region. The 2500 sq kms Glacier originates from Indira Col in … [Read more...] about Operation Meghdoot: Victory in the face of monumental odds
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Col Alok Mathur, SM (Veteran) General Pervez Musharraf 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 … [Read more...] about Pervez Musharraf: A General mired in notoriety and controversy
testOperation Ganga: Herculean evacuation of Indians from the Ukraine war zone
Col Alok Mathur (Retired) Students travelling back home in a C 17 Globe Master 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 … [Read more...] about Operation Ganga: Herculean evacuation of Indians from the Ukraine war zone
testThe surrender that changed the map of South Asia
Col Alok Mathur The Surrender Ceremony After securing an absolute majority in the general elections in East and West Pakistan in early 1971, the Awami League of Pakistan led by Mujib-ur-Rehman asked for greater autonomy for East Pakistan. The military regime of Pakistan responded with a full scale military crackdown, named Operation Search Light under Major General Tikka … [Read more...] about The surrender that changed the map of South Asia
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