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 … [Read more...] about Indo-Pakistan War,1965 : Battleground Punjab, valour and victory
Operation 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 … [Read more...] about Operation Meghdoot: Victory in the face of monumental odds
Pervez Musharraf: A General mired in notoriety and controversy
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 … [Read more...] about Pervez Musharraf: A General mired in notoriety and controversy
Operation 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 … [Read more...] about Operation Ganga: Herculean evacuation of Indians from the Ukraine war zone
The 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 … [Read more...] about The surrender that changed the map of South Asia