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Op Sindoor: Some Thoughts on Ground Based Air Defence
Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM

Air and air defence warfare played up prominently during Op Sindoor. Stories about hordes of drones being unleashed by the adversary and their downing by our air defence warriors hogged most of the headlines. In this context, this work attempts to fi

June 19, 2025 National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence, Article, Ground Based Air Defence, OP Sindoor, Drone and drone warfare
Coming of Age - ‘Instruments of Air Denial’
Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM

On the night of 23/24 Feb 2022 when the Russians fired the first salvo of the current round in Russo-Ukraine war in the form of a strong pre-emptive air strike complete with strike aircrafts, cruise missiles, multi-barrel rocket launchers and more, i

April 30, 2025 National Security and Strategic Studies, International Relations and Diplomacy, Defence, Russia, Article, Air defence, Drones, GBAD, Swarms
The Oreshnik Hypersonic Missile and What it Means in Our Scenario
Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM

This article analyses how the use of Oreshnik missile by Russia is an event significant enough for us to take note and relate the same in our scenario. Oreshnik Makes a Debut On 21 Nov 2024, the news breaking headlines all over was the first ev

January 28, 2025 National Security and Strategic Studies, Article, hypersonic missile, Oreshnik missile, Russian attack on Dnipro
An Analytical Review of India’s Defence Exports
Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM

This work analyses the recent statement of the Defence Minister wherein, on 04 Oct 2024, while speaking at the 7th Annual General Meeting of the Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers (SIDM), the Minister stated the Govt is committed to make defence

November 12, 2024 National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence, Article, Indian defence industry, Defence Exports, RM at 7th AGM of SIDM
The Kursk Incursion – An Analysis
Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM

Scope This work attempts to analyse the issues related to the recent incursion of Ukrainian forces in the Kursk region of Russia. In that, it examines the so-called 'gains' from such an incursion in the light of existing realities. The Event [1

October 04, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, Russia, Nuclear, Putin, Ukraine, Kursk, Zelenskyy
Playing with Fire: Future of Israel-Hamas & Hezbollah Conflict
Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM

Building the Perspective This work is a sequel to the author’s previous work titled ‘Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s War Aims a NO GO’.[1] While the said work argued how the achievement of the stated war aims of the PM is a NO GO, thi

July 02, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, Israel –Hamas war, Israel-Hezbollah conflict, Israel-Lebanon war
Russo-Ukraine Conflict: Some Inferences on Air and Air Defence Aspects
Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM

February 2022 to June 2024 and counting, that is over two and four months for which a bloody war is raging between Ukraine and Russia with no signs of ebb in the near future. [1] Such a long period of catastrophic destruction has thrown up many infer

June 17, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, Ukraine, Russo Ukraine conflict, air and air defence war in Ukraine
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s War Aims – A No Go
Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM

Prime Minister’s War Aims Even before the blood-stains could dry up in the bloody massacre by Hamas, turning the Super Nova Music Festival and other places in Southern Israel into a nightmare of merciless bloodshed, death and wanton destruction

May 07, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, Netanyahu’s war aims, Israel Hamas war
Russia-Ukraine Conflict: The Down End of the See-Saw
Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM

Premise This work attempts to analyse the following premise:- While much seems to be ‘advantage Russia’ at this point in time in the Russo-Ukraine war, the down under-belly of Black Sea is hurting them increasingly. Ukraine is going to pl

April 15, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, Ukrainian attacks in Black Sea, USVs attack Russian Ships, Black Sea fleet of Russia
Making Sense of a so-Called Frozen War
Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM

This brief piece picks up the thread from the latest the Russo-Ukraine war and attempts to reflect on what may lie ahead. Visiting the Russo-Ukraine Battlefield Following points briefly reflect the current scene:- The Russian defence line

March 18, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, Russia Ukraine war, Ukraine War, Frozen battlefield, Russia War
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