Maj Gen (Dr) Rajan Kochhar (Retd)
Maj Gen Rajan Kochhar, VSM, retired from the Indian Army, as Major General Army Ordnance Corps, Central Command, after 37 years of meritorious service to the Nation. Alumni of Defence Services Staff College and College of Defence Management, he holds a doctorate in Management and is a reputed expert on defence modernisation, logistics and supply chain management. Gen Kochhar, a prolific writer and defence analyst, has authored four books and invited as an expert commentator by various news TV channels. His latest book, “Breaking the Chinese Myth” is a best seller on Amazon. He is a Senior Adviser with Defence Research and Studies and Indic Research Forum and Member, Manoj Parikkar Institute of Defence and Strategic Analyses, New Delhi, United Services Institution and Centre for Joint Warfare Studies, New Delhi.
Articles Lists
INDIA’S DEFENCE BUDGET 2025-2026: DO WE SEE A GREATER IMPETUS TOWARDS MODERNISATION OF ARMED FORCES
Every year, the nation eagerly awaits the presentation of the budget by the finance minister in the Parliament. One of the key elements of the budget is the allocation for Defence as a part of the “Defence Budget”. This budget is particularly allotted to the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and is larg
ARE THE INDIAN ARMED FORCES LOOKING AT A THREE FRONT WAR
The Indian Armed Forces traditionally and conventionally prepared itself with a war against Pakistan. Accordingly, our military doctrines and war-games were more focused on “Red Land” often referred to as Pakistan. China as nicknamed, “Chandal Desh” never featured much in our equations. The
THE SPIRALLING CRISIS IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND ITS IMPACT ON INDIAN GEOPOLITICS
The oft repeated idiom which we hear today that, “This is not an Era of War”, seems to have become irrelevant in the context of the overall war scenario in the World today. There are seven major conflicts happening around us, prominent amongst those being the Russia-Ukraine war, Gaza War, intern
ASSAULT RIFLE FOR THE INDIAN ARMY: A NEVER-ENDING WAIT
The rifle is an iconic weapon with a long and illustrious history. Rifles have come to dominate the battlefield since their introduction, despite their obscure origins. Assault rifles are a subset of these firearms. To any infantryman, the assault rifle is one of his most prized possessions as it ma
INDIA’S MILITARY DIPLOMACY TAKES WINGS
India is at centre stage of the world as it grows to become the fifth largest economy. In every country’s history there comes a time of reckoning when it gets catapulted as a major power centre and therefore, we can say “India’s time has come”. It is also largely understood that a Comprehens
MILITARY DIPLOMACY AND INDIA’s PROJECTION OF HARD POWER
The recently concluded G 20 summit in Delhi could be largely concluded to a diplomatic victory for India as the much elusive consensus emerged after extreme prolonged negotiations culminating in the “Delhi Declaration”. If one sees this issue in its entirety there has been a major role of milita
Strategic Communication And Media: Powerful Instruments To Shape Future War Outcomes
The prosecution of war in recent times has undergone a paradigm change. Conflicts today are fought over various domains in cognitive as well as noncognitive dimensions. We also see an emergence of grey zone warfare with a cyber and space dimension, making the war waging effort more complex and cha
India’s Quest Towards Defence Modernisation: A Pragmatic Approach
Security and operational preparedness of any nation would always be its utmost priority. Therefore, given the present circumstances of economic instability in the world in general, with the Russia-Ukraine conflict not getting resolved, it was no surprise that this year’s defence budget fell much s
Sino-Indian War: Are We Prepared?
As they say ‘War’ is never a solution to a problem as it is a barbaric activity which only results in loss of lives and property/land. Both the parties persecuting war end up with massive economic and social losses as rightly said by John SC Abbott, “War is a science of destruction”. In rece
