Author - Maj Gen Dhruv C Katoch

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Reflections on Army Day: Valour, Modernisation, and India’s New Tactical Strike Capability

Maj Gen Dhruv C Katoch

January 15, 2026

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Army Day today functions not only as a commemorative event but also as a platform to showcase the Army’s expanding national footprint and modernisation trajectory.

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OPERATION SINDOOR AND THE MODI DOCTRINE

Maj Gen Dhruv C Katoch

May 14, 2025

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Operation SINDOOR marked a significant departure from previous actions, such as the 2016 surgical strikes and the 2019 Balakot airstrike, both in scale and geographic reach into Pakistan’s interior.

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Vijay Diwas 2024: A Time for India to Reflect

Maj Gen Dhruv C Katoch

December 16, 2024

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Fifty-three years ago, India's resounding victory over Pakistan in the 1971 Liberation War brought about the birth of Bangladesh.

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Algorithm Wars: A New Era of Precision Conflict

Maj Gen Dhruv C Katoch

September 26, 2024

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The targeted attacks in Lebanon demonstrated how algorithms can change the face of war by precision strikes on leaders and key personnel.

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Operation Vijay: Revisiting the Kargil War

Maj Gen Dhruv C Katoch

July 25, 2024

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As the nation commemorates Vijay Divas and pays homage to our brave soldiers who laid down their lives on those desolate mountains, protecting the honour and integrity of the motherland, that is a lesson we must never forget.

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Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj: An Icon for all Times

Maj Gen Dhruv C Katoch

February 19, 2024

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Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was one of those few leaders who captured the imagination of the people of his times and whose charisma endures till the present day, inspiring newer and newer generations of modern India.

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A Temple is Built and a Nation Awakens

Maj Gen Dhruv C Katoch

January 21, 2024

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The energy that will radiate from Ayodhya will unite the country as never before and herald an era of prosperity that will propel India to great heights of spiritual and material progress.

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CELEBRATING ARMY DAY

Maj Gen Dhruv C Katoch

January 15, 2023

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On Army day, we pay our tributes to those who defend the motherland and also pay remembrance to all those who have sacrificed their lives for the defence of India.

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From Genocide to Liberation

Maj Gen Dhruv C Katoch

December 16, 2022

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16 December 2022 commemorates the fifty-first year of India's victory in the Liberation War and the birth of Bangladesh.

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The Third Defining Moment in J&K

Maj Gen Dhruv C Katoch

October 27, 2022

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The raiders were stopped and pushed back despite unimaginable odds is a credit to the Indian Infantry, which since then, celebrates 27 October as Infantry Day.