The incident at Budgam must be seen in the correct context. Using a hostage as a human shield is neither part of the army’s SOP, nor is it ever likely to be encouraged or repeated. But, have armchair strategists and promoters of human rights (for...
कश्मीर घाटी में एक बार फिर देश विरोधी तत्वों ने वहां पर शांति भंग करके हिंसा भड़काने की कोशिश की है। श्रीनगर के पास बड़गाम में सुरक्षाबलों को सूचना मिली कि हिजबुल मुजाहिद्दीन का कुख्यात आतंकी तौसीफ अहमद एक मकान में छुपा हुआ है। इस सूचना के आधार पर...
Background
Given its geo-strategic location, China has been keenly interested in the Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) for long. The Chinese plan, to use Pakistan card against India dates back to the 1950’s when Zhou En Lai
suggested to Ayub Khan that...
While India remains obsessed with counting or changing its notes and coins, Pakistan appears to be moving quietly towards changing its Army Chief. That is a big event in that country considering the kind
of power the Chief wields. Yet, the...
भारत के हालिया लक्षित हमलों (सर्जिकल स्ट्राइक) को कुछ लोग प्रतिकार तथा उड़ी हमलों का बदला लेना मानते हैं। इसमें कुछ सच तो है, लेकिन यही पूरा सच नहीं है। भारत ‘हजारों घावों’ के जरिये उसे तकलीफ देने की पाकिस्तान की रणनीति के कारण हो रही आतंकी कार्रवाई...
The surgical strikes by the Indian army on the launch pads along the Line of Control (LoC) in J&K for infiltrating terrorists into India is a long-awaited step with major implications for the future. For 55 years India has not crossed the LoC in...
After two months of strife in the Kashmir Valley we may be just heading into better control of the situation which resulted from the response to the killing of Burhan Wani the young South Kashmir militant leader, on 8 Jul 2016. However, the time...
For nearly quarter of a century now, that is ever since terrorism enveloped the state of Jammu and Kashmir around 1989-90, India has downplayed the Pakistan’s diplomatic propaganda campaign against it. Except for pro forma rebuttals in the UN to...
A clamour to repeal the law dealing with sedition gains ground every time the police somewhere in the country files a case under the provision. The most recent example of this has happened in Bengaluru, when the Karnataka police
registered a case of...
When most parts of the north western region of India was afflicted with communal orgy during the pre-partition days around 1947, the neighbouring state of Jammu & Kashmir witnessed no ripples of any communal tension. It provided a solace to...