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India is playing into Pakistan’s hands on demilitarisation of Siachen
Jaibans Singh The current leadership of the country holds the capability of causing panic in many aspects of national life; law and order; terrorism; economic stagnation, environment, communal breakdown etc. In fact the list is long enough to confirm that every Indian rich or poor, big or small is living on the edge with an uncertain future looming in front. …
by Jaibans Singh on November 4th, 2012 Leave a comment »
Ministry resorts to misleading leaks to embarrass services
Defenceinfo Bureau Report The Defence Ministry, after taking some proactive steps to render the service media establishments defunct, is now resorting to some deft media management to embarrass the services and their chiefs. On October, 29, 2012, the website of Times of India carried a comment titled, “Army procurement must be subject to stringent oversight.” The story related to an …
by Defence Info Bureau on October 31st, 2012 1 Comments »
It is time we got our military history right
Jaibans Singh India looks upon October as a very auspicious month; the festival of Dusshera falls in this month and so does the very significant Muslim festival of Bakrid. Both festivals epitomise the victory of all that is just and righteous. Dusshera has a military significance since it denotes the victory of the righteous Lord Ram Chandra over Ravana the …
by Jaibans Singh on October 28th, 2012 1 Comments »
SC rectifies Fourth Pay Commission anomaly: Anthony fiddles
R Kashyap Indian defence forces now have a unique front to fight – the Indian court. It would be no surprise if a study showed that Indian forces fight the maximum court battles against their own government in the whole world. They are fighting all sorts of battles – for promotion after attainting retirement, for one rank one pension, for …
by Guest Writer on September 24th, 2012 3 Comments »
Indo-Pakistan détente: A possibility or a pipe dream?
Jaibans Singh The recently concluded ministerial level meeting between India and Pakistan resulted in declaration of a liberalised visa regime; a positive development of course but also one which will be judged by its application on ground. Regardless of the processes, Indians can enter Pakistan only after clearance from the country’s spy agency – Inter Services Intelligence (ISI). Be that …
by Jaibans Singh on September 18th, 2012 Leave a comment »
100 days on; Army Chief roots for institutional supremacy
Jaibans Singh The Army Chief, General Bikram Singh, completes 100 days in office on September, 08, 2012. This may be a short period in the tenure of a senior functionary but it is significant since it gives an insight into the policy being adopted by the incumbent. General Bikram Singh took over at a time when the army was in …
by Jaibans Singh on September 8th, 2012 2 Comments »
India needs a sports induced, military maintained killer instinct
Independence Day-Olympics Special Jaibans Singh While in school, Independence Day stood second to Republic Day, after all, it did not have the grandeur and excitement of parades and cultural activities. As a college going student one looked upon the day as a welcome respite from attending lectures in hot and humid classrooms. On joining the Army things got a little …
by Jaibans Singh on August 15th, 2012 4 Comments »
Pathribal case: justice must prevail in the end
Jasbir Sarai Consequent to various news reports and public debates on the Pathribal case, I decided to venture into the provisions of lessor known system of dispensation of justice in the Army. It may be recalled that on May, 01, 2012 the Supreme Court of India ruled in the Pathribal case that the first option with regard to proceeding against …
by Guest Writer on July 27th, 2012 Leave a comment »
Indian soldiers also deserve to be “Bharat Ratna’s”
Jaibans Singh Bharat Ratna is the highest civilian award in the Republic of India., the order was established on January, 02, 1954 by the then President of India, Dr Rajendra Prasad. This prestigious award was to be conferred in recognition of “exceptional work in the advancement of art literature and science and in recognition of public service of the highest …
by Jaibans Singh on July 17th, 2012 6 Comments »
The Army Chiefs Nepal visit: a step in the right direction
Jaibans Singh The army chief, General Bikram Singh, has recently culminated an official visit to Nepal, a neighbouring country which has significant social and security relations with India. Seemingly, the visit was of a routine nature to conduct a long standing reciprocal military convention of conferring upon the new chief the rank of honorary General of the Nepal Army. The …
by Jaibans Singh on July 15th, 2012 Leave a comment »
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