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The Army Chiefs Nepal visit: a step in the right direction

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 »

Who killed Maulana Shaukat Ahmed and why?

Who killed Maulana Shaukat Ahmed and why?

Jaibans Singh Maulana Shaukat Ahmed, the soft spoken, 55 year old chief of the Jamiat-e-Ahli-Hadees (JAH) has become yet another victim of violence in the strife torn Kashmir valley. His assassination has caused shock waves in the region. The Maulana had been heading the JAH since 2004, when he was first elected President, followed by three more tenures in this …

by Jaibans Singh on April 10th, 2011 Leave a comment »

Plight of the people south of the Pir Panjal

Plight of the people south of the Pir Panjal

Jaibans Singh The magnificent Pir Panjal Range, lies south of the Himalayas and extends from Pakistan Occupied Kashmir through Jammu and Kashmir to Himachal Pradesh. The Northern slopes of this breathtaking range fall into the exquisite Kashmir Valley which is the ancient dwelling of the Kashmiri people, a cultured, secular civilization comprising of Pundits, Muslims (both Shia and Sunni) and …

by Jaibans Singh on April 8th, 2011 Leave a comment »