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Indo-Pakistan relations: Do not build castles in the air
Jaibans Singh Nawaz Sharif is all set to take over the reins of Pakistan after having won an impressive victory in the recently held elections. All eyes are set on the manner in which he relates to India. Will he live up to the encouraging words that he spoke just before and after the elections? Will Indo-Pakistan relations see the …
by Jaibans Singh on May 21st, 2013 Leave a comment »
Yasin Malik’s rabble-raising antics
Jaibans Singh Yasin Malik, the separatist head of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front, is a troubled man these days; torn between his family (wife and daughter, located at Pakistan and his dwindling political career in India he is going around making vague statements and courting arrest for no practical purpose whatsoever. He seems to be egged on by his few followers …
by Jaibans Singh on May 15th, 2013 Leave a comment »
Hartals and Bandhs have lost their relevance
Prabhakar Gupta As the Kashmir valley braces itself for the much awaited tourist season and a steady flow of tourists has taken off, the business community, right from the biggest trader to the smallest daily wager has a single worry to contend with – will the separatists disrupt this period of prime economic activity with their famous Hartal and Bandh …
by Prabhakar Gupta on May 12th, 2013 Leave a comment »
One border, one force – A concept whose time has arrived
About two years ago, on July, 18, 2011, www.defenceinfo.com had raised the issue of vesting operational control of ITBP with the Indian Army, along the Line of Actual Control. The article is reproduced in view of the recent incident. Jasbir Sarai Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) was raised on October 24, 1962, under the CRPF Act. It was about thirty years …
by Guest Writer on May 9th, 2013 Leave a comment »
Towards a positive engagement between India and Pakistan
Jaibans Singh Pakistan is standing on the threshold of a historic transition; the process started with the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) led government completing its full term and paving the way for a smooth general election by handing over power to a caretaker government and then entering the electoral fray like any other party. This became the first instance of …
by Jaibans Singh on May 7th, 2013 Leave a comment »
Chinese incursion: UPA can’t swat a fly
Rohit Srivastava The nation is currently agitated over the inability of the UPA Government to force the Chinese Army to retreat from Daulat Baig Oldie, a remote advanced landing ground (ALG) and old unused air strip which was recently reactivated. The ALGs are generally constructed where a land route is difficult to build and maintain and all-weather operations are not …
by Guest Writer on May 4th, 2013 Leave a comment »
Geelani rejects Pakistan’s progressive aspirations
Simrit Kahlon Kashmir’s self proclaimed messiah, Syed Ali Shah Geelani, does not lose a single opportunity of staying in the limelight. When confronted with news of the Fatwa by religious clerics in Pakistan that has declared casting of vote as compulsory under Islamic laws, he has been quick to clarify that an edict of this nature would not apply to …
by Simrit Kahlon on May 3rd, 2013 Leave a comment »
Where is the national response to the Chinese incursion?
Jaibans Singh The recent incursion by troops of the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) of China into Indian territory at Daulat Baig Oldie (DBO) has, quite surprisingly, not elicited the kind of national response that one would have looked forward to. What is more astonishing is that media is also quite “cool” towards the incident. There have been very less debates …
by Jaibans Singh on April 28th, 2013 Leave a comment »
Apply a single yardstick to intrusion and security in Jammu and Kashmir
Jaibans Singh A contingent of about 30 Chinese soldiers came 10-12 kms inside Indian territory at Burthe in Daulat Beg Oldie, Eastern Ladakh on April, 15. A faceoff has been going on ever since. The Indian government is attempting to diffuse the situation at diplomatic, political and military levels to avoid an adverse impact on relations between the neighbouring Asian …
by Jaibans Singh on April 25th, 2013 Leave a comment »
Chinese nuclear adventurism in support of Pakistan
Prabhakar Gupta “Beijing should not allow its ties with other countries to become an impediment to advancing Indo-China relations” – a very clear and direct message given by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to the new Chinese President Xi Jiping in their first meeting at Durban in the sidelines of the BRIC conclave. There is enough reason to believe that this …
by Prabhakar Gupta on April 22nd, 2013 Leave a comment »
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