Lt Gen KJ Singh (Retd) As summer sets in the Kashmir valley, Pakistan has revived its proxy war, upping the ante. The current summer, the first after the altered constitutional status of J&K, is likely to be a defining one. There is discernible desperation on the part of the ISI to alter the ‘terrorscape’ in terms of the organisation of Tanzeems (terror groups). … [Read more...] about Change in terror template
Remembering Tanveer
Farooq Wani It could only have been providence that brought us together; how else does one explain the accidental meeting of two completely unknown individuals desperately needing each other. It was 2010, and I was walking down the road in the heart of city when a young man walking ahead who had suddenly stopped and I accidently bumped into him. However, … [Read more...] about Remembering Tanveer
Heroine in the background
Brig PS Gothra “Don’t join Army or if you do, don’t get married,” said grandmother. “Dadima, are you afraid that I will get killed? Or do you hate Army otherwise?” asked Sanjay. He had always been teasing her. But today he was seriously seeking her permission as he had qualified in the test for technical stream to join Army. “No, I am not afraid. One can get … [Read more...] about Heroine in the background
Let Pakistan Bleed Not India
Brig Anil Gupta Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, then a member of the Ayub Khan’s military regime, proudly announced a thousand-year war against India while addressing the United Nations Security Council in 1965. Bhutto’s arrogance was soon dashed to ground in 1971 when India not only humbled its armed forces through a crushing and humiliating defeat but also dismembered it into two … [Read more...] about Let Pakistan Bleed Not India
Let the Dragon Remain Pushed to the Wall
Brig Anil Gupta While the world struggles to combat the deadly pandemic spread by the Chinese Wuhan virus, Covid 19, the dragon nation believed to be the originator and spreader is busy working out its options to combat the international pressure and campaign launched against it. The nation which was dreaming of becoming the world leader is today finding itself … [Read more...] about Let the Dragon Remain Pushed to the Wall