Jasbir Sarai Tosa Maidan is a meadow in the Budgam district of the Kashmir valley. The area was leased to the Indian Army in 1964 for use as a firing range; the lease has been extended a few times since then. Expiry of the lease on April, 18, 2014, could not have come by at a better time for the divisive forces. It has given to them adequate ammunition for their campaign to … [Read more...] about Tosa Maidan: The politics and the reality
Towards a dignified closure of UNMOGIP
Ranjan Chauhan The United Nation Military Observers Group In Indian and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) has a swanky address, 1/AB, Purana Qila Road, Connaught Place, Delhi – 11000, from where it has been functioning since 1949. A whopping 40 million dollars is being spent annually by the United Nations on this organisation. The UNMOGIP came into existence between 1949 and 1951 to … [Read more...] about Towards a dignified closure of UNMOGIP
Pakistan should take counter-insurgency lessons from India
Jasbir Sarai History is witness to the manner in which a few evil minds in Pakistan unleashed the cult of terrorism onto India through the tranquil valley of Kashmir. These people managed to misguide some of the local young boys of the valley to rise against the state. For many decades the state and the people together fought against this monstrosity and have been successful … [Read more...] about Pakistan should take counter-insurgency lessons from India
Allahabad University provides centre stage to security challenges in J&K
Ranjan Chauhan A national seminar, “South Asia: Security Challenges and Opportunities” was organised by the department of defence and strategic Studies of Allahabad University on April, 9 and 10, 2014. The inaugural address delivered by Air Marshal J Chauhan, Air Officer Commanding -in - Chief of the Central Air Command of Indian Air Force set the pace for a brain storming … [Read more...] about Allahabad University provides centre stage to security challenges in J&K
Pakistan government-TTP talks: Mutual accommodation is the essence
Ranjan Chauhan After a ding-dong battle over many months the government of Pakistan has confirmed that its talks with the Tehreek-eTaliban Pakistan (TTP) are finally on track with the government committee having met with the representatives of the militant organisation. The government would like the world to believe that nothing (not even bad weather that stalled the earlier … [Read more...] about Pakistan government-TTP talks: Mutual accommodation is the essence