Mehtab Karan Singh The aggression by Pakistan at Chakkan-Da-Bagh, Poonch, across the line of control that resulted in the death of five brave soldiers of the Indian army and grave injuries to one more is unfortunate. For how long does Pakistan think that the people of India will tolerate the imbecility of a nation that can be smothered anytime? An intrusion of the type that … [Read more...] about Pakistan’s “Act of War” and India’s response
Remembering the Kargil heroes
Mehtab Karan Singh July, 26, 1999, was a fateful day when the Indian Army put paid to yet another audacious misadventure by Pakistan in the unforgiving heights of the Kargil and the Batalik sectors. The Kargil war, that witnessed fighting in heights up to 18000 feet with extremely low temperatures, culminated with the complete routing of the enemy and physical re-possession of … [Read more...] about Remembering the Kargil heroes
Reading into the Chinese mind
Prabhakar Gupta India’s relationship with China, an enigma in the best of times, is attaining a complex structure in recent days. A change in policy with the anointment of the new Chinese leadership was expected but the incidents along the line of actual control (LAC) over the last few months have been causing disconcert and apprehension despite the polite diplomatic jargon of … [Read more...] about Reading into the Chinese mind
The Kashmiri peoples message to Pakistan
Jasbir Sarai The state of Jammu and Kashmir has seen some hard times for reasons not of its own choosing. The peace loving region, by virtue of its geographic location and strategic importance, has become a victim of unscrupulous machinations of a covetous neighbour – Pakistan. The country has launched, against all international conventions, a vicious terrorist movement with … [Read more...] about The Kashmiri peoples message to Pakistan
It is time for India to assert itself with respect to Afghanistan
S Ranjan Afghanistan is going through a period of transition; though significant, it is only a prelude to the more critical things to come by in the near future. The recent initiative at Doha, Qatar, by the US to open talks with the Afghan Taliban has gone horribly wrong. It has set the pace for a confrontation that will have far reaching consequences in the entire … [Read more...] about It is time for India to assert itself with respect to Afghanistan