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 calendars? The … [Read more...] about Hartals and Bandhs have lost their relevance
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 later, in 1992, … [Read more...] about One border, one force – A concept whose time has arrived
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 … [Read more...] about Chinese incursion: UPA can’t swat a fly
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 strong statement … [Read more...] about Chinese nuclear adventurism in support of Pakistan
The time for a victory march has not yet arrived
Jasbir Sarai A recent interview given by the Inspector General Police (IGP), Jammu region, Rakesh Kumar, to a prominent newspaper in Jammu makes very interesting reading; the IGP declared that six districts in Jammu region namely Jammu, Samba, Kathua, Doda, Reasi and Udhampur were completely “rid of militancy”. He went on to add that the security grid of Jammu city is in the … [Read more...] about The time for a victory march has not yet arrived