Prabhakar Gupta "It cannot be withdrawn unless it (the State) is quite and calm," are the reported forceful words of Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde while referring to the revocation of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. "Infiltration has increased. That is our information. We are worried. We are watchful in all sectors. We … [Read more...] about Contradictions are the bane of Kashmir politics
Grass political empowerment: the bane of disruptive forces
Pankaj Sharma The news about scores of Sarpanches and Panches resigning in North Kashmir under terrorist dikat hogged the media limelight in October and November, 2012. Then there were calls from organisations like all Jammu and Kashmir Panchayat Conference (AJKPC) to boycott polls for four Members of Legislative Council (MLC’s) seats under Panchayat quota scheduled in … [Read more...] about Grass political empowerment: the bane of disruptive forces
Human rights violation in J&K: the true perspective
Jasbir Sarai On December, 10, like every year since 1950, the world will celebrate human rights day. This date coincides with the adoption and proclamation of the universal declaration of human rights by the United Nations General Assembly's in 1948. In Kashmir, the day will undoubtedly be marked, as usual, by protests orchestrated by the miniscule separatist segment of the … [Read more...] about Human rights violation in J&K: the true perspective
Pakistan’s faulty education system has radicalised its society
Prabhakar Gupta The role of education in Nation building needs no emphasis; the matter gains more significance in democracies in view of the unique set of values that need to be imbibed in future generations to keep the inclusive, tolerant, democratic and free system of governance going. A key requirement is that children learn to understand what democracy and freedom means … [Read more...] about Pakistan’s faulty education system has radicalised its society
A national effort towards human resource management of the armed forces
Prabhakar Gupta The Army’s human resource management practices are good enough to be borrowed by the corporate world to shape its human resources policies. Ironically these have been under negative focus in recent times. A few unfortunate instances of suicide by army soldiers, some confrontation between officers and men or abnormal behavior by a soldier suffering from … [Read more...] about A national effort towards human resource management of the armed forces