Hardeep Bedi As the summers set in, the security situation on the Indian borders becomes all the more challenging . Even though ceasefire with Pakistan is holding along the Line of Control (LOC) and the International Border (IB), attempts towards infiltration of terrorists, money, weapons, drugs etc into Kashmir are continuing and are expected to gain momentum in the coming … [Read more...] about China-Pakistan nexus to confront India can have perilous global consequences
Ukraine crisis poses high security challenges to India
Hardeep Bedi The ongoing Russo-Ukraine War has the international community in a state of flux with each country working on its options and postures. The US and NATO have adopted the aggressive posture of imposing sanctions on Russia which have not, by any means, lowered the resolve of Russian President Vladimir Putin to go ahead with the military operation to completely … [Read more...] about Ukraine crisis poses high security challenges to India
J&K: Winters witness quiet, unobtrusive assistance to locals by the Indian Army
Hardeep Bedi Every winter in Kashmir brings with it a new story. It is so because snowfall in the region tends to be heavy and damaging. The might of nature is normally felt in January and February, sometimes it rolls on into March also. This year the most poignant story came on January, 8; it revolved around the image of a soldier on guard standing in knee deep snow … [Read more...] about J&K: Winters witness quiet, unobtrusive assistance to locals by the Indian Army
Resurrection of cultural diversity and Kashmiriyat in Kashmir
Hardeep Bedi Kashmir is a beautiful region, rich in natural resources and inheritor of an enlightened civilisation based on a unique cultural diversity that readily accepts an amalgamation of ideas and thoughts. As in the case of other such age old and progressive civilisations across the world, it caught the covetous eyes of an evil power (Pakistan) that wishes to wrest … [Read more...] about Resurrection of cultural diversity and Kashmiriyat in Kashmir
Unstable Pakistan: A huge security concern for India
Hardeep Bedi Pakistan is in a state of instability and flux yet again. On the one hand Prime Minister Imran Khan is under pressure from a resurgent opposition that is nipping on his toes in the Senate and other platforms and, on the other hand, the politically all powerful Pakistan Army is preparing for a change of guard. The incumbent Pakistan Army Chief, General Qamar … [Read more...] about Unstable Pakistan: A huge security concern for India