Hardeep Bedi A team of specially abled veteran soldiers, under the banner of CLAW_Global, has recently created a world record by becoming "the largest number of people with disabilities to scale the world's highest battlefield (Siachen Glacier)." CLAW is an international organisation for soldiers disabled during active service. The Indian Army facilitated and trained the … [Read more...] about Indian Army’s socio-cultural outreach in J&K
J&K: Fear of resurrection of terror through Taliban is unfounded
Hardeep Bedi The Kashmir Valley has witnessed enhanced activity in the security domain over the last two weeks. Security Forces (SF) have achieved considerable operational success against terrorists. A major operation by the SF in Thanamandi, District Rajouri on 19 August, led to the killing of two terrorists. Sadly, a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) of the army, Subedar … [Read more...] about J&K: Fear of resurrection of terror through Taliban is unfounded
Afghanistan: India needs to remain conscious of security concerns
Hardeep Bedi Afghanistan is, once again, going through a very challenging phase marked by uncertainty. Even as the Government of Afghanistan exudes confidence, there is news of the Taliban gaining ground and power across the country. Reports emanating from the Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) suggest that the Taliban is, as yet, contained in the southern areas … [Read more...] about Afghanistan: India needs to remain conscious of security concerns
Pakistan’s cruel demographic engineering in POJK
Hardeep Bedi Pakistan Occupied Jammu Kashmir (POJK), that comprises of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK), fallaciously called Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan is one among the most oppressed and exploited regions in the world. This region is legitimately a part of India but, due to certain unfortunate circumstances at the time of partition, it remained under Pakistani control. … [Read more...] about Pakistan’s cruel demographic engineering in POJK
Politico-Army nexus is proliferating endemic corruption in Pakistan
Hardeep Bedi The February 2021 report of Transparency International, a Berlin based Non-Government Organisation with an agenda to combat global corruption, ranked Pakistan at a very low 124 out of 180 countries on the corruption index. The institution uses a scale of zero to 100 to rank nations with zero being very corrupt and 100 being very clean. Pakistan’s present index … [Read more...] about Politico-Army nexus is proliferating endemic corruption in Pakistan