Jaibans Singh Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan has, in the last few days, become quite vocal in airing his deep concerns about the possible blacklisting of the country by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in its plenary meeting scheduled for 21-23 October, 2020. "If Pakistan is put on FATF's blacklist, then like Iran, deals will end. No international financial … [Read more...] about FATF can maintain its credibility only by blacklisting Pakistan
Atal Tunnel: India’s strategic achievement has left China disconcerted
Jaibans Singh On Saturday, 03 October, 2020, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Atal Tunnel. It holds huge strategic and social significance for the country and specifically for Himachal Pradesh and the Union Territory of Ladakh. The Atal Tunnel will reduce the road journey from Manali to Lahaul- Spiti and onwards to Ladakh by at least four to five hours. More … [Read more...] about Atal Tunnel: India’s strategic achievement has left China disconcerted
Ladakh misadventure has left China between the devil and the deep sea
Jaibans Singh Diplomatic parleys to diffuse the situation between India and China in eastern Ladakh are being carried out with great urgency. Towards this end, the sixth virtual meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination (WMCC) on border affairs was held on October, 01. The thrust was to take forward the "five-point consensus" between foreign ministers … [Read more...] about Ladakh misadventure has left China between the devil and the deep sea
Global Times: Benchmark of Obnoxious Chinese Information Warfare
Jaibans Singh In the world of today, information has been identified as the biggest asset; it is utilised by Nations for creating beneficial narratives on the one hand and dissension within inimical domains on the other. Authoritarian regimes are masters in the use and misuse of information. It is so because they can ensure full internal secrecy and simultaneously apply … [Read more...] about Global Times: Benchmark of Obnoxious Chinese Information Warfare
Kashmir: Self serving leadership is in self preservation mode
Jaibans Singh In the wake of the bifurcation of the state of Jammu and Kashmir and abrogation of Article 370, the political structures in Kashmir that were aligned with separatism and soft separatism have been left without viable agendas. Articulation on the subject can draw a lead from the “Gupkar Declaration” of 4 August, 2019. The declaration, named as such since it was … [Read more...] about Kashmir: Self serving leadership is in self preservation mode