Jaibans Singh “I fired and continued to fire until the crowd dispersed, I consider this is the least amount of firing which would produce the necessary moral and widespread effect it was my duty to produce if I was to justify my action.......It was no longer a question of merely dispersing the crowd, but one of producing a sufficient moral effect from a military point … [Read more...] about The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, 13 April 1919
Iran Khan’s olive branch to BJP
Jaibans Singh "Perhaps if the BJP - a right-wing party - wins, some kind of settlement in Kashmir could be reached." This statement has been made, not by a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate in election mode, but by Imran Khan, Prime Minister of Pakistan. Khan made this observation to a small group of foreign journalists in an interview on April, 09. He further … [Read more...] about Iran Khan’s olive branch to BJP
Deepa Malik: A BJP leader, national icon and role model for resurgent India
Jaibans Singh Deepa Malik, India’s first and only woman para-athlete to ever win a Paralympic medal across any sport, took the political plunge on 25th March 2019. She joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in a simple ceremony and was duly welcomed by BJP President Amit Shah in the presence of party’s Haryana unit chief, Subhash Barala, and general secretary Anil Jain. … [Read more...] about Deepa Malik: A BJP leader, national icon and role model for resurgent India
Kashmiri youth and the democratic process
Jaibans Singh Kashmir, despite being in the throes of a very unfortunate environment of violence, has witnessed a steady improvement in literacy levels over the last few decades. The 2011 census recorded a whopping 13 percent increase in literacy levels across the state from 55 percent to 68 percent. The female literacy showed an increase from 20 percent in 1981 to 58 … [Read more...] about Kashmiri youth and the democratic process
Pakistan Day 2019: a lost opportunity to focus on fault lines over jingoism
Jaibans Singh Pakistan observes its Republic Day on 23, March every year. Also known as Pakistan Day, it commemorates the Lahore Resolution that paved the way for adoption of the first Constitution of the country which gave to it an Islamic character. Technically speaking, commemoration of this day does not stand to order since the said Constitution of 1956 was abrogated in … [Read more...] about Pakistan Day 2019: a lost opportunity to focus on fault lines over jingoism