Simrit Kahlon Huye mar ke hum joruswa, huye kyun agarqe darya, Na kabhijanaaza uthta na kahin mazaar hota. [It would have been better that I drowned instead of dying the disgraceful death that I did, for then no one would have had the chance of disgracing me during my burial nor would there have been a grave that one could defile] No doubt as Osama bin Laden was consigned to … [Read more...] about Al Qaeda leadership continues to find a home in Pakistan
Indian Army as a catalyst for economic growth
Simrit Kahlon The Indian Army is, without doubt, one of the largest if not ‘the’ largest single functional organisation in the country. With a huge resource of trained man power it has the capacity to deal with almost any kind of situation both in times of peace as well as in situations of civic and military emergencies. A most recent example of such a situation emerging was … [Read more...] about Indian Army as a catalyst for economic growth
The onus lies on the Chief Minister
Simrit Kahlon Just as summer is on its way in, the valley of Kashmir seems to be coming back to life. All of a sudden, Kashmir seems to be a chosen destination for people of a variety of hues. While a BJP delegation led by former national President Rajnath Singh participated in the Baisakhi celebrations in the state and later offered condolences on the death of the noted … [Read more...] about The onus lies on the Chief Minister
The time to curb the ISI has arrived
Simrit Kahlon One very interesting fact about Pakistan sponsored terrorism is that it is often not the state of Pakistan that gets blamed for it but the Directorate of Inter-services Intelligence, popularly known and feared as the notorious ISI. Be it the Mumbai blasts of 1993, or the bombing of the twin towers in New York in 2001, or the bombing of the Indian embassy in … [Read more...] about The time to curb the ISI has arrived
There is no space for Pakistani fundamentalism in India
Simrit Kahlon When the idea of Pakistan was first mooted and conceptualised, it was envisaged as a model Muslim state which would root itself in tradition and the Muslim religious ethos while tuning itself in to the sounds of technological development emanating from the modern West. Today, however, things have taken on a vastly different complexion. The country is slowly … [Read more...] about There is no space for Pakistani fundamentalism in India