Vikas Khanna A series of recent terror attacks, the latest being the coordinated Mumbai-style attacks in Paris, should serve as a warning to the global community that terrorists can’t be friends of anybody. India, which has been a victim of terrorism for decades, has been pleading for a global action, but its pleas have fallen on deaf ears. As long as the West was not hit, it … [Read more...] about When will the West’s romanticism with terror end?
Defence and security
OROP face-off is the tip of the iceberg
Jaibans Singh The OROP face-off has now gone way beyond the original demand for pensions. If the poor old veterans who are sitting at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi, and other places across the country could go through a major portion of their retired life without OROP, they will live without it through their twilight years as well. Being soldiers, they will adjust and make the best … [Read more...] about OROP face-off is the tip of the iceberg
Pakistan should review security doctrines; shed failed policies
Jaibans Singh The breakdown of the much anticipated National Security Advisor (NSA) level talks between India and Pakistan on terror and regional security has come across as a big disappointment. The strategic community of both countries that well understands the need for stability in the subcontinent to open doors of prosperity for its teeming millions, rooted energetically … [Read more...] about Pakistan should review security doctrines; shed failed policies
The edifice of a national strategic culture in India
Jaibans Singh The month of August is very auspicious for the Indian nation. It is in this month, sixty nine years back, that the nation shed the shackles of slavery. In the course of its new destiny the nation has set an example in tenets of freedom and democracy which it embraced in a tryst to shape a new destiny. In the month of August also comes the festival of Raksha … [Read more...] about The edifice of a national strategic culture in India
Expose Pakistan terror while strengthening internal security
Dr. Simrit Kahlon The national outrage towards the terror attack on a BSF convoy on the Jammu-Srinagar Highway in District Udhampur been expressed in ample measure in the electronic media. The evening of 05 August witnessed stringent debates on all channels. The fact that a terrorist was caught alive and he went on to confess being a resident of Faisalabad in Pakistan was … [Read more...] about Expose Pakistan terror while strengthening internal security