In an open letter, Sarvar Bali, salutes Lieutenant Navdeep Singh, 26, who died fighting terrorists in the Kashmir valley last week. I learnt about your demise from the ticker tape on one of the news channels. It was a big encounter and a very fierce one at that. A feeling of deep sadness enveloped me as I reflected on your youth which had been sacrificed in the Gurez sector in … [Read more...] about Lieutenant, did you die in vain?
Defence and security
Defence Diplomacy: An effective tool to engage Pakistan
Brigadier (Retired) Manjit Singh A nation is identified by three main parameters, culture, economy and military might. In the modern context, any nation that has the money and the muscle is automatically considered to be cultured. Therefore, the choice for global posturing is restricted to economy and what is called “Defence”, but actually relates to the exercise of military … [Read more...] about Defence Diplomacy: An effective tool to engage Pakistan
Should military contacts between India and Pakistan be revived?
Prabhakar G Amidst reports of worsening of relations between the traditional foes, India and Pakistan, post the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, there was one refreshing aspect, the formal established channel of contact between the two armies - the hotline between the Director Generals of Military Operations, which was activated after the Batalik incident of 1999, continued, and was, in … [Read more...] about Should military contacts between India and Pakistan be revived?
One border, one force – A concept whose time has arrived
Jasbir Sarai Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) was raised on October 24, 1962, under the CRPF Act. It was about thirty years later, in 1992, that the ITBF Act was enacted by the Indian Parliament; the rules were framed two years later in 1994. Thereafter, ITBP acquired an independent status as a Para-military Force under the Ministry of Home Affairs. The force was raised with … [Read more...] about One border, one force – A concept whose time has arrived
Directly, indirectly or unintentionally; Pakistan is involved in 13/7
S Ranjan India’s soft underbelly – Mumbai, has once more been targeted by terrorism, many innocents have died and a siege mentality is once again overpowering the collective Indian psyche. There is a sense of rage against an unseen enemy, aspersion are being cast upon the government for its inability to get on top of the situation as has been done by the US post 9/11. This … [Read more...] about Directly, indirectly or unintentionally; Pakistan is involved in 13/7