Jaibans Singh The Army Chief, Gen. Bipin Rawat, in a recent statement said that those attacking security forces during Counter Terrorist (CT) operations will be treated as “anti-nationals” and will face “tough action.” A statement of this nature by the Army Chief should have come a long time back. The difficulty being faced and the avoidable casualties being suffered by … [Read more...] about Defeatist operational procedures in Kashmir need to be reversed
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Propagandist exploitation of Maqbool Bhat and Afzal Guru must stop
Jaibans Singh The month of February witnesses a disgusting exploitation of the deaths of Maqbool Bhat and Afzal Guru by the Kashmiri separatists to further their evil agendas. It was in this month that Maqbool Bhat was hanged for complicity in the murder of a police inspector and Afzal Guru was hanged for his complicity in the conduct of a terrorist attack on the Indian … [Read more...] about Propagandist exploitation of Maqbool Bhat and Afzal Guru must stop
Kashmiri separatism: The myth and the reality
Jasbir Sarai The moment the word “separatist” is used in India, it conjures the image of Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and their colleagues of the All Party Hurriyat Conference (APHC) in Kashmir, who subscribe to this ideology. In the context of India’s freedom struggle in the twentieth century, however, use of the ideology of separatism as a political tool in … [Read more...] about Kashmiri separatism: The myth and the reality
Hard work and motivation are benchmarks of success of a Kashmiri Sikh family
Jaibans Singh The world has become a global village where cross cultural integration is an all encompassing norm; all those who aspire to make the world their professional stage are fully aware that they would face herculean problems of adjustment. They stoically make necessary effort to adjust into the cultural melt pot. The youth of Jammu and Kashmir need to realise that … [Read more...] about Hard work and motivation are benchmarks of success of a Kashmiri Sikh family
Time to catch the bull of separatism by the horns
Mehtab Karan Singh The agitation spearheaded by the separatist Hurriyat Conference and some other independent elements of the Kashmir Valley to derail the decision of the state government to provide Domicile Certificates to the West Pakistan refugees has exposed their anti-people self serving agenda. The belt of villages along the Kathua-Pallanwalla axis in the Jammu region … [Read more...] about Time to catch the bull of separatism by the horns