Jaibans Singh Finally the cat is out of the bag!! Pakistan has made it known that it will proceed towards amending its Constitution to amalgamate Gilgit-Baltistan as its fifth province. The honour of making this momentous statement fell on Pakistan’s Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination, Riaz Hussain Pirzada. He said that the process will be put in motion on the basis … [Read more...] about Pakistan poised to devour Gilgit-Baltistan; India ambivalent!!
National security
Pakistan’s perfidy and India’s response
Jaibans Singh In India, there was widespread outrage against Pakistan post the Uri attack. The entire nation is looking for drastic retaliatory action and there was tremendous pressure of the government to act. In simple words – the people are baying for blood. The Indian Army has, in an unprecedented tactical manoeuvre, conducted trans-LOC raids on multiple launch pads … [Read more...] about Pakistan’s perfidy and India’s response
Uri attack: Government must act and act fast
Jaibans Singh The terror attack in Uri is part of a well calibrated game plan designed by Pakistan to escalate the threshold of violence in Jammu and Kashmir. Fidayeen (Suicide) squads of terrorists have been launched across the state to express support for those who are causing social disruption in some parts of the Kashmir valley. The second objective is to demonstrate to … [Read more...] about Uri attack: Government must act and act fast
Encounter killing is not “policy” for security forces in Kashmir
Ranjan Chauhan As was expected, Pakistan has made a concerted attempt to exploit the current unrest in Kashmir by increasing the threshold of its terrorist activity. A visible and concerted spike in terrorist initiated violence as well as infiltration bids has been witnessed in the last few days, while the valley was in the throes of agitations engineered by Pakistan’s … [Read more...] about Encounter killing is not “policy” for security forces in Kashmir
JNU Ruckus: More to it than meets the eye
Jaibans Singh The situation at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has taken a considerably nasty turn. The nation is engaged in an unnecessary and avoidable debate which is negatively impacting its democratic credentials. There are many pointers to the involvement of Kashmiri separatist in this incident. The timing of the incident, coinciding with the death anniversary of … [Read more...] about JNU Ruckus: More to it than meets the eye