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
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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
Restoration of Indo-Pakistan dialogue: The sooner the better
Brig. Atul Nagpal (Retired) Even when faced with the improbability of making much headway on terrorism and Kashmir in any resumed dialogue in the future, it remains important for India and Pakistan to engage in dialogue with each other. What both the countries must recognise is the failures and fallacies in policies and approaches so as to avoid points of saturation and allow … [Read more...] about Restoration of Indo-Pakistan dialogue: The sooner the better
Pathankot attack: India is missing the woods for the trees
Jaibans Singh It has been a gloomy beginning of the New Year for India and its security forces. Seven soldiers and a civilian have been killed in terrorist initiated violence in Pathankot, Punjab, while four brave soldiers of the Indian army have died in a snow avalanche in Siachen. Sacrifice in the call of duty is not new to the Indian soldiers, but such incidents during a … [Read more...] about Pathankot attack: India is missing the woods for the trees
No Lessons Learnt, Intelligence fails again
Vikas Khanna While Indian government may be self congratulating itself for containing the terror attack in Pathankot and securing assets in the air base, it can be accused of glossing over intelligence failure. Authorities had prior information of such an attack. An alert had already been sounded. Then on Friday, the terrorists infiltrated into India before striking at two … [Read more...] about No Lessons Learnt, Intelligence fails again