Jaibans Singh The army chief, General Bikram Singh, has recently culminated an official visit to Nepal, a neighbouring country which has significant social and security relations with India. Seemingly, the visit was of a routine nature to conduct a long standing reciprocal military convention of conferring upon the new chief the rank of honorary General of the Nepal Army. The … [Read more...] about The Army Chiefs Nepal visit: a step in the right direction
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Human rights are universal and not domestic jurisdiction
Ghulam Nabi Fai “No human rights are self-executing. Thus, everyone who participates in raising the issues of civil and political rights does yeoman's service on behalf of the oppressed. What is even more impressive is the willingness to invite risks to life, liberty, and property by those who would speak in the name of civil and political rights against autocratic or cruel … [Read more...] about Human rights are universal and not domestic jurisdiction
Pakistan’s support to Kashmiri separatists is preposterous
Jaibans Singh Jalil Abbas Jilani, the foreign secretary of Pakistan is expected at New Delhi to hold a meeting with his Indian counterpart, Ranjan Mathai, on July 4 and 5 as a part of the ongoing dialogue. The meeting was to be a precursor to talks between the foreign ministers of the two countries scheduled in the latter half of July in Islamabad. The said talks, however, has … [Read more...] about Pakistan’s support to Kashmiri separatists is preposterous
Siachen: A look beyond the hype
Jaibans Singh Siachen will come up in the secretary level talks between India and Pakistan scheduled on 11-12, June, 2012. The last parley was held almost a year back on May, 30, 2011; at that stage, the two countries failed to agree on the modalities for demilitarisation while agreeing “in-principle” to the need to demilitarise. The talks in May 2011 were held after a gap of … [Read more...] about Siachen: A look beyond the hype
Christof Heyns should not have been invited to India
Jaibans Singh The media environment is abuzz with the visit of Mr. Christof Heyns, the UN's Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions to India. Heyns' visit is the first mission to India by an expert mandated by the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to monitor and report on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions. He visited Gujarat, Kerala, … [Read more...] about Christof Heyns should not have been invited to India