Ranjan Chauhan Pakistan is today grappling with a fast deteriorating security situation. The much acclaimed offensive against the militants, Operation Zarb-e-Azb, is going nowhere. In fact, the Pakistan Taliban seems to be gaining strength as is evident from its claim of having shot down a military helicopter in Gilgit-Baltistan leading to the unfortunate death of seven people … [Read more...] about Dealing with Pakistan’s Proxy war against India
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NDA government must change the Gilgit-Baltistan narrative
Jaibans Singh Sadly, successive government in India since independence has chosen to remain silent spectators with regard to the oppression and atrocity that is being heaped on the people of Gilgit-Baltistan by Pakistan. Despite the people of Gilgit-Baltistan opting to join the state of Pakistan at the time of division of the Indian Sub-continent in 1947, Pakistan has not … [Read more...] about NDA government must change the Gilgit-Baltistan narrative
Indo-Pakistan relations: On-off-off-on quotient needs to be changed
Dr. Simrit Kahlon To engage or not to engage Pakistan in dialogue has now become a challenging poser for the Modi led government as it completes one year in office. The euphoric beginning with Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif braving the wrath of the other more powerful Sharif and the summer heat, to attend the swearing-in of PM Modi lost its lustre soon enough. The … [Read more...] about Indo-Pakistan relations: On-off-off-on quotient needs to be changed
Taliban flaunts missile launch: Threat to world security
Vikas Khanna The deadly Pakistan-based Islamist group Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP) has become deadlier. If its claims that it has developed an indigenous missile named Omar-1 which it successfully test-fired are true then it poses a grave threat not only to Pakistan and Afghanistan but to the regional and international security as well. Terrorism has acquired new dimensions and … [Read more...] about Taliban flaunts missile launch: Threat to world security
Gawadar port operationalisation: India, US need to redraw maritime strategy
Dr. Simrit Kahlon International pressure and concern notwithstanding, China is now poised to change the maritime strategic equation in the South Asian region. Media reports suggest that the Gawadar port in Balochistan, Pakistan is likely to become operational in April, 2015. Work is in full swing to establish free-trade zones, where a large number of national and international … [Read more...] about Gawadar port operationalisation: India, US need to redraw maritime strategy