Jaibans Singh The nation is just about coming to grips with the brutal gang-rape in New Delhi and now its collective sensibility has been assaulted by the equally brutal killing of two of its brave soldiers, Lance Naik Hemraj and Lance Naik Sudhakar Singh, while they were patrolling the line of control at Mendhar, Jammu and Kashmir, well within their own territory and … [Read more...] about Pakistan’s brutality cannot be left unpunished
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Pakistan must wake up to the dangers of radicalisation
Jaibans Singh While India is crying hoarse for criminal action against Hafiz Saeed and the United States has gone to the extent of declaring his organization, the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) a terrorist outfit, the amiable emir continues to be a hero in Pakistan. This is so because he has the support of the Pakistani government as was very obvious from the statement of the … [Read more...] about Pakistan must wake up to the dangers of radicalisation
Pakistan’s faulty education system has radicalised its society
Prabhakar Gupta The role of education in Nation building needs no emphasis; the matter gains more significance in democracies in view of the unique set of values that need to be imbibed in future generations to keep the inclusive, tolerant, democratic and free system of governance going. A key requirement is that children learn to understand what democracy and freedom means … [Read more...] about Pakistan’s faulty education system has radicalised its society
Hurriyat should shed propaganda and adopt people centric policies
Prabhakar Gupta Mirwaiz Omar Farooq, the chairman of the separatist Hurriyat group that enjoys a marginal presence in the Kashmir Valley has reiterated the long standing demand of his organisation for demilitarisation on both sides of the line of control. The demand has been made against the backdrop of the recent incessant firing from across the line of control by Pakistani … [Read more...] about Hurriyat should shed propaganda and adopt people centric policies
Pakistan Army exploits religion to quell separatism in Baluchistan
S Ranjan Baluchistan, the most restive province of Pakistan, has entered into a new era of violence. The pattern of violence has witnessed a change of late with the new trend being based more on religious polarisation than nationalist ideology as was the case earlier. This is quite evident from the ongoing massacre of Shia’s in Baluchistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The end … [Read more...] about Pakistan Army exploits religion to quell separatism in Baluchistan