Mehtab Karan Singh Pakistan is going through a phase of severe insecurity. The accession of Donald Trump as president of the United States did not go down well for the country, despite the hoopla created about his first call to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif as President designate. Pakistan would have heaved a sigh of relief at being excluded from the list of Islamic countries … [Read more...] about India must respond proactively to the emerging “Great Game”
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Kashmiri separatism: The myth and the reality
Jasbir Sarai The moment the word “separatist” is used in India, it conjures the image of Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and their colleagues of the All Party Hurriyat Conference (APHC) in Kashmir, who subscribe to this ideology. In the context of India’s freedom struggle in the twentieth century, however, use of the ideology of separatism as a political tool in … [Read more...] about Kashmiri separatism: The myth and the reality
Hard work and motivation are benchmarks of success of a Kashmiri Sikh family
Jaibans Singh The world has become a global village where cross cultural integration is an all encompassing norm; all those who aspire to make the world their professional stage are fully aware that they would face herculean problems of adjustment. They stoically make necessary effort to adjust into the cultural melt pot. The youth of Jammu and Kashmir need to realise that … [Read more...] about Hard work and motivation are benchmarks of success of a Kashmiri Sikh family
Battle of Chamkaur: A sage of courage and sacrifice
Jaibans Singh In western history, battles that have changed the course of history are well chronicled. They also form part of the folklore of the country. Two such examples are the Battle of Saratoga in 1777 and the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. If a similar chronicle of great battles which changed the course of history in India were to be compiled, the Battle of Chamkaur would … [Read more...] about Battle of Chamkaur: A sage of courage and sacrifice
New Chief, New Challenges
Jaibans Singh A few years ago, when the UPA government was in power the BJP, in opposition, would often lament that the Congress lacked “strategic culture.” This was said in context with the sorry state of affairs in the Armed Forces for which the blame was put on the ineffectual Defence Minister, AK Antony. The hasty, opaque, and insensitive manner in which the present NDA … [Read more...] about New Chief, New Challenges