Ranjan Chauhan Gilgit-Baltistan has gone through yet another sham of an election for its so-called Legislative Assembly! The Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly was formed on the basis of the Gilgit-Baltistan Empowerment and Self Governance Order, 2009. This order has no legal sanctity since it is a mere executive directive signed by the oppressive Ministry of Kashmir … [Read more...] about Gilgit-Baltistan: On the cross roads again
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Impact on national security of OROP agitation
Jaibans Singh The OROP agitation by veteran soldiers is raging on; the strange and unbelievable procrastination by the Government of India (GOI) in failing to stand up to its commitment is creating an extremely difficult situation. This ire of the veteran soldiers is entirely justified when seen against the backdrop of the promises made by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) … [Read more...] about Impact on national security of OROP agitation
Amnesty International’s prejudiced report on J&K
Jaibans Singh Amnesty International (AI) has, once again, come up with a highly objectionable report on Jammu and Kashmir titled, “Denied: Failures in accountability for human rights violations by security force personnel in Jammu and Kashmir.” As in earlier such reports that the AI has published, this one is also low on substance and high on rhetoric. Even a cursory reading … [Read more...] about Amnesty International’s prejudiced report on J&K
Infiltration roadblock in J&K: Pakistani terror mongers worried
Dr. Simrit Kahlon Across the world, especially so in India, activity revolves around seasons; there is the examination season, the festival season, the holiday season, so on and so forth. In Jammu and Kashmir there is an additional season called the “infiltration season” that holds great importance. This season begins sometime in mid- April and goes on till end October. At … [Read more...] about Infiltration roadblock in J&K: Pakistani terror mongers worried
National security implications of OROP agitation
Jaibans Singh The Indian army, not too far back, had a great tradition of families serving the organisation for generations on end. In fact, there used to be no house in many villages of the martial communities that did not have at least one person in the Army. All ranks from a Sepoy to a General were covered from among the clansmen and kin among many communities. This happy … [Read more...] about National security implications of OROP agitation