Prabhakar Gupta As the Kashmir valley braces itself for the much awaited tourist season and a steady flow of tourists has taken off, the business community, right from the biggest trader to the smallest daily wager has a single worry to contend with – will the separatists disrupt this period of prime economic activity with their famous Hartal and Bandh calendars? The … [Read more...] about Hartals and Bandhs have lost their relevance
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One border, one force – A concept whose time has arrived
About two years ago, on July, 18, 2011, www.defenceinfo.com had raised the issue of vesting operational control of ITBP with the Indian Army, along the Line of Actual Control. The article is reproduced in view of the recent incident. Jasbir Sarai Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) was raised on October 24, 1962, under the CRPF Act. It was about thirty years later, in 1992, … [Read more...] about One border, one force – A concept whose time has arrived
Towards a positive engagement between India and Pakistan
Jaibans Singh Pakistan is standing on the threshold of a historic transition; the process started with the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) led government completing its full term and paving the way for a smooth general election by handing over power to a caretaker government and then entering the electoral fray like any other party. This became the first instance of this … [Read more...] about Towards a positive engagement between India and Pakistan
Chinese incursion: UPA can’t swat a fly
Rohit Srivastava The nation is currently agitated over the inability of the UPA Government to force the Chinese Army to retreat from Daulat Baig Oldie, a remote advanced landing ground (ALG) and old unused air strip which was recently reactivated. The ALGs are generally constructed where a land route is difficult to build and maintain and all-weather operations are not … [Read more...] about Chinese incursion: UPA can’t swat a fly
Geelani rejects Pakistan’s progressive aspirations
Simrit Kahlon Kashmir’s self proclaimed messiah, Syed Ali Shah Geelani, does not lose a single opportunity of staying in the limelight. When confronted with news of the Fatwa by religious clerics in Pakistan that has declared casting of vote as compulsory under Islamic laws, he has been quick to clarify that an edict of this nature would not apply to the people of Kashmir … [Read more...] about Geelani rejects Pakistan’s progressive aspirations