Jaibans Singh The recent incursion by troops of the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) of China into Indian territory at Daulat Baig Oldie (DBO) has, quite surprisingly, not elicited the kind of national response that one would have looked forward to. What is more astonishing is that media is also quite “cool” towards the incident. There have been very less debates on television; … [Read more...] about Where is the national response to the Chinese incursion?
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Apply a single yardstick to intrusion and security in Jammu and Kashmir
Jaibans Singh A contingent of about 30 Chinese soldiers came 10-12 kms inside Indian territory at Burthe in Daulat Beg Oldie, Eastern Ladakh on April, 15. A faceoff has been going on ever since. The Indian government is attempting to diffuse the situation at diplomatic, political and military levels to avoid an adverse impact on relations between the neighbouring Asian … [Read more...] about Apply a single yardstick to intrusion and security in Jammu and Kashmir
Chinese nuclear adventurism in support of Pakistan
Prabhakar Gupta “Beijing should not allow its ties with other countries to become an impediment to advancing Indo-China relations” - a very clear and direct message given by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to the new Chinese President Xi Jiping in their first meeting at Durban in the sidelines of the BRIC conclave. There is enough reason to believe that this strong statement … [Read more...] about Chinese nuclear adventurism in support of Pakistan
Disquiet in Simbal Camp due to rumoured acquisition of land by the army
Jaibans Singh Simbal Camp, a small rural locality in Jammu district is an area steeped in history, it contains within its quasi-urban structure stories of heroism, hard work, grit and determination of a people struck by fate to become refugees in the times of the partition. In the pre-partition era, Simbal was a barren uninhabited land bypassed by the famed canal system … [Read more...] about Disquiet in Simbal Camp due to rumoured acquisition of land by the army
The time for a victory march has not yet arrived
Jasbir Sarai A recent interview given by the Inspector General Police (IGP), Jammu region, Rakesh Kumar, to a prominent newspaper in Jammu makes very interesting reading; the IGP declared that six districts in Jammu region namely Jammu, Samba, Kathua, Doda, Reasi and Udhampur were completely “rid of militancy”. He went on to add that the security grid of Jammu city is in the … [Read more...] about The time for a victory march has not yet arrived