S Ranjan Pakistan is going through economic hardship of critical dimensions, to an extent that economic woes may l well lead to disintegration of the nation. The economic indicators are sliding and the resultant socio-economic impact is there for all to see; sadly, things are expected to get worse with time. Dependence of Pakistan on foreign aid is increasing by the day and to … [Read more...] about Pakistan must rise to the Indian economic opportunity
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Defence Minister’s productive visit to Jammu and Kashmir
Jaibans Singh After a long hiatus of 18 months, Defence Minister AK Antony visited Jammu and Kashmir over two days from July, 28 to July, 29. The unusually long time gap between visits to a strategically important part of the country is quite intriguing. What could be the reasons for the same? One possible reason could be the acrimonious face off between the ministry and the … [Read more...] about Defence Minister’s productive visit to Jammu and Kashmir
Operation Vijay Diwas celebrated in Dras amidst stony silence of the government of J&K
Defenceinfo Bureau Report On July, 13, every year, the Kashmir valley celebrates what is termed as the martyr’s day. This is to commemorate such political protestors, who lost their lives in a firing by troops of Maharaja Hari Singh on July, 13, 1931. Every year the incident is remembered with a general closure and functions organised by various political parties,, especially … [Read more...] about Operation Vijay Diwas celebrated in Dras amidst stony silence of the government of J&K
Pathribal case: justice must prevail in the end
Jasbir Sarai Consequent to various news reports and public debates on the Pathribal case, I decided to venture into the provisions of lessor known system of dispensation of justice in the Army. It may be recalled that on May, 01, 2012 the Supreme Court of India ruled in the Pathribal case that the first option with regard to proceeding against the alleged accused persons rests … [Read more...] about Pathribal case: justice must prevail in the end
Interlocutors report denounced as misconceived and divorced from reality
Jaibans Singh “Thank you for being so kind to me, I had expected much worse”, said Dileep Padgaonkar in response to a particularly belligerent question answer session on culmination of a discussion on the interlocutor’s report on Jammu and Kashmir. The comment was made at an event organised on 21 July, at New Delhi by a think tank “India Foundation,” to discuss the report. … [Read more...] about Interlocutors report denounced as misconceived and divorced from reality