S Ranjan The recently held elections for the so called Azad Jammu Kashmir (AJK) Legislative Assembly, which is actually Pakistan held Kashmir, have once again exposed the double standards of Pakistan. Democracy in Pakistan is much abused, fragile and fraught with contradictions. It never had any true admirer or elicited any genuine respect even from the people it represented. … [Read more...] about The Fai connection: Kashmir for sale
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Surrender, amnesty and rehabilitation : Benefits and pitfalls
Brigadier (Retired) Manjit Singh During the very first year of his term, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah mooted the idea of revising the surrender and rehabilitation policy to provide amnesty for local militants who had crossed over to Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) at the peak of insurgency due to indoctrination, compulsion or other socio-political reasons. The Centre agreed, … [Read more...] about Surrender, amnesty and rehabilitation : Benefits and pitfalls
Should military contacts between India and Pakistan be revived?
Prabhakar G Amidst reports of worsening of relations between the traditional foes, India and Pakistan, post the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, there was one refreshing aspect, the formal established channel of contact between the two armies - the hotline between the Director Generals of Military Operations, which was activated after the Batalik incident of 1999, continued, and was, in … [Read more...] about Should military contacts between India and Pakistan be revived?
Kulgam rape case: Disruption of peace should be challenged
Jaibans Singh The alleged rape of a mentally unstable woman from Gujjardara village in Manzigam, Kulgam, supposedly by two unknown Army personnel, is presently in the eye of a storm. Even as the hapless woman and her family are trying to come to grips with the problem and also going through the investigation process, vested interests are on overdrive in their attempt to gain … [Read more...] about Kulgam rape case: Disruption of peace should be challenged
One border, one force – A concept whose time has arrived
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, that the ITBF Act was enacted by the Indian Parliament; the rules were framed two years later in 1994. Thereafter, ITBP acquired an independent status as a Para-military Force under the Ministry of Home Affairs. The force was raised with … [Read more...] about One border, one force – A concept whose time has arrived