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Army ethics for counter-terrorist operations: Minimum force & good faith

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Jasbir Sarai It is being alleged that three men from Rajouri, who had gone to work as labourers in Kashmir, have been killed in the course of a counter-terrorist operation in Shopian. The gunfight took place on July, 18 and the men, declared unidentified at that time, have now been identified on the basis of photographs shown to the families. Earlier, the families had … [Read more...] about Army ethics for counter-terrorist operations: Minimum force & good faith

‘India-Pakistan question’ needs to be removed from the agenda of UNSC

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Hardip Bedi The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on January, 6, 1948 took up an agenda item termed as 'India-Pakistan question,' that related with the Jammu and Kashmir issue. It is now more than 72 years and the agenda continues to remain unresolved, mainly because Pakistan is unwilling to accept the reality that it is in forcible occupation of Indian territory that … [Read more...] about ‘India-Pakistan question’ needs to be removed from the agenda of UNSC

Kashmir: Self serving leadership is in self preservation mode

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Jaibans Singh In the wake of the bifurcation of the state of Jammu and Kashmir and abrogation of Article 370, the political structures in Kashmir that were aligned with separatism and soft separatism have been left without viable agendas. Articulation on the subject can draw a lead from the “Gupkar Declaration” of 4 August, 2019. The declaration, named as such since it was … [Read more...] about Kashmir: Self serving leadership is in self preservation mode

Indo-Pakistan War-1965: Battle of Asal Uttar

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Jaibans Singh Flush with the acquisition of sophisticated military hardware from the United States of America, Pakistan, under the military dictatorship of General Ayub Khan (who styled himself as president of the country) launched a misadventure against India that culminated into a full-fledged war known in history as the Indo-Pakistan War-1965. The seventeen day war began … [Read more...] about Indo-Pakistan War-1965: Battle of Asal Uttar