Novita Singh On October, 13, Union Home Minister, Sushil Kumar Shinde proceeded on a three day visit to Jammu and Kashmir. During the tour, he co-chaired a meeting of the Unified Command in the State along with the Chief Minister and travelled to many regions to interact with Para-military troops deployed over there. Towards the end of his tour he said, quite firmly, … [Read more...] about The necessity of political convergence on security issues
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Politicising Security in J&K: A lethal preoccupation
Jaibans Singh The government of Jammu and Kashmir has been quick to shoot down a request by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) to move out two of its battalions, amounting to 2000 troops, from the State. “We have written to the Jammu and Kashmir government requesting them to relieve the two battalions, but they are not willing to let them go. They say security will be … [Read more...] about Politicising Security in J&K: A lethal preoccupation
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
Kashmir: perpetrators of disruption are still at large
Jaibans Singh July, 03, 2012, the newly appointed foreign secretary of Pakistan, Jalil Abbas Jilani, arrived in India to hold a meeting with his Indian counterpart, Ranjan Mathai. A fact deliberately and tacitly downplayed was that this very person, in February 2003, when he was Chargé d'Affaires at the Pakistan High Commission in India was told to pack his bags and leave the … [Read more...] about Kashmir: perpetrators of disruption are still at large
Public sentiment cannot guide policies on national security
Jasbir Sarai The second four-yearly Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the United Nations Human Rights Council was held in Geneva in the month of May. The Indian delegation was led by the Attorney General of India, Goolam E Vahanvati, who made a presentation on May, 25. Vahanvati dwelled on landmark legislations like the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, … [Read more...] about Public sentiment cannot guide policies on national security