Jaibans Singh The Indian media has been carrying reports about the Union Government considering a phased withdrawal of the Indian Army from the hinterland of the Kashmir Valley. These reports are based on a series of articles and editorials that The Indian Express has carried on the subject. The base for this news in The Indian Express has been formed by an article … [Read more...] about Downsizing Army deployment in J&K: Caution and deliberation is necessary
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Pulwama attack: India avenged the dastardly act, but the threat persists
Jaibans Singh Valentine Day is India comes with a note of sobriety since 2019 as it also marks a dastardly VBIED (Vehicle Based Improvised Explosive Device) attack by enemies of the nation on a CRPF convoy at Pulwama, Kashmir, which left 40 brave soldiers of the nation dead. As in the preceding years, this year too, the Indian nation rose in memory of those who … [Read more...] about Pulwama attack: India avenged the dastardly act, but the threat persists
Shri Amarnath Yatra: Implicit adherence to security protocols is imperative
Jaibans Singh The holy Amarnath Yatra for the year 2019 officially commenced on Monday, 01, July, with the first batch of pilgrims making their way towards the holy cave from the respective base camps in Baltal and Pahalgam and Governor Satya Pal Malik participating in the 'Pratham Pooja' (first prayer) in the cave shrine. It was reported that he prayed for peace in the … [Read more...] about Shri Amarnath Yatra: Implicit adherence to security protocols is imperative
Anantnag terror attack: India should strengthen internal security protocol
Jaibans Singh The killing of six soldiers of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), while a few more including an SHO of the Jammu Kashmir Police and a civilian having sustained injuries at Anantnag, Kashmir, has set alarm bells ringing in the security set up of Jammu and Kashmir, particularly Kashmir. One of the two terrorists who carried out this Fidayeen (suicide) type … [Read more...] about Anantnag terror attack: India should strengthen internal security protocol
J&K is safe and progressing on all fronts
Onkareshwar Pandey The strategic community in India has remained preoccupied with Pakistan in the aftermath of the Pulwama terrorist attack on a convoy of the Indian Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). The unfolding situation in Kashmir, in the interim, has been dynamic in nature. The security forces moved swiftly and, within 100 hours of the terrorist attack, eliminated … [Read more...] about J&K is safe and progressing on all fronts
Jammu and Kashmir: security forces hold the edge
Dr. Simrit Kahlon The month of October was heralded in Jammu and Kashmir with a suicide attack on a Border Security Force (BSF) Camp located near Srinagar Airport on October, 3. All three terrorists involved were killed even as an Assistant Sub Inspector of BSF lost his life while fighting the terrorists. What followed were the usual questions in the media about the degree of … [Read more...] about Jammu and Kashmir: security forces hold the edge
Restructure CRPF as the first prong of new strategy
Jaibans Singh The terrible loss suffered by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in Sukma is painful. Already volumes have been written and spoken of on the subject and academically there is nothing left to add on. Home Minister Rajnath Singh has stated that the government will “review its strategy to battle Naxalites,” in consultation with chief ministers of affected … [Read more...] about Restructure CRPF as the first prong of new strategy
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
Indian Armed forces are being taken for granted
Jaibans Singh On 21 May 2009, the Government of India issued orders for non-functional financial upgradation for all Organised Group-A (OGA) civil services. With this, when one OGA officer gets empanelled at a particular post, all other officers of the same seniority shall also be moved up to the same pay level after a period of two years from the date of the first … [Read more...] about Indian Armed forces are being taken for granted
Wanted: A national crusade against naxalism
Jaibans Singh The counter naxal operations have recently received a severe setback due to a spate of high profile abductions. The saga of Jhina Hikaka, the Odisha MLA and the two Italian nationals Claudio Colangelo and Paolo Bosusco, captured by two different organisation of the maoists has just about finished and we have at hand the audacious kidnapping of Alex Paul Menon, … [Read more...] about Wanted: A national crusade against naxalism