Jaibans Singh The killing of a Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorist, Ishfaq Padder, in an incisive joint operation by the Army and Special Operations Group (SOG) of Jammu and Kashmir Police (JKP) comes across as a big success for the security forces. Ishfaq Padder was involved in the dastardly killing of Lieutenant Umar Fayaz; For the Indian Army, honour is redeemed as the murder of … [Read more...] about Challenging Pakistan’s terror strategy with peoples power
Hafiz Saeed
Ouster of Nawaz Sharif is a setback for Pakistan, challenge for India
Jaibans Singh “Elected governments in Pakistan have less to fear from the Indian Army than from their own- with good reason. For almost 60 years, since October 1958, politicians have lost every battle to gain the higher ground of civilian supremacy,” these fateful words by a well known Pakistani author and intellectual, F.S. Aijazuddin, adequately sum up the current situation … [Read more...] about Ouster of Nawaz Sharif is a setback for Pakistan, challenge for India
Sharif versus Saeed: Internal politics at play
Mehtab Karan Singh General elections are due in Pakistan in mid-2018. They will witness a fair amount of acrimony and belligerence with political parties leveraging all the clout and muscle that they can muster. Of particular value for all contesting parties will be the militant lobby that holds tremendous power and resources. Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has … [Read more...] about Sharif versus Saeed: Internal politics at play
India must respond proactively to the emerging “Great Game”
Mehtab Karan Singh Pakistan is going through a phase of severe insecurity. The accession of Donald Trump as president of the United States did not go down well for the country, despite the hoopla created about his first call to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif as President designate. Pakistan would have heaved a sigh of relief at being excluded from the list of Islamic countries … [Read more...] about India must respond proactively to the emerging “Great Game”
Pakistan’s fatuous “Kashmir Solidarity Day”
Jaibans Singh Pakistan is all geared up to observe Kashmir Solidarity Day on 5, February. This is an annual ritual since 1990. The stated objective of this exercise is to highlight the so-called aspirations of the people of Kashmir who are supposedly struggling to achieve self-determination. The actual objective is downright propaganda, totally divorced from the reality on … [Read more...] about Pakistan’s fatuous “Kashmir Solidarity Day”