Jaibans Singh India looks upon October as a very auspicious month; the festival of Dusshera falls in this month and so does the very significant Muslim festival of Bakrid. Both festivals epitomise the victory of all that is just and righteous. Dusshera has a military significance since it denotes the victory of the righteous Lord Ram Chandra over Ravana the haughty Kind of … [Read more...] about It is time we got our military history right
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The road to Amarnath: rhetoric versus reality
Simrit Kahlon <img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-1916" title="Road to Amarnath" src="http://www.defenceinfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Road-to-Amarnath1-300x200.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="200" /> The visit of mega-star Shahrukh Khan to the valley of Kashmir on a shooting stint was a piece of news carried by almost all national … [Read more...] about The road to Amarnath: rhetoric versus reality
Pathribal case: justice must prevail in the end
Jasbir Sarai Consequent to various news reports and public debates on the Pathribal case, I decided to venture into the provisions of lessor known system of dispensation of justice in the Army. It may be recalled that on May, 01, 2012 the Supreme Court of India ruled in the Pathribal case that the first option with regard to proceeding against the alleged accused persons rests … [Read more...] about Pathribal case: justice must prevail in the end
Interlocutors report denounced as misconceived and divorced from reality
Jaibans Singh “Thank you for being so kind to me, I had expected much worse”, said Dileep Padgaonkar in response to a particularly belligerent question answer session on culmination of a discussion on the interlocutor’s report on Jammu and Kashmir. The comment was made at an event organised on 21 July, at New Delhi by a think tank “India Foundation,” to discuss the report. … [Read more...] about Interlocutors report denounced as misconceived and divorced from reality
A journey to the beautiful valley of Kashmir
S Ranjan It was with a lot of apprehension that I embarked, this year, on a much longed for visit to the valley of Kashmir, for the first time in my life. All earlier plans were put down by my family with a terse diktat, “no, it is too dangerous to go there”. In my maiden journey across Kashmir as a tourist, my understanding about the beautiful valley underwent a complete … [Read more...] about A journey to the beautiful valley of Kashmir