Jaibans Singh The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) led NDA government is poised to begin its second consecutive term in office with a landslide victory in the recently concluded general elections. The clear majority will facilitate the party in taking some bold decisions. Quite naturally, all eyes are on Kashmir! There is anticipation of some drastic changes in policy with … [Read more...] about Jammu and Kashmir: Security policy of incoming government
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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
The road to stability in Jammu and Kashmir
Jaibans Singh Over the last few years there have been a fair number of setbacks in J&K but these have failed to overshadow the optimism of the people. Free and fair elections resulting in smooth functioning of democratic governments, the rejection by the people of the cult of terrorism and containment of the menace by the security forces, the eagerness being shown by the … [Read more...] about The road to stability in Jammu and Kashmir
JK Police must come out on its own
Jaibans Singh The state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) is undergoing a metamorphosis. The two decade long shadow of terrorism is waning slowly but surely and people are looking towards what is commonly termed as “normalcy”. There is talk of a change in the security paradigm commensurate with the changing situation on ground; more responsibility is being sought to be placed on … [Read more...] about JK Police must come out on its own