Vikas Khanna The lightening speed with which India-Pakistan talks have traveled is amusing if not baffling. Can a less than three-minute conversation between prime ministers Narendra Modi and Nawaz Sharif on the sidelines of the Paris climate summit change the atmospherics so much that the two countries would agree to composite dialogue within 10 days? How can a government, … [Read more...] about From Paris to Bangkok to Islamabad in 10 days!
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Jammu and Kashmir is on the roll, momentum must be maintained
Dr. Simrit Kahlon Prime Minister Narendra Modi went to Kashmir on 07 November 2015 and addressed a rally in Srinagar. This was his fourth visit to the state since he became Prime Minister; he has probably not gone to his constituency in Varanasi so many times. This is a clear indication of the priority that the state of Jammu and Kashmir holds for him. During the rally he … [Read more...] about Jammu and Kashmir is on the roll, momentum must be maintained
OROP face-off is the tip of the iceberg
Jaibans Singh The OROP face-off has now gone way beyond the original demand for pensions. If the poor old veterans who are sitting at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi, and other places across the country could go through a major portion of their retired life without OROP, they will live without it through their twilight years as well. Being soldiers, they will adjust and make the best … [Read more...] about OROP face-off is the tip of the iceberg
Pakistan should review security doctrines; shed failed policies
Jaibans Singh The breakdown of the much anticipated National Security Advisor (NSA) level talks between India and Pakistan on terror and regional security has come across as a big disappointment. The strategic community of both countries that well understands the need for stability in the subcontinent to open doors of prosperity for its teeming millions, rooted energetically … [Read more...] about Pakistan should review security doctrines; shed failed policies
Pakistan’s terror game plan and India’s response
Jaibans Singh India has witnessed yet another vicious terror attack on its soil, planned and sponsored by evil forces based in Pakistan. There are many reasons pointing towards the choice of Dinanagar in District Gurdaspur, Punjab as a target for the attack. Pakistani terror strategists wish a revisit of the terrible days of terrorism in Punjab. The idea of resurrecting the … [Read more...] about Pakistan’s terror game plan and India’s response