Jaibans Singh "I want to tell the youth of Kashmir – you have two roads in front of you that will guide your destiny; on one side is tourism and on the other side is terrorism. So much blood has been spilled over the last 40 years, but nothing has been achieved except that mothers have lost sons...” These fateful words were spoken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April, 02, … [Read more...] about Kashmir must heed sage advice given by Prime Minister Modi
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Pakistan poised to devour Gilgit-Baltistan; India ambivalent!!
Jaibans Singh Finally the cat is out of the bag!! Pakistan has made it known that it will proceed towards amending its Constitution to amalgamate Gilgit-Baltistan as its fifth province. The honour of making this momentous statement fell on Pakistan’s Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination, Riaz Hussain Pirzada. He said that the process will be put in motion on the basis … [Read more...] about Pakistan poised to devour Gilgit-Baltistan; India ambivalent!!
Defeatist operational procedures in Kashmir need to be reversed
Jaibans Singh The Army Chief, Gen. Bipin Rawat, in a recent statement said that those attacking security forces during Counter Terrorist (CT) operations will be treated as “anti-nationals” and will face “tough action.” A statement of this nature by the Army Chief should have come a long time back. The difficulty being faced and the avoidable casualties being suffered by … [Read more...] about Defeatist operational procedures in Kashmir need to be reversed
Can India take Pakistan at its face value?
Vikas Khanna Has India scored a self-goal by inviting Pakistani investigating team to Pathankot? It would be naive to expect from Pakistan to agree to any amount of evidence shared with it in terror-related activities in India. For, any kind of admission will expose Pakistan to be bracketed as a rogue state, inviting harsh sanctions. Therefore, Pakistan cannot be expected to … [Read more...] about Can India take Pakistan at its face value?
Restoration of Indo-Pakistan dialogue: The sooner the better
Brig. Atul Nagpal (Retired) Even when faced with the improbability of making much headway on terrorism and Kashmir in any resumed dialogue in the future, it remains important for India and Pakistan to engage in dialogue with each other. What both the countries must recognise is the failures and fallacies in policies and approaches so as to avoid points of saturation and allow … [Read more...] about Restoration of Indo-Pakistan dialogue: The sooner the better