Jasbir Sarai The challenge to security in Jammu and Kashmir is gaining a different dimension. On the one hand there is talk of diluting enabling legislations like Disturbed Area Act and Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) and on the other hand, terror mongers based in Pakistan are making a concerted bid to raise the levels of disruption, misinformation, violence and … [Read more...] about Army presence in J&K is a strategic and economic imperative
Operation Sadbhavna
Indian Army “Super 30” programme: Reshaping contours of education in J&K
Jaibans Singh The result of the IIT-JEE Advanced 2015 examination has brought great cheer to the engineering aspirants of Jammu and Kashmir, especially the Kashmir valley. Two students from the valley and one from Kargil, coached under a programme sponsored by the Indian Army as a part of its two and a half decade old welfare initiative – Operation Sadbhavna have cleared this … [Read more...] about Indian Army “Super 30” programme: Reshaping contours of education in J&K
The Army’s helping hand during winters in Kashmir
Jaibans Singh Winters are a very harsh and testing time for the people of Kashmir. The extreme cold conditions lead to general sickness and many emergency medical cases for which medical aid is not easily available. The situation is even more critical in remote areas of the valley that are cut off due to heavy snowfall. The army in Kashmir is well aware of these problems and … [Read more...] about The Army’s helping hand during winters in Kashmir
Detractors of Operation Sadbhavna should carry out a reality check
Simrit Kahlon That the state of Jammu and Kashmir has been in the grip of a destructive and violent separatist movement for the past two decades is known to all. This climate of perpetual disruption and destruction has taken its toll on the human psyche and the physical infrastructure. This is a conclusive and tragic reality that can be felt and understood only by the … [Read more...] about Detractors of Operation Sadbhavna should carry out a reality check