Jaibans Singh On 24 February, 2021, the Director General's of Military Operations (DGsMO) of India and Pakistan jointly recommitted to a ceasefire along the Line of Control (LOC) and International Border (IB) that was first declared in 2003. “In the interest of achieving mutually beneficial and sustainable peace along the borders, the two DGsMO agreed to address each other’s … [Read more...] about Indo-Pak ceasefire holds for one year while mistrust prevails
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POJK: Give closure to unfinished agenda of partition
Jaibans Singh On 22 February 1994, a unanimous resolution was passed by the Indian Parliament, wherein, it was stated that the only outstanding issue between India and Pakistan, so far as Jammu and Kashmir is concerned, is retrieval of such territories that are under illegal occupation of the neighbouring country. This was the first time in the long history of conflict in … [Read more...] about POJK: Give closure to unfinished agenda of partition
Kashmir Solidarity Day: Obnoxious propaganda by Pakistan
Dr. Simrit Kahlon Pakistan is observing yet another irrelevant and fatuous “Kashmir Solidarity Day” on February, 05. This is an annual ritual since 1990 whose stated objective is to support the so-called struggle of the people of Jammu and Kashmir towards self-determination of their political status. The actual objective of this evil agenda is downright propaganda. It is … [Read more...] about Kashmir Solidarity Day: Obnoxious propaganda by Pakistan
Siachen: Indian Army Chief has given a strong message to Pakistan
Jaibans Singh The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) of the Indian Army, General MM Naravane , held a virtual press conference on 12 January 2022 as a prelude to the Army Day celebration on 15 January. In the course of his opening statement he said that India was “not averse to the possible demilitarisation of the Siachen glacier, but the precondition for that is to accept AGPL … [Read more...] about Siachen: Indian Army Chief has given a strong message to Pakistan
Article 370 & Article 35A: Public response to the abrogation
Dr Simrit Kahlon There was a time when many intellectuals and analysts, while articulating Article 370 and Article 35A of the Indian constitution, used to wonder as to how these legislations were helping the people of Jammu and Kashmir? They got their answer in the post August-2019 scenario, wherein, there was no turbulence in the aftermath of abrogation of the legislations … [Read more...] about Article 370 & Article 35A: Public response to the abrogation
LOC Ceasefire: Need for a Formal Agreement
Brig. Anil Gupta (Veteran) An unexpected and sudden announcement merely 24 hours prior to the eve of the second anniversary of the Balakot air strike that had brought two nuclear neighbours to the brink of war has brought cheers on the both sides of the Line of Control (LOC). The announcement pertains to cessation of ceasefire violations which had peaked beyond 5000 in the … [Read more...] about LOC Ceasefire: Need for a Formal Agreement
Gilgit-Baltistan move is Diplomacy or Compulsion
Farooq Wani Part of the erstwhile princely state of J&K, Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) covers an area of 72,921 square km, is an unfortunate piece of land whose people have been worst affected due to what Pakistan refers to as the “unfinished agenda” of partition. Not only was GB occupied by Pakistan in 1947, but Pakistan handed over its Shaksgam Valley spread over 5,180 square km … [Read more...] about Gilgit-Baltistan move is Diplomacy or Compulsion
‘India-Pakistan question’ needs to be removed from the agenda of UNSC
Hardip Bedi The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on January, 6, 1948 took up an agenda item termed as 'India-Pakistan question,' that related with the Jammu and Kashmir issue. It is now more than 72 years and the agenda continues to remain unresolved, mainly because Pakistan is unwilling to accept the reality that it is in forcible occupation of Indian territory that … [Read more...] about ‘India-Pakistan question’ needs to be removed from the agenda of UNSC
Kashmir: Timely lid has been put upon fallacy of Azaadi
Jaibans Singh As the situation turns for the better in Jammu and Kashmir with reorganisation of the state into two Union Territories and abrogation of Article 370, there arises a need to look at the, by now, failed concept of "Azaadi" (Freedom) that had been propounded over decades by some self appointed leaders of the Kashmiri people. Has the concept failed because it was … [Read more...] about Kashmir: Timely lid has been put upon fallacy of Azaadi
Imran Khan: Latest poster boy of irrelevant Hurriyat Conference
Hardip Bedi In the wake of the bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union territories and abrogation of Article 370, the political structures in Kashmir that were aligned with separatism and soft separatism have been left without viable agendas. Syed Ali Geelani, one among the tallest leaders of the Hurriyat Conference, chose to resign from all posts in June, 2020. He … [Read more...] about Imran Khan: Latest poster boy of irrelevant Hurriyat Conference