Jaibans Singh Politics are in the air in the Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory (JKUT) since the declaration of the assembly elections schedule by the Election Commission in mid- August. The elections will be held in three phases on September 18, 25, and October 1, with vote counting on October 4. The last elected government in Jammu and Kashmir fell in June 2018, when … [Read more...] about Contours of the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
The Agnipath Scheme: A step in the right direction
Jaibans Singh The Agnipath Scheme was launched by the Armed Forces of India in June, 2022. It constituted a departure from the previous practices followed by the Indian Armed Forces for recruitment of the Other Rank (non-commissioned) category. In simpler words, it laid out a new policy for the recruitment of enlisted soldiers in the army. The officer cadre remains … [Read more...] about The Agnipath Scheme: A step in the right direction
India has no room for complacency when dealing with China
Jaibans Singh The May, 24 meeting of QUAD leaders at Tokyo for the second person-to-person summit has activated the strategic community worldwide into speculation about the global power play in the region, including the Asian mainland and the Indo-pacific. The main issue that is being contemplated is the possibility of China too being confronted with a two-front threat, as … [Read more...] about India has no room for complacency when dealing with China
Pakistan’s premiership will not be a cakewalk for Shehbaz Sharif
Jaibans Singh Pakistan has managed to keep alive its rather ignoble tradition of no prime minister completing his/her full term in office. Imran Khan almost reached there, only to be shunted out unceremoniously at the tail end. Let us briefly run over the drama that was played out to bring about the regime change. Shehbaz Sharif exhibited his astute political skills by … [Read more...] about Pakistan’s premiership will not be a cakewalk for Shehbaz Sharif
Operation Ganga: Herculean evacuation of Indians from Ukraine war zone
Col Alok Mathur (Retired) A C 17 Globe Master lll of the Indian Air Force took off from Hindan Air base at 0400h on 2 March, 2022 and headed for Bucharest, the capital city of Romania, on a relief mission as part of the daring humanitarian evacuation mission code named Operation Ganga, launched by the Government of India for safe return of its citizens, especially young … [Read more...] about Operation Ganga: Herculean evacuation of Indians from Ukraine war zone