Articles By Col Jaibans Singh
OHCHR has no understanding of dynamics of Kashmir issue
By: Col Jaibans Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 10 Jul , 2019
The fatuous approach of the United Nation towards understanding the dynamics of the Kashmir issue came to the fore once more in the second report presented by the UN High Commissioner for Human...
Northern Command, Indian Army: Committed in service of the Nation
By: Col Jaibans Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 21 Jun , 2019
The Indian Army has a rich legacy of valour and chivalry. The qualities that make the Indian soldier stand apart in the soldiering fraternity of the world are best epitomised by the Northern...
Anantnag terror attack: India needs to strengthen internal security protocols
By: Col Jaibans Singh | Date: 14 Jun , 2019
The killing of six policemen of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), while a few more including an SHO of the Jammu Kashmir Police and a civilian having sustained injuries at Anantnag,...
Pakistan Must Dismantle Its Terror Machinery For Any Talks With India
By: Col Jaibans Singh | Date: 10 Jun , 2019
Getting India to smoke the peace pipe seems to have become a crusade of sorts for Pakistani Prime Minister, Imran Khan. Twice in a period of two weeks, the PM of Pakistan has made an offer for...
J&K: About out-of-box elections and delimitation
By: Col Jaibans Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 06 Jun , 2019
Within days of NDA-3 assuming office, Kashmir has taken centre stage. The situation there came up for discussion in the first meeting called by Home Minister Amit Shah. It has also been stated by...
Jammu and Kashmir: Security policy of the incoming government
By: Col Jaibans Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 27 May , 2019
The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) led NDA government is poised to begin its second consecutive term in office with a landslide victory in the recently concluded general elections. The clear majority...
Jammu and Kashmir is safe and secure assures Army Commander Northern Command
By: Col Jaibans Singh | Date: 21 May , 2019
“Indian Army is a very potent, responsive and accountable element of national power. It remains committed to be able to take on any challenge as far as external threats are concerned and...
General Elections: Unsavoury incidents tarnishing image of Armed Forces
By: Col Jaibans Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 14 May , 2019
Exercising their voting rights has emerged as yet another challenge that the soldiers of the nation face in their day to day existence. One remembers that during army service one did not get to...
Imran Khan: A worried and disillusioned Prime minister
By: Col Jaibans Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 25 Apr , 2019
A series of events that have taken place recently are indicators of the very precarious security situation in Pakistan. The country is plagued with a series of small wars taking place across...
Poor political leadership continues to plague J&K
By: Col Jaibans Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 17 Apr , 2019
As the people of Jammu and Kashmir get on to vote for their representatives in the Parliament, it becomes relevant here to dwell on the report card of the esteemed Members of Parliament (MPs) of...
Kashmiri Youth and the Democratic Process
By: Col Jaibans Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 02 Apr , 2019
Kashmir, despite being in the throes of a very unfortunate environment of violence, has witnessed a steady improvement in literacy levels over the last few decades. The 2011 census recorded a...
Pakistan: Reeling under the impact of self created fault lines
By: Col Jaibans Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 10 Mar , 2019
The high tension created by the face-off between India and Pakistan post the barbaric terrorist attack on the Indian Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) convoy at Pulwama, Kashmir, in...
The challenges in Kashmir have increased manifold for the Indian Army
By: Col Jaibans Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 03 Mar , 2019
Wing Commander Abhinandan has been returned by Pakistan to India! There are divergent reasons being given for this decision by Pakistan but courtesy demands that we ignore the supposed ulterior...
Pulwama Attack: Stand steadfast in support of the brave Indian soldiers
By: Col Jaibans Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 15 Feb , 2019
The terrorist attack on a CRPF convoy at Pulwama, Srinagar, is a tragedy of monumental proportions. It was a cowardly act of mindless violence that has left the entire nation aghast and horrified....
Trumps Himalayan blunder in Afghanistan and India’s options
By: Col Jaibans Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 08 Feb , 2019
Among the many disasters that have marked the presidency of Donald Trump, his Afghanistan policy will stand out in history as the most catastrophic. Trump has, right from his campaign for the...
Murder of Isharat Muneer exposes merciless, sadistic, brutal face of terrorists
By: Col Jaibans Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 04 Feb , 2019
“Fear” is the primary instrument for the sustenance of terror! Terrorists depend upon this element to further their multifarious unholy activities, be it wanton killing of innocents,...
Army Chief laid out an honest, transparent Kashmir Policy in annual media...
By: Col Jaibans Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 25 Jan , 2019
The annual press conference of Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Indian Army, on the occasion of Army Day, was held on 10, January this year. As was expected, more than 50 percent of the questions...
For Shah Faesal it is time to smell the coffee
By: Col Jaibans Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 19 Jan , 2019
Shah Faesal is the new flavor in the political landscape of Kashmir! A top rated IAS officer who has suddenly had a twinge of conscience that has compelled him to find a new uncharted path. One...
The story of Sahibzada Zorawar Singh and Sahibzada Fateh Singh
By: Col Jaibans Singh | Date: 31 Dec , 2018
Some acts and deeds are so profound that they change the course of history! One such is the martyrdom of the two younger sons of the tenth master of the Sikhs, Guru Gobind Singh Ji! The young and...
The Battle of Chamkaur: An epic that changed the course of Indian history
By: Col Jaibans Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 24 Dec , 2018
In western history, battles that have changed the course of history are well chronicled. They also form part of the folklore of the country. Two such examples are the Battle of Saratoga in 1777...