Articles By Col Jaibans Singh
Army Chief’s call to challenge radicalisation in J&K merits immediate...
By: Col Jaibans Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 17 Jan , 2018
“Foot in mouth” is accepted as a common affliction for politicians universally and more so in India. Of late, this affliction seems to be attaining unprecedented heights with the Indian Armed...
Spore IED Blast: Terrorists Exposed as Inhumane Killers Gasping for Breath
By: Col Jaibans Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 11 Jan , 2018
The recent IED blast in Sopore that has left four police officers martyred and two injured has heralded a new phase in the ongoing foreign sponsored terrorism prevalent in the Kashmir valley. The...
Circa 2017: A lot achieved but miles to go in Jammu and Kashmir
By: Col Jaibans Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 03 Jan , 2018
2017 offered a mixed bag for Jammu and Kashmir in both the political and security domain. The state witnessed a modicum of peace and virtual destruction of the terror machinery, due to relentless...
Dishonourable and perfidious acts by Pakistan merit a strong Indian response
By: Col Jaibans Singh | Date: 28 Dec , 2017
On December, 24, when the world was celebrating Christmas Eve, four brave sons of India guarding the frontier embraced a hero’s death while performing their sacred duty. They lost their lives...
Pakistan: On the Brink of International Isolation and Ignominy
By: Col Jaibans Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 21 Dec , 2017
Pakistan is, quite apparently, rattled by the extensive support that the call for a “Free Balochistan” is getting across Europe. Its foreign office is engrossed in attempts to scuttle the...
On Armed Forces Flag Day honour the nation’s Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen
By: Col Jaibans Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 07 Dec , 2017
Armed Forces Flag Day is celebrated in India every year on December, 7. On this day, the citizens of the country get an opportunity to honour the soldiers, sailors and airmen (collectively termed...
Surrender by militants: A positive trend but not without pitfalls
By: Col Jaibans Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 23 Nov , 2017
Majid Khan, a budding footballer of Anantnag, Kashmir, joined the terrorist outfit, Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), in beginning November this year, only to quit and surrender to security forces a week...
Curb Anti-nation Media in State, centre tells J&K Government: Rightly so
By: Col Jaibans Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 08 Nov , 2017
Hindustan Times, a leading national daily of India, carried in its edition of 4, November, a news piece titled, “Stop ads if papers print ‘anti-national’ articles: Centre to Jammu &...
J&K: The sacrifice of past generations should not go in vain
By: Col Jaibans Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 05 Nov , 2017
03, November, 2017, came and went with most Indians going through routine chores. Few would have paused to reflect on the significance of the day for the country. It was on this day the Major...
Braid Chopping in Kashmir: A tool for the enemy to create divide between...
By: Col Jaibans Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 24 Oct , 2017
The braid chopping phenomenon in the Kashmir valley has attained a critical dimension. With more than 150 incidents having taken place in the last month (from September 14 onwards) there is panic...
Balochistan needs help, India must respond
By: Col Jaibans Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 16 Oct , 2017
Balochistan, the most restive province of Pakistan, has entered into a new era of violence and dissent. Inputs regarding atrocities being committed on innocent civilians by the Pakistan Army and...
The Soldier is the Best Role Model for Swachhta
By: Col Jaibans Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 06 Oct , 2017
The Indian Armed Forces are deeply respected by all citizens of the country. The forces, in turn, leave no stone unturned to live up to the respect and adulation that they receive. Apart from...
Will misled Kashmiri youth learn from Pakistan’s international ignominy?
By: Col Jaibans Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 27 Sep , 2017
It has become a habit for Pakistan to come back from international forums, especially the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), with egg on its face. This year, the shame has been even more...
Surrender is the best recourse for local terrorists in J&K
By: Col Jaibans Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 13 Sep , 2017
On September, 10, in the course of a counter-terrorist operation in Barbugh District Shopian, Kashmir, two terrorist were killed by the security forces while one surrendered. Investigations...
As Security Improves, Politics Dominate in J&K
By: Col Jaibans Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 12 Sep , 2017
Political initiatives have seen an upswing in the last few weeks in Jammu and Kashmir. It seems that the central government is, once again, attempting to open a dialogue process in the restive...
Pakistan’s unrelenting spread of terror in J&K should be challenged with...
By: Col Jaibans Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 05 Sep , 2017
The killing of a Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorist, Ishfaq Padder, in an incisive joint operation by the Army and Special Operations Group (SOG) of Jammu and Kashmir Police (JKP) comes across as a big...
Jammu and Kashmir: On Independence Day resolve to support selfless soldiers
By: Col Jaibans Singh | Date: 14 Aug , 2017
As India celebrates her 71th year of independence, there are homes across the country which will be grieving the loss of their brave sons who have made the supreme sacrifice in order to ensure...
Ouster of Nawaz Sharif is a setback for Pakistan, challenge for India
By: Col Jaibans Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 12 Aug , 2017
“Elected governments in Pakistan have less to fear from the Indian Army than from their own- with good reason. For almost 60 years, since October 1958, politicians have lost every battle to gain...
Terrorism in J&K: The Sacrifice of our Brave Soldiers will not be in Vain
By: Col Jaibans Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 05 Aug , 2017
The War Memorial at Headquarters, Northern Command in Udhampur will be inscribed with the name of two more brave Indian soldiers, who died a hero’s death in the cause of the nation, while...
The Kargil War: How courage prevailed upon cowardly duplicity
By: Col Jaibans Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 25 Jul , 2017
Eighteen years have elapsed since the fateful day, 26 July 1999, when India emerged victorious in the Kargil war. The ignominious designs of a belligerent neighbour (Pakistan) to violate the...