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Will China walk the talk on Terror?
By: Vikas Khanna | Issue: Courtesy: www.defenceinfo.com | Date: 21 Sep , 2017
Unpredictability seems to be the mantra of China’s foreign policy! To everyone’s surprise, China joined hands with the four other BRICS nations and endorsed the Xiamen declaration that named...
Pakistan must Dismantle Terror Infrastructure or face International Isolation
By: Dr. Simrit Kahlon | Issue: Courtesy: www.defenceinfo.com | Date: 26 Aug , 2017
The pressure on Pakistan to put a cap on proliferation of terror from its soil is on the rise. Yet another indictment has come in the form of the US Country Report on Terrorism (CRT) 2016. The...
Army Super-40 initiative provides road map for youth development
By: Dr. Simrit Kahlon | Issue: Courtesy: www.defenceinfo.com | Date: 19 Jun , 2017
Amidst the environment of despondency that has enveloped Kashmir for quite some time now, the recently declared result of the IIT-JEE Advance examination has brought happy tidings. A record nine...
China’s Strategic Upsurge and India’s Response
By: Mehtab Karan Singh | Issue: Courtesy: www.defenceinfo.com | Date: 12 Jun , 2017
“China, most likely, will seek to establish additional military bases in countries with which it has a longstanding friendly relationship and similar strategic interests, such as...
Courageous Baloch struggle for freedom merits wholehearted support from India
By: Mehtab Karan Singh | Issue: Courtesy: www.defenceinfo.com | Date: 29 May , 2017
Balochistan, the most restive province of Pakistan, has entered into a new era of violence. The pattern has witnessed a change with State terrorism emerging as the biggest cause behind the spiral...
Visionless cut-paste Defense Allocation in the Union Budget
By: Col Jaibans Singh | Issue: Courtesy: www.defenceinfo.com | Date: 04 Feb , 2017
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented the Union Budget 2017-18 on Wednesday, February, 01. As usual, television and online media keenly followed the presentation with experts at hand to give...
Battle of Chamkaur: A Sage of Courage and Conviction
By: Col Jaibans Singh | Issue: Courtesy: www.defenceinfo.com | Date: 05 Jan , 2017
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...
Uri Attack: Government Must Act and Act Fast
By: Col Jaibans Singh | Issue: Courtesy: www.defenceinfo.com | Date: 19 Sep , 2016
The terror attack in Uri is part of a well calibrated game plan designed by Pakistan to escalate the threshold of violence in Jammu and Kashmir. Fidayeen (Suicide) squads of terrorists have been...
“This Much and No More” Message for Disruptive Forces in Kashmir
By: Col Jaibans Singh | Issue: Courtesy: www.defenceinfo.com | Date: 28 Aug , 2016
In the early hours of June, 4, 1989, the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) of China moved into the iconic Tiananmen Square at Beijing to quell a “Movement for Democracy.” The demonstrators there...
How much is “Maximum” for the so-called Peaceful Protests?
By: Col Jaibans Singh | Issue: Courtesy: www.defenceinfo.com | Date: 19 Jul , 2016
The ongoing wave of violence that has gripped the Kashmir Valley for the last few days, post the killing of the Hizbul Mujahedeen (HM) terrorist Burhan Wani, is causing unprecedented damage to the...
Terrorism and Diplomacy in Kashmir
By: Col Jaibans Singh | Issue: Courtesy: www.defenceinfo.com | Date: 09 May , 2016
Over the last few months terrorists have been attempting to up the ante in Kashmir at the behest of their masters across the border. The security forces, however, have put paid to their plans by...
F-16 Sweetner! Suspicious US flirts with Pakistan yet again
By: Vikas Khanna | Issue: Courtesy: www.defenceinfo.com | Date: 19 Mar , 2016
Over the years, the US has been found vacillating in its approach towards Pakistan. The US’ public posturing does not match with its actions. Its decision to sell $700 million F-16 fighter jets...
When a Proud Community is Forced to seek OBC status !
By: Col Jaibans Singh | Issue: Courtesy: www.defenceinfo.com | Date: 28 Feb , 2016
The nation was recently seized with the turmoil in Haryana due to an agitation by the Jat community of the state. The agitation took a violent turn to an unprecedented level. There was a...
Pakistan’s Militant Genie may not go back into the Lamp
By: Brig Atul Nagpal (Retd) | Issue: Courtesy: www.defenceinfo.com | Date: 15 Feb , 2016
As Pakistan and the world come to terms with the Bachha Khan University (BKU) carnage, there is a realisation, now more than ever, of the persisting gaps and vulnerabilities in Pakistan’s...
Pakistan’s fatuous “Kashmir Solidarity Day”
By: Col Jaibans Singh | Issue: Courtesy: www.defenceinfo.com | Date: 05 Feb , 2016
Pakistan is all geared up to observe Kashmir Solidarity Day on 5, February. This is an annual ritual since 1990. The stated objective of this exercise is to highlight the so-called aspirations of...
J&K: Back to Playing Politics with Security
By: Col Jaibans Singh | Issue: Courtesy: www.defenceinfo.com | Date: 01 Feb , 2016
The cat is now out of the bag!! Mehbooba Mufti, is out to derive as much benefit from the Centre as possible before reforming the coalition government with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in...
Restoration of Indo-Pak dialogue: The sooner the better
By: Brig Atul Nagpal (Retd) | Issue: Courtesy: www.defenceinfo.com | Date: 20 Jan , 2016
Even when faced with the improbability of making much headway on terrorism and Kashmir in any resumed dialogue in the future, it remains important for India and Pakistan to engage in dialogue...
Pathankot Attack: India is missing the woods for the trees
By: Col Jaibans Singh | Issue: Courtesy: www.defenceinfo.com | Date: 06 Jan , 2016
It has been a gloomy beginning of the New Year for India and its security forces. Seven soldiers and a civilian have been killed in terrorist initiated violence in Pathankot, Punjab, while four...
Time for Sharif to stand up and be counted
By: Col Jaibans Singh | Issue: Courtesy: www.defenceinfo.com | Date: 30 Dec , 2015
The impromptu visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Pakistan to greet his counterpart Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on his birthday has taken the world by surprise. In fact it has created a...
Curbing recruitment of Kashmiri’s as terrorists
By: Col Jaibans Singh | Issue: Courtesy: www.defenceinfo.com | Date: 25 Dec , 2015
The graph of terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir has witnessed a lot of fluctuation in 2015. The number of terrorist initiated incidents of violence has remained controlled, in fact, less than the...