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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...
Human rights violations in Jammu and Kashmir: Fact versus fallacy
By: Col Jaibans Singh | Issue: Courtesy: www.defenceinfo.com | Date: 10 Dec , 2015
On December, 10, World Human Rights Day will be observed. This date coincides with the adoption and proclamation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the United Nations General Assembly...
Black days in Kashmir: Facts versus Fiction
By: Col Jaibans Singh | Issue: Courtesy: www.defenceinfo.com | Date: 30 Oct , 2015
The separatists of Jammu and Kashmir have declared October, 27 as a “Black Day.” On this day in 1947, the Indian Army landed in Srinagar airport and, against great odds, saved the people of...
Kashmir reeling under a terrorist initiated gang war
By: Col Jaibans Singh | Issue: Courtesy: www.defenceinfo.com | Date: 22 Sep , 2015
A pall of fear and gloom has enveloped the Kashmir Valley due to the spate of killings of local terrorists under mysterious circumstances. The blame is, invariably, being placed on the security...
Foreign interference in J&K: A challenge for new government
By: Col Jaibans Singh | Issue: Courtesy: www.defenceinfo.com | Date: 05 Feb , 2015
Recent statements by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) indicate that both have agreed upon the shape their coalition, which is likely to be announced soon,...
Ceasefire violations: Hostile Pakistan is facing international isolation
By: Col Jaibans Singh | Issue: Courtesy: www.defenceinfo.com | Date: 17 Jan , 2015
The cross border firing by Pakistan along the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir is attaining unacceptable proportions. The Indian Army Chief, General Dalbir Singh, in the course of...
Pakistan sponsored terror: India must prepare for a long haul
By: Dr Simrit Kahlon | Issue: Courtesy: www.defenceinfo.com | Date: 06 Jan , 2015
An All Party Conference (APC) has recently been held at Islamabad, Pakistan, to formulate a National Action Plan (NAP) against terrorism. PM Nawaz Sharif has hailed this as historic solidarity...
The distorted debate on AFSPA
By: Col Jaibans Singh | Issue: Courtesy: www.defenceinfo.com | Date: 20 Nov , 2014
Election fever has overtaken Jammu and Kashmir; the contest is expected to be more competitive than ever. Political parties are, therefore, coming up with tried and tested and also new strategies...
Defence Policy: Preparing for the unknown
By: Col Jaibans Singh | Issue: Courtesy: www.defenceinfo.com | Date: 21 Oct , 2014
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first address to the combined commander’s conference went beyond the inane utterances that one has got used to in the last few years. Mostly, such meetings were...
Ceasefire Violations: Cut the Melodrama Please
By: Dr Simrit Kahlon | Issue: Courtesy: www.defenceinfo.com | Date: 13 Oct , 2014
Within a day of the much touted lull in ceasefire violations, Pakistan has stuck again; this has put paid to the hype created by the Indian media about the Pakistan army retracting, tail between...
It is time to wrest the initiative from Pakistan
By: Col Jaibans Singh | Issue: Courtesy: www.defenceinfo.com | Date: 06 Oct , 2014
There seems to be no stopping Pakistan from digging its own gave on the Kashmir issue. Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif faced considerable embarrassment for his unfortunate address to the...
Sharif’s UN speech: His Master’s Voice
By: Col Jaibans Singh | Issue: Courtesy: www.defenceinfo.com | Date: 27 Sep , 2014
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, once again, brought up the issue of Kashmir in the United National General Assembly (UNGA). He said that the “veil cannot be drawn over the core issue of...
Indo-China Relations: The bottom line is military might
By: Col Jaibans Singh | Issue: Courtesy: www.defenceinfo.com | Date: 17 Sep , 2014
A leadership change took place in China in March, 2013; this was a once in a decade transition. The recent parliamentary elections in India gave a clear majority to a single party with a strong...
Double cross and deceit by the Pakistan army
By: Dr Simrit Kahlon | Issue: Courtesy: www.defenceinfo.com | Date: 05 Sep , 2014
Nawaz Sharif, Prime Minister of Pakistan, is a very lonely man today; undoubtedly he would also be sad, dejected and depressed by the manner in which he has been let down by the generals of his...
Ceasefire Violations: Is Pak Army trying to regain its confidence?
By: Mehtab Karan Singh | Issue: Courtesy: www.defenceinfo.com | Date: 27 Aug , 2014
Pakistan!! Trying to figure out this nation is by far the most elusive challenge for a political or a military analyst! What makes this nation tick? How is it staying afloat given its...
Kashmiris are being hijacked!
By: Col Jaibans Singh | Issue: Courtesy: www.defenceinfo.com | Date: 24 Jul , 2014
The government in the centre has been there barely two months and a segment of the so-called prime-movers of the Kashmir valley, political leaders and intelligentsia, have started voicing a...
Indian Army: A national asset
By: Col Jaibans Singh | Issue: Courtesy: www.defenceinfo.com | Date: 15 Jan , 2014
The Indian nation celebrates Army day on January, 15 every year with great fervor. January, 15 has been chosen for this event due to its historical significance. It was on this day in 1949 that...