Articles in Homeland Security

IAF comes to the rescue of Maldharis stranded in swamps of little Rann of Kutch

IAF comes to the rescue of Maldharis stranded in swamps of little Rann of Kutch

By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 29 Jun , 2012

The IAF pressed into service, its Mi-8 and Chetak aircraft promptly in response to a request for casualty evacuation of villagers at Enjar Village. Led by Wing Commander Vikas Bali and co-pilot...

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Abu Jundal: New Delhi must change as Islamabad will never!

Abu Jundal: New Delhi must change as Islamabad will never!

By: Bharat Verma | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 26 Jun , 2012

Prima facie it appears that Abu Jundal and Abu Hamza are assumed names of an Indian citizen, Syed Zabuddin Ansari. Lashkar-e-Toiba normally provides such assumed identities to its operators. The...

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The Siachen Imbroglio

The Siachen Imbroglio

By: Maj Gen S G Vombatkere | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 20 Jun , 2012

The title and contents of Mr.A.G.Noorani’s article “Settle the Siachen dispute now“1 strongly suggest peace-by-demilitarization of Siachen on an immediate basis. His quest for peace is...

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An Inept Job in Kashmir

An Inept Job in Kashmir

By: Prakash Nanda | Issue: Courtesy: Uday India | Date: 19 Jun , 2012

The much-awaited report of the Kashmir-interlocutors, appointed by the Union Home Ministry, is now out in the public domain. 176-page long, it has evoked mixed reactions. The interlocutors have...

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India's Shrinking Influence

India's Shrinking Influence

By: Bharat Verma | Issue: Vol 22.2 Apr-Jun 2007 | Date: 15 Jun , 2012

Despite India’s pretensions of an emerging great power, its influence is shrinking -both, internally as well as on its external periphery. Internally, Naxalites and insurgent outfits control...

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China-Pak spy web in Northeast

China-Pak spy web in Northeast

By: VK Shashikumar | Issue: Vol 25.4 Oct-Dec 2010 | Date: 12 Jun , 2012

India’s Defence Minister, circumspect at most times, surprised senior army officers by publicly admitting that China was demonstrating “increasing assertiveness”. He was addressing the...

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Counter and Neutralise ISI

Counter and Neutralise ISI

By: B Raman | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 07 Jun , 2012

The Lashkar-e-Toiba (LET), which had refrained from any major terrorist attack in India, including Jammu & Kashmir, after the 26/11 terrorist strikes in Mumbai, has been let loose again by the...

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Indian Army’s Counter-Insurgency Operations in J&K

Indian Army’s Counter-Insurgency Operations in J&K

By: Bhashyam Kasturi | Issue: Courtesy: Aakrosh | Date: 03 Jun , 2012

The Indian experience of tackling insurgency is both varied and rich. This is so both in terms of area and terrain and in terms of groups or organisations pursuing a particular...

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