Dr Simrit Kahlon
Indian Military History should evolve in an objective and Contemporary Manner
India looks upon October as a very auspicious month; the festival of Dusshera falls in this month and so does the very significant Muslim festival of Eid. Both festivals epitomise…
Northern Command: The People’s Army in Jammu and Kashmir
As the ceasefire holds along the line of control, the Northern Command of the Indian Army has initiated a number of welfare initiatives for the people of the border areas,…
Pakistan should also Cease its Social Media Propaganda in J&K
India and Pakistan armies have agreed to cease firing along the Line of Control (LoC) from midnight of February 24-25, 2021. The agreement has been reached through deliberations of the…
Pakistan’s Tryst to move from Virtual Dictatorship to actual Democracy
“Politics makes strange bed fellows” – this proverb, meaning that that political alliances in a common cause may bring together those of widely differing views, is today most applicable…
Jammu and Kashmir: Laying a foundation of peace despite Pakistani malevolence
A counter terrorist operation in Village Khawjapora Reban, District Shopian, on the morning of 9, March, led to the killing of a two terrorists associated with Hizbul Mujahedeen and identified…
J&K and Ladakh: Intense winter season highlights People-Army bond
The people of the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh region have, along with the Army, faced great challenges to neutralise a diabolic foreign design of wresting the region from the…
Union Government is addressing Kashmir with clarity and confidence
Union Home Minister, Amit Shah, chose to visit Kashmir before his maiden address in Parliament. Apparently, he wished to get a grip of the situation there before speaking. He sat…
War politics, state sponsored terror against Hazaras’ in Balochistan
“You know and I know the ‘War Politics’ that are being played out against the Hazara community in Balochistan. The eighth largest Army in the world and a nuclear power…
Hurriyat politics of disruption, distortion & divisiveness have no takers in Kashmir
The advent of New Year normally leads to assessments of the year gone by and predictions on what the coming year would bring with it. Such an exercise by…
Imran Khan and India: Dealing with the “if and buts”
What will be Imran Khan’s foreign affairs policy? This good question comes with a corollary – will Imran Khan have a foreign policy at all, knowing full well that he…
“This far and no more” message for misguided youth of Kashmir
The recent two day visit of Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh to Jammu and Kashmir has been significant. Ostensibly, the objective was to assess the security situation post the unilateral…
Mehbooba must lead the charge to change Kashmir narrative
Mehbooba Mufti, chief minister of the trouble torn state of Jammu and Kashmir has, since the last week or so, been building up a carefully structured political narrative. It seems…
Hafiz Saeed is a Bigger Threat to the World than to India
The macabre game plan of Pakistani terrorist Hafiz Saeed is in full swing. His recent release from “House Arrest” by a Pakistani court on grounds of lack of evidence has…
Jammu and Kashmir: Security Forces hold the Edge
The month of October was heralded in Jammu and Kashmir with a suicide attack on a Border Security Force (BSF) Camp located near Srinagar Airport on October, 3. All three terrorists involved…
Pakistan must Dismantle Terror Infrastructure or face International Isolation
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…
Mehbooba must stop acting like an opposition in her own coalition
Governor’s rule was imposed in Jammu and Kashmir on January 08 2016, pursuant to the unfortunate demise of the state’s incumbent chief minister, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed. Mufti had been running…
Expose Pakistan terror while strengthening internal security
The national outrage towards the terror attack on a BSF convoy on the Jammu-Srinagar Highway in District Udhampur been expressed in ample measure in the electronic media. The evening of…
Pakistan sponsored terror: India must prepare for a long haul
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…
Ceasefire Violations: Cut the Melodrama Please
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…
Double cross and deceit by the Pakistan army
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…