Article 35A indicates the fault lines within the state CENJOWS 16 Aug 18 The debate on Article 35 A continues. The supreme court would now hear the case in the last week of this month to determine whether it deserves to be referred to a constitutional bench. Legal issues aside, the re-emergence of the debate has brought to fore the […]
In a report in the TOI in Dec last year, Rajat Pundit had stated that the army loses 1600 personnel every year without going to war. His figures, obtained from the MoD, indicate that at an average 350 soldiers, sailors and airmen die in accidents, while 120 commit suicide. Other causes remain health and training accidents. Losing the size of […]
Checking suicides in the army The Statesman 14 Aug 18 In a report in the TOI in Dec last year, Rajat Pundit had stated that the army loses 1600 personnel every year without going to war. His figures, obtained from the MoD, indicate that at an average 350 soldiers, sailors and airmen die in accidents, while 120 commit suicide. Other […]
The recently concluded Pak elections almost went according to the script as determined by the deep state. The two reigning political parties, which have shared power over decades were pushed into the side lines and an almost obscure playboy politician, with no experience in governance, brought to power. Denying level playing fields to political parties other than Imran’s PTI, curbing […]
The release of the final National Register of Citizens (NRC) of Assam has been rocking parliament for the past few days. The opposition led by the Congress and Mamta’s TMC have been up in arms on the issue. Though sensing national view, the Congress is showing a change in stance. The draft NRC was initially released on 01 Jan 18. […]
The Supreme Court is presently hearing a PIL on supposed extra-judicial killings during the peak of insurgency in Manipur. It has been pressurizing the CBI, presently investigating some of the cases, to speed up its processes. In the last hearing on 30th July the court summoned the head of CBI and left him with the option of arresting those security […]
In a reply to a question raised in parliament, the government stated that the army faces a shortfall of 7,298 officers. The statement read, ‘As on 01 Jan 2018, the authorised strength of the army was 49,933 but it has 42, 635’. This shortfall impacts the lowest levels of leadership. It is this cutting edge of leadership which has ensured […]
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Elections in Pak have concluded and Imran Khan, the protégé of the deep state, will take office. He had launched an agitation seeking to pressurize Nawaz in Nov 16, on the orders of the army and hence is their blue- eyed boy. Yet, he would remain in chair only till it suits the army. One move threatening the power and […]
Whenever elections appear close, political parties seek to subdue or discredit the opposition by re-raising corruption cases. With the announcement of results, the cases again move into the cupboard to be extracted when fresh elections are due. In recent times, defence deals have increasingly come under the scanner. For years it was the Bofors, which was exploited to the hilt […]