Threats by valley political parties (English Version) Rakshak news 12 Sep 18

Threats by valley political parties (English Version) Rakshak news 12 Sep 18

On 8th Sep Farooq Abdullah stated that his party, the National Conference (NC), would neither participate in the forthcoming Municipal and Panchayat elections, as also the Lok Sabha elections due next year. He wanted the government to clear its stand on Article 35A prior to it changing its decision. It was closely followed by Mehbooba two days later, who only […]

The Battle for NFU continues The Statesman 11 Sep 18

The Battle for NFU continues The Statesman 11 Sep 18

At the last hearing in the Supreme Court for the grant of Non-Functional Upgradation (NFU) for the armed forces, the government sought more time to file additional objections. Additional objections were subsequently filed, all aimed at justifying the non-grant of NFU to the military. In summary, the reasons given by the government included firstly, policy making is the government’s exclusive […]

Controlling an expansionist China in the Indo-Pacific CENJOWS 10 Sep 18

Controlling an expansionist China in the Indo-Pacific CENJOWS 10 Sep 18

A major discussion topic during the recently concluded 2+2 dialogue was containing Chinese expansion in the Indo-Pacific. The statement on this subject read that the two countries would seek partnership with other countries for, ‘transparent, responsible and sustainable debt financing practices in infrastructure development’. There was no direct reference made to China, but the hint was clear. The Chinese enhanced […]

Army officers approach the apex court (English Version) Amar Ujala 07 Sep 18

Army officers approach the apex court (English Version) Amar Ujala 07 Sep 18

For the first time in Indian history, 750 army personnel have approached the supreme court to counter the directions of one of its benches to the CBI seeking an early closure of the Manipur “so-called” extra judicial killings. It has requested the apex court to consider multiple facets of its operations, including the environment in which it functioned, protection from […]

India’s two front conundrum The Statesman 04 Sep 18

India’s two front conundrum The Statesman 04 Sep 18

India is possibly the only nation in the world which has two nuclear powered adversaries on its borders, seeking Indian territory. The close relationship between Pak and China, dubbed as ‘higher than mountains and deeper than oceans’, always creates a threat of a two-front war, which would be the worst-case scenario for the military. While China has not supported Pak […]

Pak’s interest in Kashmir is selfish The Excelsior 29 Aug 18

Pak’s interest in Kashmir is selfish The Excelsior 29 Aug 18

The latest news from China is its moving large numbers of Uyghur Moslems from the Xinjiang province into re-education centres. The matter was even discussed in the UN committee on Elimination of Racial Discrimination. In this hearing the Germany based World Uyghur Congress (WUC) stated that they estimated over one million Uyghurs being held in China in political indoctrination camps. […]