May 2019 – Page 2 – Maj Gen Harsha Kakar (Retd.)

May 15, 2019

Why NFU only to bureaucrats (English Version) Rakshak News 15 May 19

http://www.rakshaknews.com/vishesh/the-post-the-increase-of-money-why-only-the-bureaucrats Why NFU only to bureaucrats? (English Version) Rakshak News 15 May 19 The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), which is directly under the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) issued a letter on 30th Apr, forming a high-level committee to examine the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission (CPC) on Non-Functional Upgradation (NFU). The committee had no representatives from […]

May 15, 2019

Is India prepared for failed Afghan talks? The Excelsior 15 May 2019

Is India prepared for failed Afghan talks? Is India prepared for failed Afghan talks? 15 May 2019 All indicators prove that the Afghan peace talks are heading downhill. Every player in the game is seeking goals, different from where they commenced, countering those of the other. The US Special Representative for Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, is demanding a ceasefire from the […]

May 14, 2019

Shadows cast on forces’ political neutrality The Statesman 14 May 19

Shadow cast on forces’ political neutrality Shadows cast on forces’ political neutrality 14 May 19 The ongoing elections have impacted the reputation and standing of the armed forces in multiple ways. There is no political party which has not referred to them, sought to use veterans to advantage and made claims of employment of military power to counter Pak threats. […]

May 8, 2019

Soldiers and elections (English Version) Rakshak News 08 May 19

http://www.rakshaknews.com/vishesh/soldier-and-election Soldiers and elections (English Version) Rakshak News 08 May 19 For decades armed forces personnel had almost no voting rights, despite being Indian citizens. They were only permitted to register themselves as service voters and could exercise their franchise through the postal ballot. This exercise was almost a waste as neither ballots reached on time nor could their votes […]

May 8, 2019

Is Pak chopping its own foot? The Excelsior 08 May 19

Is Pak chopping its own foot? Is Pak chopping its own foot? 08 May 19 The headlines in every Pak newspaper last week was the press conference conducted by the Director General Inter Services Public Relations (DG ISPR), General Asif Ghafoor. In his press conference he covered all issues, political and military, conveying the message that the army remains in […]

May 7, 2019

Azar’s listing important, but how useful will it be? The Statesman 07 May 19

Masood Azhar’s listing important, but how useful will it be? Azar’s listing important, but how useful will it be? 07 May 19 It finally happened on the first of May 2019. China lifted its technical hold on the listing of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief, Masood Azar as a global terrorist under the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee. India had first moved a […]

May 6, 2019

Establishing a joint monitoring cell for South Asia CENJOWS 06 May 19

https://cenjows.gov.in/article-detail?id=166 Establishing a joint monitoring cell for South Asia CENJOWS 06 May 19 The Sri Lankan attacks and subsequent investigation led to links of the attackers with the ISIS. Whether there was an ideological link alone or did the ISIS provide an individual who assembled the explosives remains unclear, as investigations continue. There have also been claims that some of […]

May 3, 2019

How low can politicians’ stoop News4masses 03 May 19

How Low Can The Politicians’ Stoop? Elections 2019 How low can politicians’ stoop? News4masses 03 May 19 In a deplorable incident during voting in Jabalpur on 28th April, the army was dragged into an avoidable controversy. Based on the directions of the Supreme Court, army personnel posted in Jabalpur had registered themselves as voters. From the Grenadier Regimental Centre based […]

May 2, 2019

Sri Lanka blasts sends a strong message (English Version) Rakshak News 01 May 19

http://www.rakshaknews.com/vishesh/sri-lankan-bomb-blasts-gives-strong-message-to-india Sri Lanka blasts sends a strong message (English Version) Rakshak News 01 May 19 The recent blasts in Sri Lanka which claimed over 250 lives sends a strong message to India. The ISIS circular which claimed that those who launched the strike were their people was released in Tamil and Malayalam. Tamil could be acceptable as it is spoken […]

May 1, 2019

Destabilizing the neighbourhood 01 May 2019

Destabilizing the neighbourhood Destabilizing the neighbourhood 01 May 2019 Imran Khan’s comments while on his visit to Iran opened a can of worms. He stated, ‘I know Iran has suffered from terrorism (perpetrated) by groups operating from Pakistan. …we (need to) have trust in each other that both countries will not allow any terrorist activity from their soil. We hope […]