Government mustn’t abandon the soldier The Statesman 21 Aug 18 Recent reports have stated that over 350 officers and men of the army, have approached the supreme court together to challenge the way one of its benches has begun pressurizing the CBI to speed up its investigation of the alleged Manipur extra-judicial encounters filed by the Extra Judicial Execution Victim […]
Once the appointment of Imran Khan as the PM of Pak was confirmed, Modi called and congratulated him. As per the statement released by the Indian government, Modi expressed hope that democracy will take deeper roots within Pak. He also reiterated his vision of peace and development in the entire neighbourhood. In contrast the Pak statement added that Imran stated […]
Diplomatically engaging Imran The Excelsior 18 Aug 18 Once the appointment of Imran Khan as the PM of Pak was confirmed, Modi called and congratulated him. As per the statement released by the Indian government, Modi expressed hope that democracy will take deeper roots within Pak. He also reiterated his vision of peace and development in the entire neighbourhood. In […]
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 fault lines which exist in the state. The case, when it last came […]
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 […]