Information on the armed forces flag day was for the first time well spread across the nation employing every medium, mainly social. While the event did have good coverage and possibly reasonable contributions flowed, however, the very concept and methodology of its conduct needs a revisit. It has followed a laid down schedule since 1949, with an increased emphasis this […]
Recent inputs project an enhanced drive by political parties to tap into the power of social media for the forthcoming Gujrat elections. This is the future and needs to be tapped in earnest by all seeking protesting against the government. As per available data, India presently has over 350 million smart phone users, with numbers growing rapidly. Thus, by the […]
The recently concluded protest by members of the Tehreek Labaik Ya Rasool Allah (TLYRA) led by Khadim Hussain Rizvi in Islamabad ended with the army brokering a peace deal, almost three weeks after it commenced and held the city to ransom. Post the orders of the Islamabad High Court (IHC), the government was compelled to employ force to dislodge protestors. […]
Mehbooba Mufti, stated while addressing the passing out parade of the J and K police in Kathua recently, that merely eliminating militants will not wipe out militancy, it needs a more humane approach. This statement of Mufti comes close on the heels of her government announcing cancelling of court cases against first time stone throwers. It also comes soon after […]
Background Post talks resolving the recent sit-in at Islamabad, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) lashed out at the Pak army on its role as a mediator in the crises. The army had been requisitioned by the centre to disperse approximately three thousand protestors belonging to the Tehreek Labaik Ya Rasool Allah (TLY) led by Khadim Hussain Rizvi. They had been […]
Over the years, for multiple reasons, the defence ministry (MoD) has been viewed as a stumbling block in national security, rather than being the prime mover. It has been viewed as being anti- armed forces, rather than their supporters. Amongst all the ministries of the government, this has come in for maximum flak. The UPA regime refused to clear any […]
As per Pakistan’s Dawn newspaper reports, the US Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Joseph Dunford, and the Defence Secretary, James Mattis, are expected to visit them shortly, seeking cooperation from them in their war against the Taliban in Afghanistan. The visit comes after the US announced completion of deployment of an additional three thousand troops in the country and […]
The release of Hafiz Saeed, from house arrest, just days before the 26/11 anniversary, had India up in arms, with the Indian foreign office adversely commenting on it. Though such an action by Pak was expected and hence the Indian government was not surprised, however it was the irony of the timing which impacted India. Pak resorted to release him […]
The defence ministry has cancelled a negotiated USD $500 million deal with Israel for the Spike Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) and has tasked the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) to indigenously develop a man-portable version of a similar system. The Spike missile is a third generation, fire and forget, top attack ATGM. This implies, that once locked on, it […]
There were two recent incidents, one in India in Panchkula, where the supporters of Ram Rahim, the self-styled Godman had entered the city and camped for a couple of days before his sentencing and the other across the border, in Islamabad where protestors seeking reversal of amendments to the election act had been on a sit in since the beginning […]