Maj Gen Harsha Kakkar – Page 70 – Maj Gen Harsha Kakar (Retd.)

October 28, 2020

QUAD and Malabar exercises The Statesman 28 Oct 2020

https://epaper.thestatesman.com/2870780/Kolkata-The-Statesman/28TH-OCTOBER-2020#page/7/2 QUAD and Malabar exercises 28 Oct 2020 Two recent decisions involving the Indian government are being linked together to project India joining alliances to contain China. There is no doubt, Chinese unilateral actions in the South China Sea (SCS), its threat of annexing islands belonging to other nations and imposing the nine-dash line will impact global shipping. Added to […]

October 23, 2020

Pakistan’s first assault on innocent Kashmiri’s Daily Guardian 23 Oct 2020

https://thedailyguardian.com/pakistans-first-assault-on-innocent-kashmiris/ Pakistan’s first assault on innocent Kashmiri’s Daily Guardian 23 Oct 2020 October 22nd is being observed as Black day in many parts of the globe to highlight atrocities committed by Pakistan on the people of J and K commencing from this day in 1947. It marks the day when the Pak army joined by raiders, known as Kabailies, invaded […]

October 22, 2020

India factor in Pakistan’s internal matters The Excelsior 22 Oct 2020

India factor in Pakistan’s internal matters India factor in Pakistan’s internal matters 22 Oct 2020 An editorial of 07 Oct, in Pakistan’s well established newspaper, The Dawn, states, ‘the colonial curse of the sedition law hangs over us like the sword of Damocles, with dozens of political leaders and lawmakers being booked overnight in a case of alleged rebellion against […]

October 21, 2020

Has China overstretched its reach? Chanakya Forum 20 Oct 2020

https://chanakyaforum.org/has-china-overstretched-its-reach/ Has China overstretched its reach? Chanakya Forum 20 Oct 2020 Whenever a nation goes against global norms and regulations, the world unites to challenge it. Appeasement to aggressive actions has always enhanced global threats. It is more pronounced when the nation is a habitual liar and seeks to hide its follies by exploiting global norms. Such a situation invariably […]

October 20, 2020

A battle won, a war lost The Statesman 20 Oct 2020

https://epaper.thestatesman.com/2862637/Kolkata-The-Statesman/20TH-OCTOBER-2020#page/7/2 A battle won, a war lost 20 Oct 2020 China waded into Ladakh hoping to regain its claim lines, involve India in endless rounds of negotiations and project its power across the globe. It sought to warn India that the PLA is powerful enough to inflict punitive damages in case India seeks to assert itself and refuses to accept […]

October 15, 2020

Indo-China talks (English Version) Amar Ujala 15 Oct 2020

https://www.amarujala.com/columns/opinion/india-and-china-talk-not-progressed-read-harsh-kakkar-article?src=top-lead Indo-China talks Amar Ujala 15 Oct 2020 The seventh round of talks between the corps commanders was held on Monday. The joint statement issued post the meeting stated, ‘The two sides had a sincere, in-depth and constructive exchange of views on disengagement along the Line of Actual Control in the western sector of India-China border areas.’ It added, ‘Both […]

October 14, 2020

J and K continues to suffer The Excelsior 14 Oct 2020

J&K continues to suffer J and K continues to suffer 14 Oct 2020 Prior to 05 Aug 2019, when article 370 was repealed, a separate set of rules for the state was acceptable. However, in the current environment, when it has become a Union Territory (UT) and the controversial article repealed and earlier rules and regulations replaced then should J […]

October 13, 2020

Its time to dump the One-China policy The Statesman 13 Oct 2020

https://epaper.thestatesman.com/2854519/Kolkata-The-Statesman/13TH-OCTOBER-2020#page/7/2 Its time to dump the One-China policy 13 Oct 2020 Ahead of Taiwan’s national day on 10th Oct, the Chinese embassy in India penned a letter to Indian media houses asking them to adhere to the government’s One-China policy. The letter stated, ‘Taiwan shall not be referred to as a country (nation) or Republic of China or the leader […]

October 9, 2020

Pakistan army at the crossroads USI Strategic Perspectives 09 Oct 2020

https://usiofindia.org/publication/cs3-strategic-perspectives/pakistan-army-at-the-crossroads/ Pakistan army at the crossroads USI Strategic Perspectives 09 Oct 2020 Comments over the weekend by Imran Khan on the addresses by Nawaz Sharif to his party and at the conclave of the Multi-party Conference, leading to the formation of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), an amalgamation of all opposition political parties, displays the fear gripping the Pak establishment. […]

October 8, 2020

Hardening of stance in Ladakh The Excelsior 08 Oct 2020

Hardening of stance in Ladakh Hardening of stance in Ladakh 08 Oct 2020 The comment last week by the Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson, Wang Wenbin, ‘China does not recognise the so-called union territory of Ladakh illegally established by India, and opposes infrastructure construction in disputed border areas for military control purposes,’ was pushing a new hurdle into the current efforts […]