Maj Gen Harsha Kakkar – Page 98 – Maj Gen Harsha Kakar (Retd.)

August 7, 2019

Changing the status of J and K – ramifications (English Version) Rakshak News 07 Aug 19

http://www.rakshaknews.com/vishesh/decision-on-jk-is-appropriate-but-the-effect-of-change-remains-to-be-seen Changing the status of J and K – ramifications (English Version) Rakshak News 07 Aug 19 The decision has been taken. J and K is no longer a state within a state and has also been bifurcated into two Union Territories (UT). While the error of 70 years has now been rectified, the ramifications of the decision are now […]

August 7, 2019

Countering Trump’s blackmail CENJOWS 07 Aug 19

https://cenjows.gov.in/article-detail?id=198 Countering Trump’s blackmail CENJOWS 07 Aug 19 The recent visit of Imran Khan to the US led to comments which were contrary to Indian views. In the joint press interaction, prior to commencing discussions, Trump stated that in Osaka during the G20 summit, PM Modi had asked whether he would be willing to mediate on Kashmir. He reiterated this […]

August 6, 2019

An appropriate step by the government The Statesman 06 Aug 19

https://epaper.thestatesman.com/2273352/Kolkata-The-Statesman/6TH-AUGUST-2019#page/7/2 An appropriate step by the government 06 Aug 19 Kashmir is back in the news. While political differences between the NC and PDP continued, move of additional paramilitary forces compelled them to join hands, as they expected an announcement detrimental to their interests. This movement was in addition to troops already deployed for the Yatra and subsequently sidestepped. To […]

August 1, 2019

Caring for veterans and their families (English version) Rakshak News 01 Aug 19

http://www.rakshaknews.com/vishesh/such-may-be-the-care-of-ex-servicemen-and-their-families Caring for veterans and their families (English version) Rakshak News 01 Aug 19 On Kargil Diwas, a report in a newspaper stated that a war hero from Kargil, Satpal Singh, who was awarded the Vir Chakra for bravery, was employed as a traffic policeman in Bhawanigarh, a small town in Sangrur district of Punjab. He joined Punjab Police on […]

July 31, 2019

Pak army guzzles media The Excelsior 31 Jul 19

Pak army guzzles media Pak army guzzles media 31 Jul 19 Reporters Without Borders, an international organization monitoring freedom of press, ranked Pakistan as 139 out of a group of 180 countries in the 2017 World Press Freedom Index. Journalists in Pakistan are under threat and media outlets are chained. Journalists are fleeing the country after experiencing threats, kidnapping, torture […]

July 30, 2019

Future of Afghanistan appears bleak CENJOWS 30 Jul 19

https://cenjows.gov.in/article-detail?id=194 Future of Afghanistan appears bleak CENJOWS 30 Jul 19 For months Afghan peace talks have continued between the US special envoy for Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, and the Taliban leadership in Qatar. Khalilzad is himself a Pashtun which is the clan which controls the Taliban. In the meanwhile, seeking to gain international recognition, the Taliban interacted separately with Russia and […]

July 30, 2019

A new India asserts itself The Statesman 30 Jul 19

https://epaper.thestatesman.com/2263167/Kolkata-The-Statesman/30TH-JULY-2019#page/7/2 A new India asserts itself 30 Jul 19 It is twenty years since Kargil, where our valiant soldiers fought in the toughest of conditions to defeat an enemy which had challenged our might and regain what was rightfully ours. The fact that our intelligence agencies failed, and the army was lax in its initial actions in no way impacted […]

July 27, 2019

Imran’s US visit – an endless string of goof ups News4masses 26 Jul 19

Imran’s US Visit – An Endless String Of Goof Ups Imran’s US visit – an endless string of goof ups News4masses 26 Jul 19 The visit last week of Imran Khan to the US raised eyebrows for different reasons. Comments and meeting by Trump were secondary to the goof ups by Pak right from the time the meeting was announced. […]

July 24, 2019

Observing Kargil diwas (English Version) Rakshak News 24 Jul 19

http://www.rakshaknews.com/vishesh/kargil-vijay-day-just-remember-their-sacrifice Observing Kargil diwas (English Version) Rakshak News 24 Jul 19 Twenty years ago, India pushed back infiltrators of the Pak Northern Light Infantry, supported by their special forces from the Kargil heights. Heroism of those involved in the battles for the peaks was evident. Despite casualties, officers led from the front, men moved alongside and one by one, each […]