Approach towards Kashmir in 2021 The Excelsior 14 Jan 2021 The year 2020 commenced with the UT under the spoke of security forces as a fall out of abrogation of article 370. COVID 19 restrictions added to those already prevalent in the region. Senior politicians, representing major political parties, remained under detention, to be released in turn as the […]
Disabled officer cadets deserve better support 12 Jan 2021 Joining the armed forces is a calling. An article in The Print of 24 March 2020 states, ‘According to available data, approximately 4 lakh people apply for NDA exams every six months, of whom approximately 400 are finally selected, which is 0.1 per cent of the total applicants.’ With a […]
Chinese interference in South Asia The Excelsior 08 Jan 2021 Recent reports indicate that Afghanistan’s National Directorate of Security (NDS) has busted a 10-member Chinese module operating a terror cell in Kabul. Since the incident came to light, China had been pressing the Afghan government to hush up the case and prevent it from causing global embarrassment. These individuals […]
Prognosis for Pakistan 2021 CENJOWS 06 Jan 2021 The year 2020 ended on a bad note for Pakistan. Financially it was moving downhill. It had to borrow from China to repay loans from Saudi Arabia. In addition, understanding its financial decay, China demanded additional guarantees for financing its ML1 railway line, as aspect which has shaken Pakistan and conveyed […]
It is time to ignore Chinese statements on Tibet 05 Jan 2021 President Trump last week signed the Tibet bill termed as Tibetan Policy and Support Act of 2020. This bill determines official United States policy on succession of Tibetan Buddhist leaders, including the Dalai Lama. It states that determining the successor of the Dalai Lama is solely for […]
DDC elections and beyond 31 Dec 2020 The elections for the District Development Councils (DDC) in the Union Territory of J and K have successfully concluded with an overall voting percentage of over 51%. The elections were billed as a battle between the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), a combination of valley based political parties, on one side, […]
Crossing Chinese redlines CENJOWS 30 Dec 2020 China had always laid down redlines which it expected nations to follow. These included Taiwan, Tibet, Hong Kong, Xinjiang and the South China Sea (SCS). It had repeatedly claimed that Xinjiang, Tibet and Hong Kong are its internal matters. Any nation moving close to Taiwan was warned of crossing Chinese redlines. It […]
Critics must consider all aspects of Maritime Theatre Command 29 Dec 2020 General Bipin Rawat, the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) in a recent interview to a magazine stated, ‘We’ve been able to get all the services on board on the issue of integration. It has dawned on everyone that, to be combat-effective, unless we operate together, we won’t […]
Golden jubilee of India’s greatest victory 25 Dec 2020 The Golden Jubilee year of India’s greatest victory, the 1971 war over Pakistan, has commenced. There is no doubt that it was India’s finest hour, wiping from memory the defeat of 1962. It was a period when the politico-military leadership worked in tandem and the political hierarchy had complete faith […]
The Israel factor in South Asia Bharat Shakti 22 Dec 2020 On multiple occasions, PM Imran Khan has stated that he is under pressure to recognize Israel, though he has never mentioned the origin of pressures, with everyone assuming it being his erstwhile Middle East benefactors, Saudi Arabia and the UAE. However, it could also include the US, as […]