All Articles – Page 87 – Maj Gen Harsha Kakar (Retd.)

October 29, 2019

Artillery assault on launch pads The Statesman 29 Oct 19

https://epaper.thestatesman.com/2392479/Kolkata-The-Statesman/29TH-OCTOBER-2019#page/7 Artillery assault on launch pads 29 Oct 19 Last week after Pakistan resorted to ceasefire violations aimed at pushing terrorists into India, leading to the death of two soldiers and one civilian in the Tangadhar sector, the Indian army retaliated employing high calibre artillery. The Indian artillery barrage destroyed terrorist launch pads in POK located in Jura, Athmuqam and […]

October 27, 2019

Army operations to regain Kashmir The Excelsior 27 Oct 19

Army operations to regain Kashmir Army operations to regain Kashmir 27 Oct 19 The Maharaja of Kashmir, Hari Singh, had signed a stand-alone agreement with Pakistan on 12 Aug 1947, under which Pakistan had agreed not to unilaterally disturb the status quo and continue to treat J and K as an independent state. Conveniently it broke the agreement and launched […]

October 26, 2019

Assam Rifles-ITBP merger, a recipe imperilling national security News4masses.com 26 Oct 19

Assam Rifles – ITBP Merger, A Recipe Imperiling National Security? Assam Rifles-ITBP merger, a recipe imperilling national security News4masses.com 26 Oct 19 The government is considering the merger of the Assam Rifles with the ITBP, implying two separate forces, with no commonality in tasks, culture and working conditions being merged to suit the requirement of adding vacancies at the helm […]

October 23, 2019

Winning the mind game in Kashmir The Excelsior 23 Oct 19

Winning the mind game in Kashmir Winning the mind game in Kashmir 23 Oct 19 Kashmir remains quiet as against peaceful, while Imran continues threatening of mass violence from within the state. Imran’s rantings have been largely ignored by the world. In desperation, he hit back against his only ally, China, comparing Kashmir and Hong Kong in terms of global […]

October 22, 2019

Health care system is failing veterans 22 Oct 19

https://epaper.thestatesman.com/2382966/Kolkata-The-Statesman/22TH-OCTOBER-2019#page/7/2 Health care system is failing veterans 22 Oct 19 In April this year, the MoD directed that the Ex-servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS), created for military veterans, handled by the Department of Ex-servicemen Welfare of the MoD, would function under army control but remain under the same department of the MoD for release of funds and approvals. This was […]

October 22, 2019

Defining normalcy within Kashmir CENJOWS 21 Oct 19

https://cenjows.gov.in/article-detail?id=218 Defining normalcy within Kashmir CENJOWS 21 Oct 19 Social media is abuzz about questions being raised on Kashmir. They include, how is normalcy defined in Kashmir and with continued terror strikes and ongoing radicalization, can Kashmir ever turn peaceful? To understand the overall scenario, the comment by the Chinese President, Xi Jinping, should be read. He stated in Kathmandu […]

October 18, 2019

Afghanistan in peace is unlikely Bharat Shakti 18 Oct 19

Peace in Afghanistan is Unlikely Afghanistan in peace is unlikely Bharat Shakti 18 Oct 19 Trump called off the US-Afghan peace talks post an attack in Kabul, which claimed twelve lives including of two soldiers, of which one was an American. He stated to White House reporters, ‘As far as I’m concerned, they (talks) are dead.’ On the attack he […]

October 18, 2019

Pak setting precedents would hurt it more 18 Oct 19

Pak’s actions would hurt it more Pak setting precedents would hurt it more 18 Oct 19 Imran and his backers, the deep state, had been taken by surprise by the Indian decision to abrogate Article 370. They began jumping immediately, without devoting time to think through their strategy and its implications. They moved from one action to the other, only […]

October 15, 2019

Discredited west ought to keep shut on Kashmir The Statesman 15 Oct 19

https://epaper.thestatesman.com/2372523/Kolkata-The-Statesman/15TH-OCTOBER-2019#page/7/2 Discredited west ought to keep shut on Kashmir 15 Oct 19 In recent times, few US Senators, members of the UK Labour party and some political leaders from other western nations have been attempting to advice India to lift its restrictions in Kashmir. They have been stating that they are monitoring Kashmir and have at times even accused the […]

October 14, 2019

Modi-Xi summit only considered Indo-China relations CENJOWS 14 Oct 19

https://cenjows.gov.in/article-detail?id=216 Modi-Xi summit only considered Indo-China relations CENJOWS 14 Oct 19 The much-hyped Modi-Xi summit concluded in Mamallaluram on 12th Oct. The summit lasted two days, during which there were over five and a half hours of discussions, including one to one meetings and delegation level talks. Both sides stated that they had ‘candid’, ‘heart to heart’ discussions on bilateral […]