Will Biden’s policies be better for India 19 Nov 2020 The headlines in an Indian newspaper on Biden winning the US Presidential election stated, ‘Modi send congrats, relief in Delhi as known Indian ally is back.’ Biden has been a supporter of deepening Indo-US ties even before he became the Vice President under Obama in 2009. In 2006, Biden […]
Towards disengagement and de-escalation 17 Nov 2020 There were reports that India is considering a Chinese proposal on disengagement and subsequent de-escalation along the LAC in Ladakh. Nothing has yet been accepted nor firmed in. It would need multiple rounds of talks before finalization. As per inputs, the Chinese proposed that they would initially pull back on the North […]
Chinese exploitation of Tibet 11 Nov 2020 A New York-based human rights group states that millions of Tibetans have been forced to leave their homes and livelihoods as part of a mass government relocation programs aimed to control the ethnic group. Reports of Sept stated that Chinese authorities forced Tibetan farmers and herders into labour programmes similar to that […]
The PAGD grudgingly accepts the new status of J and K 11 Nov 2020 The People’s Alliance of the Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) was created on 15 Oct, with the intention of restoring the original status of J and K, which was revoked in August last year. The alliance is a grouping of 11 political parties, including arch-rivals PDP and […]
https://epaper.thestatesman.com/2885333/Kolkata-The-Statesman/10TH-NOVEMBER-2020#page/7/2 Pension moves may affect morale of armed forces 10 Nov 2020 An internal communique, dated 29 Oct, from the Department of Military Affairs (DMA), under the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), conveyed the intention of the government to enhance service age limits, while reducing pensions to those who seek pre-mature retirement. The memo, possibly deliberately leaked, directs the […]
https://chanakyaforum.org/can-the-pakistani-establishment-be-tamed/ Can the Pakistani establishment be tamed Chanakya Forum 05 Nov 2020 An editorial in The Dawn of 28 Oct, commenting on the Quetta rally of the People’s Democratic Movement (PDM) states, ‘In political terms, bringing up the issue of enforced disappearances in such a no-holds-barred way is a gesture of defiance to the powers that be (read army), indicating […]
The changing face of Kashmir politics The changing face of Kashmir politics 04 Nov 2020 The passing of new land laws for J and K is the latest in the string of changes being pushed by the centre. Under these laws, outsiders can purchase non-agricultural lands, enable contract farming in agricultural lands and the state can set up industrial development […]
https://cenjows.in/article-detail?id=415 Restructuring of the armed forces in the current scenario 02 Nov 2020 A report in the newspapers last week stated that the Indian armed forces are expected to be transformed from their current individual service structures into five integrated theatre commands. The report mentioned two land-based commands, one each for China and Pakistan, a Peninsula Command, an Air Defence […]
https://epaper.thestatesman.com/2877470/Kolkata-The-Statesman/03TH-NOVEMBER-2020#page/7/2 Abhinandan still haunts Pakistan 03 Nov 2020 In a speech in the National Assembly last week, Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) leader Ayaz Sadiq, a former speaker of the same assembly, stated that Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi had in a meeting of parliamentary leaders, post the downing of Abhinandan, the Indian pilot, in a dogfight, pointed out that if […]
https://cenjows.in/article-detail?id=414 Indo-US strategic cooperation CENJOWS 02 Nov 2020 The two plus two meeting in New Delhi last week led to the signing of BECA (Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement), the last of the four agreements essential for obtaining latest technological equipment and data from the US, as also clearing the final stage of the Indo-US strategic partnership. GSOMIA (General Support […]