Can Pakistan’s army change its mindset? Can Pakistan’s army change its mindset? 21 May 19 Pakistan’s economy is in shambles. The nation is once again seeking its umpteenth bail-out package from the IMF. It is under scrutiny of the FATF for supporting terrorist networks. It may be placed on the black-list or continue in the grey list. The CPEC, which […]
https://cenjows.gov.in/article-detail?id=168 FATF can ensure peace in South Asia CENJOWS 15 May 19 Pakistan comes up for partial review in the face to face meeting between the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and Asia Pacific Group (APG) in Beijing from 15 to 17th May and the FATFs penultimate review during its plenary from 16th to 21st Jun in Florida. It is […]
http://www.rakshaknews.com/vishesh/the-post-the-increase-of-money-why-only-the-bureaucrats Why NFU only to bureaucrats? (English Version) Rakshak News 15 May 19 The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), which is directly under the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) issued a letter on 30th Apr, forming a high-level committee to examine the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission (CPC) on Non-Functional Upgradation (NFU). The committee had no representatives from […]
Is India prepared for failed Afghan talks? Is India prepared for failed Afghan talks? 15 May 2019 All indicators prove that the Afghan peace talks are heading downhill. Every player in the game is seeking goals, different from where they commenced, countering those of the other. The US Special Representative for Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, is demanding a ceasefire from the […]
Shadow cast on forces’ political neutrality Shadows cast on forces’ political neutrality 14 May 19 The ongoing elections have impacted the reputation and standing of the armed forces in multiple ways. There is no political party which has not referred to them, sought to use veterans to advantage and made claims of employment of military power to counter Pak threats. […]
http://www.rakshaknews.com/vishesh/soldier-and-election Soldiers and elections (English Version) Rakshak News 08 May 19 For decades armed forces personnel had almost no voting rights, despite being Indian citizens. They were only permitted to register themselves as service voters and could exercise their franchise through the postal ballot. This exercise was almost a waste as neither ballots reached on time nor could their votes […]
Is Pak chopping its own foot? Is Pak chopping its own foot? 08 May 19 The headlines in every Pak newspaper last week was the press conference conducted by the Director General Inter Services Public Relations (DG ISPR), General Asif Ghafoor. In his press conference he covered all issues, political and military, conveying the message that the army remains in […]
Masood Azhar’s listing important, but how useful will it be? Azar’s listing important, but how useful will it be? 07 May 19 It finally happened on the first of May 2019. China lifted its technical hold on the listing of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief, Masood Azar as a global terrorist under the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee. India had first moved a […]
https://cenjows.gov.in/article-detail?id=166 Establishing a joint monitoring cell for South Asia CENJOWS 06 May 19 The Sri Lankan attacks and subsequent investigation led to links of the attackers with the ISIS. Whether there was an ideological link alone or did the ISIS provide an individual who assembled the explosives remains unclear, as investigations continue. There have also been claims that some of […]
How Low Can The Politicians’ Stoop? Elections 2019 How low can politicians’ stoop? News4masses 03 May 19 In a deplorable incident during voting in Jabalpur on 28th April, the army was dragged into an avoidable controversy. Based on the directions of the Supreme Court, army personnel posted in Jabalpur had registered themselves as voters. From the Grenadier Regimental Centre based […]