Streamlining J&K Politics
Media reports of February 24 state that splinter groups from Congress, People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and National Conference (NC) have come together to launch…
Return of Kashmiri Pandits to the Valley
The scrapping of Article 370 has increased speculation about the return of Kashmiri Pandits (KPs) to the Valley. The ethnic cleansing of Kashmiri Pundits…
Foreign Offices of Political Parties is Dangerous Precedent
Politics is all about power and the lust for power is immense because it is the ultimate route to riches in quick time for…
President Trump must de-hyphenate Pakistan from India
Speaking on Afghanistan, President Donald Trump In a televised speech from Fort Myers in Arlington on August 21, 2017, had said: Pakistan often gives…
Who Will Be India’s First CDS?
Considerable commotion is going on since Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on August 15 that India will have a CDS to head the Army,…
The Curse of Encephalitis – and the Apathetic Nation
News of scores of children dying from Encephalitis has gripped the media. As this article goes to print, 140 deaths have been already reported…
OROP – reinventing the subterfuge?
Newly appointed Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has constituted a Committee headed by Comptroller General of Defence Accounts (CGDA) to examine the equalization of pensions…
Deriding The Army Special Forces Badge
Objection by the ICC of MS Dhoni sporting the Army Special Forces badge, the winged dagger with the words ‘Balidan’ meaning ‘sacrifice’, on his…
Army Special Forces Badge on Dhoni’s Gloves
Photographs of Indian cricketer MS Dhoni sporting the Army Special Forces badge, the winged dagger with the words ‘Balidan’ meaning ‘sacrifice’, on his gloves…
Circus of India’s elections is underway
In the run up to general elections, India’s political arena reflects a nudist colony without mirrors. There is huge competition over heaping abuse and…