I remember a very interesting conversation with my grandfather about Kashmir relating with the remarkable speech made by K Krishna Menon at the United Nations in January 1957. Menon was at that time commanding the Indian delegation to the United Nations. Menon in a marathon 8-hour address to the world body had left Pakistan stumped and red faced as he presented the Indian defence point by point, tearing into the […]

A series of deceptions were at the core of the plan to conduct stealth military strikes across the Line of Control. This included aggressive diplomatic moves to isolate Pakistan and a military configuration that suggested air strikes as the preferred mode of action.    Top government officials told ET on the condition of anonymity that the operation by special forces personnel on September 29 was preceded by moves such as […]

Two American lawmakers have introduced legislation in the US Congress to designate Pakistan as a state sponsor of terrorism, in a humiliating setback to Islamabad ahead of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s speech before the UN General Assembly. The bill, H.R 6069 or the Pakistan State Sponsor of Terrorism Designation Act, enjoins the U.S administration to make a formal call on the matter within four months of its passage. The President […]

Terror struck an Army camp in North Kashmir’s Uri town when militants stormed a battalion headquarters in the wee hours on Sunday, killing 17 soldiers. Army camp is located barely few metres away from its Brigade Headquarters in Uri town. The attack comes two years after militants had carried out a similar type of attack at Mohra in the same area.  Very sad news 17 soldiers martyred my condolence to the […]

He recommended ways to eradicate female foeticide. He even took potshots at Pakistan. He equated dharma to the husband and politics to the wife, suggesting that the latter should “accept the discipline” imposed by the former. He recommended ways to eradicate female foeticide. He even took potshots at Pakistan. And all through the discourse that lasted 40 minutes, Jain religious leader Tarun Sagar had MLAs cutting across party lines at […]

During his lengthy speech on August 15, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke briefly about what was happening in Pakistan, in Peshawar and the terror. He spoke about the messages he was receiving from the people of Balochistan, Gilgit and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (POK) who were thanking him, and in doing so, they were really thanking all Indians.  He did not say why they were thanking him. Nor did he say what […]

Parliament on Wednesday unanimously appealed to people of Kashmir Valley to restore peace and harmony even as the government expressed readiness to hold talks with moderate groups and others. On the other hand, speaking on the unrest in the state, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh reiterated in Rajya Sabha that violence in the state was being fomented by Pakistan. “Whatever is happening is Kashmir is Pakistan-sponsored,” he said He lauded […]

Pakistan has expressed “serious concern” over India’s controversial draft Geospatial Information Regulation Bill, based on United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolutions, but experts say there is no merit in the claim.    As per an official release, Pakistan’s foreign affairs ministry said they have sent letters to the United Nations Secretary General and the President of the UN Security Council expressing “serious concerns” over Indian government’s efforts to introduce the […]

Pakistan’s snooping agency ISI is spying on Indian security forces using malwares through mobile gaming and music applications such as Top Gun, mpjunkie, vdjunky, talking frog, the government said on Tuesday. Responding to a question in Lok Sabha, minister of state for home affairs, Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary also said Pakistan’s spy agency was making efforts to trap ex-servicemen in the garb of providing job opportunities and financial aid for spying. “There […]

India did not make any improvement in its happiness quotient, ranking 118th out of 156 countries in a global list of the happiest nations, down one slot from last year on the index and coming behind China, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Denmark takes the top spot as the happiest country in the world, displacing Switzerland, according to The World Happiness Report 2016, published by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), a […]