Challenges in Stabilising The Streets of Kashmir

After two months of strife in the Kashmir Valley we may be just heading into better control of the situation which resulted from the response to the killing of Burhan Wani the young South Kashmir militant leader, on 8 Jul 2016. However, the time take

तुर्की : पर्दे के पीछे सच क्या है?

जब तुर्की का तख्ता पलट का प्रयास, या कहिये की असफल प्रयास हुआ तो मैं अहमदाबाद में था। मुझे एक व्य�

What’s the Real Story in Turkey?

I was in Ahmedabad when the attempted or rather failed ‘coup de tat’ took place in Turkey. I was to speak at a corporate function about India’s national security. However, my hosts requested me to first specifically speak for a few minutes on

बुरहान वानी की मौत और उसके नतीजे

दक्षिण कश्मीर के बिल्कुल दक्षिणी हिस्से में कोकरनाग अलसाया, शांत, छोटा सा शहर है। पीर पंजाल की ऊ

Burhan Wani's Killing and Its Aftermath

Kokarnag in the southernmost part of South Kashmir, is a sleepy little township. It once was the bastion of militancy due to the presence of the lofty Pir Panjal range in whose shadow it lies and the forested tracts of the lower hills; the terrain wa

The Ins & Outs of Infiltration: The Real Challenge in J&K - Part 2

Infiltration is usually a well-planned process but often terrorists continue repeating the very same routes on which their colleagues have been killed in droves. This is because of the compulsion they perceive of getting to the ‘reception area’ a

The Ins & Outs of Infiltration: The Real Problem in J&K - Part 1

People who meet me socially often get into discussions on J&K. I find most of them have visited the state as tourists and have considerable interest in the security situation. Besides never being able to perceive why there is such large presence of t

पाकिस्तान को एफ-16 दिए जाने पर अमेरिका का पीठ दिखानाः क्या यह एक वास्तविकता है?

पाकिस्तान के लिए एफ -16 उन्नत लड़ाकू विमानों की आपूर्ति पर अमेरिकी कांग्रेस का पीछे हटने की घटना, न

अलगाववादियों ओर आतंकवादियों के झांसे से बचना

छह महीने जम्मू में बिताने के बाद हर वर्ष मई के पहले हफ्ते में जम्मू-कश्मीर सरकार वापस श्रीनगर पह

Consolidating Diplomacy: The Modi Round Robin

In military parlance successful operations are always conducted with a concept of consolidating gains and progressing thereafter, unless of course it’s a blitzkrieg. In the latter case also the spectacular gains that may accrue have to be consolida

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