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Israel Terror Attack and the Lessons for Bharat
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Israel Terror Attack and the Lessons for Bharat

Today a terrorist may rejoice in killing Jews in a holy war, tomorrow it could be any other community that might find itself in a situation similar to the one the Kashmiri Pandits were in the 1990s.The foot soldier of Islam can easily be directed in any way his master wants, one who will serve his own interests and this becomes extremely dangerous when the abettors are sovereign nations.Bharat's confused self-image along with the twisted understanding and the crude imitation of the concept of European secularism has led to many unspeakable injustices carried out in the country, which is not the case with Israel which proudly identifies itself as a Jewish state. "Learn from the mistakes of others. You can't live long enough to make them all yourself."- Eleanor Roosevelt As the co...
In Pursuit of a Resolution of the Kashmir Conundrum
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In Pursuit of a Resolution of the Kashmir Conundrum

Former Chief of the Army Staff, General N C  Vij’s book on Kashmir 'The Kashmir Conundrum - The quest for peace in a troubled land' is a seminal work that would dominate India’s strategic community for a very long time. The excellent comprehensiveness of the book visualises Kashmir from strategic, military, political, diplomatic, social, psychological angles, and would certainly become a standard reference point in academia. Gen. Vij had served as Director-General of Military Operations during the Kargil War. Following his retirement as the Army chief in 2005, he has served as founder-vice chairman of the National Disaster Management Authority and the Director of think tank Vivekananda India Foundation. In this book, he traverses centuries to detail how the region has ...
Trump in a hurry to cut US troop size to 2500 in Afghanistan and Iraq before January
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Trump in a hurry to cut US troop size to 2500 in Afghanistan and Iraq before January

U.S. troops patrol at an Afghan National Army (ANA) Base in Logar province, Afghanistan August 7, 2018. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani Senators including Republicans have slammed the President saying that the terrorists would 'love the idea' President Trump who before the elections had said that he wants "all" troops home by Christmas, seems to be acting in a hurry on that front. US media reports that as per the President's order, US troops in Afghanistan will be cut from about 5,000 to 2,500 by mid-January and those in Iraq will be reduced from 3,000 to 2,500. If all goes as planned, the withdrawal should be finished by 15 January. The new US President takes oath of office on 20th January. Though withdrawal of Troops had been on Trump's agenda since his election campaign in 2016, his late...