Category: Columns
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Naam, Namak Aur Nishan: How the Indian Army exemplifies national integration
Jaibans Singh “Naam, Namak Aur Nishan,” is an ethos that calls upon Indian soldiers to strive for the good name of their country, the salt that they have partaken and the glory of the national flag/regimental standard, to the extent of making the supreme sacrifice of their lives when required. The Indian Armed Forces are…
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Are our “Military Experts” playing the Dragon’s Tune?
Brig Anil Gupta The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) which controls the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) does not plan operations only on the ‘physical battlefield’ only but invests with adequate resources in “PoliticalWarfare” as well. Among “3 Ws” which form the core strategy of political warfare, the first ‘W’ deals with Public Opinion Warfare or the…
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Desertification and Drought: The Big Challenge to the World
Priyanka Saurabh Desertification is the process of degradation and infertility of the land, in which the land of arid, semi-arid, and dehydrated semi-moist areas is turned into a desert due to many other reasons including climate change and human activities. Therefore, the productive capacity of the land decreases and decreases. In his video message on…
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FOOD SECURITY THROUGH FOOD SAFETY
Dr. Parveen Kumar, Dr. R. K. Arora, Dr. Pawan Sharma Food safety and food security are very intricately linked with each other having a profound impact on quality of human life. While food security is the adequacy of food to society, the equitable distribution, confirmed supply, fair access and sustained sources; food safety on the other hand encompasses many…
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How will the future be saved from special child labor
Dr. Satyawan Saurabh, The United Nations defines child labor as work that deprives children of their childhood, dignity, and potential, which is detrimental to their physical and mental health. Interferes with children’s school life. Child labor exists as a threat to the world today. Today’s children are the future of tomorrow. The progress and development…
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To Tame the Dragon Is Status Quo the Answer
Brig Anil Gupta The standoff at Doklam in 2017 is followed by another and bigger standoff in Eastern Ladakh in 2020 with defence analysts, diplomats and strategic experts predicting the frequency to be almost annual due to the ostensible Chinese annoyance at the rapid rate of development of infrastructure along the LAC by India which…
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The sacrifice of Ajay Pandita should not go in vain
Dr. Simrit Kahlon The brutal murder of Ajay Pandita in Village Lukbawan, Larkipora, District Anantnag has sent shock waves across Kashmir. Ajay Pandita was a member of the Congress party and Sarpanch of his Village. He and his family had migrated in early 1990’s but returned to their native land around two years back. Responsibility for…
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Indo-China border management: Well established protocols should be abided with
Jasbir Sarai As India and China continue with their face-off at multiple points along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) it becomes imperative to revisit the various agreements and protocols that guide the management of the LAC. There are “five pacts” that both sides have, over time, agreed upon to maintain “peace and tranquility” along the borders.…
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Peoples Land-grab Army (PLA) of China is presently at its element
Jaibans Singh “Desperate men do desperate things,” these words ring in the ears with regard to the series of misadventures that China is indulging in the critical COVID environment. Apart from its international isolation due to deceit and treachery in management of COVID-19, China is facing an existential crisis on several fronts including shortage of food for its…
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Dragon Dares India
Brig Anil Gupta In the ongoing battle of supremacy amidst the corona crisis between USA and China, the later let lose its wolf warriors signifying China’s new, more robust diplomatic response to countries critical of China. China all of a sudden was faced with a hostile global narrative blaming it for the corona pandemic, demanding…