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Saturday, August 9, 2025
TopicKargil

Topic: Kargil

What the 1972 India-Pakistan Simla Agreement is all about & why it’s still relevant today

46 years ago, the historic pact was signed between the two South Asian neighbours for peaceful settlement of all disputes.

What would Vajpayee have thought of Narendra Modi’s ‘muscular’ policy?

Vajpayee made 3 landmark moves to make peace with Pakistan, each time going out on a limb, in spite of grave provocations.

Kargil was an audacious plan by Musharraf and his overconfident Generals

Kargil demonstrated the growing resilience of the Indian nation-state to concurrently cope with various genres of modern conflict.

Zojila tunnel will be a boon for the armed forces and for tourists too

The bidirectional, all-weather tunnel is expected to not only keep a check on incursions, but also keep Ladakh accessible throughout the year.

Our military history is politicised to suit Generals, that’s why Modi’s facts are mixed up

A spiced up, hyper-nationalist version of military history has been built: that politicians wronged the generals. No wonder PM Modi got his facts all mixed up.

अटल बिहारी वाजपेयी का लीडरशिप फार्मूला: बड़ा दिल व सुलझा नेतृत्व

अटल बिहारी वाजपेयी जी की 93वीं वर्षगांठ पर एक नज़र उन बातों पर जो उन्हें महान नेता बनाती है: इरादे मजबूत लेकिन दिल से कवि.

Be very afraid

The Pakistani establishment knows only one trick works — in fact, it always works. It is a provocation, and an escalation of tensions with India.

To Kashmir, via the world

No nation backs Pakistan’s dream of changing the region's cartography. Implicit in that is the world’s acceptance of India’s sovereignty over Kashmir, at least what lies on our side of LoC.

Generally speaking

In the post-colonial, post-Cold War world almost no dictator, particularly a military dictator, goes away in peace.

On Camera

Dharali floods a wake-up call for IMD, NDMA to buck up—the Himalayan region is vulnerable

If extremely heavy rainfall can cause such damage without a rare event like a cloudburst, it should leave the system working toward India’s disaster preparedness thinking.

Go Swadeshi—RSS affiliate SJM calls for boycott of US firms Amazon, Walmart after Trump’s tariff hike

New Delhi: The day after the US imposed a 50 percent trade tariff on India, RSS affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) has made an...

Shadow war over India’s defence procurement on social media raises concerns of dodgy & undue influence

One such website has drawn particular scrutiny for spreading fake stories that have upset not only the Indian but also foreign defence firms by falsely attributing misinformation.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.