At a time when the security forces have achieved impressive results in terrorist kills over the last three months, the statement surprised some observers in Kashmir.
The Supreme Court is revisiting its position on the special status granted by the Constitution to J&K. Many parties have voiced their opposition to this move.
Kashmir: Exposing the Myth Behind the Narrative (SAGE Publications, 2017), a new book by a former Kashmiri state civil servant, Khalid Bashir Ahmad, challenges what the author calls Kashmir's popular ‘Hindu historiography.’
SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.
Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.
I could not disagree more with General Muhammed Masud Aslam, escalation is not what the Pakistanis are looking for … Certainly not at this point in time … If the Pakistanis had the capability and the means they would have tried their best to upset the current equilibrium in their favour … That has not been the case … In fact this time around its the Indians who are looking to up the ante and the Pakistani General Staff has not taken up the bait as the overall international environment is against the Pakistanis. If an Artillery Duel were to open up along the Line of Control it’s the Pakistanis who will loose the most. I doubt the Pakistani Artillery can keep up to a one on one Artillery Duel given the sheer cost of these shells!
I could not disagree more with General Muhammed Masud Aslam, escalation is not what the Pakistanis are looking for … Certainly not at this point in time … If the Pakistanis had the capability and the means they would have tried their best to upset the current equilibrium in their favour … That has not been the case … In fact this time around its the Indians who are looking to up the ante and the Pakistani General Staff has not taken up the bait as the overall international environment is against the Pakistanis. If an Artillery Duel were to open up along the Line of Control it’s the Pakistanis who will loose the most. I doubt the Pakistani Artillery can keep up to a one on one Artillery Duel given the sheer cost of these shells!