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Thursday, March 28, 2024
TopicLine Of Control

Topic: Line Of Control

New terror tactics — lethal Kokernag ambush illustrates jihadist strategy aimed at tying down troops

New jihadist units operate out of caves, shepherds’ shelters on Pir Panjal without contacting local support networks. Many commanders ignoring basic skills, say intelligence officer.

3 teens, 1 mistake: Pakistani juveniles stuck in India despite orders for release, had strayed over LoC

Khayam Maqsood, Asmad Ali & Ahsan Anwar all accidentally crossed over into India on 3 different days. They are lodged at an observation home in J&K's Poonch.

Pakistan is imploding. A failing neighbour will be a nightmare for India and the world

Pakistan Army is a professional force and will bring about order. The question is whether it will do so by a coup or by ordering elections with or without Imran.

Vajpayee to Modi, why India-Pakistan secret peace dialogues on Kashmir have always failed

Even though governments in Pakistan and India have changed, the calculations in either capital have not. New Delhi thinks time is on its side on Kashmir.

Siachen dispute needs India and Pakistan to revisit Karachi Ceasefire Agreement

Signed on this day 73 years ago, Karachi Ceasefire Agreement is the only legal document that deals with the region beyond NJ9842, the last demarcated point of LoC.

Army captain, JCO killed in accidental blast along LoC in Jammu & Kashmir’s Poonch

The blast occurred in the Mendhar sector late Sunday night when Indian Army troops were performing their duties, according to PRO Defence Jammu Lt Col Devender Anand.

India expects ‘nothing dramatic’ from new Pakistan govt, ‘terror must stop for normalisation’

With Shehbaz Sharif government in power now, there's speculation that ties between India and Pakistan, which worsened after Balakot air strike, could see major improvement.

As infiltration season looms along LoC, Army considers troop deployment rejig in Kashmir

Forces could be moved to LoC from more peaceful districts. Mobilisation along LAC, recruitment freeze have led to fewer troops being available.

‘Weapons, night-vision devices’ left by US in Afghanistan found at LoC, says senior Army officer

In interview to ThePrint, Major General Ajay Chandpuria, also said there were reports of Afghan-speaking men to have reached PoK & hundreds of Afghan SIM cards being active in areas near LoC.

Pakistani schoolboy crossed LoC chasing pet pigeons in Nov. Family appeals to Modi for release

Asmad Ali, 14, is ‘just a small child’ who made a mistake, his maternal uncle tells ThePrint. J&K Police FIR against the boy does not mention any security-related offence.

On Camera

Social media has made news more graphic. Torture by Russian military is latest example

Before social media, depiction of violence on news was the exception—graphic visuals were either not shown on TV or in newspapers or the images were blurred. This is no longer the case.

Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

BRO connects new axis to Ladakh, to be shortest route

The all-weather Nimmu-Padam-Darcha Road will connect Manali to Leh through Darcha and Nimmu on Kargil-Leh Highway.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.