Nachiketa was tortured and interrogated, but released after 8 days in 1999. Much credit was given to the Indian and Pakistani foreign ministers at the time.
As devastated farmers begin to come to terms with the fallout, 4 lakh hectares of land under paddy cultivation across state is flooded. Punjab is among the biggest contributors to PDS.
New Delhi: Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi has strongly backed the idea of theaterisation, saying it is inevitable and the need of the hour.
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In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?
I don’t think Wing Commander Abhinandan will be mistreated. We pray for his safe return. Whether it is the Geneva or the Vienna Convention, both countries need to recognise that other nations have been in this territory of hostility before, have evolved norms of civilised behaviour. All these petty harassments to which diplomats from both sides are routinely subjected to serve no useful purpose. We may never be able to agree on Kashmir, but life’s little courtesies should not be beyond reach.
By now you must have heard the pilot,s interview. He is full of praise for his Pakistani captors. Proud of pak army
I don’t think Wing Commander Abhinandan will be mistreated. We pray for his safe return. Whether it is the Geneva or the Vienna Convention, both countries need to recognise that other nations have been in this territory of hostility before, have evolved norms of civilised behaviour. All these petty harassments to which diplomats from both sides are routinely subjected to serve no useful purpose. We may never be able to agree on Kashmir, but life’s little courtesies should not be beyond reach.