In a report in the Indian newspaper it has been claimed by the Indian army that they are preparing for a war on two fronts i.e. China and Pakistan. In the report it has been concluded that Indian army has started to work with Indian Air force and Navy for optimum achievement of goals and has also launched several joint operations to enhance the precision of the joint team. The report has also mention that the change in Indian army thinking and preparing for such a war is being led by Lt. General A S Lamba who is heading the Shimla-Based Army Training command in India.
This change has been brought about due to the ever increasing security challenges faced by the Indians. It is important to mention here that India has an army of around 1 million which has been active for some time in war games.
The shift in Indian army’s strategy came after the shooting incident on the parliament in the year 2001; in which it took more than a month for the Indian army to mobilize and deploy the troops on its border against Pakistan. Under the new strategy Indian army’s primary motive is to deploy troops in no time, hold and take positions at the earliest and this strategy has been termed as, ‘Cold Start Strategy’. [click to continue...]
India is the largest poppy cultivating country but it is generally taken for granted that the cultivation is for medicinal purposes. Indian farmers are granted licenses to cultivate opium, which is supposed to be purchased by the government-run medical laboratories for manufacturing medicines. However, only a small quantity is sold to the government while a large quantity of produce goes to black market on high prices. The stuff is finally purchased by drug barons for further processing into fine quality narcotics and onward supply to different destinations.
In a swift action by Indian Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) 25 kilograms of heroin was seized during the last week of October 2009, from the residence of Gaurav Oberoi, whose father Vicky Oberoi, hailing from Naigaon in Vasai Taluka of Thane district, was a known drug peddler in the books of ATS. The latest recovery led to certain arrests, which included Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Saji Mohan, who had also served as Zonal Director of the Indian Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) at Chandigarh. The arrest of member of Indian NCB in drug trafficking might have surprised the world but not Indians as it has become a routine affair that Indian officials, including Security Forces and Police personnel, are involved in crimes, including drug trafficking. The Maharashtra ATS, which is investigating the case, have come across evidence which suggests that Saji Mohan has tentacles of his racket also sitting in various Pakistani cities.[click to continue...]
About 4,500 Indian troops are presently posted in Congo under the United Nations (UN) peacekeeping mission. In the past Indian Army personnel were involved in activities like gold smuggling, sexual abuse and other acts of misconduct, which prompted the Congolese government to write to the UN to stop sending replacements of Indian troops. Indian peacekeepers including Colonel Chand Saroha, instead of supporting Congolese authorities were in support of renegade Tutsi General Laurent Nkunda. Colonel Saroha had been unofficially meeting the rebels groups. In an audio recording of the ceremony the Indian officer called General Laurent Nkunda “brother” and described him as fighting for a “noble cause” and ready to make sacrifices following the example of “true revolutionaries.” In response of remarks of Colonel Chand Saroha, General Nkunda thanked him for his friendship and his support, telling him that he has helped them enormously. UN took serious note of misconduct of Indian peacekeepers and disclosed that the UN mission disowns the personal remarks of Colonel Saroha and reiterates its full support for the Congolese authorities.
Past record of Indian peacekeeping contingents in Congo was never clean but despite numerous complaints by the locals as well as indiscriminating evidences against them, there was no action against them. It seems that the people of Congo are treated like animals with no rights at all; same is the reason that the international body did not take any action against India rather allowed them to send additional number of personnel. June 2009 was probably the ugliest day for the people of Congo that despite their all out protests, UN did not ban India from contributing troops in Congo as peacekeepers. There was a gap of 15 months but UN forced Congolese government to compromise with India. In June 2009, Indian Air Force contingent comprising 285 personnel was airlifted to Congo. This was followed by dispatch of 1,000 Indian troops, mainly 5 Bihar regiment. Later other Indian troops also joined the peacekeeping force in Congo. [click to continue...]
Political statements coming from the office of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh are not very encouraging. Analysts have started a renewed debate on the future of Jammu & Kashmir state and seriously ponder if Kashmir is not an issue at all and mere related to Kashmiris’ grievance regarding governance and development. In fact India wants to stick to its stubborn position that any talks had to be within the Constitution. If we recall, Indian Prime Minister Vajpayee took a historic bus ride to Minar-e-Pakistan in 1999 but that was sabotaged by powerful pressure group because they knew that India is not going to change its position. Then there was Kargil conflict which ended in sheer wastage of time and energies. The year 2002 witnessed Indian Parliament attacks followed by mobilization of Indian troops along Indo-Pak border by Vajpayee. Finally there were Mumbai attacks of November 2008, which parallelized the talks on Kashmir issue between the two countries. One wonders, what is the real motive behind the so called talks between the two countries? Governments in India and Pakistan had been fooling their nationals, the Kashmiris as well as world at large.
For so many years India had been bluffing the world that they are serious in holding discussions with Pakistan on the issue of Kashmir. All of a sudden India came up with a new idea that breakthroughs in United Nations Security Council (UNSC) platform in the shape of Resolutions on Kashmir have lost their significance after Simla Agreement between Pakistan and India, claiming that onwards all issues will be solved bilaterally. In this way over two and a half decades were wasted. On the Pakistani side, General (Retired) Pervez Musharraf made some “out-of-the-box” proposals which indicated his willingness to accept the permanence of the Line of Control, with slight readjustments. Pervez Musharraf also proposed to withdraw the dispute from the UN Security Council. [click to continue...]
India remains a diehard proponent of bilateral interaction for addressing intractable issues afflicting Indo-Pak relations; particularly the festering issue of Kashmir. This strategy of stonewalling, however, is fast becoming irrelevant due to the US led intervention in Afghanistan and the fight against extremism in FATA being conducted in the backdrop of a prominent Indian foot print. India is manifestly under outside pressure to facilitate anti terrorist operations in Af-Pak Region by ratcheting down tension and resume Composite Dialog Process (CDP) with Pakistan. What reflects this outside inducement most eloquently is the flip-flops by the Indian Premier over the dilemma of whether to commence dialog in the format of CDP or to deflect the third party interference to exploit the once in a lifetime opportunity for cutting Pakistan down to size.
Ever since the signing of the Simla Agreement in Jul 72, Kashmir has been pushed by India to the sidelines on the pretext of being a bilateral Issue. This strategy has served India well through decades but post 9/11 era has seen rise of new actors - and their interests that are not necessarily aligned with Indian imperatives. The core of the Indian propaganda that Pakistan is a state sponsoring terrorism and masterminding ‘cross border terrorism’ in Kashmir now stands effectively neutralized. In contrast it is Indian promotion of terrorism in Afghanistan and in Pakistani hinterland as well as FATA which is under focus. The Indian sponsored proxy war on Pakistan’s western flank has begun to have an impact on US/NATO operations for the worse and consequently, not to India’s liking, the pressure on her to come to resume CDP is beginning to mount. [click to continue...]
The cross border involvement by Indian intelligence agencies aka terrorist organization RAW has not been a hidden story any more since both Pakistan as well as Nato forces operating in Afghanistan have shown concerns over it. According to much hyped report by General Stanley McChrystal,
Indian political and economic influence is increasing in Afghanistan, including significant development efforts and financial investment. In addition, the current Afghan government is perceived by Islamabad to be pro-Indian. While Indian activities largely benefit the Afghan people, increasing Indian influence in Afghanistan is likely to exacerbate regional tensions and encourage Pakistani countermeasures in Afghanistan or India.
If that was not enough, the Government of Pakistan has found huge cache of Indian arms, Medicines and other propaganda material in the hideouts of terrorists in South Waziristan. The evidence has been documented and proofs handed over to Foreign Office to be presented at relevant forums. [click to continue...]
It was a scene from ancient Bharat, the emperor Chundergupt Moriya and his generals were trying to act like a bunch of care full listeners to a man who was addressing to the council, his name was Chanakya, explaining the policy matter, defining the ruler’s version, ideas of expansions, analysis of the invasions, when policy debate comes towards neighbors, Chanakiya scratches his bald head and with a cruel smile says “your neighbor is your worst enemy but the neighbor of your neighbor is your friend“, sardonically it is the founding principle of Indian foreign policy. India’s 1st PM Mr. Jawaher lal Nehru is said to be a big fan of Chanakiya and his famous “arthshastra” which is considered a bit like “art of war” by Sun Tzu (China) in some extent as both books are considered as pioneer scriptures for the rulers, (one being adopted by Indians and other seemed to be by U.S as poor fellows in U.S have only killings of native Americans substantial enough to talk about in terms of culture, heritage and work of art) while adopting arthshastra as the policy guide line Mr. Nehru needed to revive the ancient concept of “Dharma chakra”, RAW was fond, and RAW revived this particular concept for them. The author of Arthshastra Kautilya AKA Chanakya was the advisor and pioneer of the major policy designs of Indian Emperor Chandragupta Moriya, as Chief Minister, he was just too flourishing who developed a systematic strategy of destabilizing and weakening neighboring states around 320 B.C in order to strengthen the emperor’s rule over the region and provide justifications of having as large army as he happened to poss at that time which required huge material expenditure to be spend on accruing latest military machinery of the time. His methods’, policies and the acquired role model as state strategy proved beneficial for both Chandragupta and his passive regime and off course to his heirs including Asoka (who later after shedding enough blood gave up wars of expansion and embraced Buddhism and adopted the Dharma Chakra as the State symbol). India’s Research and Analysis Wing (RAW ) later researched, revived and used these Kautilyan methods for expanding Delhi’s power in the region including Pakistan, nepaal , bhutaan, China, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. In fact, this is the Indian Government’s real reason to adopt the Saranath Lion Capital and the Asoka Chakra or Dharma Chakra as India’s National symbol - which appears on her national flag - officially they express usual fake impression of showing respect for a great Buddhist Emperor and his religion as many Buddhists would’ve believed, simaler example could be taken out from the act of labeling their 1st atomic experiment as Smile of Buddha, what the heck Buddha had to do smiling on the experiment of a deadly weapon, it can only be termed as yet another mean instance on which Indian policy makers tried to hide the cruelty behind the mask of divinity.
Indian national Symbol - Saranath Lion Capital and the Asoka Chakra or Dharma
By owning the desire of Imperialism and falling into kotliyan policies India (as one can speculate as of now) historically posses animosity originated mind set of an eager regal state towards most of its neighbors, doesn’t mater how much they pretend and poses of peace loving regime but the decisions of a strong propagation regarding supporting the outburst of a cruel riddle like bharat of Chundergupta Moria by following kotaliyan standers was taken way back by the pioneer strategic planners of the Indian state, Pakistan can be considered as their main target or founding stone of each activity, ironically there is a similar response from Pakistani side mainly as a reaction with the intention of containment of threats, Indians have to keep this in mind, when ever they come up with any such will of implementation of cruel agenda in the region to destabilize the regional peace one way or the other the kotliyan agenda will face the anti kotliyan forces, mainly Pakistan, as this outline scheme is among few of the biggest threats to the survival of Pakistan, right from its foundation.
I never expected such a response from Zee Tv on the match loss by Indian team against Pakistan. It is a fact that Indians have lost more matches against Pakistan then vice versa and they should expect it to be a norm now rather then acting in such a manner. The Indian media should have shown some sportsmen spirit instead of this report which dramatize the whole situation and take thiings out of context. Watch below the video and let us know what you think? Am glad our media never went to this level when ever we lost the match, though its rare :)
The recent discovery of an Indian girl who is believed to cry blood has taken everyone by surprise.
Doctors from across the globe are trying to find the possible reason for this strange phenomena. Dr. George Buchanan, who travelled to India to observe this phenomena calls it a first of its kind incident. The doctor is funded by National Geographic to document the whole affair.
According to Dr. George Buchanan:
“This is really a first for me,” Buchanan told TODAY’s Al Roker Friday in New York. “I can’t tell — I don’t know where [the blood] comes from.”
Reality or Hoax
After close examinations into the whole affair, doctors have developed their doubts around the story as none of them was able to see the blood come out of the patient eyes themselves and the only witness to it is the girl’s mother itself. [click to continue...]
Past record of Indian peacekeeping contingents in Congo was never clean but despite numerous complaints by the locals as well as indiscriminating evidences against them, there was no action against them. It seems that the people of Congo are treated like animals with no rights at all; same is the reason that the international body did not take any action against India rather allowed them to send additional number of personnel. June 2009 was probably the ugliest day for the people of Congo that despite their all out protests, UN did not ban India from contributing troops in Congo as peacekeepers. There was a gap of 15 months but UN forced Congolese government to compromise with India. In June 2009, Indian Air Force contingent comprising 285 personnel was airlifted to Congo. This was followed by dispatch of 1,000 Indian troops, mainly 5 Bihar regiment. Later other Indian troops also joined the peacekeeping force in Congo. 
For so many years India had been bluffing the world that they are serious in holding discussions with Pakistan on the issue of Kashmir. All of a sudden India came up with a new idea that breakthroughs in United Nations Security Council (UNSC) platform in the shape of Resolutions on Kashmir have lost their significance after Simla Agreement between Pakistan and India, claiming that onwards all issues will be solved bilaterally. In this way over two and a half decades were wasted. On the Pakistani side, General (Retired) Pervez Musharraf made some “out-of-the-box” proposals which indicated his willingness to accept the permanence of the Line of Control, with slight readjustments. Pervez Musharraf also proposed to withdraw the dispute from the UN Security Council.
