In Punjab, healing touch needed to defang separatists

Amritpal Singh, a separatist and leader of “Waris Punjab De”. (Photo: Twitter)What happened in Punjab’s Ajnala on February 23 was a total capitulation of state police before radicals who stormed the city’s police station, forc...

Akhand Bharat and ‘retaking’ Pakistan-occupied Kashmir

An Indian soldier keeps watch at the LoC in Kashmir. Capturing Pakistan-occupied Kashmir is an ambition repeatedly expressed by our politicians, sometimes directly and sometimes through the military top brass. After the-then chief of Army staff,...

Provisional provincial status to Gilgit-Baltistan: India calls Pakistan attempt as ‘‘camouflage illegal occupation’’

New Delhi: Rejecting the Pakistan government’s decision to accord “provisional provincial status” to the so-called “Gilgit-Baltistan”, India on Sunday sharply reacted and said such attempts by Islamabad intended to &lsqu...

FATF a factor in decline of cross-border terrorism in Kashmir valley: Gen Naravane

New Delhi: Acknowledging terror financing watchdog FATF as a key factor, Indian Army Chief General M M Naravane on Thursday said there has been a decline in cross-border terrorism in Kashmir valley of Jammu and Kashmir.He also mentioned that the Indi...

Former Army Chief Gen Suhag new envoy to Seychelles

The government on Thursday appointed former Army Chief Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag (Retd)  as the next High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Seychelles. In a statement, the ministry of external affairs said, "He is expected to take...