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By K.N. Pandita

Condoleezza Rice, the Secretary of State in Bush administration has scripted her memoirs which will be on stands very soon. Media has brought out some excerpts that make amusing revelations related to Pakistan-based LeT attack on Mumbai in 2008. These revelations have evoked interest among commentators who seem to be disposed to interpret them variously.

Terrorist attack on India’s commercial centre rattled Indian government. Shock and anger was the nationwide reaction to the daringly criminal attack that caused extensive loss of innocent human lives and property. Besides, it posed the strongest ever challenge to India’s security.    Continue Reading…

China penetrating into Hindu Kush

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By K.N. Pandita

Global strategy is opening up in the crucial north-west tribal areas of Pakistan. Waziristan has emerged as the epicenter of international terrorism. In a bid to uproot terror in the region, the US-NATO alliance has already committed its proportionate military strength. Terrorists of various nationalities at war with their respective native regimes, travel all the way to find not only safe haven in the region but also the warm embrace of world’s top terrorist organizations spearheaded by Al-Qaeda/Taliban combine.

Nearly a year ago, China moved considerable manpower into Pakistan controlled Gilgit-Baltistan, the part of original State of Jammu and Kashmir. Three times larger than France, Gilgit-Baltistan borders Khyber Pukhtunkhwa to the west, Wakhan corridor of Afghanistan to the north, China to the east, Pok to south-west, and Jammu & Kashmir to south-east.  This explains geo-political and strategic importance of Gilgit-Baltistan.  Continue Reading…

Northern Distribution Network: US’ New Strategy

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By K.N. Pandita

US-Pak relations have soured so much so that the Indian External Affairs Minister had to issue a statement of concern, something which India does extremely rarely. Pakistan Army Chief seems to have crossed the boundaries of fine diplomatic circumspection. He has placed a high price on his country’s capabilities as a nuclear power. Or maybe such bellicose posture is only for public consumption.

Pakistan Army Chief is desperate for the retrieval of his credibility which ran aground after the American pincer operation in Abbotabad in May last. Engineering two very offending acts, first armed attacks on US embassy in Kabul, and second the assassination of Burhanu’d-Din Rabbani, who was vigorously engaged in carrying forward a pacifist mission in Afghanistan were meant for sending impressionable messages to the US in support of General Kiayani’s bombast that “Pakistan was not Iraq or Afghanistan but a nuclear power.” That is typical sword-rattling exercise.  Continue Reading…

Boil in Iranian political pot

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By K.N. Pandita

Iran-Saudi relations have plummeted to new depths with Saudi and US both bizarrely accusing Teheran of plotting murder of Abdel Al Jubeir, Saudi ambassador in Washington. The episode has been snowballing and now, according to political punditry, it is assuming serious dimensions for a showdown. Iran and Saudi have never been friendly; Iran and the US at loggerheads for three decades in the past. The situation becomes complicated with the US having stakes in Saudi monarchy that is physically guarded by Pakistani elite commandos, and Israel with involvement in all the three countries, namely Saudi, Pakistan and the US.   Continue Reading…

Terror network intact

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By K.N. Pandita

A possible big terror strike that would have cost any number of innocent lives at any crowded place in the capital has been foiled by alert police and security personnel on duty. Preliminary investigation into explosives laden abandoned car seized near Ambala Railway Station shows that there is an international network of terrorists working in tandem to strike at crowded places in Indian cities, and take innocent lives with the motive of destabilising our country. They are the enemies of India. The place of origination of terror is Pakistan and the centripetal terrorist agency is her ISI. It has powerful and active network in Nepal and Bangladesh, two of our neighbouring countries with whom we have common border, and within the country, it has widespread network especially in the State of Jammu and Kashmir. The Delhi High Court complex bomb blast, the trail of which has led to Kishtwar militant students, is part of this network.    Continue Reading…

India: President’s European visit

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By K.N. Pandita

President Pratibha Patil is on an official visit to some European countries. The visit is to further strengthen economic and cultural relations with the countries she is visiting. By and large, India has good relations with European countries including members of the European Union. The President has been given right protocol wherever she went.

Her Swiss visit has been of much significance. Switzerland is an important country to the Europe and the world. Its importance lies in two things; first its neutrality that has been recognized by all European countries and the world at large.  Continue Reading…

Army: discipline and legitimacy

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By K.N. Pandita

After independence, our Army continued with the code of discipline blueprinted by the British rulers of India. By and large, the blue print was and is close to what the British adopted for their troops. World War II had helped bring about parity of discipline in the two structures. One significant advantage of India continuing as a member of British Commonwealth was that our senior officers in armed forces regularly updated their theoretical and practical training in military science at Britain’s advanced training institutes.   Continue Reading…