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Water politics and regional strategies

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By K.N. Pandita

For three strong reasons India has obstructed Pakistan’s 12 billion US dollar Daimer-Bhasha dam with estimated generation capacity of 4500MW on the Sindh River.

First, the dam is located in Gilgit-Baltistan to the north of Pakistan, the territory which India claims its own but is illegally occupied by Pakistan.

Second, the dam to be built about 40 kilometres from Chilas on the Indus River in Gilgit-Baltistan is a project fraught with serious environmental risk impact. Independent experts believe that Bhasha is not a natural site for a large storage reservoir with a little scope for side-channel storage because it is located in the seismic zone.  Continue Reading…

Now the cyber war

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By K.N. Pandita

The new phase of Indo-Pak stand off is that of Pakistan-based elements unleashing social media sites to fan communal hatred and frenzy in various vulnerable and sensitive parts of our country. They are using the internet media to whip up passions, create panic and continue stoutly with their disinformation campaign. It means those indulging in these subversive activities are fully in know of some loose ends of Indian civil society. Ironically these malefactors have been doing good homework to achieve the objective they ardently pursue.   Continue Reading…

Terrorist Attack on Pak air base

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By K.N. Pandita

Tehrik-e-Taliban-e-Pakistan (TTP) suicide-bomber attack on Pakistan Air Force base in Kamra in Attock district is the third attack of the organization on Pakistan’s armed forces. Thus the bases of all the three services, army, navy and air force have been attacked in the past. Even on Kamra base itself, this is the third or fourth attempt since 2007. The base is being targeted for maintaining nuclear war heads, reportedly at least one hundred of them. Though shrouded in secrecy, the US has, more than once, cautioned Islamabad about a possible attempt by the home-bred terrorists to capture some of Pakistan’s nuclear weapons.   Continue Reading…

With tears and hope from Jacobabad

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By K.N. Pandita

Indian mission in Pakistan issued visa to nearly 257 Pakistani Hindus of Jacobabad, Sindh to visit India. It is a city-based visa. Rahman, Pakistani interior minster howled it is “Indian conspiracy”. He feared they would “defame” Pakistan and seek asylum there.

He got them detained at Atari for eight hours for “further investigation”. They were demanded an undertaking that they would not seek an asylum but return to Pakistan. This is akin to J&K Government obtaining undertaking from migrant Pandit recruits that they will not leave the valley nor ask for transfer.  Continue Reading…