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Abhinav Kumar
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Manmohan Singh’s approach to internal security threats remains relevantSubscriber Only
January 04,2025 20:30:42 PM
Manmohan Singh emphasised the importance of strengthening police forces through not only institutional reforms but also by fostering community trust and cooperation. He spoke of the need for comprehensive strategies that would involve local populations in the governance process.
Sun, Jan 05, 2025
What Trudeau doesn’t say about KhalistanSubscriber Only
September 28,2023 07:20:03 AM
Trudeau and his supporters need to look within before they attempt to look down upon India and run down its democracy and its commitment to a just international order
Thu, Sep 28, 2023
What bleeding hearts don’t understand about abrogation of Article 370 and Kashmir todaySubscriber Only
September 06,2023 14:47:45 PM
The influential and vocal sections of our civil society that are weeping copious tears of moral outrage for this act of abrogation, would do well to remember that Article 370 encouraged a powerful sense of grievance and self-righteous victimhood in Kashmir.
Wed, Sep 06, 2023
Barack Obama, save your breath: There are issues in America — India doesn’t need lectures on democracySubscriber Only
July 08,2023 15:30:06 PM
The display of concern for the health of Indian democracy from some quarters in the US establishment is realpolitik at its cynical and self-serving best. If our interests align with theirs, if we agreed to adopt their priorities as ours, they couldn't care less if we were a monarchy or a democracy.
Mon, Jul 17, 2023
Dear Aryan Khan: A police officer’s apologySubscriber Only
May 15,2023 18:12:28 PM
I am sorry for the trauma inflicted on you and your family. We need a drastic overhaul of our drug laws and a more stringent system of oversight and supervision of our law enforcement agencies so that no one has to go through what you and your family were subjected to
Wed, May 17, 2023
The Foreign Advice: Controversy over Soros remarks showed we remain an ancient culture with an adolescent-like sensitivity to the outside worldSubscriber Only
March 09,2023 18:00:10 PM
One word of praise gets us swooning and a whiff of criticism induces paroxysms of wounded pride
Thu, Mar 09, 2023
On the Collegium question: The Supreme Court must engage with other arms of the stateSubscriber Only
January 27,2023 06:01:29 AM
Abhinav Kumar writes: The basic question of whether the Collegium system is essential to preserving the basic structure of the Constitution cannot be answered by the Supreme Court alone through a judicial verdict. It requires a wider conversation
Fri, Jan 27, 2023
On Gujarat 2002, the wheel has come full circleSubscriber Only
July 13,2022 20:20:20 PM
Abhinav Kumar writes: Cynical activists, in pursuit of their political objectives, didn't think twice about unfairly crucifying the police and intelligence community
Thu, Jul 14, 2022
Why they love to hate ‘The Kashmir Files’Subscriber Only
April 16,2022 03:30:39 AM
Abhinav Kumar writes: This is the latest example of intellectual tone-deafness to the political and cultural realities of today's India.
Sat, Apr 16, 2022
The recent Chhattisgarh ambush has triggered a fresh round of finger-pointingSubscriber Only
April 21,2021 03:00:37 AM
Not just the politics, the geography and demography of the Naxal-affected areas, make it an even more complex challenge of internal security.
Wed, Apr 21, 2021
Kashmir’s future is tied to India’s, it is for all of us to decide what that will beSubscriber Only
August 11,2020 03:12:27 AM
Till August 5, 2019, Article 370 was seen as a non-negotiable foundation stone of any credible Kashmir policy. That myth has been conclusively exploded. In 69 years of its existence, all Article 370 had done was to encourage a dangerous fantasy in Kashmir.
Tue, Aug 11, 2020
Policing a lockdown: Every day brings challenges, heartbreaks, acts of inspirationSubscriber Only
April 03,2020 01:04:35 AM
This virus is deadly and infectious enough. We don’t need to add to its lethal prowess by holding onto our past legacy of mutual distrust. For all the threat it represents, this epidemic is also an opportunity for police forces in India to redeem themselves in the eyes of their fellow citizens by exemplary standards of courage, professionalism and service.
Fri, Apr 03, 2020
Why Delhi burned: The police, courts and media failed to stand up for rule of lawSubscriber Only
March 06,2020 00:31:43 AM
What happened in Delhi on February 24 is a matter of grave concern and raises troubling questions, regardless of one’s ideological affiliations. If the nation’s capital can experience this kind of sustained mayhem over hours and days, then what hope is there for law and order in the supposedly less well-policed parts of the country?
Fri, Mar 06, 2020
As a father, I cannot tell my daughter India is a safe place for womenSubscriber Only
December 06,2019 04:30:38 AM
If I ever ran into the parents of the December 12 victim or the Hyderabad vet, I don’t think I would be able to face them without a sense of shame and failure. We simply couldn’t do enough to prevent their daughters from becoming victims.
Fri, Dec 06, 2019
In Kashmir, people’s fears about loss of identity must be addressedSubscriber Only
November 23,2019 04:00:55 AM
It is a huge opportunity to prove to the people of Kashmir and to ourselves that the long dark night of violent hatred that began in 1989 is coming to an end in 2019. Naya Kashmir can finally look forward to a new dawn of prosperity and peace in the heart of India.
Sat, Nov 23, 2019
For uniformed forces, the last five weeks in the Valley have been a great test of commitment, capabilitySubscriber Only
September 11,2019 01:10:04 AM
Centre’s goal is to engage with Kashmiris tired of violence, provide safe spaces to express their desire for peace. Post-relaxation of curbs, the government’s priorities will be development and employment generation, something jihad and azadi had little space for.
Wed, Sep 11, 2019
Why Article 370 had to goSubscriber Only
August 16,2019 00:45:33 AM
The constitutional, democratic, historical and moral arguments being marshalled against the Centre’s move in Jammu and Kashmir are unfounded. I, for one, regard it as an extraordinary privilege and honour to be a part of this historical exercise.
Fri, Aug 16, 2019
A new deal for KashmirSubscriber Only
July 05,2019 00:02:39 AM
Constitutional concessions have failed to facilitate the Valley’s assimilation with India. The rules of engagement need to change
Fri, Jul 05, 2019
Soldiering on, after PulwamaSubscriber Only
February 20,2019 00:28:20 AM
We are acutely aware of what is at stake in Kashmir. And that there is no easy way out
Wed, Feb 20, 2019
Central Armed Police Forces should continue to be headed by IPS officialsSubscriber Only
January 29,2019 00:27:16 AM
The Central Armed Police Forces are primarily a reserve resource for supporting state police. The leadership provided by the IPS to five of the BSF, ITBP, SSB, CISF and CRPF, is now being questioned.
Tue, Jan 29, 2019
Propaganda in an exitSubscriber Only
January 15,2019 00:15:42 AM
In his resignation post, Shah Faesal invokes a narrative of Kashmiri victimhood that is at odds with the reality on the ground and filled with political posturing
Tue, Jan 15, 2019
A colder winter in KashmirSubscriber Only
December 26,2018 00:08:54 AM
The post-Pulwama narrative has been hijacked by separatists. Let it not distract from what is at stake in J&K.
Wed, Dec 26, 2018
Death of an SHOSubscriber Only
December 06,2018 00:30:43 AM
UP has a dysfunctional criminal justice system. The mob lynching of a police officer underlines it
Thu, Dec 06, 2018
Battle at BomdilaSubscriber Only
November 14,2018 00:10:37 AM
Winning this one is no feather in the cap for the Indian Army.
Wed, Nov 14, 2018
Crime and complicitySubscriber Only
October 04,2018 00:02:11 AM
Gomti Nagar murder may not be related to UP police’s ‘encounter culture’. But it calls for introspection.
Thu, Oct 04, 2018Journalism of Courage
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