Article Let Army Be Spared of Dirty Politics The other day, a news item on a television channel caught my attention. A gentleman called Partha Chatterjee (Tag: Social Scientist and Historian) recently wrote an article titled “In Kashmir, India is Witnessing its General Dyer Moment”, on a news portal namely ‘The Wire’ triggering a nation wide controversy. On perusal, the article indeed reflects […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 29, 2020September 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Bharat Mata – A Raising Controversy There is a famous Hindi saying – Badnaam honge to naam na hoga! (Infamy too brings fame). Ironically, some politicians and celebrities in this country appear to religiously believe in this saying and periodically, and perhaps deliberately, indulge in controversial statements or sloganeering that will keep them topical and in the lime light. Besides, in […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 29, 2020September 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article It’s Freedom of Expression or Sedition However democratic values it may nourish, any mature nation would not allow sedition or anti-national activities on its soil in the name the freedom of speech and expression, even if it is in the form of mere slogan shouting. But of course India is a nation of all possibilities and it is not surprising that […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 29, 2020October 9, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article When A State Sponsors Terrorism Once again, 26/11 Mumbai Terror Attack is in news rubbing salt in the wounds of those who lost their kin or were inflicted with critical injuries and consequent disability or scar for life consequent to the gory incident. David Coleman Headly, one of the key plotters of the Mumbai terror attack has divulged with the […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 29, 2020September 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Out of Box Diplomacy In the recent past, the national and internal electronic and print media was buzzed about the news of Indian Prime Minister visiting Pakistan while on way back from Moscow and Kabul visits. It will be difficult to fathom what actually transpired behind the scene but apparently it was a combination of impulse and strategy that […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 29, 2020September 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article United Nations: A Failing Organization United Nations has completed seventy years of its existence in 2015 ever since the organization was established on 24 October 1945 after World War II with a larger objective to prevent another such conflict in future. The chief objectives of this international organization were to foster international security, peace and cooperation, human rights, socio-economic development, […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 29, 2020September 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Securing Permanent Seat in UNSC Once again the much talked about reforms in United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is in news ever since on 14 September 2015 the member nations agreed by consensus in a meeting that over the next year, they will negotiate the wording of a document seeking reforms in the United Nations Security Council. India considers it […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 29, 2020September 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Betraying Aspirations of Aam Admi In one of the previous articles, I had mentioned that this time the National Capital Territory (NCT) Delhi has elected its government on the most populist and ambitious agenda under the sky so far with virtually no opposition for the next five years. The next in the line would be how, after formation, the Aam […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 29, 2020September 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Kashmir: A Dangerous Drift Recently, elections were held in 87 State assembly constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir in November/December, 2014. Just before the elections, the traditional alliance between the Indian National Congress (INC) and National Conference (NC) was broken and both the parties independently fought elections. The other serious contender parties this time in these elections were the Bhartiya […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 29, 2020September 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Pakistan: Anatomy of Terror – Part III Recently, while addressing a joint session of Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir’s assembly in Muzaffarabad on 5th February, 2015 on their annual ritual of Kashmir Solidarity Day, Pakistani Prime Minister Mr Nawaz Sharif, among other things, said that he had an emotional bond with Kashmir from the childhood and would continue to struggle for the rights of people of […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 29, 2020October 9, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Blinked Editor’s Choice You feel shy making an eye contactYou are scared even at a heartbeatStill you are stubborn maintaining itTo see and heal wounds of my heart. My boon companion since teenageQuoted this from a Bollywood songTeasing me to reveal if I hold on toSuchlike secret in my heart, lifelong. I am in a quandary […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 12, 2024November 12, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Twilight Saga After a slew of months and daysI got your glimpse in familiar waysA gorgeous attire in pink and blueWith divine aura, an enticing smile. As ever charming, chirpy and livelyYou kept teasing in umpteen waysWavered for long and turned awayTo vanish into oblivion, eventually. Perplexed me got up only to realizeIt was not real but […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 5, 2024November 7, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Who is Liable for India-Canada Diplomatic Downturn? The ongoing India-Canada diplomatic row following the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, an erstwhile plumber, pro-Khalistani Sikh leader in British Columbia, Canada, and a designated terrorist by the Government of India for multiple terror and criminal activities, is a brilliant example how the short-sightedness, improvidence and myopic vision and action of an egoist political dispensation […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 4, 2024November 5, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Ishan In pretty little mouthYou don’t have teethI was in wondermentIshan, how do you eat? Your old great-grandpaIn-a-bowl, he kept teethI was in bewildermentAs to how did he eat? But now I realize… An old man and infantSail in the same boatBoth live without teethYet very well, they eat. Truly, in a cosmic cycleNature takes care […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 1, 2024November 1, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Divine Diwali Editor’s Choice It’s a season of the divine festival of lightsAuspicious Diwali with joy and happinessFor ordinary folks, it’s just a magic of lightsBut for Hindu masses, a “Festival of Lights”Worshipping auspicious deities with delightFor connoisseurs, it’s beautiful and bright. Diwali season is indeed a wonderful timeTo join hands with the family and friendsMutually, to […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 30, 2024October 30, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Blinked Editor’s Choice You feel shy making an eye contactYou are scared even at a heartbeatStill you are stubborn maintaining itTo see and heal wounds of my heart. My boon companion since teenageQuoted this from a Bollywood songTeasing me to reveal if I hold on toSuchlike secret in my heart, lifelong. I am in a quandary […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 12, 2024November 12, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Twilight Saga After a slew of months and daysI got your glimpse in familiar waysA gorgeous attire in pink and blueWith divine aura, an enticing smile. As ever charming, chirpy and livelyYou kept teasing in umpteen waysWavered for long and turned awayTo vanish into oblivion, eventually. Perplexed me got up only to realizeIt was not real but […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 5, 2024November 7, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Who is Liable for India-Canada Diplomatic Downturn? The ongoing India-Canada diplomatic row following the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, an erstwhile plumber, pro-Khalistani Sikh leader in British Columbia, Canada, and a designated terrorist by the Government of India for multiple terror and criminal activities, is a brilliant example how the short-sightedness, improvidence and myopic vision and action of an egoist political dispensation […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 4, 2024November 5, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Rajnigandha Touch Now I get tired too soonSo I’m afraid of going farBut all this does not meanI’ve abandoned walks forever… And yes, I often feel lonelyEven amongst my own peopleBut all this does not meanI have stopped caring for all… I often remember our friendshipI still care for our relationshipBut how much I do,I have stopped […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 16, 2020October 6, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Greed For Power Among all temptations in life of a man, perhaps the greed for power is the strongest one. The obvious reasons appear to be that when one is empowered, all other luxuries and antiquities of life automatically fall in line. Hence it is not surprising that people craving for the power adopt and exploit all overt […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 7, 2020September 26, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
A Fairy Tale Like a fairy descended from the paradiseShe was beautiful no less than Snow WhiteLike an angel she was generous and kindThe flowers bloomed whenever she smiled. She was standing my way with open armsAnd I knew well this was real not a dreamYet kept struggling to overcome my inertiaAnd in the process I rendered her […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 21, 2020March 13, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked