Hello Readers
Hope you all are doing good, it has been a
while since I wrote.
Well, I need to get back on my weekly model.
If you make snake
drink milk, you increase its venom/not nectar.
-Vishnu Gupta Chanakya
There is only one topic I can think and share my thoughts about
now, that is the recent events in the Kashmir Valley, which is a combination of
Sadness, hate, Sadist attitudes and finally triumph, Velour and courageousness.
Some timelines to refresh our memory.
A suicide bomb attack in Pulwama, India Feb- 14th.
Original article posted on
Feb-18th-2019 11:41 IST (https://www.livemint.com/).
New Delhi 14th Feb 2019: At least 44 personnel of the Central
Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were killed and scores injured when a car laden
with explosives rammed into a CRPF bus—part of a massive convoy—in Pulwama
district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, in one of the deadliest terror
attacks yet on government forces in the border state.
The bus was carrying 51 CRPF personnel when a Mahindra Scorpio,
packed with 300kg of explosives and driven by a Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) suicide
bomber, rammed into it in the town of Awantipora in south Kashmir.
“There was a vehicle—either it was parked on the side or driving
along the convoy. It was a suicide attack because the driver rammed the vehicle
which triggered the blast. IED (improvised explosive device) jammers are not
foolproof so they could not thwart the blast. Chances of a getaway are very high
for terrorists and casualties are minimal on their side. But this shows that
the expertise of creating IEDs is back in J&K and explosive materials have
found their way into Kashmir from Pakistan or are locally developed," a
senior intelligence official said, putting the death toll at 44 and those
injured at 70. The death toll could rise, the official said.
The bus was part of a massive convoy of 2,547 CRPF personnel who
were travelling in 78 vehicles from Jammu to Srinagar. Civilian vehicles are
also allowed on routes which see troop movement, and the CRPF convoy was taken
by surprise by the SUV, which rammed into the bus, detonating the IED.
“In Latoomode, Awantipora, an IED blast occurred on a bus of the
54 battalions of the CRPF. There are some reports of grenade lobbing and firing
upon the vehicles of 35 battalions and 179 battalion coming in as well,"
CRPF in New Delhi said in a statement.
Although intelligence agencies had warned of a possible terror
strike by JeM, ground-level officials said Thursday’s attack was “unprecedented
and beyond what we could imagine".
“Attack on CRPF personnel in Pulwama is despicable. I strongly
condemn this cowardly attack. The sacrifices of our brave security personnel
shall not go in vain. The entire nation stands shoulder to shoulder with the
families of the brave martyrs. May the injured recover quickly," Prime
Minister Narendra Modi tweeted.
While the entire convoy route from Srinagar to Udhampur (Jammu) is
secured by troops deployed all along the stretch, particularly places where
terror attacks can take place, the movement of civilian traffic, intelligence
officials added, proved to be a major security loophole in this case.
The Pulwama terror attack marks a dangerous shift in the Kashmir
conflict, with terrorists now looking increasingly at using IEDs to maximise
damage on the Indian front. A team of the National Investigation Agency (NIA)
is rushing to Kashmir to aid the state police in conducting a forensic
examination of the attack.
Union home minister Rajnath Singh will also be travelling to
Srinagar on Friday to take stock of the situation.
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The AirStrike –Balakot, Pakistan, 3:30 Hours 26th February 2019
Article published on
(https://thedefensepost.com/2019/02/26/india-pakistan-airstrike-jem-balakot/)
An airstrike on a militant camp in killed “a huge number” of
fighters preparing an attack on India, a senior foreign ministry official said
after Pakistan accused it of crossing into its airspace.
Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale told a media briefing that the
raid on the Jaish-e-Mohammad camp at Balkot was launched because New Delhi
believed suicide attacks in India were “imminent.”
“A considerable number of Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists, trainers,
senior commanders and groups of jihadis who were being trained for fidayeen
[suicide] action were eliminated,” he said on Tuesday, February 26.
“Credible intelligence was received that JeM was attempting
another suicide terror attack in various parts of the country, and the fidayeen
jihadis were being trained for this purpose,” said Gokhale.
“In the face of imminent danger, a preemptive strike became
absolutely necessary. In an intelligence-led operation, in the early hours of
today, India struck the biggest training camp of JeM in Balakot.”
JeM claimed responsibility for a February 14 suicide bomb attack
in Kashmir that killed 40 Indian paramilitaries.
Earlier, Pakistan accused Indian warplanes of crossing into its
airspace over the ceasefire line in Kashmir before dropping the payloads.
“Indian Air Force violated Line of Control,” Pakistan military
spokesman Major General Asif Ghafoor tweeted, referring to the de facto border
between Indian- and Pakistani-administered Kashmir.
Pakistan Air Force jets were scrambled in response to the incursion,
Ghafoor said.
“Facing timely and effective response from Pakistan Air Force [the
Indian aircraft] released payload in haste while escaping near Balakot. No
casualties or damage.”
Ghafoor tweeted images of what he said was the payload, showing
what appeared to be pieces of metal in a heavily forested area.
He did not initially provide further information on the location,
and whether it was a town of that name in Pakistani-administered Kashmir or
further into its territory.
Balakot town is in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
province, some 40 km (25 miles) northeast of Muzaffarabad, the capital of
Pakistani-administered Kashmir.
A strike that deep in Pakistani territory, and not in a disputed
region like Kashmir, would be a significant escalation, analysts said.
In a later tweet, however, the Pakistani spokesperson said the
incursion was “within AJ&K” – referring to the formal name of Pakistani
Kashmir – and just three to four miles over the LoC.
Kashmir has been split between India and Pakistan since
independence from Britain in 1947. Both claim the Himalayan region and have
fought two wars over the territory.
New Delhi accuses Pakistan of harbouring the militant group and
has vowed retaliation to avenge the deaths.
Finally when the enemy tried to intrude!
27-Feb-2019
The IAF retaliated to a counter from the Pakistan side who used
F-16 fighter jets which were also a violation of their agreement with the US
from whom they bought those planes.
But was chased down by the Indian Squadron especially by a MiG-21
Bison pilot, Wing Commander Abhinandan
Varthaman chased and shot down the F-16 which entered Indian airspace, Though Abhinandan
was captured by Pakistan Army for 3 days, he was released on March 1st 2019.
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| Courtesy Google images |
Before I end, I would like you to think about some questions share your answers in the comments.
Some so-called “senior politicians and journalists” are asking
“proof” for the whole incident do you think we need any?
I read an article written by Sri Ram Chandra Guha condemning the
way the Government of India reacted and also for the need for dialogues and
peace talks rather than military action. Here is the full article for your to read and decide.
I would like to question him with due respect:
What would he do if his family of 40 people just exploded on the road
without no fault of theirs?
Thanks for your time.
Sorry for the long read time.
Helios.
