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Activists of the Peoples Democratic Party take out a rally in Srinagar on November 21, 2011, against corruption and also demanding removal of the AFSPA from the then State of Jammu and Kashmir.

AFSPA: Criminal misuse for decades

The uninterrupted deployment of the military over decades for internal security duties is proof of political-administrative incompetence. It is time t
S.G. Vombatkere
Army patrol at Umbala Top in front of “Tiger Hill”, which was re-captured on July 25, 1999, during the Operation Vijay Diwas celebration at Dras in Jammu and Kashmir. A file picture.

Beyond Balakot

The pursuit of a military option, or an outright war with Pakistan, to resolve the Kashmir issue will only push it further away from a solution.
S.G. Vombatkere
At Nunna village on the outskirts of Vijayawada where the Godavari enters Krishna district as part of the project linking the Krishna and the Godavari, a 2015 picture.

A pipe dream

The interlinking of rivers is an ill-conceived, ruinously expensive, technically questionable, ecologically devastating and socially disruptive nation
S.G. Vombatkere
Trainee officers at the Military College of Telecommunication Engineering, Mhow. A file picture.

Electronic warfare concerns

The Indian military’s dependence on imported critical cyber equipment calls for an immediate and deliberate review of India’s real-time military capab
S.G. Vombatkere
Omkareshwar : Oustees of Indira Sagar Dam take pledge at Nagar Ghat of Narmada River, after their 'Sankalp rally' under the banner of Narmada Bachao Andolan at Omkareshwar town in Madhya Pradesh on Monday demanding proper compensation and rehabilitation. PTI Photo (PTI2_25_2013_000163B)

Relentless crusade

The Narmada Bachao Andolan started its work 30 years ago. Today, it is a moral force, and its most important contribution to India and the world is it
S.G. VOMBATKERE
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