Poonch Terror Attack – Kashmir

Surankot area of Poonch District in J&K has witnessed many terrorist attacks and encounters over the last two decades plus. In December last year, five army personnel were killed in an encounter with terrorists in this area. But this is about the terrorist attack on two Indian Air Force (IAF) vehicles on May 4, 2024 in the Bakrabal (Sanal) area of Surankot area, in which Corporal Nikky Pahedam was killed and four other Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel were injured. The terrorists were reportedly shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’ during the attack. Link..

A post on X by the IAF on May 5 reads: “An Indian Air Force vehicle convoy was attacked by militants in the Poonch district of J&K, near Shahsitar. Cordon and search operations are underway presently in the area by local military units. The convoy has been secured, and further investigation is under progress.” Sketches of two suspected terrorists, believed to be responsible for the attack, were released by the Army on May 6. The Army has also announced reward money of Rs20 lakhs for those who would provide any inputs. “Anyone who will give any fruitful and reliable information about the whereabouts of these terrorists, leading to their arrest will be rewarded and their identity will be kept a secret,” an Army official said in a statement.

Two to three terrorists are suspected of being involved in the attack on the IAF convoy. A massive combing operation has been ongoing in areas adjoining Shahstar, which include Sheindra, Danna Top and Sanai Top areas. Around two dozen locals have been questioned by the security forces after the attack “to establish the whereabouts and identify the attackers”.  

This terror attack having taken place three weeks ahead of polling in the Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha constituency of J&K, Charanjit Singh Channi, Congress leader and 16th Chief Minister of Punjab, on May 5 called the Poonch terror attack a stunt “to make the BJP win” the Lok Sabha election. Similar comments had followed the Pulwama terror attack on February 14, 2019, in which 40 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed, when a Jaish suicide bomber rammed a vehicle carrying over 100 kg of explosives into their convoy. The Pulwama bombing attracted much speculation because the particular CRPF convoy had over 3,000 CRPF personnel with not a single officer accompanying them and sans an armed escort. Satyapal Malik, former Lieutenant Governor of J&K has also commented that five aircraft would have accommodated these CRPF personnel but that the request was denied.   

But politics apart, the fact remains that soldiers are being killed in J&K by Pakistani/Pak-sponsored terrorists. The argument that the number of attacks have gone down is no consolation for the next of kin of those killed. Pakistan’s Border Action Team (BAT) has a mix of regular army soldiers and terrorists. There have been instances where our soldiers have been beheaded and their bodies mutilated, We have the capability of extracting cross-border revenge but lack the political will to do so. Also, wards of politicians and bureaucrats don’t join the Army and soldiers’ lives are considered a cheap commodity – don’t mind the crocodile tears.

The extent to which the Army’s hands are tied can be witnessed by those in authority looking back over their shoulder all the time, rather than acting – seeking decisions from the political authority. Imagine when Chinese tanks are lined up for assault and advancing, a Chief has to ask a clueless Defence Minister what to do and the latter says: “Jo Uchit Samjho Karo” – do as you deem fit.

Little wonder then that the US-led West is bearing down on us, behind the cover of ‘Five Eyes’, accusing India for conspiring to kill Khalistani separatists abroad, even though these are due to internecine gang warfare with the Khalistan movement having  transformed more into capturing power, controlling the narcotics trade, terrorism and taking control of the Gurudwaras. A significant issue is the involvement of states like Pakistan, Canada, the UK and the US in promoting the Khalistan movement.

Some of our politicians act mighty smug about news alleging our intelligence killing terrorists abroad, including in Pakistan, even though our external intelligence agency is still wet behind the years, as posted by Derek Grossman on X

Indian RAW gets exposed again, this time in Australia. Maybe, just maybe, they aren’t very good at the spy game. https://t.co/cZwoUNN5Rp

— Derek J. Grossman (@DerekJGrossman) May 1, 2024

. The policy of ‘Emperor’s Clothes’ remains effective  Interestingly, such news items  invariably have a photograph of the NSA who has yet to define a national security strategy for India although officially charged to do so in 2019. 

A veteran Colonel and Supreme Court lawyer says, “I am worried about men and officers who are fighting in a confused state of mind. A recent inquiry on our own men has already shaken all of us. Politicians…. give priority to elections and vote banks! None bother about our soldiers. Rajouri beheading of soldiers and investigations on our own men is an example of such conduct…. Public must support soldiers and they can’t be expected to behave like police in hostile environment. Nation requires change in policies and mindset to handle anti nationals”

Terrorists ambush Indian Air Force vehicle at Shah Sattar area in Poonch. @adgpi
I am worried about men and Officers who are fighting in confuse state of minds. Recent inquiry on our own men have already shaken all of us. Polticians and the ruling party gives priority to… pic.twitter.com/6mYtv164vV

— Col Amit Kumar INDIAN COMRADES (@ColAmitkumar) May 4, 2024

He also writes, “Soldiers participating in any operations, they are like a bullet with an operating trigger with Govt. Once that trigger is pulled, bullet can’t be made responsible. Don’t de-motivate our saviours. I had fought and heard them closely and know what pinches. A person who is ready to give life and take daily threats for his Nation can be written off or disregarded. To My few Generals:- Have guts .. you may not be promoted or given retirement benefits but if you take a stand you will have enormous blessings not only for the families of Soldiers but for the Nation too”

Braveheart Corporal ( late) Vikky Pahade of IAF May God bless your soul. As I always say life of a Soldiers is cheap in our Nation. Two beheadings in Rajauri and militants uploading videos not even discussed by politicians and Mediareps.
To the Mylords:- when you decide on any… pic.twitter.com/V4mVwCJSwo

— Col Amit Kumar INDIAN COMRADES (@ColAmitkumar) May 5, 2024

Then we have our great justice system. The rapist-murderer Gurmit-Ram-Rahim is always on bail whenever elections are due at any level. Our majority Members of Parliament anyway have similar serious charges against them. Latest is that Abdul Subhan Qureshi, Co-Founder of Indian Mujahideen and known as ‘Osama bin-Laden of India’, would soon be out of jail as Delhi High Court has granted him bail

BIG NEWS Co-Founder of Indian Mujahideen, Abdul Qureshi, will soon be out of jail.

Delhi High Court has granted bail to Abdul Subhan Qureshi. He is also known as "0sama Bin Iaden" of India.

Advocates Quasar Khan & Prashant Prakash representing Abdul, urged the court to grant… pic.twitter.com/NlLZHGjKkT

— Times Algebra (@TimesAlgebraIND) May 12, 2024

What a beautiful way to deal with terrorism. And yes, Yasin Malik who boasted to Tim Sebastian on BBC how he killed IAF officer Ravi Khan plus three others and injured 22 in a shootout on January 25, 18990, is still to be hanged.

Finally, what has been our response to Pakistan’s proxy war under the current dispensation, amid the slogan of “Ghar Mein Ghus Kar Marenge” (will kill them in their own house). But the reverse has actually been happening. Our politicians don’t stop boasting about the ‘Surgical Strike’ and the ‘Balakot standoff Bombing’ where the number of terrorists killed remains ambiguous. More so these two actions in the last 10 years were in response to heavy casualties suffered at the hands of Pakistani terrorists at Uri and Pulwama respectively. So, Pakistan remains in a happy situation; terrorism-wise vis-à-vis India.

The author is an Indian Army veteran. Views expressed are personal.

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The Chinese Naming Game Continues Unabated In Arunachal Pradesh, India

Beijing has issued another list of Chinese names for 30 places in Arunachal Pradesh, which China illegally claims as South Tibet. This is the fourth such list, with the first three having being released in 2017, 2021 and 2023. Beijing issued the recent list after Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated the Sela Tunnel to the nation virtually from Itanagar on March 9, 2024.

On March 11, China lodged a diplomatic protest with India over Modi’s visit to Arunachal Pradesh. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said “Zangnan (Chinese name for Arunachal Pradesh) area is Chinese territory. The China-India boundary question has yet to be resolved. India has no right to arbitrarily develop the area of Zangnan in China. Relevant moves by India only complicate the boundary question. China is strongly dissatisfied with and firmly opposed to the leader’s visit to the eastern section of the China-India boundary. We have made solemn representations to India. China never recognized the so-called Arunachal Pradesh illegally set up by India and firmly opposes it.”

Some media reports have termed the Chinese act aimed at fingering the Modi Government. But then such a strategy is in the genes of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Witness how China is consistently needling Taiwan and the Philippines, which also involves muscular actions.

‘Creating Something Out of Nothing’ is one of the 36 stratagems of ancient China, which advocates using a false front, not to deceive the enemy, but to make what is false seem real. To add to this is China’s ‘Middle Kingdom’ syndrome advocating that Chinese universality is inseparable from a certain idea of civilization, with the centre shining upon the surrounding regions; or in more simpler terms everything under the Sun belongs to China.

India rejected China’s attempts at claiming the region as part of their territory. The official spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Randhir Jaiswal said in an official statement.”China has persisted with its senseless attempts to rename places in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. We firmly reject such attempts. Assigning invented names will not alter the reality that Arunachal Pradesh is, has been, and will always be an integral and inalienable part of India.”

External minister S Jaishankar dismissed the Chinese list of names and asked, “If today I change the name of your house, will it become mine?” Union Minister for Earth Sciences Kiren Rijiju attributed it to China’s being nervous as India is developing its border areas, which were underdeveloped in the Congress era. The opposition slammed the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for its “subdued response”.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma went a step further saying, “My request to the government of India – we should give a list of 60 geographical names of the Tibetan area of China. It should always be tit-for-tat. But I don’t want to comment because it is a policy decision of the government of India. But if they have named 30, we should name 60.”  

Where China appears to have succeeded is that, like everything else, this has also has been reduced to a BJP versus Congress issue, which takes the attention away from realities on ground. The original ancient map of China is circulating on social media but have we officially pointed out this reality to China?

During the Heads of State Summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization at Uzbekistan in September 2022, attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, China distributed maps showing Ladakh and Arunachal Pradesh as part of China and Jammu and Kashmir as part of China, as tweeted by former Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy in 2022. So why don’t we tell China officially that we have a border with Tibet, not with China, and we do not recognize ‘One China’ anymore since China does not recognize ‘One India’.

Expecting the above from the Indian Government would be too much in view of the pusillanimous attitude adopted towards Beijing. However, no amount of diversionary tactics can hide the ground realities. All these ministers denouncing China for giving Chinese names to places in Arunachal Pradesh, nor the central government, has anything to say when the BJP MP Tapir Gao from Arunachal Pradesh openly said in Parliament that China is 50-60 km inside Arunachal Pradesh. China has constructed dual-use villages in Arunachal Pradesh, even during the ongoing India-China standoff along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) but we have not represented or issued a demarche to China. How do Nepal and Bhutan, who are facing similar Chinese encroachments, view our behaviour?    

The ground realities in eastern Ladakh are in the public domain. The 3-bags full brigade argues that India does not believe in warmongering. But here was a situation where: four motorized PLA divisions invaded the area; PLA crossed China’s 1959 claim line (that India never recognized) and occupied new positions west of that line; we have lost control of over 4000 sq km and we cannot patrol 26 of 65 patrolling points out of 65 in the area; what India refers to as “friction points” are intrusions made by the PLA – the one in Depsang is 20 km deep; Ladakh’s nomad tribes have lost their traditional grazing grounds.   

Will it amount to warmongering if the above ground reality is acknowledged and we tell China so? Did we hide the ground realities during the Kargil conflict in 1999? Doesn’t singing like Defence Minister Rajnath Singh “not even an inch of territory lost in Ladakh” amount to someone plundering your house and you break his umbrella in the verandah wishing it rains cats and dogs?

China is already extracting mileage from the mess that has been created by us in the border state of Manipur, even though the mainstream media refrains from covering the details. Similarly, it would be naïve to think that China is not aware of the turmoil in Ladakh, including the public resentment and protests, which again is covered little in the media, for example thousands of Ladakhis peacefully fasting for 32 days in protest.

Finally, we do need to focus more on defence and national security notwithstanding the political noise about acquisition of weapons, weapon platforms and military wherewithal, while we remain the largest weapon importer in the world despite the sloganeering of self-sufficiency.  Just three examples will suffice to prove this: one, we still don’t have a national security strategy despite the NSA officially tasked in 2019 to define one; two, our defence budget allocation continues to remain below 2 percent despite mounting threats to national security, and; three,  the proposal for the indigenous 5th generation AMCA was stuck with the government for full four years till finally the prime minister was told that any further delay would be “too late”.

China is believed to already have a fleet of some 200 J-20 5th generation fighter jets in operation. Meanwhile, Pakistan has disclosed intentions to acquire the Chinese Shenyang FC-31/J-31 fighter. China will have a much larger 5th generation fighter fleet, possibly also many 6th generation fighters also, when the AMCA starts getting inducted into the Indian Air Force beyond 2035. 

The author is an Indian Army veteran. Views expressed are personal.

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New LAC In Ladakh

In an interview with Newsweek on April 11, 2024, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, noting that relationship with China is important and significant, said there is need to urgently address the “prolonged situation on our borders” so that the abnormality in bilateral interactions can be put behind and hoped that peace and tranquility will be restored on the borders through positive and constructive bilateral engagement.

China’s state-run ‘China Daily’ called Modi’s remarks a ‘gesture of goodwill”, saying, “In a welcome move that may give a timely boost to the development of peaceful and stable China-India relations.” 

China’’s official spokesperson Mao Ning, told the media, “Sound and stable China-India relations serve the interests of both countries and are conducive to peace and development in the region and beyond.” We hope that India will work with China, approach the bilateral relations from a strategic height and long-term perspective, keep building trust and engage in dialogue and cooperation, and seek to handle differences appropriately to put the relationship on a sound and stable track.”

On the boundary question, Mao Ning reiterated China’s oft-repeated stand that it does not “represent the entirety of China-India relations, and it should be placed appropriately in bilateral relations and managed properly”. She said both countries maintain close communication through diplomatic and military channels on handling issues related to the border situation and have made positive progress.

China has been saying that the border question should be let separate from the bilateral relationship, implying it should be kept on the back burner.

The ground situation in Ladakh is as under:

• Indian troops can’t patrol 26 out of 65 patrolling points (PPs), although these PPs were established years back “short” of the Line of Control (LAC) fearing the dragon.
• PLA has made several intrusions in 2020, the major one 20-km deep in Depsang.
• India vacated posts on Kailash Range, including one directly overlooking the PLA’s Moldo Garrison, in exchange for mutual disengagement along the North bank of Pangong Tso.
• Along the North bank of Pangong Tso, India withdrew from Finger 3 and now has one solitary post between Finger 2 and Finger 3. PLA withdrew from its bunkers on the spur ‘above’ the Indian post at Finger 3, to Finger 10, where it has now deployed tanks. The metal road between Finger 3 and Finger 10 is intact. Indian troops can no longer patrol up to Finger 10.
• In Eastern Ladakh, PLA is lodged West of China’s 1959 claim line which India never recognized. The subterfuge of LAC not demarcated is naïve because forward troops knew its alignment with relation to our PPs.
• PLA doesn’t allow patrolling in multiple “buffer zones” (all in Indian Territory) having deployed UAVs to monitor activity.
• 21 rounds of India-China Corps Commander-level talks and 29 meetings of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC) have been held so far and China has been signaling PLA will not move back anymore from its positions occupied in 2020, where it has consolidated.
• India has lost control of over 4,000 sq km of territory in Eastern Ladakh since April-May 2020, which includes traditional grazing grounds albeit the government remains in denial.
• The second Pashmina March by hapless Ladakhis was called off in April 2024 after the government threatened to impose Section 144 and cut off the internet for two months. In addition to protesting loss of traditional grazing grounds, Ladakhis demand the ruling party uphold their election promises of statehood for Ladakh and implementing the Sixth Schedule. After a 21-day climate fast by Sonam Wangchuk, many Buddhist monks are fasting since April 17.
• Ladakhis are also upset with the Union Government allotting pasture land to industries and corporations without safeguards to locals. Some 150 sq km of pasture land has already been allotted and  locals fear it may increase three-fold. This is similar to allotting 6,000 hectares of land in Manipur to a corporation for palm plantation and forcing out the Kuki tribals.
• Ladakhis also demand that the ruling party at the Centre execute their pre-election promise of granting statehood to Ladakh and implement the Sixth Schedule.

China is more than happy holding all the aces and reaping $100 billion profit annually through India-China bilateral trade, much more than before 2020; India is helping modernize the PLA while China has hiked its defence budget by 7.2 percent.

Indian media portrays that India is reducing dependence on China. However, India’s exports to China in 2023 were lower than that in 2019. But imports from China increased from $70.3 billion in 2019 to $101.75 billion in 2023. Also, China built and occupied dual-use military villages in Arunachal Pradesh and Bhutan during the continuing India-China standoff.  

With the election fever gripping India, veteran and serving diplomats are penning nothing is amiss in Ladakh and government policies are the best. One veteran diplomat has been opining that statehood to Ladakh would lead to Ladakh Buddhists seeking closer ties with Tibet (read China). What can be more perverse when India is working on Buddhism as its strategic depth and energizing the Buddhist Circuit? But when China is ‘buying’ UN officials, where is the problem in purchasing officials in India?

One serving diplomat abroad pens praises for the ruling party candidate undercutting an opposition candidate contesting elections. Did anyone mention Moral Code of Conduct?  Can a serving diplomat bat for a candidate and run down an opposition candidate in the middle of a national election?

Our political hierarchy maintains “not even an inch of territory is  lost” in Eastern Ladakh because retracting from a stand taken in haste means loss of face. The External Affairs Minister, who acknowledges that “faith has an influence on policy”, joined the chorus recently.    

VIDEO | "Think of a country like Israel, people speak today, saying everybody is the same and we should not bring faith into any discussion. Israel became independent in 1948; from 1948 to 1992, we choose not to have an Ambassador and an Embassy in Israel. Why? From 1992, we had… pic.twitter.com/TqvBj2i5Oq

— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) April 23, 2024

But the tone and tenor of the EAM has undergone a change from the earlier. He now says that “normalization can only be achieved through a return to the normal and traditional troop deployment”, without amplifying what is “normal and traditional troop deployment” and which bilateral India-China agreement or protocol says troops on both sides will be stationed in bases – not deployed on the LAC? If this is now the only bone of contention, isn’t this acknowledgement that India has accepted the new LAC in Eastern Ladakh drawn by the Chinese in 2020? After all, the “actual” in the LAC is what it is today.

The Defence Minister continues his buffoonery, offering help to Pakistan for combating terrorism, telling troops in Siachen Glacier, “Yahan garmi nahin lagti, bada anand rehta hoga” (you don’t feel hot here, it must be a pleasurable), and blaming the  previous government for planning religious census in Armed Forces. But, he would readily support reservations in Armed Forces, already in vogue in Sainik Schools. His performance as defence minister – when the then Army Chief telephoned him that PLA tanks are lined up for assault, his response was “Jo Uchit Samjho Karo’ (do as you deem fit), never calling for an emergency meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS). This is merely one example of many

Amid our squabbling and lying politicians, China is developing infrastructure close to the Siachen Glacier at feverish pace. Once China occupies the Karakoram Pass (KK Pass), the next phase of operations will likely begin. Chinese Coast Guard ships regularly firing powerful jets of water at supply boats heading to a Philippines military outpost in the South China Sea may be a diversion.

Yes, we have acquired MIRV capability but when we couldn’t even stop Chinese incursions (read intrusions), how  our political hierarchy would cringe facing larger conflict; especially with  invincibility of the American air defence systems is shattered with the successful Iranian missile attack on Israel.

A veteran Vice Chief of Army Staff Chief cautions India needs to be careful; 1962 was different when China had limitations but things are different now. He further says, although we are aware (it seems) of the pitfalls ahead by totally aligning with the US; hope we resist short-term benefits in order to make ourselves stronger and acquire a deterrent capability.

The author is an Indian Army veteran. Views expressed are personal.

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Navigating Kashmir’s Contrasting Realities: Gravity Versus Normalcy

Legend has it that Isaac Newton formulated his gravitational theory in 1666 sitting in his garden after watching an apple fall and asking himself why the apple fell straight down, rather than sideways or even upward. India has its own share of Newtons; latest example being the Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh declaring on a TV show that Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) will fall into our lap by itself.

His logic was that the people of POK themselves are raising the demand to merge with India. He probably forgets that the Pakistan army, which has always ruled the country, is the sixth largest army globally with 6,45,000 active personnel and that  China’s PLA is entrenched in this region. Isn’t PLA presence making our polity gutless to stoke the fires in POK?

The ‘surgical strike’ and Balakot were political compulsions having suffered heavily at the hands of Pakistan at Uri and Pulwama. But why is Rajnath scared of letting even our Special Forces strike inside Pakistan immediately after a terror strike in J&K, for which they are fully capable?  

Asked about Pakistan’s PM’s recent remarks about Kashmir, Rajnath said, “Can they ever take Kashmir?….India has a character of never attacking any country in the world…. But POK was ours, POK is ours, and I am confident that POK will itself merge with India.” Is this reinforcing lack of political guts to “take” POK? Will POK fall into our Newton’s lap automatically?    

To a question about any threat from China now, Rajnath said, “We will tackle if any threat arises, what’s there in it?” What he implied was that as of now there is NO threat from China, which is not surprising considering his patent song – not even an inch of territory lost to China in eastern Ladakh, much to the amusement of Beijing. Inch-wise Rajnath probably thinks he is right because loss of territorial control in eastern Ladakh is over 4,000 sq km.

At the Times Now Summit held in New Delhi, Army Chief General Manoj Pandey said on March 27 that coordination in which the security forces are working is extremely important and the key in terms of infiltration. He also said that infiltration attempts are continuing in the Kashmir Valley as well as south of the Pir Panjal  region. As to the security situation post abrogation of Article 370, Pandey said Army formations are deployed in J&K both in the hinterland as well as along the Line of Control (LoC).

The South Asia Terrorism Portal shows that since 2015 there were 660 incidents of killings in J&K (135 in 2019, 145 in 2020, 153 in 2021, 151 in 2022, 72 in 2023 and 4 in 2024), 869 terrorists/insurgents killed (163 in 2019, 232 in 2020, 193 in 2021, 193 in 2022, 87 in 2023 and 1 in 2024), 248 security forces killed (78 in 2019, 56 in 2020, 45 in 2021, 30 in 2022, 33 in 2023 and 6 in 2024) and 156 civilians killed (41 in 2019, 33 in 2020, 36 in 2021, 30 in 2022, 12 in 2023 and 4 in 2024),   

Our continuing political discourse is that normalcy has been restored in J&K. This is despite the fact that J&K is a border state; Pakistan’s terror industry produces thousands of terrorists annually, porosity of the border cannot be sealed 100 percent, one-two major terror attacks are enough to blow the myth of normalcy and offence is the best form of defence, for which Rajnath & Co have no stomach.

If normalcy is restored in J&K, why are elections not being held  there with the rest of the country? The reason is pretty evident. Induction of thousands of additional central armed police forces (CAPF) in J&K has contributed to lowering the incidents, although not eliminated altogether. To hold elections in J&K, many times more security forces are obviously planned to be inducted. The Supreme Court has directed to conduct the assembly polls in J&K before September.

Earlier, Amit Shah had said that AFSPA has been removed in 70 percent of the northeast even though it is still in force in J&K. He will naturally not talk about the mess created in Manipur by revoking AFSPA in Imphal Valley and the ethnic cleansing experiment. The prime minister has also avoided making any mention of Manipur whatsoever. Shah asked the youth of J&K to stay away from the conspiracies of Pakistan but Pakistan-affiliated terrorist organizations in J&K are yet to be eliminated.

Amit Shah, who once thumped the table in Parliament saying we will get Aksai Chin back, doesn’t’ say so any more even as Rajnath says POK will fall in our lap automatically like Newton’s apple. But it is noticeable that Amit Shah, who was holding meetings and talking about the return of Kashmiri Pandits (KPs) to J&K in recent years, has stopped talking about it after few targeted killings of Hindus and KPs in J&K.   

Shah also said, “Today, not a single martyr’s family is left without a job”; the Modi government is boosting the morale of the security forces by giving jobs to the family members of the martyrs. But can he explain why family members of Armed Forces are not similarly assured jobs? Rajnath, being talked about functioning like a post office, bows to the collective disdain against Army soldiers rather than ensuring this rule applies to martyrs of Armed Forces also.

Bravest of the Brave Paratrooper Sanjog Chhetri of 9 Para (Special Forces) is the only native from Sikkim who made the supreme sacrifice in Operation ‘Sarp Vinash’ two decades back and was awarded Ashok Chakra. Veterans of Sikkim have been unsuccessfully trying to get his bust installed in Gangtok. Eminent personalities who were not born in Sikkim have been conferred with ‘Sikkim Ratna but Sikkim’s own Sanjog Chettri, conferred the highest peace time gallantry award, Ashok Chakra, is denied  recognition by the Sikkim Government in the form of a statue.

Finally, withdrawal of AFSPA from J&K would be playing into the hands of Pakistan. Subramanian Swamy wrote some time back that some bureaucrats of the defence ministry have been honey-trapped by the ISI. Are bureaucrats of the home ministry also under ISI blackmail? Pakistan’s economic woes do not mean it will give up terrorism. On the contrary, a spurt is more likely. Besides, India is in the crosshairs of international terrorist organizations. The increasing influence of TTP in Pakistan will eventually spill into India and the interest of the US-led West lies in destabilizing India.

The “faithful” media has been describing additional CAPF units inducted into J&K at par with US Marines. But revoking AFSPA from the hinterland in J&K would seriously degrade the counter-infiltration grid. This should not be done unless the aim is to keep the insurgency going, on which politics thrives.   

The author is an Indian Army veteran. Views expressed are personal.

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9 Must Know Things About Medical Billing In Revenue Cycle Management

Green sales cycle control (RCM) is critical for the financial health of medical practices and healthcare facilities in the complicated surroundings of healthcare control. At the coronary heart of RCM lies scientific billing, a technique that needs precision, expertise, and understanding. This article delves deep into the intricacies of scientific billing inside the context of sales cycle control, losing mild on 9 key elements that practitioners and healthcare directors want to grasp.

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The discipline of medical billing keeps conforming in reaction to technological advancements, regulatory changes, and moving healthcare dynamics. Emerging tendencies consisting of value-primarily based total repayment fashions, telemedicine billing, synthetic intelligence (AI) in coding and billing, and blockchain-primarily based total claims processing are reshaping the destiny of sales cycle control. OBGYN medical billing, in particular, stands to advantage from tailor-made answers and improvements that deal with the specific billing complexities of obstetric and gynecological care.

Future Outlook of Medical Billing in Revenue Cycle Management

As healthcare transport fashions evolve and affected person expectancies change, the destiny outlook of medical billing in sales cycle control is poised for transformation. Healthcare agencies should stay agile, adaptable, and forward-wondering to navigate the complexities of billing in a more and more virtual and consumer-pushed healthcare landscape. OBGYN medical billing will assist women’s fitness tasks and ensure equitable entry to entry is best.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

What is medical billing, and why is it crucial in sales cycle control?

Medical billing is the method of filing claims to coverage organizations to get hold of fees for healthcare services. It’s critical for sales cycle control because it guarantees healthcare vendors are compensated appropriately and timely, maintaining the monetary fitness of medical practices.

What are the essential things gamers are worried about inside the medical billing method?

The medical billing method entails diverse stakeholders, which include healthcare vendors, medical coders, billers, payers (coverage organizations or authorities programs), and patients. Each player performs an excellent function in ensuring the clean goes with the drift of sales in the healthcare ecosystem.

How does the era affect medical billing performance?

Advancements in the healthcare era include electronic health records (EHR) structures and exercise control software, which streamline administrative tasks, lessen errors, and beautify billing accuracy. This technological equipment empowers healthcare agencies to navigate the complexities of medical billing effectively.

What compliance and regulatory issues are crucial in medical billing?

OBGYN medical billing, like every other specialty, should adhere to stringent regulatory necessities and compliance requirements set forth by governing bodies, including CMS and HIPAA. Compliance with billing codes, documentation guidelines, and policies is critical to avoid consequences and fines.

What are a few not unusual places demanding situations and pitfalls in medical billing?

Medical billing faces demanding situations like coding errors, declaration denials, payer disputes, affected person billing issues, and sales leakage. Healthcare agencies should put in force sturdy billing practices, behavior everyday audits, and put money into the body of workers’ education to mitigate those demanding situations effectively.

How can healthcare vendors optimize medical billing performance?

Healthcare vendors can optimize medical billing performance by using automatic billing workflows, engaging in everyday overall performance assessments, leveraging information analytics for sales insights, outsourcing non-middle billing tasks, and fostering a subculture of non-stop improvement.

What are a few rising tendencies and improvements in medical billing?

Emerging tendencies include value-primarily based total repayment fashions, telemedicine billing, AI in coding and billing, and blockchain-based total claims processing. These improvements are reshaping the destiny of sales cycle control and addressing the evolving desires of healthcare vendors and patients.

What particular issues are observed in OB GYN medical billing?

OBGYN medical billing calls for specialized understanding because of the precise billing complexities of obstetric and gynecological care. Understanding codes, documentation requirements, and compensation regulations particular to OBGYN offerings is vital for correct billing and compliance.

How can healthcare companies put together the destiny of medical billing in sales cycle management?

Healthcare companies should continue to be agile, adaptable, and forward-questioning to navigate the evolving panorama of medical billing. Staying knowledgeable about regulatory changes, embracing technological innovations, and prioritizing patient-centric care is key to riding sustainable monetary fulfillment inside the destiny.

Conclusion

In conclusion, gaining knowledge of the nuances of medical billing is vital for healthcare vendors and directors to optimize sales cycle management. By knowing the fundamentals, embracing technology, prioritizing compliance, and imposing satisfactory practices, healthcare companies can navigate the complexities of medical billing effectively. OBGYN medical billing, with its precise, demanding situations and requirements, underscores the significance of specialized understanding and tailor-made answers in the broader realm of sales cycle management. By staying knowledgeable, proactive, and collaborative, healthcare stakeholders can force sustainable monetary fulfillment while giving patients superb care.

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Cheerleading Ukraine

According to Poland’s Deputy Chief of General Staff, General Dymanovsky, 300,000 NATO troops are on high alert for deployment in Poland. He said, “If earlier there were 40,000 soldiers, there are now 300,000, and they will arrive in the country not after the start of the war, but before it.” This shows only the tip of the iceberg of Ukraine’s defeat, even as America’s geopolitical prostitute, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, is going around begging for German Taurus missiles.

But the mess in which the US has pushed Ukraine into stands exposed by French weekly publication ‘Marianne’, as gleaned from a series of classified French military documents. The shocking revelations include the following: 

• Ukraine’s 2023 ground offensive tactically destroyed half of Kiev’s 12 combat brigades. Assessment in the fall of 2023 was that Ukraine cannot win the war militarily.
• Western Special Forces and ‘soldiers in civilian clothes’ had a far greater presence in Ukraine than officially acknowledged, including ‘quite a few British’,as well as French naval commandos training the Ukrainians.
• The Battle of Avdeevka routed Ukrainian forces. Russia inflicted more than 1,000 casualties every day using massive glide bombs. Avdeevka shows Ukraine can’t even hold the line against Russia.
• In 2024, Ukraine needs 35,000 men per month but is recruiting less than half of that number because it has run out of men, while Russia enlists 30,000 volunteers every month.
• The West can provide 3D printers to manufacture drones or loitering munitions but can’t print men.
• For the West to continue pursuing a military solution in Ukraine would be the most serious error of analysis and judgment.
• One option for Western troops to Ukraine is to carry out support tasks in the rear, freeing the Ukrainians for frontline duty.
• According to a senior French official, “Sending French troops to Ukraine would be unreasonable. Make no mistake, up against the Russians we are an army of cheerleaders!”

The above debunks all the US-led western myths about defeating Russia. It also proves that the recent State of the Union address by the POTUS Joe Biden amounted to playing cheerleader to the demise of Ukraine. His only concern is somehow winning elections through disinformation and accelerating his money laundering scheme – exposed by the acknowledgement that billions of dollars is not going to Ukraine but actually is going to American Defence Manufactures – the big contractors.

With Ukraine needing 35,000 men every month, how long would the 300,000 NATO troops (as claimed by Poland’s Deputy Chief of General Staff, General Dymanovsky) last if they have to defend Poland also, in addition to Ukraine?

In his State of the Union address, Biden exuded confidence, apparently using whatever medical or other means at his disposal. But he has been demonstrating his half-demented state by publicly speaking totally out of context whenever the teleprompter malfunctions or turns around and to start shaking hands in thin air. 

The Ukraine Impact: A Call For A New World Order

With eight months still to go for the presidential elections, the danger is that Biden may keep raising the bar in the war in Ukraine despite Russian President Vladimir Putin issuing a second warning that he will not hesitate to use nuclear weapons if NATO interferes and the threat to Russia’s existence is further increased.

Ceasefire talks have little chance with American pooch Zelensky agreeing to ceasefire talks proposed by Turkiye President Recep Erdogan but without participation of Russia. How can one be so stupid? Without Russian participation the so-called ceasefire/peace talks would be reduced to Zelensky pleading with his begging bowl for more arms and money.

Biden is rallying NATO-EU leaders posing possible offensive by Russia against them – what diversity from the discourse at the beginning of the war in Ukraine that Russia will be economically and militarily destroyed and globally isolated. Despite being weakened economically and de-industrialized by the US, these NATO-EU leaders ironically can’t visualize what a nuclear exchange would do to the US, leave aside their smaller nations. A nuclear explosion over the centre of the US would kill all communications in America although no one may die. Moreover, defence against a hypersonic Chinese/Russian nuclear weapon is different from shooting down Houthi drones over the Red Sea.

In response to French President Emmanuel Macron’s remarks about sending troops to Ukraine, European telegram channels posted specifications of the Russian ‘Sarmat’ missile. RS-28 Sarmat (SATAN 2) ICBM flies at a speed of Mach 21 or 25,930 km/h. After launch, the Sarmat ICBM will take one minute 46 seconds to reach Berlin, two minutes to reach Paris, two minutes and two seconds to reach Great Britain and 18 minutes to reach New York. One Sarmat ICBM with a nuclear warhead, housed in 10 individual warheads, has a strike area of up to 650,000 km2, which is comparable to the entire territory of France. They cautioned saying, “If we want to play with fire, we must know what we are dealing with”. 

Russia is moving nuclear weapons outside the country's borders in a clear political signal to NATO countries and France in particular.
The video is published by Russian channels to simulate what will happen if Russia decides. pic.twitter.com/PXS1KZU0sm

— T_CAS videos (@tecas2000) March 15, 2024

No doubt a nuclear exchange is a signal for assured mutual destruction but the question is how far Biden would go to instigate Putin in his obsessive utopia to kill Russia. This too, when Ukraine stands defeated and his continuing cheerleader stance has earned him the title Bumbling Bhai Washington Wale.

In sharp contrast, Donald Trump, whatever his idiosyncrasies, has indicated he would end the War in Ukraine. It is for Americans to decide what future they want and how much more they want Europe to be weakened.

The author is an Indian Army veteran. Views expressed are personal.

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