Human Shield Row

CPM slams Bipin Rawat's defence on Kashmir: Left party doesn't realise consequences of armed forces defying civilian govt

Indian Army Chief General Bipin Rawat has found an unlikely adversary in former general secretary of CPM Prakash Karat.

Venkaiah Naidu slams Prakash Karat for 'finding faults' with Indian Army

Senior BJP leader and Union minister Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday slammed former CPM general secretary Prakash Karat for "finding faults" with the Indian Army and "sympathising" with Kashmiri stone-pelters.

Kashmir human shield row: Bipin Rawat should maintain military discretion and focus on building morale

One of the traditions of the Indian armed forces has been not only maintaining its distance from the civilian population but living a parallel existence. That is why there were (and are) cantonments. There was a certain mystique to that lifestyle, a separate line reflected even in the physical topography of the military area.

Kashmir unrest: Separatist leaders lash out at army chief Bipin Rawat's defence of Major Leetul Gogoi

Separatists on Monday lashed out at army chief Gen Bipin Rawat for his comments on the role of the armed forces in Kashmir, saying it amounted to granting them "absolute authority and no accountability".

Kashmir human shield row: Victim alleges physical assault in medical report; police to summon Major Gogoi

Superintendent of Police, Budgam, Tejinder Singh, said that they could summon Major Gogoi, to carry forward the investigation.

Kashmir human shield: Major Leetul Gogoi calls it a spot decision to 'save locals' from bullets

A day after Major Leetul Gogoi, the man who had tied a Kashmiri man to a jeep, was honoured, Gogoi gave details about what led to the incident and how he saved many people's life with the idea.

Kashmir human shield row: Honour for Major Leetul Gogoi is a disdain for human rights, says Amnesty

The Indian Army's decision to award Major Leetul Gogoi, who had tied a man to a jeep in Kashmir purportedly as a shield against stone-pelters, shows "disdain" for human rights, the Amnesty International said on Tuesday.