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Guest Column| Op Black Thunder-1: Power of persistent persuasion

This mandate of ‘no-entry’ and ‘no-fire’ towards the sanctum sanctorum applied equally to us. We had two options – to continue the siege in the hope to wear out those inside Golden Temple, or withdraw the caveat and permit NSG to proceed. In this precarious situation, then SSP SS Virk and I took a risk.

The persistent persuasion finally paid off. As many as 135 people came out of Golden Temple in a single-line formation, without anyone firing a shot. It was a peaceful end to a perilous situation. (File photo)
Updated on Apr 28, 2025 02:25 PM IST

Operation Blue Star: Trauma and lessons

A crucial lesson of the violence in Punjab is that given India’s plurality, regional aspirations have to be blended with the mainstream

Devotees look at a model of the demolished Akal Takht Sahib, regarded as the supreme seat of the Sikh religious authority during Operation Blue Star in 1984 ahead of the operation's anniversary at the Golden Temple in Amritsar on June 3, 2024. (Photo by Narinder NANU / AFP)(AFP)
Published on Jun 05, 2024 10:00 PM IST

Spotting Khalistan from North America

A group of fugitives are abusing liberal laws in Western democracies to keep the idea alive

Who are these self-proclaimed Khalistanis? (HT_PRINT)
Published on Oct 04, 2023 05:25 PM IST

The farm laws: How not to do reforms

One of the fallouts of the shock tactics strategy is social discord and that makes reforms counterproductive because these first create a conflict and thereafter try to find a solution, as is being now attempted in the prolonged negotiations.

Farmers during their protest against the Center's new farm law at the Delhi-Haryana, Singhu border,in New Delhi, on Friday.(PTI)
Updated on Dec 19, 2020 12:38 AM IST
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