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Current Indo-Pak relations After the Pathankot and Uri attacks and Pakistan’s continued logistical support to Kashmiri separatism, people are talking about counter measures to make things difficult for Pakistan.  DGMO India announced that they have conducted surgical strikes in Pakistani occupied Kashmir where a group of terrorists were housed by their Pakistani handlers. DGMO India further announced that Indian forces inflicted significant casualties. The Pakistan government denied the surgical strike but protested about cross border shelling. In addition to the surgical strike; the Union of India, by its relentless diplomatic efforts, managed to educate the world about the Pakistan being the worst victim of terrorism that is of its own making. In fact, now all the SAARC nations have expressed their displeasure by ensuring the cancellation of the SAARC summit in Pakistan. Another group of people led by , Rajiv Chandrasekhar MP ,( Rajyasabha) an accomplished businessman h

The ongoing litigation between the  states of Karnataka and Tamilnadu regarding the use of Cauvery water is the biggest challenge to the Indian Federal polity. It relates to the sharing of a  renewable yet diminishing natural resource, while the demand for the resource is on the increase. Historically, there had been agreements between the Princely state of Mysore and the Madras presidency. After the expiry of the Agreements by efflux of time and the coming into the force of Cauvery Water Tribunal award, the past agreements are just footnotes in a history text. Now, the Award of the Tribunal made under the Indian constitutional process has the force of law and hence deserves respect. One should not forget that the final award of the Tribunal was passed on  5 February 2007 . The central Government notified the Award of the Tribunal on Official gazette on February 19, 2013. During this time span, namely between the passing of order by the Tribunal and till date, the monsoon has bee