BLACK MONEY REPATRIATION, INDIAN NEWS MEDIA AND NEWS CULTIVATION

BLACK MONEY REPATRIATION, INDIAN MEDIA INVOLVEMENT AND NEWS CULTIVATION ------------ RANDOM THOUGHTS!

By all accounts, 'Black-Money-Repatriation' from foreign banks is following the "Bofors Scam" route. In other words, nothing tangible will come out of it. Every now and then, noise will be made by media not to seek its repatriation but to serve its own interests. Politicians and political parties out of governance, would raise dust in the parliament, the so called TEMPLE OF DEMOCRACY and MOTHER OF TRUTH but this is where it would end. I wonder if Indian Parliament was the real "Graveyard" of many a Truths! Here, CAG reports to many a Commission of Inquiry reports lie buried deep in its precincts, where common man has no access but media has. 

The beauty of India is : While common man would always show optimism in their scheming and manipulating leaders and media; fistful of cynics like me would continue to look askance; yet, FARMERS OF BLACK MONEY PLOUGHING in foreign banks would go about their business without any inhibitions. You see, "BOFORS- The Scam" is dead but long live "BOFORS- The Vote Catcher"! So, "Black -Money-Scam" is dead but "Black -Money - Political - Booster" is alive. So, curtain drops and now enters Anna Hazare with Indian English and electronic media blowing the trumpet! 

Anna Hazare, untiring crusader against corruption and black money, as well as ditched-mentor of Arvind Kejriwal and Kiran Bedi, is fuming hot with anger at Narender Modi Government for failing to get the black money from foreign banks and thus, backing out from his pre-poll promises. Anna is now threatening to launch a stir against the government inaction and passivity. In fact , he is cut off with Government reply to Supreme Court which says that all details can not be disclosed because of bilateral pacts with governments of countries seen as tax- heavens, where all this money is plonked. 

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Black-money-Hazare-says-people-will-teach-Modi-govt-lesson-for-the-fraud/articleshow/46043941.cms

Most of the crusaders against black money find Arun Jaitley, the Finance Minister of India , as a stumbling block in the whole process of repatriation of this money. May be we do not understand the difference of political statements when in government and when out of it. This is the key issue. BJP and its key leaders made boastful statements, both in parliament and outside of getting this money back to India with the twinkle of an eye. Soon after coming to power , Jaitley and co realised the embarrassment it would cause to most of the known and friendly persons, not necessarily of BJP. 

Unfortunately, Baba Ramdev has suddenly gone quiet. Either he has been silenced or he has realised the futility of fighting with the big guns of Indian media. Yes, Indian media, who are the real stumbling block because they are the biggest beneficiary of corruption, black money and "Hawala operations". You know about Radia tape cases and involvement of BARKHA Dutt of NDTV. it is a different matter that all these cases are suppressed by black mail and use of influential persons. 

You know how last CBI director, Ranjit Sinha,was blackmailed by media through Prashant Bhushan. It was not to fix him but to make him forgo ongoing investigations against NDTV and P Chidambram. Obviously, you won't believe it because such news get blocked in the media because it affects brother in arms. The truth about Indian media , particularly, English media, that it was the mother of corruption and black money. This is the reason that most cases of black money and corruption do not surface out. 

Take this letter written to Arun Jaitley, Finance Minister Of India, by Sh. KPS GILL, ex super cop from Punjab , asking him to investigate the CASES OF MONEY LAUNDERING by NDTV in collaboration with Sh P Chidambram. He wrote this letter on January 26, 2015. It is available on the inter net but none of the TV channels of India thought it worthwhile to discuss and debate,nay, not even big mouthed, Arnab Goswami, Karan Thapar and Rahul Kanwal----- the whiz kids of Electronic media in India. See it for your self :--

http://www.scribd.com/mobile/doc/253903064#fullscreen

The opening sentence of KPS GILL letter says ; 

"Dear Shri Arun Jaitley,

  

  I am writing with regards to efforts by two serving IRS officers in the disguise of litigations in the public interests to suppress inquiries & investigations by agencies such as CBI, CBDT, ED,SFIO, RBI SEBI etc. over money laundering/ tax evasion/corruption/ receipt of bribes & illegal gratification/ embezzlement of Government money/ theft of secret records, etc, by Shri P Chidambram, NDTV, complicit IRS officers and culpable relatives, not necessarily in that order. ---------" 

The letter goes on like this, making serious charges of Rs 5000 Crores of illegal bribe & gratification to P Chidambram in 2 G scam through the NDTV network and services. It also lists out that Rs 1200 Crores were received by him from G/ E Corporation of USA in a Rs 24000/- Crores deal in Dabhol- Enron scam through NDTV. Surprisingly, nothing has come out in the Indian media. There is a public interest litigation filed in the court but Media is not interested. 

All this noise media makes occasionally is to divert public attention from the back hand deals it makes with money laundering giants. In order to get the deal, noise is made through people like Anna Hazare, Arvind Kejriwal and Kiran Bedi by propping up NGOs such as IAC---- India Against Corruption. Why do you think most of the journalists , today, are rushing to AAP and BJP. they have realized , where the big money is and how to extract their pound of flesh from the booty. So, this recent noise by MEDIA about Anna Hazare is a game being played by the blackmailing media. This is not to say that Narender Modi Government has anything concrete on this other than GOLDEN SILENCE. 

In fact I am now getting suspicious on a number of letters by many well known defence personnels, such as one talking about the good behaviour of Indian Embassy in Australia, other talking about excellent change taking place in Railways and the latest one by a Col Raju saying as to how his mother's pension case was resolved by PMO in four days which MMS government did not do even in four years. They seem to be a propaganda stuff by BJP's tech savvy leadership. They could very well be forged and concocted. I have been trying to ring up Col Raju--- mob Number given by him--_ but he is not responding. My suspicion grows with every non- responded call. 

In the end I would say, that Indian media is deeply in cohorts with Indian politicians of all hue and cry and government law enforcement agencies.what you see in media is what these people want to show you. No one is trustworthy. Do not waste time in listening to so called big debates on NEWS HOUR, TO THE POINT or BUCK STOPS HERE. This is all rubbish. Even reading news papers must be done with open mind and not to get influenced by the razzle- dazzle of News- Trader's views. NEWS CULTIVATION has become a big business in India. 

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CIVIL AND MILITARY AWARDS!

Salim Khan, Actor Salman Khan's Father refused Padma Shri awarded to him on this Republic day, saying that he deserved a bigger award. Earlier newspapers reports indicate that Shri Shri Ravi Shankar and Baba Ramdev refused to be nominated for these awards. What is the credibility and importance of these awards? The rejection by these eminent persons bring out that these awards no more exult the pride they once did.

Coming to defence services awards this year, some 57 Lt Gens out of 75 and 43 Major Generals out of 275 were given distinguished service awards. Some are questioning the distinguished service rendered by these awardees. Their quantity is higher in higher ranks and proportionately reduces till it becomes ZERO for Capts/ Lts. What do we mean by distinguished service? Is it for a length of service or a particular year?

Aren't there appropriate medals at 9 years, 20 years and 30 years? What was so distinguishing service given by 57 Lt Gens that 18 others did not do? Doesn't it show bias and favouritism? Weren't they paid during the time they held the rank? What extra thing they did other than their desired duty from Air Conditioned offices.

What is the aim of awarding Civil and gallantry awards? Are they meant to motivate others to do some good that benefit the society and the nation or they are meant to recognise the good work done by the award winner? Was this good work beyond the call of duty? Then, this good work done ought to be spelt out. But most of this good work generally benefits the person concerned. In civil walk of life, other than name and fame , monetary gains also accrue to the person who does something good.

Take the case of Sachin Tendulkar, Bharat Ratna awarded to him. Is it to motivate INDIAN youth to play cricket only and make money for self? Now do not add the spin that it was meant to motivate all sports. What about Hockey wizard Dhyan Chand or Athlete PT Usha or even Kapil Sev and Sunil Gavaskar? How are they less than Tendulkar? He did it for himself--- Kapil did for the nation----why MS Dhoni even did better. How about Amitabh Bachchan? Sure, he was the emperor in his field. Are we telling the youth --- Play Cricket--- earn name, fame and money but stop from becoming soldiers?

Also, see the way these awards are dished out by respective governments and Army Chiefs. A favoured few get them for nothing. Rising quantity of awards decrease their importance. Obviously, when supply is more than the demand, the price falls. Simple rule of daily life.

Even international awards such as NOBLE PEACE AWARDS have dubious distinction of being fixed. How did Malala Yusuf or Kailash Satyarthi qualify? A general refrain is that both served the Western objectives. In fact, Satyarthi was NOT even known in India. An Internet write up on him claims that he has done many unethical & anti INDIA actions, which qualify him only for treason.

Take the case for a number of Bollywood awards. General impression is that most of them were fixed and rigged. This year's Star awards dished out BEST ACTOR AWARD to Shah Rukh Khan---- there was nothing he did which Abhishek or Boman Irani did not do, to get this award for HNY. No wonder people like Amir Khan, Sunny Deol , Ajay Devgan and many other sensitive Bollywood personalities do not attend such award functions because they have no value.

Crisis in Command by Richard Gabriel and Paul Savage about US army in Vietnam explain how these awards were manipulated and how they got devalued with almost every soldier having his chest decorated. We are having our own cases like 'Ketch Up Cols' or "Number Game" in J&K----what is the respect, then one has for these awardees?

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EXISTENTIAL INSECURITY AND PARIS 9/1 ATTACK

http://www.dsalert.org/dialogue/2015/01/existential-insecurity-and-paris-91-attack/

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fter Paris 9/1 attack a huge solidarity rally of nearly one million people was held in Paris on January 11, 2015 to reiterate Western world’s resolve to fight against terrorism and protect principles of freedom, liberty and fraternity, enshrined in the concept of democracy. Many world leaders, including from Palestine and Israel, attended it. The solidarity rally may be an attempt to reconfirm its faith in fraternity and liberty but it indirectly not only underlines the inherent ‘existential insecurity’ embedded in the ‘unbridled liberty’ practiced by Western Societies / Democracies as well as it also displays a wide gap between ‘idealism’ of this thought and ‘pragmatism’ of its execution. The basic fault lies with the social system, where a child is allowed to go on his own after his adolescent age. There are no checks and no parental restrictions. Such an uncontrolled growth from adolescence to adulthood is vulnerable to promises of ‘existential security’. Religious preachers and hawks exploit this very vulnerability of the human being.

As an aftermath of ‘Charlie Hebdo’ attack in Paris, questions are being asked in France and the Western world as to how come modern educated man / woman, fond of ‘Beaches and Bikinis’, turn into hard-core Islamist terrorists? Eyebrows are raised on the fact that thousands of young men from Western Europe have gone to war zone in Syria and Iraq to fight for Islamic State (IS). This is a stunning news though not surprising. Everyone is particularly surprised at the behaviour of a white woman, Hayat Boumeddiene, the partner of Paris kosher supermarket gunman Amedy Coulibaly, an African man from Mali. What brought the transformation in her from an ‘easy going woman’ to be a hard-core extremist?

Was it because of the company of the people she kept or was it because of lack of control on her actions? The corollary to these questions is: Could this have been avoided? Does society need checks and restrictions to prevent such transformation in normal and ordinary human beings? Social scientists and Western educationists have to understand the significance of an old saying: Excess of everything is bad, nay, extremely bad.

The excess of liberty and freedom, bordering ‘political stupidity’, can be gauged from the fact that the wife and family of a convicted hard-core terrorist in France, Djamel Beghel, has been staying rent free in Leicester in England for many years. Writing in The Telegraph of January 09, 2015, Bill Gardner, says, “… Sylvie Beghal, a French citizen, lives rent free in a four bedroomed house in Leicester after she came to the UK with her children in search of a more ‘Islamic environment’.” Allowing such notions of unchecked ‘Islamic environments’ encourage overground terrorist organisations to cultivate material, moral and money support from simple folk by misleading them to believe that Islam was in danger.

The rising clouds of uneasiness and restlessness in Europe and Western world, due to wayward behaviour of its educated youth, under the influence of ‘Islamists’ is causing adverse reaction in the form of ISLAMOPHOBIA. The truth of the matter is that such a behaviour is the result of an unbridled SOCIAL and FAMILIAL freedom-cum-liberty, allowed to children, after they leave school. While it allows an independent growth but it also creates a vacuum in the mental slot for a ‘guide / mentor’. Invariably this space would be filled by someone else, if parents do not.

Shouldn’t Indian philosophy of caring and guiding your child till you die be examined and appreciated? Under the Western influence, though some of it is losing shine but respect for the family elders still remains, though not at the same level, as enjoyed in the past. But it is there and Indian Children are amenable to parental authority. This is where it was opposite of Western social system and it made the Indian man more amenable to authority and discipline.

The negative point of Indian social system was that it made Indians lose their Individual identity and they could be easily controlled by familial diktats. Handful of foreigners could rule them because they controlled the feudal lords. Most people ascribe Indian vassalage and foreign rule for this character of Indian society. Once again it only proves that excess of everything is bad, nay, next remedy bad. Despite this weakness, all foreigners, through the annals of history, adopted this social system except for the British people because they thought it is akin to enslaving the human mind.

Britain and Europe enslaved societies in Asia and Africa while they talked of free human spirit, liberty and democracy. Winston Churchill, Second World War Prime Minister of England, hated native Indians and found them uncouth, crude and incompetent to rule. Ironically, their own system was more primitive and advocated enslaving other humans as inferiors and weak. The Western concept of family system is similar to a practice in the ‘Animal Kingdom’. In the Western societies a child is left to be on his / her own after the age of 15 or on leaving the school. This needs to be reviewed by Western educationists and social reformists.

When parental guidance is missing, the young mind falls prey to anyone else substituting as parents. This is the reason behind uncanny behaviour of youth, shown by such movements in the West as Hippy cult of the 60s, ISCKON or such other Cults. And today, religious bigots are filling up the PARENTAL SLOT, not only in the Muslim world but also the Western countries, whether it is ISCKON or any other spiritual movement. This is crux of the problem of Western society.

Primarily speaking, it is the ‘Existential insecurity’ in every person, right from the day he was born till he dies. He / she looks for security in parents, friend, wife, husband, or anyone who can be a “guide” to satisfy this social Human need. If there are gaps he wanders around to fill it up. This is where the ‘Islamist strategists’ have succeeded in moulding and influencing the child in educated human beings by suggesting a way out of his ‘existential’ problem. The lure of 72 virgins and going to ‘Jannat’ (Paradise) after you die fighting ‘Kafirs’, is the answer to this problem given by Islamist thinkers. They do fill the slot of PARENTAL GUIDE.

But reverse is also true where “Islamophobia” is now gaining ground as an answer to Islamist terrorism. Basically, it is aimed at gaining control of the parental slot in the human mind to pitch him up against Islamist terror. And all this is happening because of unbridled freedom and liberty being enjoyed by the child and the resulting loss of parental control. Human anatomy is such that no space /slot can remain unfilled.

A defence mechanism in human beings looks for a suitable candidate to fill the slot. And, more often, RELIGIOUS PREACHERS move into the slot and provide him the intellectual solace. This could have been very well done by the parents themselves. It is the “Existential Insecurity” of a man which has been exploited by the religious teachers down the ages and this has been the biggest problem of humanity.

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BUTCHERS OF PESHAWAR--- ARE THEY GOOD OR BD TALIBAN

http://www.dsalert.org/dialogue/2014/12/butchers-of-peshawar-are-they-good-or-bad-taliban/

Killing of 140 or more innocent school children is such an inhuman and a barbaric act, which can only be performed by desensitised and deranged people. No civilised person would accept this diabolical carnage, however one dislikes the other person. Pakistan must realise that demons have come to live within Pakistan and their population is on the increase day by day. If left unchecked, it would be catastrophic for Pakistan as a polity. India cannot feel comfortable at a destabilised Pakistan. Pakistan establishment ought to take this viewpoint of India seriously because India no more lives in 1947 and to her Pakistan is a reality as a neighbour. It is this lack of confidence that makes Pakistan view her as an enemy till eternity.

‘Butchers of Peshawar’ ought to make Pakistan’s establishment realise that there was nothing GOOD about Taliban; it is all BAD and horrific. It is time for Pakistan and its leadership to realise that Taliban has outgrown its desired role and become a monster, nibbling at the very foundations of Pakistan. Pakistan has been rearing and nourishing a devil in its backyard, hoping to use it as a strategic asset to create ‘strategic depth’ in Afghanistan. Taliban cannot be treated as a STRATEGIC ASSET anymore.

Pakistan must give top priority to its KHYBER PAKHTUKHWA (KPK) and tribal areas and put Kashmir in a deep freezer, at least for next 10-15 years. Save whatever is existing as Pakistan. In the past, their bid to annexe Kashmir, led to loss of its Eastern wing, ie Bangladesh. Now KPK and tribal areas are threatening to fall apart, while Pakistan military has been busy manipulating events in Indian Kashmir. Its focus must change. It must smash the inexorable head of this snake gobbling up Pakistan.

Pakistan must come out of the mindset of 1947 and reorient itself as a people of 21st century. Its hatred of India has led it into this psyche. The other day after the champion trophy semi-final match between India and Pakistan at Bhubneshwar, this hatred was unequivocally displayed by its hockey players. The obscene gestures reflected the venom that has been stuffed into every Pakistani over the years by Pakistan’s ruling junta. Officialdom in Pakistan continues to blame India for Kashmir conflict and creation of Bangladesh, while true facts are otherwise.

It is this hatred which led her to three and a half wars with India over Kashmir. When it realised that it cannot annexe it through a military conflict, it unleashed WOM (War by Other Means) in Kashmir and India through its “Irregular Soldiers”. Later it tried to co-opt Talibans into this venture when Soviets went out of Afghanistan. “Jihad Factories” sprang up in its tribal areas of KPK.

But two events in the decade of 90s set at naught Pakistan’s WOM in Kashmir. First was the First Gulf War of 1991 and second was the 9/11 incident. In the first instances, the Gulf War allowed the leverage to India to pull Kashmir out of the jaws of Pakistan. “AZADI Movement” lost its shine because of West’s attention having different priorities. In the second case, Taliban fell out of favour with USA and Pakistan lost its greatest ally against India. Thereafter it was all a slide down in Pak-Taliban relations. And Peshawar massacre shows that it has reached its nadir of enmity.

A Pakistani anchor on ARY TV channel has blamed India and RAW for this carnage. He quoted from an article in Urdu Express newspaper of a few days earlier, where it was alleged that RAW would engineer two major terrorist incidents, one each in India and Pakistan, to put the blame on India. However India could retort back that it could be ISI job for its known connection with Taliban. Such a blame game is not the solution to what Pakistan faces internally. Therefore, it would be stupid of Pakistan to blame India for Peshawar genocide. Instead, it must seek Indian cooperation to deal with this monster. It cannot do so by blaming India as an excuse for raking up Kashmir. This issue has to go into a deep freezer, at least for next 5-10 years. Besides, Pakistan military ought to realise that without Indian help it cannot tackle Taliban effectively. If Pakistan continues its adventure in Kashmir, India reserves the right to exploit Taliban. And what it often accuses India of, might become a reality one day because nothing is impossible, when money plays its game.

Pakistan is always in a denial mode when told about Pakistan sponsored terrorist attacks in India, particularly Kashmir. In fact it calls the terrorists as ‘Stateless Actors’ though they roam about freely in Pakistan. Pakistan is not taking action against Hafiz Saeed, mastermind of Mumbai terrorist attack of November 30, 2008. Lack of evidence is cited as a reason, despite a full dossier having been handed to the Pakistan authorities by India. Now, what other evidence it wants. Hafiz is closely associated with Taliban.

Time for India and Pakistan to behave as responsible nations of the GLOBALISED world. The “Butchers of Peshawar” and “Killers of Mumbai” must be brought to the book at the earliest for endurable peace to be ushered in South Asia. And the ball is in Pakistan’s court.

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PAKISTANI BOAT AND AFTERMATH--- RANDOM THOUGHTS AMONG QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS !

https://www.facebook.com/RajeeKachhwaha/posts/10205516931744799

On the New Year's Day of 2015, an Indian Defence Ministry press release claimed that Indian Coast Guard had intercepted and challenged a Pakistani boat off the coast of Gujarat, some 365 miles away, but the occupants of the boat exploded themselves, suggesting that they had some ulterior motives. It also intimated that boat had taken off from KETI BUNDER, a fishing port near Karachi, in Pakistan. Indian intelligence agencies had intercepted, on December 31, 2014, some signal messages emanating between the boat and its handlers in KETI BUNDER. This was passed on to Indian Coast guard, which came into action immediately and started tracking the boat. The boat was tracked and kept under surveillance for 16 hours.

Press release had further clarified that there were four persons on the boat and when challenged by Indian coast guard vessel, they changed gear and sped away but were chased for an hour, when the boat exploded itself. The Ministry released a photograph of a boat in flames in the sea. The red fire emanating from the boat made some experts claim that it was not explosive fire (usually white) but diesel fire. Let experts scratch their brains as to what might have happened to explosives. However, the Defence Minister of India, Sh Maohar Parrikar, asserted this boat to be on a mission for some suspected terrorist act with some links with Pakistani officialdom.

As usual Pakistan denied it straight away and even questioned if it really had happened. It is understandable as no criminal would ever accept that he had committed the crime. And Pakistan is known for it. Even after tons of evidence against Mumbai 26/11 perpetrators, it keeps harping that there was no evidence. It would be interesting to quote here Munir Akram, ex Pakistani Ambassador to United Nations, who in his article "War in the Shadows" in 'The Dawn' wrote, "-----However, some groups, like the Lashkar-e-Taiba, although outlawed and aggrieved with the government, refrained from attacking the Army or Pakistani targets and maintained their focus on India. They demonstrated their extensive capabilities in the Mumbai terrorist attack.-----". What other evidence is required when its own Ambassador to United Nations is claiming it?

Anyway, forget what Pakistan is saying or doing? What is more astonishing was the reaction and outburst of Indian media and Congress party? They are raising such childish questions that one wonders at their advisors? They are repeating the same mistake as they did it with "Samjhauta Express Blast"and gave Pakistan an excuse to counter attack India. One is really shocked to note the way Congress, Indian English Media and other Modi - haters were making unholy noise about this incident. No doubts, the losers have to criticize every act of Modi. But the Congress party does not realize that it can not win back Indian electorate by criticizing the security forces acts on security but doing something constructive. All the same, just forget it because Congress was unwittingly playing the Pakistani game. Strategists of Congress party must realize as to how the common man in India sees their unwanted reaction. Anyway, let us move on.

There is no doubts that it was a boat carrying some arms and ammunition for terrorist action in Indian state of Gujarat. And there are reasons to believe this. This might have been a retaliatory action of Pakistan military against its perceived Indian hand in the Peshawar genocide. This could be a pre- emptive strike to put off PARVASI BHARTIYA MEET on January 07-09, 2015 or VIBRANT GUJARAT meet in Ahmedabad in January 2015. This could have been as well a move to send a strong message to USA, on the forthcoming visit of BH Obama , President of USA, to India for her Republic Day Parade on January 26, 2015. It could have been with or without the consent of ISI. It could be either by Good or Bad Taliban. The underlying fact is that it had happened and I am convinced that it was an intended terrorist act, which was foiled in time by India.

The question which keeps bugging my mind is : was it the Indian intelligence agencies who had trailed and tracked this boat from KETI BUNDER , near KARACHI or it was some one else who tipped off Indian agencies. Yes, your guess is right. I am hinting at USA. I am convinced that it was USA that pre- warned India about this boat and likely stuff it must have been carrying. It is a different scenario whether the boat was intercepted , taken over and destroyed or it was blown up by the occupants. My cerebral tissues say that probably it was the first scenario.

But, why would USA do this and tip off India? We all know that President Obama of USA is visiting India around 26 January 2015. The advance announcement of the visit has been a biggest goof up by India and USA. This definitely allows planning time to bête noises of USA, I.e. AL Quaeda and HAQQAMI NETWORK of Afghan Taliban or even some US - Haters in ISI of Pakistan. I am sure they did want to do something in Modi's Gujarat, when President OBAMA would have attended VIBRANT GUJARAT meet of NRIs in January 2015. And I have no doubts, terrorist act was planned to give a message to USA prior to OBAMA's visit to India and stall his participation in the said meet.

After the announcement of the visit of the President, US intelligence agencies won't sit idle. We all know how concerned US intelligence agencies were when President BILL CLINTON visited India in late 90s. Therefore they would have been monitoring all possible sides which could generate threat to their President. Definitely, Pakistan would be under their scanner. USA could track down Osama Bin Laden, a top secret of Pakistan's ISI for ten years because of its strong network in Pakistan. Therefore I have no doubts some "Richard Headley David" in ISI would have alerted the US intelligence agencies. Let me emphasize even if ISI was not involved, it certainly must have got the wind of it through her own sources within Good Taliban.

USA has its intelligence sources all over Pakistan. Announcement of $ 532 Million aid to Pakistan under Kerry- Lugger package , just the following day of this incident, is an indication to me that USA wants ISI to be kept amused. This terrorist action must have been planned and coordinated with some elements of ISI. The GOOD TALIBAN can not do anything without the help of ISI. The BAD Taliban, at this stage would be more interested in sorting out the Pakistan Army. ISI wanted to not only give a message to USA but also create military tension between India and Pakistan to win over BAD TALIBAN and divert their attention.

But as I have said earlier, USA has her sources at every inch in Pakistan, including ISI. Some one let out this impending act and US agencies tipped off the Indian agencies, not as intelligence sharing exercise but to protect and safeguard her own President, while in India. India's NTRO ( National Technical Research Organization) then took over by warning the COAST GUARD and concocting the story of intercepting radio messages from KETI BUNDER. This seems to be most likely truth because intercepting messages from KARACHI was beyond the capabilities of Indian intelligence agencies.

Rest of the story about tracking and chasing the boat by COAST GUARD seems to be nearly correct. Why nearly correct? How come report says that there were only four men on the boat? How did they count and from what distance, unless they were very close to the boat? The surety with which Indian MOD says that there were only four persons on the boat gives me the impression that the boat might have been captured with four persons. The possibility of the the terrorists themselves blowing up the boat can not be ruled out. Look at the fact that boat was under surveillance for 16 hours. I have a lurking feeling that occupants of the boat might have been nabbed .

What about the second Boat? How come Dornier air craft did not pick up the second boat? There was information that the "Expensive stuff " was to be disembarked on a second boat. I am sure the second boat also might be lurking around in the near vicinity and the Dornier aircraft on recce mission would have picked it up. They had been keeping this boat under surveillance for 16 hours. Definitely, air reconnaissance would have revealed the coordinates of the second boat. Was it picked up and taken for interrogation?

Did the interrogation of the would be terror actors reveal the plot of the terror attack, which Defence Minister , has been, now so openly claiming and even naming the involvement of Pakistan Marine security agency? I have a feeling my hunch is correct. Having got their target, they further extracting the juice. This is my inference from what is on the platter.

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EXISTENTIAL INSECURITY, ISLAMOPHOBIA AND ISLAMIC TERRORISM

EXCESSIVE LIBERTY, ISLAMOPHOBIA AND EXISTENTIAL INSECURITY ! 

Existential Insecurity---- The under lying Cause ! 

After Paris terror attack, a huge solidarity rally of nearly one and a half million people was held in Paris on January 11, 2015 to reiterate Western world's resolve to fight against terrorism and protect principles of freedom, liberty and fraternity , enshrined in the concept of democracy. Many world leaders, including leaders from Palestine , Saudi Arabia and Israel, attended it. The French Prime Minister, Mr Valls , announced a war on Islamic terror, almost sounding like the start of Christian crusades against caliphate movement of the medieval times. All the same, the solidarity rally underlined one fact that 'political philosophy' has not kept pace with the transforming society driven by technological advances in communications and rising level of individual awareness. 

The rally was also a tacit admission of the chinks in the principles of ' unbridled freedom, liberty and fraternity' enshrined in the concept of ' Democracy and Freedom' arising out of French Revolution of 1789. Social strategists have not paid adequate attention to "existential insecurity" embedded in practice of "unbridled liberty" practiced by Western Democracies. There is a mismatch of social transformation and outdated political philosophy. It ignores the fact that excessive liberty and freedom loosens the familial grip on the young and growing. And this creates a void in their anatomical and social need. 

Every one has his point of view. My point is two fold: Firstly, total freedom leads to chaos and anarchy and total discipline leads to slavery. A balance between the two is a must. Secondly, one man's freedom and liberty must not become discomfiting for others. Therefore, for a social and political good of communities and nations, some restrictions and checks on absolute liberty and freedom are needed. Simple example I give you. I would like to urinate in front of your house---- this is my freedom but it will hurt you----- should it be allowed to be done? What is the uses of excessive freedom of expression and liberty which leads you to curb others freedom by law and force. I hope you understand what I mean. Freedom can not be one way traffic. To live in peace and harmony, some checks and balances are mandatory for collective human living.

Besides,we must note that ' Charlie Hebdo ' episode displays a wide gap between "idealism" of Liberty and its "pragmatic admissibility". Thus, social scientists of the West must become aware of the the need for "Regimented growth of the Child through the control and guidance of parents". Therefore,the basic fault lay with the social system, where a child was allowed to go on his own after his adolescent age. There are no checks and no parental restrictions. In fact some Western social systems encourage a child to report to the police (911) if the parents have said or done something harsh to them. The role of parental guidance and supervision is deliberately being diminished and thus children grow with "Existential insecurity". Emotionally detached growth produces citizens with no concern for the sensitivities of others. The case of an Indian couple in Norway, some two years back, when they were arrested for making their infant child sleep with them, exhibits as to how Western systems promote detached growth. At the same time, such an uncontrolled growth from adolescence to adulthood is vulnerable to promises of "existential security". Religious preachers and hawks exploit this very vulnerability of the human being.

As an aftermath of "Charlie Hebdo" attack in Paris, questions are being asked in France and the Western world as to how come modern educated man/ woman, fond of 'Beaches and Biknis', turn into hardcore Islamist terrorists? Eye brows are raised on the fact that thousands of young men from Western Europe have gone to war zone in Syria and Iraq to fight for Islamic State (IS). This is a stunning news though not surprising. Everyone is particularly surprised at the behaviour of a white woman, Hayat Boumeddiene, the partner of Paris kosher supermarket gunman Amedy Coulibaly, an African man from Mali. What brought the transformation in her from an 'easy going woman' to be a hard core extremist? Was it because of the company of the people she kept or was it because of lack of control on her actions?

Effect of Excessive Liberty! 

The corollary to these questions is : could this have been avoided? Does society need checks and restrictions to prevent such transformation in normal and ordinary human beings? Social scientists and Western educationists have to understand the significance of an old saying : Excess of everything is bad, nay, extremely bad. The excess of liberty and freedom, bordering 'political stupidity', can be gauged from the fact that the wife and family of a convicted hard core terrorist in France , Djamel Beghel, has been staying rent free in Leicester in England for many years. Writing in The Telegraph of January 09, 2015, Bill Gardner, says," ----Sylvie Beghal, a French citizen, lives rent free in a four bedroomed house in Leicester after she came to the UK with her children in search of a more "Islamic environment".

Allowing such notions of unchecked 'Islamic environments' encourage overground terrorists organizations to cultivate material, moral and money support from simple folk by misleading them to believe that Islam was in danger. The rising clouds of uneasiness and restlessness in Europe and Western world, due to wayward behavior of its educated youth, under the influence of 'Islamists' is causing adverse reaction in the form of ISLAMOPHOBIA. The truth of the matter is that such a behavior is the result of an unbridled SOCIAL and FAMLIAL freedom cum liberty, allowed to children, after they leave school. While it allows an independent growth but it also creates a vacuum in the mental slot for a "guide/ mentor". Invariably this space would be filled by some one else, if parents do not.

Indian Social System and Role of Parents ! 

Shouldn't Indian philosophy of caring and guiding your child till you die be examined and appreciated? It is applicable to Indians of all religions, communities and regions. Indian concept extols the 'head of the family' to a status of God and his words are a final authority on every issue from education to career to profession to even marriage. Under the Western influence, though some of it is losing shine but respect for the family elders still remains, though not at the same level, as enjoyed in the past. But it is there and Indian Children amenable to parental authority. This is where it was opposite of Western social system and it made the Indian man more amenable to authority and discipline.

The negative point of Indian social system was that it made Indians lose their Individual identity and they could be easily controlled by familial diktats. Handful of foreigners could rule them because they controlled the feudal lords. Most people ascribe Indian vassalage and foreign rule for this character of Indian society. Once again it only proves that excess of everything is bad, nay,next remedy bad. Despite this weakness, all foreigners, through the annals of history, adopted this social system except for the British people because they thought it is akin to enslaving the human mind.

Britain and Europe enslaved societies in Asia and Africa while they talked of Free human spirit, liberty and democracy. Winston Churchill, Second World War Prime Minister of England, hated native Indians and found them uncouth, crude and incompetent to rule. Ironically, their own system was more primitive and advocated enslaving other humans as inferiors and weak. The Western concept of family system is similar to a practice in the "Animal Kingdom". In the Western societies a child is left to be on his/ her own after the age of 15 or on leaving the school. This needs to be reviewed by Western educationists and social reformists. When parental guidance is missing, the young mind falls prey to anyone else substituting as parents.

This is the reason behind uncanny behaviour of youth, shown by such movements in the West as Hippy cult of the 60s, ISCKON or such other Cults. And today, religious bigots are filling up the PARENTAL SLOT, not only in the Muslim world but also the Western countries, whether it is ISCKON or any other spiritual movement. This is crux of the problem of Western society.

A Man is A Perennial Child !

As my father always said : EVERY HUMAN BEING, FROM BIRTH TO DEATH, SUFFERS FROM 'EXISTENTIAL INSECURITY'. THIS IS WHY A CHILD REMAINS A CHILD ALWAYS AND SHOULD BE SEEN SO BY PARENTS----- NOT ONLY IN CORRECTING HIM/ HER BUT ALSO PARDONING AND CONDONING MISTAKES. Even the experts of "Transactional Analysis" of inter personal communication talk about the existence of PAC ( Parent, Adult and Child) states in every human being. In too much freedom and liberty in a society, "child state" is more dominating and it definitely requires a "Parent" to guide the child in every human being.

In a controlled growth, the parents do acquire the status of a "God - Man" in Child's life. This is also another way of making society orderly and disciplined. If the child is allowed to go on his/her own, someone else would fill the "parental slot", be it a friend, a lady -love, a heart throb of a lady, or a religious person, ---- anyone who cuddles and caress him----- anyone who treats him as a child for, HUMAN BEING REMAINS A PERENNIAL CHILD till he dies.

Effect of Lack of Parental Guidance ! 

Primarily speaking, it is the "Existential insecurity" in every person , right from the day he was born till he dies. He / she looks for security in parents, friend, wife, Husband, or anyone who can be a "guide" to satisfy this social Human need. If there are gaps he wanders around to fill it up. This is where the "Islamist strategists" have succeeded in moulding and influencing the child in educated human beings by suggesting a way out of his "existential" problem. The lure of 72 virgins and going to "Zannat" ( Paradise) after you die fighting "Kafirs", is the answer to this problem given by Islamist thinkers. They do fill the slot of PARENTAL GUIDE.

Islamophobia is A Negative Response ! 

But reverse is also true where "Islamophobia" is now gaining ground as an answer to Islamist terrorism. Basically, it is aimed at gaining control of the parental slot in the human mind to pitch him up against Islamist terror. And all this is happening because of unbridled freedom and liberty being enjoyed by the child and the resulting loss of parental control. Human anatomy is such that no space/ slot can remain unfilled.

 A defence mechanism in human beings looks for a suitable candidate to fill the slot. And, more often, RELIGIOUS PREACHERS move into the slot and provide him the intellectual solace. This could have been very well done by the parents themselves. It is the "Existential Insecurity" of a man which has been exploited by the religious teachers down the ages and this has been the biggest problem of humanity.

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ISLAMIC FUNDAMENTALISM AND PARIS TERRORIST ATTACK VIS-A-VIS PAKISTANI BOAT EXPLOSIN OFF GUJARAT COAST !

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Islamic terrorists have struck in the heart of free world, reminding France that security does not come by passivity but offensive action. Prevention is better cure than chasing mosquitoes in the turbulent winds. France and most of the Europe believe in chasing mosquitoes than keeping them away as does USA. French President has been known to display soft corner towards Islamic fundamentalists.

Rewind to what happened to a boat off the coast of Gujarat on the intervening night of New Year. No body should have a doubt that the boat was on a definite mission to deliver weapons and explosives for an intended terrorists attack in Ahmedabad , in and around January 7-9, 2015, when "Pravasi Bhartiya Meet" would have been underway. Only naive would think otherwise. While Indian security and intelligence agencies did an excellent job of intercepting and stopping the would- be -perpetrators of heinous crime, Indian Media and some Political parties are punching deliberate holes in this story by raising stupid questions.

The Congress party of India is so annoyed at this failed attempt as if it has lost a golden opportunity to pin down BJP and Modi. The silly questions it has been raising gives an indication that it has NO concern for security. Imagine this party has ruling for the better part of last sixty seven years. Its lackadaisical attitude on security led to unwanted loss of lives in India in the past few years. Congress concept of security is exactly like the Europeans : Chasing mosquitoes in the stormy winds or in other words reacting to terrorist acts. Most often the terrorists get away or they inflict unacceptable damages before they commit suicide.

Prevention is often a better weapon in counter insurgency than allowing unbridled freedom in the name of democracy. It implies that citizens have to cope up with certain restrictions on their freedom, which might cause inconvenience. They have to learn to live with it because such are the times and such is the threat world over. There is no point crying hoarse after the incident and making noise that stringent measures were being taken to punish the culprits.

The underlying principle of Counter Terrorism is to make the terrorists as haunted and seize initiative from them. Let them go on the run. Meet them with their rules of the game. Do not forget that diamond cuts diamond. This is what the free world has to do to ISIS, Taliban and Al Quaeda, otherwise the monster would continue to devour mankind. Everyone has to realise that ISLAMIC FUNDAMENTALISM is the biggest enemy of humanity. It has to be mercilessly put down if humanity has to survive. People must stop talking in masked terms such as terrorists were STATELESS ACTORS or TERRORISTS HAVE NO RELIGION. Islam is very much a religion and 90% terrorists come from this religion. In fact to save Muslims of the world, Islamic fundamentalism must go , otherwise Paris 01/07; Mumbai 26/11; Peshawar 16/12 and New York 9/11 would recur with regular periodicity.

Look , how easily they had carried out strike in Paris. It is strange that they were moving around with Klashiknov rifles in their car and no body noticed. No body even questioned when hooded men with weapons moved to Charlie Hebdo office. This is the price the world pay if preventive measures are not taken. Read this account:-----

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RESPONDING TO TERRORISM

TERRORISM ---- HOW TO RESPOND !

Islamic terrorists strike at will with a regular periodicity and unmeasured ferocity. The world watches in awe; makes some noise and within days forgets all about it. New York 9/11, Mumbai 26/11, Peshawar 16/12 and Paris 07/01 are some of the important landmarks on the time curve of Islamic terrorist Attacks. There is NO coordinated act to tackle it. In fact there is a blame game of allegations amongst the nations, communities and religions. This division serves well the perpetrators of Islamic fundamentalism.

"Islamophobia" reaction in some parts of Europe is a negative response to the evil. It would create more fundamentalists than existing today. The FOUR point formula to tackle this menace is summed up in an acronym I.e. PILE, meaning,
Prevent, Isolate, Limit and Execute'. To isolate Islamic fundamentalism, world has to identify the breeding ground and hotspot of Terrorism. It is undoubtedly apparent that Pakistan was the mother on whose womb it was born and the adult is now ruling roost in Iraq -Syria. It must be contained there, while other hotspots are kept subdued with more aggressive and active action by the respective governments. Time, energy and resources employed after the terrorist acts are more expensive than the preventive actions.

The maxim goes prevention is better than cure. It has to be so because after the disease hits you , there could be many side effects, which will otherwise tell upon your health. So is true of Terrorism, too. Prevention is often a better weapon in counter insurgency and its first casualty is the unbridled freedom allowed in the name of democracy. It implies that citizens have to cope up with certain restrictions on their freedom, which might cause inconvenience. They have to learn to live with it because such are the times and such is the threat world over. There is no point crying hoarse after the incident and making noise that stringent measures were being taken to punish the culprits.

The underlying principle of Counter Terrorism is to make the terrorists as haunted and seize initiative from them. Let them go on the run. Meet them with their rules of the game. Do not forget that diamond cuts diamond. This is what the free world has to do to ISIS, Taliban and Al Quaeda, otherwise the monster would continue to devour mankind. Everyone has to realise that ISLAMIC FUNDAMENTALISM is the biggest enemy of humanity. It has to be mercilessly put down if humanity has to survive.

People must stop talking in masked terms such as terrorists were STATELESS ACTORS or TERRORISTS HAVE NO RELIGION. Islam is very much a religion and 90% terrorists come from this religion. In fact to save Muslims of the world, Islamic fundamentalism must go , otherwise Paris 01/07; Mumbai 26/11; Peshawar 16/12 and New York 9/11 would recur with regular periodicity.

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LOHRI FESTIVAL

The legend of LOHRI has many stories. Some relate it to Winter Solstice and harvesting of crops, particularly, sugarcane. Lohri is meant to be celebrated on the shortest day of the year. A key feature of Lohri is the bonfire. Lighting of the fire has been common in winter solstice festivals throughout time and the world. And the story of the festival goes back to the days of Indus Valley Civilisation or now, Saraswati Valley Civilisation, when people used to celebrate harvesting of crops and onset of pleasant weather.

Digressing a bit to inform readers that Northern India, including parts of Pakistani Punjab and Sindh provinces, in ancient times, between River Indus and Yamuna was called SAPTA SINDHU REGION ( SEVEN RIVERS). Indus in the West and Saraswati in the East were its two extremities. River Yamuna was a tributary of River Saraswati. Yamuna joined Saraswati at SATRANA, some 60 KMs SE of Patiala, it took eastward turn after Saraswati disappeared , due to some geological upheaval. Saraswati originated at Har ki DOON in Uttarakhand, and flowing through modern states of Haryana, Rajasthan, Pakistani Punjab, it drained into the sea off the coast of Gujarat. 75% VEDIC sites have been excavated along its banks. Vedic Civilization flourished here in the SAPTA SINDHU Region. Ramayana was written here by BALMIKI at his "Ashram" at Ram Tirath, near Amritsar in Indian Punjab. Lahore in Pakistan was established by Ram's son Luv and KASOOR by his second son KUSH. Both are in Pakistani Punjab, today. Vedic civilization was agricultural predominant society and therefore the importance of harvesting and sowing of crops.

Coming back to LOHRI, though the winter solstice takes place on 21-22 December every year but somehow it has been clubbed with the start of Vikrami Samvat Month of Magh and also MAKAR SAKRANTI. It is mainly celebrated in Punjab on January 13 every year. Name Punjab (Five Waters or Rivers) is a Persian name given after the disappearance of Saraswati. Festival of LOHRI in Punjab, coincides with Pongal in Tamil Nadu and Kerala as well as Magh Bihu of Assam. All these festivals are celebrated as a mark of change in the weather and harvesting of crops.

Some others take the story back to even Legendary Parhlad and his father Hiranakashyap ------- Parhlad's paternal aunt, Hollika, had a boon that fire can not burn her. So Parhlad's father Hiranaykashap asked her to sit through the heap of fire with Parhlad in her laps. He had sentenced Parhlad to die because the child had refused to accept him as God, which Hiranakashyap had claimed. But Holilika got burnt and Parhlad got saved.

Dulla Bhatti story is of 16th Century Punjab. Dulla was a Bhatti Rajput landlord of Pindi Bhattian ------ who did not accept Akbar as his king. Some say he was a Muslim Rajput, but it is not very clear. His ancesters bore HINDU names. He used to loot rich and distribute his booty amongst the poor. People of the area loved him and he was their hero. He also used to rescue kidnapped girls being taken to Middle East for Slave trade. He once rescued a beautiful girl, named, Mundri, and got her married. Thus the song ,"Sunder- Munderiye" got famous as a folk lore. Here are the wordings with translation:-

Sunder mundriye ho!
Tera kaun vicharaa ho!
Dullah Bhatti walla ho!
Dullhe di dhee vyayae ho!
Ser shakkar payee ho!
Kudi da laal pathaka ho!
Kudi da saalu paata ho!
Salu kaun samete!
Chacha gali dese!
Chache choori kutti! zamidara lutti!
Zamindaar sudhaye!
Bum Bum bhole aaye!
Ek bhola reh gaya!
Sipahee far ke lai gaya!
Sipahee ne mari itt!
Bhaanvey ro te bhaanvey pitt!
Sanoo de de Lohri, te teri jeeve jodi!
(Laugh,cry or howl!)

Translation

Beautiful girl
Who will think about you
Dulla of the Bhatti clan will
Dulla's daughter got married
He gave one ser of sugar!
The girl is wearing a red suit!
But her shawl is torn!
Who will stitch her shawl?!
The uncle made choori!
The landlords looted it!
Landlords are beaten up!
Lots of simple-headed boys came!
One simpleton got left behind!
The soldier arrested him!
The soldier hit him with a brick!
(Cry or howl)!
Give us Lohri, long live your pair (to a married couple)!
Whether you cry, or bang your head later!

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UNDERMINING ARMY UNITY AND COHESION !

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After a recent spurt in the events putting army in negative light, a view is gaining ground amongst veterans and serving officers that it could be a deliberate act to create division in its rank and file and thus affect its deep cohesion to weaken its fighting potential. The frequency of rise in the negative publicity for the army in the recent times , does raise this doubt. I am sanguine to the fact that our past was NO exception and such events had taken place. But they were not so openly discussed and debated. Time to think by army leadership that TRANSPARENCY was the key attribute of Military leadership of 21 st Century.

What is more emphatically stated within army circles is that it could very well be a TRANS-BORDER ACT. It is not to suggest that rogue incidents are not taking place in the army but what is worse is the fact when unauthenticated negative versions appear in the social media. I will high light some incidents :---

(a) BOAT WITH THREE STARS . It is no doubts a real episode. But what is strange is a letter purported to be written by another unnamed Lt Gen to Comdt, OTA, Gaya. It is a personal communication between two Generals. How come it landed in the hands of Junior Officer to go viral in the social media? I am sure Comdt OTA can clarify for the good of the organisation. His silence would confirm that it is real. But then who leaked it?

(b) NASHIK INCIDENT . A version on the incident is showing that army officers were beaten, handcuffed and kept in police custody and senior army officers went and apologised before the army officers were released. Is this really a true version or something else had happened. Comdt school of Arty has to clarify these aspects and HQ Southern Comd has to ensure that erring policemen are taken to task, if there was any truth in the version now circulating amongst veterans.

(c) URI INCIDENT . A case was made out that killing of soldiers by terrorists took place because of the orders, verbal or wriittenn emanating from Comd / Corps HQ not to open fire on civilians without verifying their antedecents. This was as an aftermath of Chattegam incident where two alleged innocent youths were killed because of mistaken identity.

There are more such incidents going viral in the social media to put army in the bad light. While there was some truth in it, what disturbs the mind is distorted versions appearing to influence the cohesion of the army. There is a view point that GENERALS HAVE BEEN DELIBERATELY TARGETTED TO CREATE DISTRUST AMONGST LEADERS AND THE LED. I have somehow begun to accept this, though not condoning wayward behaviour of some Generals. But, to me, there seems to be some method in this madness.

To me, it seems, if it is NOT TRANS- BORDER act then, it could very well be the job of Anti- Army organizations like the IAS LOBBY to put army in a poor light. There is no doubts that IAS lobby has been constantly trying to disgrace and defame army since long. OROP issue might have led them to ensure that government has re- think on this. The bureaucracy has various means to do so.

Well! These are my views and I have some uncanny hunch that some politically minded veterans amongst us could also have a hand in this to project their outfits to garner support of 97% category veterans (remember 3 percent Achievers and 97% Shit remark attributed to the Lt Gen Authoring letter on BOAT CASE) . It is to ensure these so called "lowly veterans" swarm to these fledgling political outfits.

Finally, I would only say, that such a mischief, whether originating trans-border or it is a "Home -made cocktail", can only take place once we provide the grounds for it by way of our wayward conduct, whether a General immersing his father's ashes or a Lieutenant on a YO course. 50% percent fault lay with army. Let us not forget that trigger on such episodes lay with the army. It provides ammunition and the " professional shooters" , then, take on. Isn't it time for army to look around itself? Have your say!

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SILENCE IS ALSO A WEAPON--- A LETHAL ONE !

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Silence is not only gold but a lethal weapon, too. Most often, it is assumed that those who display the lung power excessively, win the argument in a debate or discussion. In fact, it is not correct. Noise only confuses and pollutes environs, beside being confirmation of an intellectual void in the person making noise. Truly speaking, brevity with softness of the voice go to make the winning argument in a serious debate. I would rather say that a point conveyed with humility and politeness is not only a winner but the soul of intellectual debate.

Noise makers are often very poor performers, shrift of any real talent, other than their lung power. In fact, a Hindi maxim fully describes them I.e. Jo garjate haiN , woh barsate nahiN (जो गरजते हैं वह बरसते नहीं), literally translated as, "Thundering clouds seldom rain". But its English equivalent is: Barking Dogs seldom bite. Only the weak make noise, a strong person does his job and moves on.

Noise is also a tactics to dilly dally action. The case in point is Indian Parliament when MPs get into well of the house and make noise, though they have no solid argument to oppose a bill or ongoing discussion but only emotional opposition. This is also referred to as "Filibustering Tactics", which basically amounts to make long and winding arguments, unrelated to the issue to delay it.

There is another way of making a noise to evade an issue. It is to keep harping about it without any concrete action. Sir Humphrey Applebye, a famous British Diplomat and author of " Yes Minister" laid down the 'Law of Inverse Relevance' to describe the attitude of such people. The Law of Inverse Relevance, states, " Less one intends to do about a thing , more one has to keep talking about it". Most governments follow this rule. They would announce big and catchy projects for their people and keep talking about it without any concrete action.

Those who really want to do something, they do it silently without making any noise. Announcements in the electronic media are not needed to do some thing. Take the case of Kailash Satyarthi , Noble Peace Prize winner of 2014. Hardly anyone in India knew him and his work till he was endowed with Noble Peace Prize. He is a Children rights activist and worked silently for a cause which endeared him. It is asserted that he has protected the rights of more than 83000 children since 1980 in 144 countries through his organization, "Bachpan Bachao Andolan" . This is how real achievers function. They do not drumbeat their intentions. Just do it.

Take the case of any scandal or scam or high profile crime. A lot of noise is made, both by electronic and print media. Everyone shouts around but, in realty, nothing happens. The story is same whether it was Bihar's 'Fodder Scam' or 'Bofors issue' or even 'Sunanda Pushkar Death'. The truth gets lost in a web of conflicting statements by the key stake holders and some times helping hand extended by law enforcing agencies. No scam and scandal in India, have been ever truthfully concluded, whether it was "Jeep Scandal of 1954" or " Coalgate of 2014". Before every, state or Parliament elections, politicians make lot of promises and rake up such issues but dump them in a freezer after the elections.

The catchy promises are only to garner votes and fool the common man. Surprisingly, they succeed because common man In India easily succumbs to such falsities. No wonder, foreigners with handful of soldiers have been conquering and enslaving India. Rana Sangha of Mewar fell to the guiles of Babar in 1526 and supported him against Lodhi, as Jai Chand Rathore before him in 1192 was lured by Sahabbudin Mohammed Ghauri to fight against Prithvi Raj Chohan and later JAI Chand himself became Ghauri's victim in 1194. And why do we forget Battle of Plassey in 1757, when Nawab Siarajudaula of Bengal was betrayed by Mir Jaffar? How tragic has been the history of India?

Ready made excuses are given such as : Law is taking its course or there are some technical glitches. I wonder why did not they see such things when they announced fast track actions to do the needful before the elections? Take the case of Black money in foreign banks! Tall claims were made by a main stream party but it now avoids the issue. Another one talked of reducing electricity bills and free water supply before elections. As soon as it came to power, realized the gravity of doing it. The easiest way its leader found was to quit after 49 days. It only goes to show that noise -makers are untrustworthy. Common man has to learn to distrust them.

A very simple case is of India's internal security and defence. Every central government makes tall promises but it ends there. Terrorist acts occur with regular periodicity along the length and breadth of the country. Indian Governments, since 1993, have been making announcements for bringing to justice notorious under world Don, Dawood Ibrahim, master mind of Mumbai 1993 blasts. He safely sits in KARACHI, Pakistan, making mockery of Indian security system. In fact , he still controls Mumbai underworld.

Why drumbeat your chests if you have not been able to scratch him even over the last 20 years. Another example is external security of India. While China has encircled India with her STRING OF PEARLS, India continues to boast of its status as regional and potential World Power. Her neighbors, like SriLanka, Nepal, Bangla Desh and Pakistan are hostile to her. Pakistan, openly supports terrorists movement in Kashmir. It treats "Jihadis" as "Strategic Assets" against India and uses them at will in Kashmir and elsewhere at will. Has India been able to do anything over the last 11-12 years, other than making noise or begging Pakistan to handover Zaki ur Rehman Lakhvi or Hafiz Sayeed.

India needed to be proactive without making any noise. It was heartening to listen to a point made by Natender Modi in his interview to Arnab Goswami, last year, when he stated that matters of security, tactics and strategy were not to be discussed in electronic media or announced on the public platform. They are to be quietly pursued, without alarming the enemy and the intended target. There is a solid merit in this and one hopes he is doing so. Pakistan must be made to realise that noise making on Kashmir or internationalizing it won't get them Kashmir. Instead , she must worry for her back yard. Same goes for China, too. It must get the message that it can not have her ways in the Sri Lankan waters.India does not have to announce it to the world. Just do it, silently. It is a more lethal weapon as it catches the opponent, off guard.

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DEEP ASSETS" AND NATIONAL SECURITY !

"-------Kya Bharat jaise bade desh ke liye kurbani dene waalon ko yahi milta hai' (Is this the reward a person gets for sacrificing his life for India')-- laments Ravinder Kaushik, an Indian RAW agent, who died in Pakistani jail, in Sept 2001. His family gets a mere 500 Rs per month!
Almost 13.5 years later, an Indian Defence Minister, says in a remorseful tone: "After all, you have to build deep assets. Deep assets are created over 20-30 years. Sadly, there were some prime ministers who compromised deep assets."------ Sh. Manohar Parrikar , Raksha Mantri.

Was he referring to Ravinder Kaushik alias "Black Tigger" or Maj Nabi Ahmed Shakir of Pakistan Army. Born in April 1952, in Ganganagar, Rajasthan ; recruited as RAW agent in 1973 and sent to Pakistan in1975; went to KARACHI, did his LLB, got commission in Pak army ; rose to be a Major; exposed in 1985 in a botched up operation by RAW ; Sentenced to death Languished in Pak jails and died in 2001. Purportedly, Bollywood blockbuster of Salman Khan,EK THAA TIGER, was based on his life.
( http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ravindra_Kaushik)
Obviously , he was not referring to him because he was talking of dismantling of assets. Then, why is Congress party so touchy and making noise? Definitely , Indra Gandhi won't have done and in Nehru's times, such games were not played. News paper reports suggest that it was during IK GUJRAL's time. Well! One cannot say but one thing is clear that "BARSATI "( Short time) PRIME MINISTERS won't see beyond their nose as for as national security is concerned.
Why should then, congress be worried? I think Congress has a guilty conscious because it had a big hand in the dismantling of TSSD (Technical Support Division) of army in 2012. TSSD, created in 2010 had begun to do a good job in J&K. Terrorists in the valley were on the run and its supporters were getting exposed. Politicians who had nexus with them were getting exposed. It had penetrated this nexus. Of course money plays its part in such operations.

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Ravindra Kaushik (1952–2001) was a former RAW agent who was caught and jailed in Pakistan where he eventually died.[1][2][3][4]

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