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March 2019 25 posts · page 2 of 3

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Saturday, 16 March 2019

Forum's objectivity ?

If at such elite forums, people feel RG can be compared to Modi, then I have serious doubts about this forum's objectivity.
Kundan Lal
Friday, 15 March 2019

China has done it again

So China has once again blocked the proposal to ban Masood Azhar and his outfit in the UN Security Council. This is the fourth time it has done this. Obviously at the request of its all-time friend Pakistan which China relies upon for expanding its economic power as well as its hegemony across the globe. This also exposes Imran Khan's duplicity in suggesting dialogue and maintaining peace between the two neighbours. Or may be he is helpless before his rogue army who want to continue with their proxy war with India. They are surviving on Indo-Pak Conflict and do not want to become less powerful .So the first task for Imran Khan is to convince his military of his so-called peace initiatives.
Aarti Khosla
Thursday, 14 March 2019

Mahagatbandhan' sets off to an unauspicious start

With Rahul Gandhi formally asking his party cadre to win all the seven Lok Sabha seats in the national capital, a triangular fight between the Congress, the BJP and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is confirmed giving a clear upper hand to the lotus. This is not the story in Delhi alone. Several other states are also on similar lines. So what happens to the 'Mahagatbandhan' - a grand plan to defeat the BJP ? In Delhi at least, it has fallen. Given the fact that Modi is the front-runner but faces an anti-incumbency factor in which the BJP may not get a clear majority on its own in the Lok Sabha like it did last time, every seat counts for those who want to unseat him. For now, with seven seats tilting towards the BJP, the grand alliance of the opposition has gotten off to a not-so-grand start.
S Sharma
Tuesday, 12 March 2019

Army Officers & sycophancy

Army Officers want to do sycophancy and are bound to loose elections.
Col V K GUPTA
Janeudhari or Non-Janeudhari
The voters of India have to discharge their constitutional obligation to the Republic in the Election 2019. This time the contest is no more between dhoti versus pant, Sari versus Skirt, barrel of the gun versus hammer & sickle, blood red topi versus spotless white topi, green versus blue or any such symbolism as it is no more a battle of political ideologies. Politics for most new entrants to the industry is merely a profitable business which brings windfall gains at extremely low investment. The political entrepreneur is never a loser; only the voter feels cheated because s/he shows undue indifference towards her/his constitutional obligation of making an informed choice of the right candidate/ party. Will it be reduced to nothing more than a choice between a Janeudhari or Non-Janeudhari ?
M L Gupta
Monday, 11 March 2019

Everyone suffering from credibility crisis

Everyone in our country is suffering from credibility crisis due to the lies they spread. Who is right who is wrong no one can make out as every one seems to be lying right from the senior functionaries of Government or the so called leaders of opposition. As for media, less said the better. Each one specially the TV channels are aligned one way or the other, specially one way with the one who holds the power or out of fear. They compete with each other for shrillness and their brand of nationalism. Instead of giving news they manufacture news. Whom to believe is a great predicament before the viewers. If one has to keep one's sanity intact one should stop seeing TV and not listen to our floating leaders who are bound to spread more lies and hurl abuses at each other once the election campaign builds up after the announcement of dates. Time to get lost in some wild solitude place -away from this all.
Aarti Khosla
Is Modi the best choice ?
I personally feel Modi is the only and best choice for PM. His integrity is beyond doubt and this feature is not visible in the other candidates.
Kap
Saturday, 9 March 2019

People will bring him back to power

That is the reason why all the nincompoop and corrupt leaders are up in arms against him, including some renegades in his own party. However, inspite of all the noise and din of the vested interests bordering on anti national and treacherous action, people will bring him back to power, shattering the hopes of all aspirants
S Chatterjee
War is the only solution !
But in the case of India and Pakistan war seems to be the only solution. If you want peace be prepared for war.
Madhu Kapoor
Friday, 8 March 2019

Pakistan wasted 71 years pursuing Hate Agenda

It is time for Pakistan to take stock of the past 71 years since it came into existence.
It has simply wasted valuable assets in pursuing its misconceived hate agenda against India.
Had it also embarked on a development agenda, as did India, it would have been a different Pakistan.
What is it today?
It has become the world’s terrorist factory.
It has specialized in producing and exporting terrorists to the world.
It has been isolated to such an extent that even the OIC has not given it any importance.
It has also become a victim of its own hate mongering- what with the terrorists/non-state groups dictating policy and programme to it.
Does it make any sense to employ the army to protect these internationally branded terrorists?
How is a Hafiz or Ladin more valuable than the people of Pakistan and their well-being?
The beneficiaries of this unholy policy and programme have been the Pakistan Army officers, who have amassed too much of illegal wealth and other assets, which they have kept in banks in countries outside Pakistan, that they will never allow democracy to take roots in Pakistan in an orderly fashion.
The Pakistan Army has deliberately kept the masses tied down to the past that most Muslim countries have trashed.
It would be wrong to believe that the Burqua is a sign of poverty and backwardness only.
It is no more so- it covers learned, intelligent, smart, modern, scientific, political, diplomatic, artistic and digitally literate faces too.
While women in other Muslim countries have made tremendous progress, the Pak run hate mission has deprived its women of such benefits. It has derived immense pleasure so long as the efforts to inflict a1000 cuts continues by its army trained and led terrorists by suicide attacks in the world and, especially India.
Its misadventure in Pulwama, though, proved rather costlier than it had calculated or invested for.
It was confronted with an opportunity to update itself, at least for its own survival.
Such a survival depends on democracy and not army rule.
Pakistan people have seen it in the last 71 years.
If they don’t act now, the army will destroy Pakistan forever. Its misadventures in East Pakistan are well known. Its activities in other parts of Pakistan like Balochistan are similar to what it had done in former East Pakistan.
Compare the progress made by Bangladesh in the last 48 years with the decline of Pakistan acquiring the reputation of the World’s Terrorist Factory.
Pakistan must close all its terrorism sleeper cells in India.
Those Trade Marked Secularist Indians who encourage Pakistan to keep bleeding India or remove Narendra Modi or any other duly elected government deserve to be snubbed. They are suspected to be more interested in trouble in India before the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections next month. They are frustrated to such an extent that they have started rambling, may be because the terrorists struck at Pulwama instead of the designated spot to achieve political gains over Prime Minister Narendra Modi whom they wanted Pakistan to remove!
Their trade in communal politics has been ruined by the developments post-Pulwama.
Since these elements also suffer from myopia, they think the Indian Muslim women, clad in Burqua, are uneducated, backward and deserve their mercy. I suggest they hold a TV discussion with half a dozen Burqua-clad women on any subject and I guarantee they would be exposed to such an extent that they would run away in no time.
They are as unhappy as the ISI of Pakistan (on whose doles and support they survive) after the incidents since Pulwama.
But Pakistan has got the opportunity to make amends and change course in the direction of democracy, development, progress and prosperity of the people of Pakistan.
Welcome The Present, Pakistan: Abhinandan Varthaman!
It had arrived before you. For peace and prosperity for the people in Pakistan, you don’t need UN Resolutions or approval of any big country. You alone can do it.
You and India together can achieve progress in half the number of years wasted so far by you, which will put us all in the developed nations category.
Choice is yours; Terrorism or Peaceful development?
M L Gupta
Thursday, 7 March 2019

Fictitious RTI applications

RTI applications by fictitious people is a real problem in the government. Just to harass or malign a person, multiple RTI applications are filed in similar language or handwriting. This case will be helpful in dealing with such instances
Chandra Kant
“The Day of Reckoning is Coming”
The Nehru- Gandhi dynasty, its congis, commies lapdogs and rabble-rousers, deserve to be hanged by the neck for insulting India's Armed forces. They cannot be allowed to go scot free. Congress’s slugfest with Modi is political. Mutual recriminations by their dirty tricks departments. Opposition's trust deficit in India's Armed Forces, their unholy nexus with enemies need to be investigated. Clear sedition. These fifth columnists are on ISI's pay rolls. All are anti- Nationals.
PM Modi has also much to explain for his failure to take action against UPA scamsters. The footloose Pradhan Sevak has been perennially on tour throughout his tenure. Either, abroad or visiting temples.
Misplaced priorities. A drain on tax payers' money. The public is expected to be just and fair in applying its mind at the time of voting.
A K Saxena (A former civil servant)
Wednesday, 6 March 2019

PM now is much more powerful

Ms Indira Gandhi was no doubt a powerful leader but her leanings were towards the Soviet Bloc. For your reader to say that there is no such leader now in any party is grossly erroneous and totally unacceptable. Our PM now is much more powerful and decisive in both the national and international area and acceptable in East and West. Finally he is a far superior leader and a class well above Ms. Gandhi.
Srinivas
Monday, 4 March 2019

Never Trust Pakistan

India has been perennially in a state of undeclared war with Pakistan, facing terror attacks in succession by Pak- sponsored terrorists. All are citizens of Pakistan though labelled as non-state actors. Indian jawans, military installations, civilian properties are being continuously targeted. How could India restrict its action to demolishing terror structures. Garnering diplomatic support is a good initiative. But, this cannot ensure lasting peace. Far from it. Why not wipe out Pak’s ISI and Army ?
With entire world on our side, India must not lose time. This opportunity may not be available again. We have to protect our progeny instead of leaving them to fight a “thousand year jehaad ” by the rogue neighbor. Scales of operations must increase manifold .China, though presently non-committal, may suddenly turn belligerent. Still blocking Azhar Masood’s declaration as a global terrorist. Treacherous, untrustworthy. Against this backdrop, Aar-paar kee ladai chahiye. Pak Army-controlled Imran Khan’s peace offer is a trap. Destroy Rawalpindi Hq of ISI and Army.
A K Saxena ( A former civil servant)
British legacy !
An IAS officer to hear police complaints ? It is a British legacy being followed by an independent India.
Paarth
Sunday, 3 March 2019

Financial: This is the most important

As an open and legal operation, the financial transactions of all those suspected of being sympathisers of or connected with terrorists, should be put under full scrutiny by IT and ED special cells to be monitored by at least a joint secretary level officer. This list will involve an overwhelmingly large number of Muslims. And will involve many prominently political persons. No matter. Any political entity that cries foul should be shamed publicly as thwarting the war effort.
The real power of the Pakistan deep state is in the hands of a few Punjabi army officer, ex or serving. These are supposed to be known to the Intelligence Agencies. Most of them are also involved in illegal opium and arms trade and financing terror outfits. All of them have accounts in off shore safe havens. The iron is hot and it's a good time to strike because these off shore entities will be in a more cooperative state. This is hidden nerve of the Pakistan’s deep state and citizens of both side should feel happy about it.
N K Singh, IPS, DG (Retd)
Saturday, 2 March 2019

War on terror.

The hot war is over, almost, skirmishes will continue. It is important but not as significant as the other three.
1. Diplomatic: India has done exceptionally well. M. Azhar is done with. A pragmatic China will not oppose the move this time. Pak is fully isolated.
2. Psy war: Although they will not admit it but the RAW has this cell. Like good boys, this is treated as something to be ashamed of and treated as covert operation. It is time to make it more aggressive and high profile with an enhanced budget. There is no shame in involving people like you and me.
N K Singh IPS DG (Retd)
Hats Off to NaMo
You did it. You have the courage to do it again. You deserve to thump your "Chhappan Inch Chhati". Jai Hind.
Kalyan Banerjee
Vested interests are against it
This will never be implemented as vested and entrenched bureaucracy are against it. They fear that their corrupt actions will be exposed. Added to this, the Politicians also do not want it to be implemented for obvious reasons.
S Gopal