The last few months have undoubtedly witnessed a rather poor statesmanship from all politicians, in all possible areas of international relations. India looks like a battered baby, so to speak, and no one’s interested in any kind of vociferation. For some unknown reason, the folks at the helm are not able to articulate loudly and clearly enough.
Why don’t we give a fitting reply to the damning and illogical statements issued by other countries? Why do we listen to what everyone has to say without expressing disappointment? By ‘fitting reply’, I don’t (necessarily) mean any drastic step such as a military strike, but just a strong message, a statement, a warning or a suitable admonition.
Because of our failure, we had a rather disappointing news item sometime back in the dailies, the protests of so-called separatists of Kashmir have raised beyond the comfort levels. The issue of Kashmir is a long-standing one and it probably needs a separate ministry to handle it. Or soon, we’ll have to part with our crown and face an uncertain future due to the altered geopolitics. Yesterday, I read in the news that around 9 people were killed by protestors opposing the on-going polls. Everyday, we have 5-10 people dying in the valley (or probably much more, you never know). Till when is this going to continue? The most audacious act was when pro-Pak protestors waved their flag on prominent buildings located in downtown Srinagar, and no one could do anything! Appalling!
As if this was not enough, our foolish babus printed certain political maps of India last year. As expected, they goofed up – they printed India without Kashmir! I mean, what do they mean? There is a fundamental problem with us somewhere. Has a certain section of society accepted India without the K-word? The fact that this question arises is very unfortunate. Then we protest when someone has the guts to call us headless chicken.
Most of us have read the history of Kashmir. And we all know that the radaa could have been solved long ago, but the tale continues like a dangerous imbroglio. Although we cannot document the feelings of each and every Kashmiri, we all know (the world intelligence included) that Kashmir cannot survive on its own and it needs to remain with us. It’s a known fact now as to where the terror comes from. I’m sure all Kashmiris know what their best bet is.
What is the future of K? Will the two neighbours agree peacefully and happily on a common solution? Will one of the two forcibly grab the land and the other keeps whining/striking? Will the situation continue as it is, killing millions of people before life on earth finally comes to an end? Will peace ever flow in the valley, or will it be frozen, cold and dangerous from January thru December?
Sometimes, it’s thoroughly disheartening; when a government cannot preserve the original maps of a state like Nagaland, what it can do to bring a smile on the people of K is open to discussion.
8 comments:
India has been pushed around being called a 'soft' power for too long now. Unfortunately the current lot of politicians lack the testicular fortitude necessary to take drastic measures even when the issue of 'K' is concerned.
these politicians wanna EAT MONEY only.condition of INDIA is like a patient wid SEPTICEMIA---coz of POLITICIAN.here, they wanna divide the states,peoples.etc for eg. into north indian n maharashtrians !
unless and until this septicemia is treated,how can we prevent OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONs from terrorist n neighbouring country?
its been a very long time and i don't think this issue will resolve anytime.....pakistan ada hua hai..sending antisocial elements into india to make people feel people of kashmir unhappy being indians....only time can say the fate of indian kashmiris....
Definitely a hard-hitting post...Kashmir has been a thorn in our flesh for too long...its sad that people of kashmir still don't consider India as theirs even though Jammu has made peace wid us...the root of all this lies in the British Divide and Rule policy propagated by Lord Mountbatten...India without Kashmir will literally be decapitated at its neck
It would be bad to say this, but the post talks of nothing new(Don't take it personally...the article is good, but aren't we sick of all the talk and precious little progress)
1. What is the Kashmir issue exactly? I doubt many know.
2.Befitting reply? Replies without the backing of might often get a equally non-befitting bluff in return; take the case of Pakistan's replies to 26/11.
Since our neighbours aren't willing to co-operate, the best we can do is to bolster internal security and intelligence. Honest people in politics is another need. There is no short term solution to this problem. Constant and tireless toil against evil is necessary.
Blogger:
Sorry for replyin late.
Point number 1 is that this post was written much before 26/11 and has nothing to do with terrorism. It is solely aimed at K and elections that have taken place there.
1. I'm surprised that u claim many people dont know abt the issue; there are a number of sources from where info can be sought. I need not put it up here.
2. Again, i have clarified in the text what i meant by a 'befitting reply'.
3. There is no doubt abt internal security and stuff; but this post wanted to highlight the plight of people in K.
We have people who openly call themselves separatists; yet they easily participate in elections.
Of course, i wont take anything personally. I appreciate your viewpoints (pls introduce urself!). I cant talk anythin new; i'm not a researcher or a historian/authority. I can just write what i feel.
Take away 26/11 and the perspective of the post certainly changes. Forgive my rantings. And yes do include sources if you can viz. for the History of Kashmir and the news articles dealing with the flag raising or map printing incident, so that your blog can more constructively contribute to independent journalism.
:)
I'll keep in mind :)
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