INDIA-A FRIENDLESS NATION!!



We’re the largest democracy in the world. Alright, correction: the most populous democracy in the world. We’re one of the few ancient civilizations of the world with enviable heritage and unsurpassed record of achievements in languages, architecture, science, arts, culture, music, poetry, vedas and what not. We’ve an enviable technical manpower with tremendous human potential that is the desire of many a nations. We’ve massive natural resources, mines, coal, peteroleum and water resources that are craved by others. We’ve agriculture land that produces bumper crops of food, floriculture and other vegetables and fruits that the world marvels. We’ve a vast industrial base that produces from needles to satellites. We’ve a geographical advantage that many can only dream. We’ve diversity of weathers that creates amazing seasons that many others can only yearn for. We’ve a tradition of unity in diversity, which few countries can equal. Our literary, intellectual and religious advances are world acknowledged. Our scientific and defense capabilities are matched by few. Our armed forces have such a reputation for discipline, valor and patriotism that many countries send their armed forces personnel for training to India. We've had many joint exercise with many developed countries , who have rated our army, navy and air-force personnel as 'A' class. Our doctors, engineers, nurses, teachers, students, scientists, economists are second to none. Our family system and our GAnga-Jamuni tehzeeb is talked about theroughout the world.

In a nutshell, we’ve almost everything that it takes to make us a 'Superpower'.

And yet, in our 59th year of independence, India is a friendless country. Alone and lonely in its splendid isolation.

Have you ever wondered why?

Wait!

Our relationship with our neighbors is full of troubles. Pakistan, hitherto a part of our country, is our archenemy. Bangladesh, the country we liberated from the clutches of Muslim atrocities is now a Mullahs-gone-crazy country and a hotbed of Islamic terrorism. Sri Lanka is fighting a civil war with LTTE and holds us responsible for their problems; they have more faith in China and Pakistan than us. Nepal, the only Hindu country in the world is having their own problems for which they hold us, big-brother India, responsible. China, of course, would like to see our emerging power reduced for their dominance and hegemony in Asia and the world. SAARC countries are sick and tired of our fighting with Pakistan like cats and dogs that drags down the cohesiveness of the entire sub-continent and impedes the progress of the entire bloc. None of our neighbors openly supports us in any world fora; in fact, they oppose us at any and every opportunity. We’re the Pramod Mahajans of every Pravin neighbour, who detests us for being big-brotherly but demands all types of concessions and aid from us; some even asking us to give J&K to them as a gesture of our big-brotherly magnanimity.

None of the super-powers supports us openly in UN; despite the fact that we deserve to be a permanent member of the UNSC, we’ve to beg every Tom, Dick or Harry of a country like Niger or Chad to support our claims for it! US provides us with support when it suits them; but, when it comes to choosing a reliable and trust-worthy partner, they openly choose Pakistan at our cost in the never-ending zero-sum game of our hyphenated relationship with Pakistan. US take every opportunity to twist our arms to get their ways and the latest nuclear deal is the ample evidence of that. Russia is too broken and weak to help us much. China openly hates our guts and flaunts their army, industrial base and UNSC veto status to snub us and rub the salt in our North-Eastern wounds. France, UK and the rest of the Europe consider us just a large market but dislike the emerging strength of us brown-colored nation. They’d rather deal with a white-skinned Canadian than allow one of our Indians to take control of their steel business, despite having proven financial, managerial and industrial strength. Pakistan gets aid from all these countries and uses the same to buy arms to be used against us. We’re scared of befriending Israel, a victim of Islamic neighbors like us, for fear of antagonizing the Arab world, which never supported us. Islamic world and OIC is too religion based and they’d rather help and support an Islamic country, rather than a Kafir Hindu nation, despite the fact that we’ve more Muslims than many countries.

Africa is too bhooka to support us. Even there, South Africa and Egypt rather watch us squirm than to help us in our time of need. Latin America is too far off to be bothered by thinking about us. Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Afghanistan—you name it, and we’ve no ‘real’ friends in any of them.

The result is: we’ve no long-term pucca friends in ASEAN, OIC, Europe, Asia, Africa, US, Latin America, Israel, despite the fact that we provide ideological, moral and financial support to one and all. Ours is the largest peacekeeping force in the UN but we’ve hardly any significant place in the world order.

Have you ever wondered why?

Perhaps it is because we’re basically a weak country, overly moralistic about those issues that don’t even concern us. Our years of non-alignment has left us friendless; we’re not aligned to anyone and hence, no one is aligned to us (though some may claim this as our hypocrisy as we were always aligned to USSR). In a quid pro quo world, we’ve proved to be a friend of no one—and no one is a friend of ours. After all, a friend in need is no friend of mine, as they say. Moreover, in order to have a life-long and abiding friend, one has to be a real friend first; unfortunately, we have proved to be no friend of anyone. Since we don’t know when to keep our mouth shut, we start lecturing our own friends and let’s accept that no one likes idealistic, moralizing and preaching friends.

It is time we introspect and frame our nuclear, foreign, industrial, domestic and overall policies such that they suit our own national interests. Like in Politics, in diplomacy also, there are no long-term friends or long-term enemies. What is most important is the long-term interest of the country that decides and designs the policies of any country. Unfortunately, we’ve been too idealistic, too sermonizing, too tact-less and too moralistic about our policies—and those of others. It is not too late to think afresh so that not one country should be able to blackmail us and take advantage of our weaknesses.

After all, all these countries or group of nations need our market, our goods, our manpower, and our service sector as much as we need theirs.

In this world of today, iss haath se dey, us haath se lay.

Taali do haath se bajti hai

++To be continued++


Another story.......



News: The beheaded body of Indian engineer, Suryanarayan, was recovered from a roadside by the authorities of Kandahar. He had been brutally killed by the Taliban even before the expiry of the deadline for his execution set by it. The Taliban claimed that he tried to escape and was shot dead. The fact that he had been beheaded and not shot dead would disprove this claim.

This is the second instance of kidnapping of an Indian by the Taliban in order to demand the withdrawal of Indians working in Afghanistan. A similar incident in November last year ended in a tragedy with MR Kutty being executed by his kidnappers following the India's refusal to concede their demand.

The UPA Government will do its best to pretend the Taliban and Islamist network are no special threat to India lest its vote-bank be upset. The Opposition will make some noise but lacks credibility to channel growing public disquiet. There is a hardening mood against terrorism - one the Government is keen to side step, insisting India can absorb each outrage with "maturity" and "calm". But those who face the brunt of terror have begun to ask, most legitimately, what their Government is doing to tackle the root problem. Simply put, it is doing nothing at all to fight back killers who fly the green or red flag.

The week gone by saw the be-heading of innocent Suryanarayan by Afghani Talibanis and after that the massacre of innocent Hindus in Kashmir by Islamic terrorists as an on-going exercise of ethnic cleansing of Hindus from Kashmir.

I had written a Blog earlier in which the response of our political parties, our PM, our super-PM etc were shown after the attack on Hindu religious sites and killing of innocent Hindus.

I want you to read what the latest reactions are:

The killing is nothing but an act of cowardice—Sonia Gandhi

(As if these killers are seeking a certificate of bravery from Indian Govt. Moreover, Ma’am, if you and your govt can hear me sitting in your ‘Z’ category security, these people are killing Indians right inside India, under Your noses and there’s nothing you and your govt is doing EXCEPT praparing succession plans for dear Rahul)

The death of the Indian engineer is no doubt the work of enemies of Afghanistan—Hamid Karzai

(Really? Gee, that’s something we never even thought of. We thought they’re the enemies of Hindus and India only)

Such an act is highly condemnable—APJ Abdul Kalam

(Wow! You keep condemning such acts as if those bloodthirsty Islamic Jehadis are bothered about that)

The nation must be united in its fight against terrorism—PM MMS

(Interesting! Are you saying that, at present, the nation is not united?)

This is a cold-blooded killing, which is against all civilized values—CPI (M) Politburo

(And, what do you say about your brother Maoists cold-bloodily killing innocent civilians in India? Are those against all civilized norms?)

The govt’s half-hearted efforts are responsible for the engineer’s death at the hands of Talibans—BJP Chief Rajnath Singh

(Doesn’t matter because you people continue with your in fighting and wasting good opportunities to put UPA govt in the docks)

The peace process with Pakistan must go on and will not be affected—Narayanan.

( Of course! Even if 100 million Indians are killed, this peace process with Pak will continue. Even if they attack India with Nuclear weapons, peace process will continue. Even if India is destroyed, peace...)

The massacre of innocent people in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday and terrorist violence elsewhere are intended to scuttle peace and create divisions among various communities, designs which the government would not allow to succeed-- Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil

(Of course. Pakistan has been waging covert and overt war against us but govt of India hasn’t allowed their nefarious designs to succeed so far. It is another matter that they have killed thousands of innocent Hindus and ethnically cleansed Kashmir, but then…)

We will fight these barbaric acts--whether they take place in Jammu and Kashmir or anywhere in India. We will see that these do not happen—Shivraj Patil

(Like we have been fighting sitting in our ‘Z’ category security and we’ve seen that these do not happen)

The designs can be understood by us. It is not beyond our comprehension. But we have to prepare plans to counter their designs--Patil.

(And, Inshaallah, we shall prepare these plans within next 100 years. Right now, we’re busy with our reservation plans, which are far more important)

Wonder why not issue a standard zeroxed statement after every such incidence?

pretty impressive article !!!
i agree with you on most of the points
and yes India is considered a soft target by most of the countries....

Your Quote :
We’ve massive natural resources, mines, coal, peteroleum and water resources that are craved by others.
End of your quote

I canot agree to most of these points as noted in your quote.
We donot have massive natural resources or petroleum. Nor do we have an abundance of water, except in places where they are mostly useless to the general population. many states/ metro's are reeling from lack of water. for 4 years we were on the bank of the mighty river Cauvery and yet all the bore wells and wells were low on water. Imagine areas like Ramanathapuram which has been reeling for the lack of water since time immemorial. Incidently, these were the people who are now Tamils in Malaysia, Sing., Sri Lanka and South Africa.
TK

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Originally posted by tamilkuravan

Your Quote :
We’ve massive natural resources, mines, coal, peteroleum and water resources that are craved by others.
End of your quote

I canot agree to most of these points as noted in your quote.
We donot have massive natural resources or petroleum. Nor do we have an abundance of water, except in places where they are mostly useless to the general population. many states/ metro's are reeling from lack of water.
TK

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On Petroleum i also think its not correct to say dat we've massive resources

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Originally posted by tamilkuravan

Your Quote :
We’ve massive natural resources, mines, coal, peteroleum and water resources that are craved by others.
End of your quote

I canot agree to most of these points as noted in your quote.
We donot have massive natural resources or petroleum. Nor do we have an abundance of water, except in places where they are mostly useless to the general population. many states/ metro's are reeling from lack of water.
TK

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very impressive article. Kudos!
It is bitter but it is true
Kishore

Friends,
Yes, i agree we dont have massive petroleum resources. But I do repeat "we have massive natural gas resources ".
And the conclusion for that article is not that single sentence.
Some Readers conclusion seems to be "we don't have water resources, thats why we dont have friendly nation?"
I expect matured comments on that article..


Vasdec