Thursday, January 13, 2011

Why the reticence?

The Chinese are again upto mischief with their repeat insistence of stapled visas for people from Arunachal Pradesh. And mind you, this incident comes close on the heels of the PLA Army's incursions into Ladakh to stop governmental projects in progress, by threatening the local contractors. In the meanwhile, frenetic work on laying of roads, shelters or watch towers on their side of the border goes on unabated.

Why're we allowing those guys to bully us? Why can't we take a firm stand and show them that our patience is running thin and they'd better not mess with us. There's a limit to our patience and double speak, on their part is simply not acceptable, even tenable.

We cannot afford to be meek and need to call the Chinese bluff, forthwith without any hesitation!

A pleasant and welcome break in the cold!
The cold has suddenly reduced today and the sun was strong for a change. There was no westerly disturbance - a euphemism for a perceptible chill factor! Wonder how long it's gonna last as winter in Delhi is far from over. Probably, nature is also celebrating the festival of 'Lohri'. As I punch in these words of mine, there's a lot of gaiety and singing down below this block and one can't help but be part of the celebrations, albeit mentally!

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