Tuesday, July 14, 2015

Momentous happenings.

It was a day of momentous happenings. To my mind, the achievements of the day are the logical conclusion of past decisions and the consequent state of affairs.

  1. Iran's nuclear deal.

      I'm no strategic analyst and tend to look at events from the standpoint of a common man                     interested in world affairs where making and unmaking of friends take place on the basis of                 prevailing interests between nations. The issues that are important in a particular region aren't             fully comprehended by the outside powers, involved in the high stakes, as they've their own                 interests to pursue. But for someone who's a keen observer of history, it's not difficult to discern         the cyclic of the unfolding events.

      I'm reminded of the days of the Shah of Iran who was cosy with the US when Iran used to be in
      its good books. It, however, looked on wearily as the Shah was overthrown and Ayatollah
      Khomeini, the popular cleric, began his conservative rule. His regime took on an animosity
      towards the US which invited sanctions from the superpower and as time went by it had become
      a 'pariah' in international transactions as sanctions were clamped on. That the country's abundant
      resources and the affinity among the Muslim nations of west Asia helped Iran to tide over its
      isolation need no elaboration. Iraq, under Saddam Hussein, was the counter that the US had at
      that time and his bloody removal which brought about the splintering of Iraq had made the
      present situation a necessity.

      Iran returning to the world's scheme of things will see a mark shift in Israel's threat perception,
      against the nuclear backdrop. But for India, walking a tight rope with both Israel and Iran - being
      her friends - would be interesting besides throwing up exciting possibilities.

  2. The IPL stables are beginning to be cleared.

      A platform for sleaze and all the wrongdoings that brought immense disrepute to the game of
      cricket is slowly being cleaned up. With the Lodha Commission establishing the guilt of Raj
      Kundra of the Rajasthan Royals and Gurunath Meiyappan of the Chennai Super Kings,
      banning them for life and with the two teams being sent on a two year sabbatical, Indian cricket
      is hopefully going to be clean.

      I must hasten to add that these are very early clean ups and much more needs to be done with
      more wrongdoers to be brought under the law.


Tailpiece.

Better late than never!


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