We've done it!

I was really happy on reading a particular news item of the day. Rejecting the 'demarche' of the Chinese government asking India not to attend today's Nobel Peace prize award distribution ceremony (where Liu Xia Bao was felicitated) we've rightly stood up against Chinese strong arm tactics. And what is his crime for which the Chinese government is after him? He has written against the one party authoritarian rule in his country and has advocated for freedom of expression. He has dedicated his work to the innocents who'd laid down their lives in the Tiannenman incident of '99.
One is unhappy by China's continued irritating tactics of stapled visas for Kashmiris and one still cannot forget their recent visa denial to one of our Generals!
India must stand up against Chinese duplicity and convey to them that their obstinate attitude will not be tolerated anymore.

Much ado about nothing.
There was a hue and cry raised in the media about Meera Shankar's(India's Ambassador in the US) 'pat down' frisking done by their security officials at the airport despite the immunity that she possesses by virtue of being from the diplomatic corps. The powers that be, out there, have already apologised for the faux pas - but such behaviour on the part of the Americans is not something that's new. They seem to leave no loopholes in matters of security!
Rather than whine about it, we in India, need to take lessons from their security proceedures and subject everyone to stringent security checks in our environment too. In matters of our country's security we should not be bothered about other's opinions!!

A trip down memory lane.
Chaitanya had returned today after a short trip to Pune for attending the 48th course get together at the National Defence Academy. This course was immediately senior to mine and hence it was nostalgic to know about his coursemates' journey through life after passing out from the Academy in Jun '75. The familiar landmarks of the NDA brought in a touch of nostalgia and going through the updates about the course was informative.
And I was reminded of the wordings of that evergreen number 'Que sera, sera, whatever will be will be....'
And again, what does one say about a guy who gets unashamedly sentimental?