There were plenty of stories on the news hour, night after night, over the last week. Of these, I'm touching upon a few to show a pattern in the scheme of things taking place.
(a) The desperation.
The Congress party was in a tizzy over the whereabouts of Rahul Gandhi. And to make matters
worse, opposition was increasing from various quarters, within the party, that Sonia must
continue at the helm! Probably, the elders feel that Rahul is gonna bring in his cronies - in the
name of giving the party a young look - at their expense! Why can't the party look outside the
Gandhi family for effective and rejuvenating leadership? Or is it that the family is the only
adhesive to keep the grand old party together? Anyways, the young man is gonna make noises
against the land acquisition bill in the farmers' rally scheduled for Sunday. We need to wait and
watch to hear his alibi for his long leave of absence.
A desperate situation for a party that once had no opposition against it!
(b) The Kashmir protests.
The stone pelting and the street fights by the 'Pakistani separatists' have once again begun to
grab newspaper headlines. Wonder what Mufti is up to? Why can't he concentrate on delivering
good governance to the people that he'd promised during the elections? What are the plans of the
BJP who's his coalition partner?
Surely, they must have a strategy in such situations or are they waiting for the right inputs from
the centre?
(c) Chinese submarines for Pak navy.
The Chinese decision to give eight conventional submarines to their 'all weather ally' Pakistan during the Chinese President's visit to that country needs to be viewed with concern. The Pakis will naturally make them nuclear capable, increasing the risk of engagement in the region.
The Chinese game can only be seen as a diabolical one. It doesn't want India to be a power
in the region and are using every trick in their book to put this great country under pressure.
What's more intriguing is that it's just a month away when Prime Minister Narendra Modi
makes his official visit to that country!
Tailpiece.
This time a private weather forecaster has predicted a normal monsoon much before the official one, the India Meteorological Department. Does it augur well for the official one? As customers we're fortunate!
(a) The desperation.
The Congress party was in a tizzy over the whereabouts of Rahul Gandhi. And to make matters
worse, opposition was increasing from various quarters, within the party, that Sonia must
continue at the helm! Probably, the elders feel that Rahul is gonna bring in his cronies - in the
name of giving the party a young look - at their expense! Why can't the party look outside the
Gandhi family for effective and rejuvenating leadership? Or is it that the family is the only
adhesive to keep the grand old party together? Anyways, the young man is gonna make noises
against the land acquisition bill in the farmers' rally scheduled for Sunday. We need to wait and
watch to hear his alibi for his long leave of absence.
A desperate situation for a party that once had no opposition against it!
(b) The Kashmir protests.
The stone pelting and the street fights by the 'Pakistani separatists' have once again begun to
grab newspaper headlines. Wonder what Mufti is up to? Why can't he concentrate on delivering
good governance to the people that he'd promised during the elections? What are the plans of the
BJP who's his coalition partner?
Surely, they must have a strategy in such situations or are they waiting for the right inputs from
the centre?
(c) Chinese submarines for Pak navy.
The Chinese decision to give eight conventional submarines to their 'all weather ally' Pakistan during the Chinese President's visit to that country needs to be viewed with concern. The Pakis will naturally make them nuclear capable, increasing the risk of engagement in the region.
The Chinese game can only be seen as a diabolical one. It doesn't want India to be a power
in the region and are using every trick in their book to put this great country under pressure.
What's more intriguing is that it's just a month away when Prime Minister Narendra Modi
makes his official visit to that country!
Tailpiece.
This time a private weather forecaster has predicted a normal monsoon much before the official one, the India Meteorological Department. Does it augur well for the official one? As customers we're fortunate!
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