In the wake of the recent happenings and the news that covered them, I'm left with a load of queries. So without much ado, let me go through a few:-
(a) The Drama at The Hague.
The International Court of Justice has asked Pakistan to review the death sentence to
Kulbhushan Jadhav and to provide consular access to him. The Court has clearly found that
Pakistan has violated the Vienna Convention by not providing diplomatic access to the detained
Indian. Though it's a victory of sorts for India, I think the freeing of Jadhav from the Pakistani
jail is long overdue.
He has been tortured over a period of time and Pakistan had played it dirty by keeping him
behind a screen when his family had gone to meet him. Doesn't this country have even a
modicum of decency to treat human beings with dignity?
(b) Hafiz Saeed in Custody?
If one were to believe the Pakistani press, the mastermind of the 26/11 terror attacks in
Bombay has been taken into custody. To me it sounds like a big joke. Firstly, because there is
no authenticity to the news as yet. Secondly, US President's Trump's tweet that success is his
because he has been at the throat of the Pakistani government to arrest the terrorist!
It will be business as usual when the Pakistani Prime Minister visits the United States next
week. The US is clearly playing up to Pakistan to thrash out a favourable position for it, when
its forces retract from Afghanistan! If Trump and gang think that they can win the battle of wits
with Pakistan, it's gonna be a tall order because time and again, the latter has shown as to how
they've mislead them in the past, on a number of issues. And Imran Khan, is literally arriving
in Washington, with a begging bowl to save his country from the financial mess that it's in.
And the dreaded terrorist will be roaming around freely once the visit is over! Isn't it a real
pantomime to hoodwink India?
(c) The Hobson's Choice.
The CPM, in Kerala, is in a very tricky situation as of now. Its student wing, the SFI(Students'
Federation of India), seems to be in a total disarray. One of its members, Akhil, was seriously
injured when a gang of their own members stabbed him because he 'dared' to sing at the canteen
and outside the main building. A female student and member of the SFI thought that the song
was directed at her and hence, the assault by her 'bros'. Moreover, the comrades seem to be on a
rampant employment of malpractices to score good marks and get top ranks in examinations!
The state secretariat of the party which had met a few days back did not discuss the problem as
it's inconvenient. How, then, can the party improve?
Nothing seems to be going right for it.
Tailpiece.
1. Today, we'd made three trips to the hospital. The first and the last were for the administration of injections - Munir, in the morning and Molly, in the evening executed it with ease and finesse! The afternoon visit was for the doctor's review. He was happy with the progress.
2. Today was also the family's 'Ramayana vaayana' at the Kushappilli temple at my parents' place. Rema had attended the morning session.
(a) The Drama at The Hague.
The International Court of Justice has asked Pakistan to review the death sentence to
Kulbhushan Jadhav and to provide consular access to him. The Court has clearly found that
Pakistan has violated the Vienna Convention by not providing diplomatic access to the detained
Indian. Though it's a victory of sorts for India, I think the freeing of Jadhav from the Pakistani
jail is long overdue.
He has been tortured over a period of time and Pakistan had played it dirty by keeping him
behind a screen when his family had gone to meet him. Doesn't this country have even a
modicum of decency to treat human beings with dignity?
(b) Hafiz Saeed in Custody?
If one were to believe the Pakistani press, the mastermind of the 26/11 terror attacks in
Bombay has been taken into custody. To me it sounds like a big joke. Firstly, because there is
no authenticity to the news as yet. Secondly, US President's Trump's tweet that success is his
because he has been at the throat of the Pakistani government to arrest the terrorist!
It will be business as usual when the Pakistani Prime Minister visits the United States next
week. The US is clearly playing up to Pakistan to thrash out a favourable position for it, when
its forces retract from Afghanistan! If Trump and gang think that they can win the battle of wits
with Pakistan, it's gonna be a tall order because time and again, the latter has shown as to how
they've mislead them in the past, on a number of issues. And Imran Khan, is literally arriving
in Washington, with a begging bowl to save his country from the financial mess that it's in.
And the dreaded terrorist will be roaming around freely once the visit is over! Isn't it a real
pantomime to hoodwink India?
(c) The Hobson's Choice.
The CPM, in Kerala, is in a very tricky situation as of now. Its student wing, the SFI(Students'
Federation of India), seems to be in a total disarray. One of its members, Akhil, was seriously
injured when a gang of their own members stabbed him because he 'dared' to sing at the canteen
and outside the main building. A female student and member of the SFI thought that the song
was directed at her and hence, the assault by her 'bros'. Moreover, the comrades seem to be on a
rampant employment of malpractices to score good marks and get top ranks in examinations!
The state secretariat of the party which had met a few days back did not discuss the problem as
it's inconvenient. How, then, can the party improve?
Nothing seems to be going right for it.
Tailpiece.
1. Today, we'd made three trips to the hospital. The first and the last were for the administration of injections - Munir, in the morning and Molly, in the evening executed it with ease and finesse! The afternoon visit was for the doctor's review. He was happy with the progress.
2. Today was also the family's 'Ramayana vaayana' at the Kushappilli temple at my parents' place. Rema had attended the morning session.
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