Narendra Modi's "Bagh Bakree" Diplomacy - some explanations

New Delhi/Varanasi.  Narendra Modi must have known the "Bagh Bakree" (tiger-goat) term  way back in  his childhood when he used to sell tea at the platform of Vadnagar railway station, his native place. Father Damodardas, while preparing tea, might have used the "Bagh Bakree Tea", a famous 125 year old  brand having roots in Gujarat.
The brand name is unique- India's most popular beverage has taste of two different kinds of animal traits and both can live in peace and harmony. Tiger is India's national animal and Bakree is Mahatma's little cow . The Mahatma preferred  Bakree over holy cow for obvious reasons . Cow occasionally uses her horns and kicks and owner has to endure them to collect milk, only next to nectar. Goats are as harmless as the Mahatma himself. Most peaceful and Most violent people on earth, erected his statues world over.
Bal Narendra is now Prime Minister of world's largest democracy and the imprint of Bagh and Bakree is now taking a concrete shape in his foreign policy. He is confident that he can befriend both- tiger and goat simultaneously.
Shia-Sunni conflict or  new cold war between US and Russia and US and China do not bother him. He, in an interview on Monday, said it is possible to keep friendly relations and do business with two mutually inimical countries. He was forthright in giving example of his successful engagement with Saudi Arabia and Qatar on one one hand and Iran on the other .
In his Post graduation Modi opted International Relations as one of the papers  and we are told that he got 48/100 marks. Perhaps in examination he dwelt more on his Bagh- Bakree understanding of world affairs than Bismark and Hans Morgenthau.
Overall, his Bagh Bakree diplomacy is proving successful, despite a setback in NSG.

Narendra Modi's "Bagh-Bakree (Tiger-Goat) Diplomacy" has its limitations 

Narendra Modi's rendering of Virudaavali at Capitol Hill 
 His pronunciation saved the day "foolly"

Varanasi/New Delhi. Goddess Saraswati was listening to  her prodigy son speaking before a packed hall at Capitol Hill. As a proud mother she was ignoring errors and faults here and there. She got annoyed when the son tried to revive lost medieval tradition of Bhaats and Chaarans rendering virudaavali of the rulers. She thought the son should at least have a sense of proportion. And as the son went on and went on she decided to intervene.

The Goddess descended on son's jihvaa (tongue). And audiences heard the Honorable Prime Minster of Republic of India uttering - "we will realise the "fool" promise of this extraordinary relationship".

Banarasis will not mind fool understanding, fool cooperation and fool partnership with United States.

United States is in election mode and the best election speech is delivered by Narendra Modi at Capitol Hill 

Varanasi/New Delhi . Narendra Modi whispered a gurumantra in the ears of his hardened detractors  (after Capitol Hill address his admirers )  and they would chant the mantra  for next one decade- The US is indispensable partner ! The US is indispensable partner !!
A clever political googly . 

Narendra Modi's Address at Capitol Hill

Varanasi/New Delhi.  Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address can be summarised in two sentences-
                                    India is Heaven's Lower Chamber
                        United States is Heaven's Upper Chamber 
                                    Our Man in Parliament adhered to Vedic edict- Na Bruyat Satyam Apriyam ( one should not speak a bitter truth) . And he earned applauses and standing ovations. Banarasis were not impressed.

 Narendra Modi at the Arlington Cemetery : An Indian Prime Minister in the land of Indians

Time to remember fellow Indians, who once blessed the land 

 Varanasi/New Delhi .  Narendra Modi  laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, at the Arlington Cemetery soon after his arrival  in Washington DC on Monday afternoon. Dead, soldiers and martyrs deserve respect. 
One wonders whether there exists any cemetery or memorial in honour or remembrance of native Indians who dwelled this land before the arrival of white settlers.  Necostin Indians were plundered and butchered by the encroachers and were driven to forests and hills. 
A few hundred surviving Indians live in reserves. And their land now houses military and administrative establishment of the Empire.
Modi is known for doing his home work about the places and people , to be visited, to be engaged with. But United States' Indian ethos is too much for him. 
Modi is to address US Congress at Capitol Hill on June 8. The temple of US democracy was build on land of Anacostian Indians . The soil is soaked with their blood and bones. 
At Capitol Hill Modi should pay homage to Indians and recite one of their poems as if reciting a Vedic richa-


Oh Great Spirit 
Of the Indian People
Hear my words 
For they are words that come
From the heart, soul and mind.
Oh Great Spirit
Be my eyes,
Be my ears, 
Be my heart, 
Be my soul,
So that I may walk 
With dignity and pride.
Oh Great Spirit 
Of the Indian People
Know of me. 
For I am of your people. 
I am Indian,
An Indian of the Circle of Life
A prisoner of war 
In my own land!

                                             California Moment !

Varanasi/New Delhi. It is California moment . World is watching; establishment is nervous. Basic principle of Democracy- of the people, by the people and for the people is at stake. 

Fire on South China Sea : Narendra Modi should  act as a peace broker  between  US- China 

Capitol Hill address should focus on an international Panchsheel. 

" No fear of trouble" is really troubling

Varanasi/New Delhi . Narendra Modi's Defence Minister, Manohar Parrikar sounds a voice of sanity and moderation at Shangri-La Dialogue. He made some suggestions  to defuse tension in South-China sea. Now, Modi should present an  international Panchsheel  charter at Capitol Hill.
Parrikar said in Shangri-La Dialogue, "The way forward here is for the parties to these disputes to renounce the threat or use of force against other states......While we do not take a position on territorial disputes, which should be resolved peacefully without the threat or use of force, we firmly uphold freedom of navigation and overflight in accordance with international law, in particular the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea."
Interventionist outsiders should not be allowed to kill Asian Story. Civilizational siblings, India and China should act in tandem .

Narendra Modi's address (Man Ki Baat) at Capitol Hill : too many inputs From Tulsi Gabbard, Rojario Dawson and Susan Sarandon
Varanasi/ New Delhi . Our Man in Parliament has just concluded 20th edition of Man Ki Baat in India. He invites, before the every episode, suggestions from common people, to be included in the conversation. Now he has got an opportunity to bring his Man Ki Baat to Capitol Hill.
Lalbujhakkads of Foreign Office here are busy in preparing the speech of Our Man Parliament to be delivered at the Capitol Hill, the joint sitting of the Congress. The man still not invited suggestion from Indian people. Perhaps Lalbujhakkads think that common Indians lack any understanding of complex world of foreign relations and diplomacy. But how ignorant they are. An ordinary Banarasi  contemplates on the universe leave alone the planet earth.
Nevertheless, Narendra Modi is lucky that he already has  plenty of suggestions in hand. He can conclude his speech with the quotes from Sanyasi rebel Bernie Sanders. And before that  he is at liberty to include inputs from the speeches made by our own Tulsi Gabbard, Rosario Dawson and Susan Sarandon. Are they from Hollywood or MIT?
Rock star Modi will shake the Establishment  from the ground zero. 

Narendra Modi's Man Ki Baat at Capitol Hill- some suggestions from Banarasis 

Varanasi/ New Delhi. Stick to Hindi, your English pronunciation will furnish one more excuse to Donald Trump to attack poor BPO's fellows. You sing like cuckoo in Hindi and caw or kraa in English.

Our Man in Parliament at Capitol Hill

Varanasi/ New Delhi . Our Man in Parliament at Capitol Hill. Where will he stand , on the podium of  the joint sitting of the Congress or in dock during hearing of Senate committee on human rights .
Either way, he should read out a similar text, just throw  Senator Bernie Sanders speech on the face of high priests of a so-called democracy. He should gather some courage to emulate Bernie, and let the corporate slaves feel the burn.
 

Lata Mangeshkar, the greatest living Indian is insulted and Our Man in Parliament is silent. It reminds one of Bhishma's silence during  cheeraharan in Mahabharat . Silence was and is a sin.

Are you listening Sri Narendra Modi ?

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