Sign of times : From "committed judiciary" to "polarised judiciary"

New Delhi. One thing is quite clear- ascend of Narendra Modi as Prime Minister has, for the first time, put a serious challenge to status quo . In that sense The Guardian's editorial ( Final Departure of British Raj) was not out of mark . Congress rule ( Pundit Jawahar Lal Nehru and Lal Bahadur Shastri) was , to some extent, continuation of Raj, in which state apparatus  functioned in the same manner as before. Indira Gandhi showed some courage and leadership to reverse the trend and   hammer the colonial eco-system . But her efforts were marred by westernised elites. Only in later period of her rule, she understood the crisis facing India . Nationhood can not be saved and safeguarded by borrowed ideologies and methods. Only a national awakening can salvage India from post-colonial ills and mentality. And when she tried to take corrective measures, westernised elites dubbed her as "Hindu Jinnah" . And then she was assassinated. 
Narendra Modi, knowingly or unknowingly, is carrying forward Indiraji's unfinished task . And he faces same challenges.
Both leaders faced  challenges from judiciary. Indiraji , in utter frustration , advocated the concept of "committed judiciary". It is a mute question whether  in Modi era we are witnessing a phenomenon of "Polarised Judiciary"?

Elephant and Dragon are fighting over two rats -Maulana Masood Azhar (Kashmiri terrorist) and Dolkun  Isa (Uighur terrorist)

New Delhi . Himalayan siblings know hundred ways to quarrel . As if LSA  (Logistics Support Agreement)  were not enough a new row was manufactured to make allegations and counter allegations. Both countries fail to understand genesis and modus operendi  and modus vivendi of terrorism.
But lalbujhakkads should understand that China is better equipped and prepared to deal with Isa or Moosa . Just after the successful visits of Ajit Doval and Manohar Parrikar to China , this latest controversy provided India's "Pro West- Anti Modi" media  of  new ammo.
Brinkmanship should be avoided by both nations.

BRICS host Narendra Modi should watch what is happening in Brazil

" A coup against BRICS and against a multi polar world"

New Delhi . Prime Minister Narendra Modi should remember that today or tomorrow and most certainly in 2019 Lok Sabha election he would face similar situation as his BRICS colleague Dilma Rousseff faces these days in Brazil . Western hegemons are dismantling BRICS, brick by brick. A fourth visit to United States and an  address at Capitol Hill would not help him . In fact , as earlier experiences reveal, the US visit would coincide with unprecedented smear campaign against him .

Visit to Latur is more imortant than visit to Washington DC. Digging pits for water conservation in Latur is of more worth than an address at Capital Hill .

Drought affected masses need a sensitive, humane leader not the walking  wax figure of Madame Tussauds.

 Sushma Swaraj brings good news from  Moscow - "Trilateral Russia-India-China consultation on Asia Pacific affairs in China by the end of this year"

So Logistcs Support Agreement (LSA) shall remain "in principle" for ever  

New Delhi . Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj returned home with a good news - RIC (Russia, India and China) is all set to evolve its own strategy to ensure peace and stability in Asia Pacific. The joint communique issued after trilateral meeting involving Swaraj, Lavrov and Wang says- 

"The Ministers reiterated their commitment to strengthening coordination and cooperation in a joint effort to maintain lasting peace and stability in the Asia Pacific region. The Ministers pledged to work together to seek common, comprehensive, cooperative, and sustainable security. They called for the development of an open, inclusive, indivisible and transparent security and cooperation architecture in the region on the basis of universally recognized principles of international law. In this regard, they confirmed their commitment towards continued discussion on regional security architecture in the Asia Pacific region under the framework of the East Asia Summit through the workshop on Regional Security Architecture and other appropriate channels and agreed to hold the first trilateral Russia-India-China consultation on Asia Pacific affairs in China by the end of this year."

This initiative would pour cold water on hot heads of western hegemons and "Pro- West: Anti- Modi" elite in India , who were shouting from the rooftops that draft of LSA would be ready in a month if not in weeks.

The RIC also adopted a sane approach to defuse situation in South China Sea . The communique says, 

"Russia, India and China are committed to maintaining a legal order for the seas and oceans based on the principles of international law, as reflected notably in the UN Convention on the Law of Sea (UNCLOS). All related disputes should be addressed through negotiations and agreements between the parties concerned. In this regard the Ministers called for full respect of all provisions of UNCLOS, as well as the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea (DOC) and the Guidelines for the implementation of the DOC."

Finally, The RIC is being further strengthened by inclusion of India in Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in coming days. The communique says,

"Russia, India and China attach special importance to their joint work within the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), regarding it as one of the key instruments in promoting multilateral political, security, economic and people-to-people interaction in the region....It was agreed to work towards signing the Memorandum on India’s Obligations for Obtaining the Status of SCO Member State by the Organization’s Summit in Tashkent in June 2016."

So, Sushma Swaraj again proved that she is a forceful and effective  trouble shooter for Prime minister Modi. Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar should learn a few lessons from her  on security and diplomatic issues and stop pushing   LSA which is nothing less than a Geo-Strategic suicide in the Pacific.

Kohinoor (Mountain of Light) : Narendra Modi government heaps "mountain of shame" on India 




New Delhi. What a shame ! It is like 'shame of millennium'. Narendra Modi government submitted in the Supreme Court that India should not stake claim to the famed $200 million Kohinoor diamond as "it was neither stolen nor forcibly taken away". Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar, appearing for the government on Monday, said this was the stand of the Culture Ministry. He also told the court that the 105-karat Kohinoor diamond was handed over to the East India Company by Maharaja Duleep Singh.
Thank god the government lawyer did not say that India was not subjugated or colonized by British but Indians willingly accepted the benevolent, civilized British Rule. The lawyer also did  a favour to Indians by not saying that India over the centuries was not plundered by Arab barbarians but was showered with divine mercy and  message of equality.
By same logic colonial residuals will argue that 5 million people of Bengal were not died of hunger due to 'secret war' of Winston Churchill ; they died because they  stopped eating.  
Modi personally owes an explanation to nation . At the least, he should direct couture ministry to withdraw its submission forthwith  and tender an unconditional apology, though no apology can mitigate the offence .
British would never return Kohinoor, they consider their birthright to plunder and violate other countries, their people and civilizations but to absolve  them from crimes against humanity is no less a crime . 

Sushma Swaraj  in Moscow : Time to formalize RIC as 'Strategic Triangle' 

New Delhi. Sushma Swaraj is in Moscow to take part in 14th RIC meet. In her opening remarks she said,  "These meetings provide a good opportunity to our three influential countries to exchange views on how we could jointly contribute to international peace, security and development."
She also said, " Let me re-emphasizing the importance of RIC for consultations on regional and global issues of common concern."
India always stood for multilateral approach in dealing with international issues . India also believes in Multi polar world system. These formulations came  under strain recently . Commitment and re emphasis to these principles are of utmost importance .
As we approach 'Asian century', a better understanding and coordination among Asian countries is an imperative. A strategist triangle, involving Russia, India and China, will cast a positive effect on peace ,security and stability of region.

Chinese media's barb is misplaced :  India is really the "most beautiful woman" in the world, as she is the conscience of the humanity 

New Delhi. Chinese should no better. India is not only the most beautiful woman but most wise woman  of the world. After all she christened land across the Himalayas as Cheen (China) . This namakaran sanskara she had to perform like several other. In fact she saw birth of this sibling

It appears that Indians determined the Time (kaal) in reference to the birth of China. In Sanskrit/Hindi there are a few words which indicate different civilizational era- Pra-cheen (ancient) and Arvaa-cheen (recent). One way to understand these word is that Pra-cheen stands for 'before the birth of Chinese civilization' and Arvaacheen for 'after the birth of Chinese civilization' .

So editors with the 'Global Times'  are wrong in their assessment that "India wants to be the "most beautiful woman" wooed by all, especially Washington and Beijing." 

In ancient Indian tradition woman does not permit anyone to woo her . She  only selects, chooses, in a svayamvar ceremony . Of course, there are many ugly men with their yellow devil bags and aircraft carriers  taking part in the recent svayamvar , but it hardly impresses the lady.

Bad joke apart, 'Global times' gave us a good news- the proposed deal (LSA) is stalled because of distrust between the two (India and United States).