The Indian budget every year has always been an eagerly awaited event. For many decades, the best minds in economics, finance, tax, business and industry throng the media house to analyze the provisions shared by the Financial Minister.
Sometimes major events completely disconnected may be data points for the plans of the different powers around the world. The challenge is to discern what purpose they serve? More critically, what are we moving towards?
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Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab is suffering from fever – possibly dengue – and undergoing treatment in the high security Arthur Road jail in Mumbai. He currently lives in a bomb proof, egg-shaped cell in that jail. Recently his mercy plea was rejected and the Government has recommended Death Sentence for the only surviving terrorist of the 26/11 Mumbai attack.
“Kasab is being treated for fever for the past few days. Suspecting that the prisoner could be suffering from dengue, three tests were conducted on him by a team of doctors of JJ hospital but the results were negative,” said a police official on condition of anonymity. “Doctors do not want to take any chance. Kasab is under observation and responding well to the treatment,” the official said.
Interesting, that someone who is sure to die is being treated lest he dies early due to disease. 🙂 But in case of Kasab may be it is correct as well.
Sometimes Kasab has come across as a pathetic pawn who was used and didn’t know what he was getting into. But, on the other hand, the entire operation was done in a way which was highly professional and it is difficult to believe that the “brainwashed innocence” that is displayed by him is indeed so pure.
In all certainty, he knew where he was going. He knew that people will die when he shoots. Specially in the railway station. He knew what his colleagues were upto. To show that he is suddenly a pawn in the hands of someone else – specially someone who is faceless (though they aren’t – Pakistani authorities’ obfuscation notwithstanding!) – are the real culprits is foolishness.
If the states world over cannot get the main guys in Islamic Jihad, then they have to make life for other Muslims – pawns and not – who even obliquely support the Jihadi goals, a COMPLETE NIGHTMARE! Until the catchment population in the Muslim world is fearful and trembles at the consequences of even pretending any feeling for such mindless Jihadis, the recruitment of Kasabs will go on. Worse, they will continue to feign innocence and the those “faceless” handlers will continue to be sheltered and shielded by unscrupulous States and Double-faced “Moderates”!
The Indian budget every year has always been an eagerly awaited event. For many decades, the best minds in economics, finance, tax, business and industry throng the media house to analyze the provisions shared by the Financial Minister.
When the US Ambassador threatened India's "Strategic Autonomy" policy over India's friendship with Russia - much more than meets the eye was at stake. Let us unpack how the Ukraine war has fundamentally changed the US and the world. And why are we here anyway?
This visit of India left me with many questions. Many observations and inputs from different people and sections. Food for thought that I have tried to contemplate on and make sense of. Sharing all that with you.
When you analyze the last 60 years of the economic miracles of Singapore, South Korea and Malaysia versus the continued impoverished Indian economy, you get very interesting lessons. Can Indians have the wherewithal in them to do in one generation so that the coming generations may rise?
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