India must become and behave like a strong 'State'

THERE HAVE been reports of Pakistan violating cease fire agreement across the border with India at both the International border and the Line of Control (LOC). At the international border and  Kathua range, the Pakistani army appears to be trying to bring in as many terrorists as possible to the other side of the area so as to ignite the terror mayhem in the valley against security forces and the common man.

Thus, ISI seems to be determined to keep the fire of Azadi burning in the valley to grind its own axe of annexing Kashmir. The ploy to support independent Kashmir is allegedly a tactic of Pakistan, as a weak and undefended Kashmir will be easy to grab as compared to one strongly protected and defended by the Indian armed forces.

The reason to accept a standstill agreement with the Maharaja initially had very early exposed the intention of our neighbour and the country had left no time in completely grabbing the entire state but for the timely intervention of Indian armed forces.

The bigotry of religion and politics based on religion was a great curse for the division of common masses of this sub-continent. Those, who, still favour and forward such agenda of hate and division on communal lines are in fact the enemies of common people and they just have been hoodwinking people.

It is immaterial if Jinnah was a secular or a communal person. At this stage all those, who supported the partition of the country are equally responsible. What happened at that time has been a bitter lesson and should not be revisited to create more confusion in the minds of people.

There is immediate need to address the security of the country and look after the reasons ocausing steep price rise. Drought can be one factor for price rise but the prices had started touching the skies even before the months of May, June, July and August. It is quite apparent that government has not been able to do anything on the most important and crucial fronts concerning common man in the country.

We have diluted the much talked about firm policy on Kashmir and have stepped back to a defensive posture, allowing the other party undue advantage. We have not been able to identify the people who have taken 70 lakh crore rupees from the country and deposited the amount illegally in foreign banks.

We have failed to regulate the economy because we have lost control over our markets and have landed people once again into the death knells of profit mongers, black-marketers, black money barons and counterfeit currency racketeers. Our leaders in both the ruling party and the opposition have miserably failed us. They seem to be busy with there turf ifghts and raising such issues which gives them momentary fame and mass attention for petty benefits of self glory and promotion.