‘Sir, will China invade us?’ ‘We hear China has increased activities on the border’. Chinese consolidation activities on the LAC have prompted such reactions and fears. Lot of such inquiries from citizens within and outside India. Why? Bodies floating down Ganga, mass graves, lack of oxygen, medicines or hospital beds, botched vaccination program, uninterrupted work on Central Vista - all these have eroded our political capital immensely and seeded such doubts. Our national institutions are being compared to ‘rottweilers’ in the media. Economy? Unemployment figures and stock markets – both rattling up. Strangest combination. Rich getting richer and poor getting poorer. An ominous divergence which bodes ill. Leadership? Kis Chidiya ka naam hai bhai? National level paralysis in responding to the second wave. Erosion in comprehensive national power. Many have never experienced India being so weak. Nor did I for that matter. This frightening experience ...
Sir, we see that the USA is trying to provoke India indirectly by sending the Pak Ambassador to PoK, issuing a new danger advisory, F-16 aid to Pak, etc. among other things. What exactly is the US' real intention behind these acts? Surely these acts are more than a coincidence and again, is this retribution for not opposing Russia?
ReplyDeleteIndia has started hitting west and they don't want that we buy russian oil , give statements which criticize west directly. It is a pressure building tactics that they use everywhere. We should ignore it and do what is in our interest.
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