Chinese on our territory? Frankly speaking we don’t give a damn

Words of self-assurance?

The Chinese have entered 10 kilometers into the Indian territory in the Ladakh region of the country. They have set up a camp fit for a platoon-size division of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and are using military helicopters to drop supplies at the camp site. The Indian government is opposing the belligerence shown by the Dragon in a voice that can be called a murmur in the cacophonic world of international diplomacy.

The territorial incursion reportedly happened overnight on April 15, three days after which Indian and Chinese military commanders held a flag meeting to discuss it. The Indian side wanted the Chinese to go back. Obviously, they failed. But until April 19 the Indian junta, which is high in expressing nationalistic sentiments in words but low on showing it in deed, was unaware of all this...

But why we don't give a damn? Find it here:

http://www.newsyaps.com/chinese-on-our-territory-frankly-speaking-we-dont-give-a-damn/16390/

The Mysterious Case of Kim Jong Un and his People

Coochie Coo: A smiling Kim Jong Un, three confused babies, two women holding back tears and a proud officer

The Pyongyang nuclear crisis might soon be over after North Korea showed the first signs of a retraction from its belligerent stand. But this article is not about why Pyongyang wants to blow the hell out of US and South Korea, or what would happen if a nuclear war breaks out, and stuff like that. Seriously, you cannot ‘talk’ about the chances or aftermath of a nuclear war. You can only ‘take steps’ to ensure something like this does not happen. This means that the possibility of a nuclear war or North Korea attacking its Southern neighbour depends on how the world leaders act. An opinion piece, howsoever articulate, won’t be able to do what a dialogue between two nations can. So let us leave it at that.

Whether or not North Korea nukes anyone is not worth writing an article on. More than half of the world doesn’t care because they know that due to lack of resources, North Korea won’t be able to do what it threatens to. But it is a unique country, nevertheless. For instance, no one can cry like the people of North Korea and no leader in the world can boast of enjoying a pop star status in his country like Kim Jong-un.

There are pictures to prove the above and you can see them if you click on the link below that would direct you to my opinion piece on Newsyaps.com:

http://www.newsyaps.com/the-mysterious-case-of-kim-jong-un-and-his-people/14206/

Despite Boston Marathon blasts, America is still impenetrable

America will live on forever

Every city in the United States has since been put on high alert; same is the case in major cities of the world especially London which will host the next marathon in the series. The mayhem will remain etched in the minds of Bostonians and Americans for a long time to come but whether it will create as much paranoia as the 9/11 tragedy did in 2001 is a question that cannot be answered now.

This attack, treated as an “act of terror” by the White House, is the first successful terror strike against civilians in any US city since the September 11 tragedy. This does not mean that Barack Obama failed to protect his country; it simply means that every terror plot cannot be thwarted. The big question that arises now is how the US government reacts to this tragedy. Will they go all out in search of a terrorist group and invade a country like they did after the 9/11 tragedy?

Read the rest here with a prayer for those who died and were left scarred.

 

http://www.newsyaps.com/despite-boston-marathon-blasts-america-is-still-impenetrable/13669/

Killing the youth of Bengal

Eminent personalities protesting against the vandalism

It took Mamata Banerjee – the West Bengal Chief Minister – an unfortunate manhandling of her minister to realize that politics in this country has become “dirty” and “nasty”. The epiphany dawned on the temperamental chief of the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) only after activists from the Student Federation of India (SFI) – an ‘undefined’ wing of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) – heckled her and Amit Mitra (Bengal’s finance minister and the grand nephew of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose) outside the Planning Commission in Delhi on Tuesday where she had gone to discuss the financial future of her state. Mitra landed in AIIMS while the chief minister left for Kolkata and was admitted to a clinic for treatment after she complained of pain in her joints. 

The SFI manhandling of Amit Mitra and the subsequent retaliation by TMC at the Presidency University shows the nadir of student union politics. Should student unions be banned throughout the country or should our politicians behave more responsibly? 

Read my argument here: 

http://www.newsyaps.com/killing-the-youth-of-bengal/13039/

Please do not forget to air your views in the comments section below.

(img courtesy: news.in.msn.com)

“Urine” remark indeed biggest blunder of Ajit Pawar’s career

Power Pissing on Powerless People

There is no point in raising a hue and cry over the “urine” remark of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar. The comment was from a deeply frustrated leader constantly hounded by political parties over the abysmal drought situation in his state. What can Ajit Pawar do if there is no rain for the crops? He is not Lord Indra of the Indian mythology who can usher and order the clouds to open up wherever and whenever he pleases, is he? He is also not a magician who would utter some abracadabra and create a reservoir out of nowhere. Ajit Pawar is an ordinary human being, as ordinary as you and I are!

But why am I defending him, or am I at all? Find out here:

http://www.newsyaps.com/urine-remark-indeed-biggest-blunder-of-ajit-pawars-career/12243/

Praising beauty becomes Obama’s dilemma

Attorney General Kamala Harris

What’s wrong in calling a beautiful woman “beautiful”? Apparently, not much provided you are not the head of a state. And this is why US President Barack Obama cannot praise a woman’s beauty. His position makes him different from everyone in his country at least. Last Thursday, the suave and otherwise articulate Obama made a faux pas by calling Attorney General Kamala Harris as “the best-looking attorney general in the country”. If he had forgotten that he was the US President, his country’s media wasted no time in reminding him that he is the world’s most powerful man and, therefore, is forbidden from calling any woman beautiful other than his wife.

Obama, a not so reticent man by any stretch, must perhaps still be wondering exactly what part of his praise offended certain sections of the American society to the extent that he was forced to apologise the next day. Some were unforgiving in their reactions and went so far as to seeking “gender-sensitivity training” for the president. Most Twitter users branded Obama’s comment as “sexist”. Reports add that there were more negative comments for Obama on Twitter than there were in his support.

So, was Obama wrong? Find out here:

http://www.newsyaps.com/praising-beauty-becomes-obamas-dilemma/11876/

Pyongyang Nuclear Crisis: Will North Korea strike or is it just threats?

Will there be a third world war? The question, howsoever obtuse, is perhaps on the minds of a larger number of individuals than is the question on water shortage (an issue that warrants immediate attention of most countries in the world). The remotest possibility of a world war excites many, especially those who have no experience of war or do not live in war-torn areas. This is why events through the month of March in North Korea have raised hopes in the hearts of war-lovers who want to witness a grand dance of destruction and mayhem. However, some erudite minds are adopting a blasé attitude toward the Pyongyang Nuclear Crisis (as we would like to call it), and thankfully so.

Read why a war is least likely here:

http://www.newsyaps.com/pyongyang-nuclear-crisis-will-north-korea-strike-or-is-it-just-threats/11200/

Why 69 year old Din’s quest for a bride is inspirational

In a desire to marry a second time and have a partner who can share his luxurious life, a 69-year-old NRI multi-millionaire has sought a bride through a full page advertisement in the Matrimonial supplement of the Times of India this past Sunday (March 31, 2013). The man, a Parsi named Dinshah Vimadalal, self-proclaims himself as someone who is “older than 40 but (am) very young at heart, very young physically, very active”. In the full-page display ad, Vimadalal neatly describes his wealth and a bit about his life.

Read more about it here:

http://www.newsyaps.com/why-69-year-old-dins-quest-for-a-bride-is-inspirational/11398/