Today while surfing the TV channels, I found that there was a news item in Times Now with the lawyer congress leader Salman Kurshid espousing his great theories on how the nations behaved with each other despite a very acrimonious relationships. Just prior to that there was another frame in which the photo of the Pak Ambassador to India Basit leaving in his car with smirk on his face with the ticker tape running that he smirks while Pak beheads Indian security personnel. Though appears on the face of it unrelated, it tells the story fully. Let me get to the point.
When US and Japan sat in the ship for discussion post WW2 it was after Japan was defeated with A bombs and totally surrendered. Until then the US base in Philippines was in danger of being over run by Japan. Those who had read the history of WW2 remember that the presence of Japanese warships on the seas near Philippines sent shivers down the spine of many US commanders as they had tasted the damage done by these ships in Pearl harbour. Singapore was already lost to Japan with them breathing down from Malaya peninsula. That was the time the US administration decided to use the A bomb despite knowing fully well the destructive capacity of the same.
UK/USA did not sit with Germany post the WW2 for any discussion. The nation rebuilding was done with lots of inputs from both the countries to the western part of the dividing line and the eastern part of the dividing line was supported by USSR. This lesson also will be well known to many. There was Potsdam conference and later Nuremberg trials of war crimes and the camps of Nazis. People who read the papers will remember that the entire war machinery and also industries in Ruhr were destroyed as per the agreement reached in Potsdam. The Donitz government was sacked on the orders of Eisenhower,to prevent some one like Hitler to resurrect the old quarrel with other nations.
But from what Mr. Kursheed said on TV, it appears that he does not remember these lessons in history which were made immortal in many WW2 movies. The point of talking to the enemy comes only after the enemy's abject surrender and not when the covert war is going on. The enemy will go on inflict thousand cuts on your army and nation and you will spread the red carpet for talks with him. What stupid idea this man has. Let us first decimate the present military establishment of the enemy and do away with their support to the terrorists and separatists. Once it is done let us sit down with whoever is left for a talk. Let us not invite them now for any talks be it official or unofficial. All these people will immediately try to build bridge with their so called Aman Ki Asha. Their only aim seems to discredit Modi for whatever happening in the country either internally or externally.
The TV channels will well remember to stay away from the Pak establishment people or people (so called experts) from Pakistan in their TV debates, news items etc. This does not go with their so called image of being neutral. Being neutral does not mean you have to get a sound byte from your enemy. It is to report the news as is where is condition without adding your comments/ colour or opinion to the news. But the news media in the country abhor this idea of news reporting either in print or in visual media. As a surprise and welcome fresh breeze of air,there was a telephone interview with Capt. Amarinder Singh, CM of Punjab in India today channel. He was forthright in his view and said that he would have done the same as the young major to confront a crowd of about 900 to rescue the CRP people and also the election material. There was nothing wrong in what the major did. He even suggested that the army and government to felicitate the major for the quick thinking act of his. He also said that for everything like what happened in Kashmir or Sukma, you cannot blame Modi. What happened in Sukma is lack of training to the CRP. While condoling the death of the CRP personnel, he also said when 25 CRP were killed in an ambush, what happened to the remainder of the company. The total strength was 100. Why and where the remaining 75 left without fighting the Naxals. He also said unless the government both center and state have an upper hand in the state there is absolutely no point in talking to the people. The people who pelt stones have to be dealt with severely. These views coming from a ex army captain who is a politician to boot is like a fresh breath air. None in the opposition had the courage to call a spade a spade which this CM did exceptionally well.
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