Yesterday Beijing Olympic ended with good amount of happiness for Indian sports lover. Indian sportspersons performed well. Few of them were exceptional including three boxers (Akhil, Jitender, Vijender), one shuttler (Saina Nehwal), one wrestler (Sushil Kumar), one shooter (Abhinav Bindra). Others were probably not up to the mark or probably had a hard luck (archer Mangal Singh Champia). But one thing was proved that in Olympic sports, India has progressed. It may be very slow progress but progress is noticed. We had three medals and three other guys just missed the medals. Time has come for all of sports lover to give Olympic sports more attention. A least at par with cricket. People like me have been biased in approach towards sports. Let’s see how. I have been watching Olympic sports (especially Olympic, Asiad) since my childhood and I have good knowledge of Indian sportspersons but I never wrote a blog entry. I have been always assuming that India cannot do better in Asiad, Olympic. Government should finalize a strategy for the progress of Olympic sports with all honesty and with good set of people. People like Suresh Kalmadi cannot take India anywhere. Government should sanction funds to let sportsmen have better training facilities. Corporate should chip in to let common Indian have an increased interest in Olympic sports. Common Indian should have positive attitude towards the sportspersons representing India at different games. We all should think beyond the barrier of Sachin, Dhoni and Yuvraj. Sportspersons should also be more sincere and focused towards delivering good results to fans. If a Milkha Singh do wonders (in Rome 1960) with limited facilities, If a Dinaram Singh can win steeplechase footless, If a P. T. Usha can win four gold medals in an Asiad (Seoul 1986) why not others. Time has come to surprise the world. Best of luck for coming Asiad in 2010.
Lastly…. three cheers for all the sportspersons represented India in Olympic 2008. Hip hip Hurray …….
Monday, August 25, 2008
Monday, July 28, 2008
How seriuos we are?
After two consecutive days of serial bomb blasts in two of the Indian cities, common people like me have two questions:
1. How safe we are now?
2. How serious the central government and state governments are to tackle terrorism?
The answer to the first question is we are not safe. At least after several serial bomb blasts in different cities in last 2-3 years indicates the same. If its fact that we are not safe, we should accept that and then start working towards a goal to make this country safer. I am not worried if I know that we are not safe but we are doing every possible thing to make this country safe to live. I am only worried if we live in a fabricated and false world of feeling safe and then doing nothing to tackle terror. That’s what baffles me at least. The answer to the second question is related to this same fact.
I doubt the seriousness of governments and law enforcing agencies to tackle terror. Not even me but even the terror modules are thinking in same ways. Let’s see how. On Friday 25th July 2008, after Bangalore serial bomb blast, central home ministers (Mr Patil and Mr Jaisawal) came with stereotyped comments. I guess now they have every words of these comments memorized because they use almost same comments after each serial bomb blast in last 2-3 years. Anyway we also heard news on TV that government has put all big cities on high alert. Ahmedabad was on high alert on Saturday when terrorists easily placed all vehicles loaded with bomb all over the cities and exploded them in evening. What does that mean? That means that the term “high alert” was just the eyewash for us. Government was not serious. To just pacify the country, security establishment made this comment (putting cities on high alert) and perhaps thought that very next day the same serial bomb blast would not take place and they won’t be in uncomfortable situation. But the same thing happened. Even after Saturday’s serial bomb blast, on Sunday, in Surat two vehicles loaded with explosive material were found parked. Fortunately by this time the common people were more alert and they timely alerted police. But question remains same, why terrorists were were easily conducting their operations when cities were on high alert. Answer is crystal clear that even they were sure that governments were not serious.
Preventing the situation to arise is one thing and fighting after that is another thing. Let’s assume our intelligence network was not quite good to warn us of terror attack and so the different serial bomb blast took place. But then after that, how many culprits of last several serial blasts were arrested by government agencies? How many of them booked and punished? What is the state of different investigations? Loads of questions are unanswered and that make common people think that government in not serious in tackling terror.
We need to live in a real world than living in a false world and understand the ground realities to come up with a concrete plan to thrash terrorism. For that we need honest approach and clear thinking. Coming on TV heavily guarded by security staff and making statements are very easy. People sitting at different government positions need to chalk out plans to tackle terror. Time has come to see just two communities in country one is national and another is anti-national. Time has come to strengthen ourselves to crush anti-national elements at all levels. Time has come for different political parties to come above the caste, religion based politics and work for the betterment of security situation. Time has come for common man to understand the security threat, be alert to avoid threats and also teach a lesson to all political leaders who are not capable of delivering the solution while being in government at different position.
1. How safe we are now?
2. How serious the central government and state governments are to tackle terrorism?
The answer to the first question is we are not safe. At least after several serial bomb blasts in different cities in last 2-3 years indicates the same. If its fact that we are not safe, we should accept that and then start working towards a goal to make this country safer. I am not worried if I know that we are not safe but we are doing every possible thing to make this country safe to live. I am only worried if we live in a fabricated and false world of feeling safe and then doing nothing to tackle terror. That’s what baffles me at least. The answer to the second question is related to this same fact.
I doubt the seriousness of governments and law enforcing agencies to tackle terror. Not even me but even the terror modules are thinking in same ways. Let’s see how. On Friday 25th July 2008, after Bangalore serial bomb blast, central home ministers (Mr Patil and Mr Jaisawal) came with stereotyped comments. I guess now they have every words of these comments memorized because they use almost same comments after each serial bomb blast in last 2-3 years. Anyway we also heard news on TV that government has put all big cities on high alert. Ahmedabad was on high alert on Saturday when terrorists easily placed all vehicles loaded with bomb all over the cities and exploded them in evening. What does that mean? That means that the term “high alert” was just the eyewash for us. Government was not serious. To just pacify the country, security establishment made this comment (putting cities on high alert) and perhaps thought that very next day the same serial bomb blast would not take place and they won’t be in uncomfortable situation. But the same thing happened. Even after Saturday’s serial bomb blast, on Sunday, in Surat two vehicles loaded with explosive material were found parked. Fortunately by this time the common people were more alert and they timely alerted police. But question remains same, why terrorists were were easily conducting their operations when cities were on high alert. Answer is crystal clear that even they were sure that governments were not serious.
Preventing the situation to arise is one thing and fighting after that is another thing. Let’s assume our intelligence network was not quite good to warn us of terror attack and so the different serial bomb blast took place. But then after that, how many culprits of last several serial blasts were arrested by government agencies? How many of them booked and punished? What is the state of different investigations? Loads of questions are unanswered and that make common people think that government in not serious in tackling terror.
We need to live in a real world than living in a false world and understand the ground realities to come up with a concrete plan to thrash terrorism. For that we need honest approach and clear thinking. Coming on TV heavily guarded by security staff and making statements are very easy. People sitting at different government positions need to chalk out plans to tackle terror. Time has come to see just two communities in country one is national and another is anti-national. Time has come to strengthen ourselves to crush anti-national elements at all levels. Time has come for different political parties to come above the caste, religion based politics and work for the betterment of security situation. Time has come for common man to understand the security threat, be alert to avoid threats and also teach a lesson to all political leaders who are not capable of delivering the solution while being in government at different position.
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Will this govt survive?
Today is result day for Manmohan Singh government. It is going to face floor test by evening. This political commotion was created because of nuclear deal. A person like me understands very less technical, social, financial aspects of this deal. Few knowledgeable persons are against and few are in support of deal. Thus it’s more and more confusing for common man to understand the different facets of this deal. I am not sure whether I am for or against the deal but one thing is sure that I am in support of government today. Not because deal is good or bad but because I am against Karat and Company. I always felt that communist parties in India are biggest destructive force. I am against them. So if they want to topple the government, I am opposed to them. The performance of Manmohan Singh’s UPA government has been very disappointing in last four and half year on economic and security fronts but nobody can deny that the prime minister is really very honest person and its always pleasure to see people like him with a clean image leading the country. After this recent political turmoil over the nuclear deal, I have more respect for Manmohan Singh because of the courage he had shown to not succumb to left pressure. It also gave a signal that current prime minister is not as weak as we kept on assuming in last four and half year. I know there will be lots of horse trading behind the scene, lots of deal, money and muscle power will play their roles in today’s vote. People from both sides will try their best in all ethical/unethical practices to either save or topple the govt. An honest person like Manmohan Singh had to directly/indirectly endorse these things if he had to save his government. This may not look very ethical but I remember 4 lines of hindi poem:
“आग के साथ आग बन मिलो
पानी के साथ पानी ,
गरल का उत्तर है प्रतिगरल
यही कहते जग के ज्ञानी!”
“आग के साथ आग बन मिलो
पानी के साथ पानी ,
गरल का उत्तर है प्रतिगरल
यही कहते जग के ज्ञानी!”
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