Where is Libya Going?

Libya state is one of concern all around the world. With the western intervention in the Libya’s civil strife, it only begs to answer a question of what are the West motives. The world still has a lot of countries that are in need of intervention, where the larger public is oppressed and is under dictatorship for a long time. The Jasmine Revolution across the Arab countries sent waves across the world. It all started at Sudan and spread like wild fire across the world. To qualify Libya as part of the Jasmine revolution would be difficult because of two reasons. One is that it is not a peaceful revolution and the other is that it has not been started by the larger public, but a group of dissident public officials and politicians.

The West intervention on one level is welcomed, but it questions the motives of the West. It is good to see an international intervention is a civil strife where a group of people are fighting against the dictatorship and that for once the world does not stand at the sidelines to see what goes down and instead takes action, for a just cause.

Still there is a doubt that the West is doing it for the oil and the other resource that have to exploit in Libya. If a puppet government comes up, it will not bode well with the people. If, after this conflict is over and the rebels emerge victorious, and the West put too much influence over the new government, then it will not bode well with the people.

If things to not bode well for the public we will see a repeat of the Iraq. Iraq, where the Taliban had no presence at all, but after the American invasion came that all changed. The public became dissatisfied with the way things were going, and the Taliban offered them a chance to fight back. The same thing cannot happen in Libya.

It would add only the world problems.

What a Waste.

I don’t know what irritates me more at the parliament. The government or the opposition? One thing is for sure, both of them have annoyed me dearly. A session was lost in parliament last year. So many important things were happening to India that needed to be discussed. Most importantly the inflation that had reached new heights, causing great inconvenience to the citizens of India. Pulses failed the poor man, they no longer remained the poor man’s food.

Sure, but for the Neta’s there was something more important at the top. For the opposition it was initiating a Joint Parliamentary Committee into the 2G scam. Sure lot of money was lost, like a lot. The government busy with pressuring institutions with cleaning the various scams that has hit it. But seriously we as the public need to wake up to this publicity stunt.

JPC have most have the time just been there. There just to show that the government is doing something or as in this case the opposition is doing something. No one ever listens to the recommendations set by them. Neither the UPA or the Opposition. My point is somehow we, the public need to get the message across that we know this trick. We are all ready tightening the screws around. Lets make it as tight as possible. Every turn makes a difference.

Let them know.

A Rarest of things?

Recently the world experienced on the rarest things that it will ever see, but it should see more of it. The world witness one of the most peaceful revolutions. The protestation at Tehran Square resulted in demand for the President to step down. I was sure that the Army would react. It would be China all over again, but things have changed.

There was a bit of violence that was between the protestors and supporters of the President. That where things get a bit weird. The Army failed or was to slow to react to this violence. In simple terms, they did not get involved. Could it all have been planned out? The Police have disappeared off the streets at the beginning of the protestation. Was this them in an official capacity. Also let me point another thing, did the Army resort to violence because of the large media presence that was putting Egypt into the international spotlight. Also not the forget the power of the internet. It played a big role. Did the government and the army not forget how the internet fueled protest in Iran inspite of its crackdown. Did the government and army allow for this strong presences of media because of its heavy backing of the United States, giving it not many choices?

Since the President has stepped down the army has been pushing out protest out of Tehran Square. It has officially said that it would take over leadership and democratic elections would be there in a month.

Well, I really hope it does happens and it all plays out for the best. But Egypt has a long way to go. 

Indira and Modi the same side of the coin

In 25 June 1975,  Indira Gandhi declared emergency under the pretext of India being under threat of internal and external forces. However the actual reason was that the on the day of the declaration, the next day a court verdict was going to be announced. The verdict was on a case filed by Jayprakash Narayan on the then recent elections accusing Indira Gandhi of elections malpractices. If the verdict by the court found Indira guilty then that would mean she would be striped of her Prime Ministership, to avoid this she declared Emergency.

During the emergency there were gross violations. The press was gagged. Many political persons were arrested without being charged and tortured. There were rise in encounter cases. Journalists were persecuted. Sanjay Gandhi went wild by forcing many men to undergo vasectomy. There was a gross violation of human rights.

However the persecution for these crimes conducted by Indira Gandhi led nowhere. She successfully turned an arrest of her during the Janta Party rule into her favour. By the time Janta Party broke down she had successful converted the nation to support her. Then she died. Though the emergency is regarded as the darkest period in Indian Democracy, Indira is still regarded in high opinion because of the new heights she bought India to.

This draws on a parallel of the current Chief Minister of Gujarat Narendra Modi. The main man who allowed the gross human violation to occur. The man who did not initiate the infrastructure to stop violent mobs and in doing so giving permission for mass extermination of Muslims. While ongoing investigation has given him a clean chit, many people still believe that he holds a major responsibility for the Gujarat riots.

While this goes on, a group of people have voiced out their opinions that he should be forgiven for his past crimes and the present should be looked at, where he has converted Gujarat as a model state for many. 

Outrage over the treatment of Indian Envoy?

The recent issue of raised by the media of the rough treatment of an Indian envoy to the US as raised diplomatic eyes. The media has shown it’s spotlight on this event. India took up the issue with it’s  counter-parts which resulted in an apology.

The media and government has failed to look at the larger affair of the large number of Indian’s who visit the US who get ill-treated. Bigges such as Sharuk Khan have also been harassed at an US airport and the government has not raised the issue.

Sure the US has a stringent policy against terrorism and this is resulting in loss of courtesy. Such roughness and stringent measures scare away most terrorist threats before they are even conceived. However the US government and the Indian Government should look into the plight of these tourist and citizens respectively. Just because of terror scare, no one should forget their manners.  

What is Myanmar upto?

This may be coming a little late, but this question has been going over my mind for some time.The question is releated to the release of Noble Peace Prize Winner Aung Sun Suu Kyi. Though I have not come up with any concrete theory, but I have a theory.

1.  One is that economic pressure. The economic sanctions of the Western countries have got started to pressure the economy... or that the leaders realised how much more money will pour in which they can pick up if the wester companies enter the market. Even after the release of Aung Sun Suu Kyi, she made a statement that seemed to me that she was critising the wester economic sanctions on the basis that could have been better jobs and more employment for the public.

However the big hole in this theory is that though West are not touching Myanmar, Myanmar has strong trading realations with members of ASEAN and China. 

What is Mayanmar upto?