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Why cloudburst forecast in India still remains elusive
Monitoring stations on the ground can hardly capture cloudburst characteristics due to their highly localised and short occurrence
Roxy Mathew Koll cloudbursts occur over a the precipitation radars of and intensity of cloudbursts
small geographical region of these satellites can be much worldwide. As the air gets
Cloudbursts — violent and 20 to 30 sq. km. smaller than the area of indi warmer, it can hold more
voluminous amounts of rain In India, cloudbursts often vidual cloudburst events, moisture and for a longer
Ozone layer damage pouring down in a short du occur during the monsoon and hence they go undetect time. We call this the Clausi
Smoke from Australia’s ration over a small area — season, when the southwest ed. Weather forecast models us Clapeyron relationship. A
extreme wildfires between have been reported since the erly monsoon winds bring in also face a similar challenge 1degree Celsius rise in tem
December 2019 and February mid19th century. Yet, the copious amounts of moisture in simulating the clouds at a perature may correspond to
2020 increased atmospheric characteristics of these inland. The moist air that high resolution. a 710% increase in moisture
temperatures and probably events remain elusive, and converges over land gets lift The skillful forecasting of and rainfall. This increase in
made the hole in the ozone our efforts in monitoring and ed as they encounter the rainfall in hilly regions re rainfall amount does not get
layer bigger. The plumes of forecasting them is at an em hills. The moist air reaches mains challenging due to the spread moderately through
smoke that rose into the bryonic stage. However, an altitude and gets saturat uncertainties in the interac out the season. As the mois
atmosphere caused their disastrous impact that ed, and the water starts con tion between the moisture ture holding capacity of air
temperatures to spike by 3°C cause loss of lives and pro densing out of the air form convergence and the hilly increases, it results in pro
over Australia. perty are seemingly increas ing clouds. This is how terrain, the cloud micro longed dry periods intermit
ing in a changing climate and clouds usually form, but physics, and the heating tent with short spells of ex
have led to close observa such an orographic lifting to cooling mechanisms at diffe treme rains. More deeper
tions in the recent decade, gether with a strong mois rent atmospheric levels. The cumulonimbus clouds form
advancing our understand ture convergence can lead to IMD’s forecasts, and in gen and the chances of cloud
ing of these events. intense cumulonimbus eral, the weather prediction bursts also increase.
Clouds blanket 70% of the clouds taking in huge vol scenario, have advanced
Earth’s surface at any given umes of moisture that is such that widespread ex Frequent occurrences
time. They are like a thin dumped during cloudbursts. treme rains can be predicted Cloudbursts are reported fre
layer of the floating ocean, Tall cumulonimbus clouds twothree days in advance. quently from across the
Flood in Pakistan with enough water to cover can develop in about half an Cyclones can be predicted country. The climate change
With rivers breaking their the entire surface of Earth hour as the moisture updraft about one week in advance. signal is conspicuous, but we
banks glacial lakes bursting, with about one inch of rain. happens rapidly, at a pace of However, cloudburst fore do not have longterm (20
Pakistan is experiencing its A modestsized cloud (1 cub 60 to 120 km/hr. A singlecell casts still remain elusive. years or more) hourly data to
worst floods this century. At ic km) may contain more cloud may last for an hour Multiple doppler weather attest it. With IMD enhancing
least one-third of the country than 5,00,000 litres of water and dump all the rain in the radars can be used to moni its automatic weather sta
is under water, some 33 million — equivalent to the mass of last 20 to 30 minutes, while tor moving cloud droplets tions, we may have hourly
people have been displaced hundred elephants. some of these clouds merge and help to provide nowcasts data that can help map
and more than 1,200 have Cloudburst events are of to form multicell storms and (forecasts for the next three cloudburstprone regions.
died. Scientists say that ten associated with cumulo last for several hours. hours). This can be a quick The change in monsoon
heatwaves and a stronger nimbus clouds that cause measure for providing warn extremes and cloudbursts
monsoon led to floods. thunderstorms and occa More prone areas ings, but radars are an ex we see now are in response
sionally due to monsoon Cloudbursts, hence, occur the current monsoon season tics due to their highly local as the monsoon winds pensive affair, and installing to the 1degree Celsius rise in
wind surges and other mostly over the rugged ter (2022). ised and short occurrence. gained strength due to a low them across the country may global surface temperature.
weather phenomena. Cumu rains over the Himalayas, the On July 8 2022, flash Hence, most of these events pressure area developing in not be practically feasible. As emissions continue to in
lonimbus clouds can grow Western Ghats, and north floods occurred in the Lidder go unreported due to the the Arabian Sea. A longterm measure crease and global commit
up to 1215 km in height eastern hill States of India. Valley en route to Amarnath lack of monitoring mechan Strong monsoon wind would be mapping the cloud ment to reduce emissions
through the entire troposph The heavy spells of rain on Temple in Jammu and Kash isms in the region, weaken surges along the coast can al burstprone regions using proves insufficient, these
ere (occasionally up to 21 the fragile steep slopes trig mir, taking the lives of sever ing our ability to understand so result in cloudbursts, as in automatic rain gauges. If temperatures are set to hit
km) and can hold huge ger landslides, debris flows, al pilgrims. While the media these events in complete the case of Mumbai (2005) cloudburstprone regions 1.5°C during 20202040 and
amounts of water. and flash floods, causing linked this event to cloud perspective. and Chennai (2015). Coastal are colocated with land 2°C during 20402060. We
largescale destruction and bursts that occurred up Heavy rains and waterlog cities are particularly vulner slideprone regions, these lo will need urgent action and
No difference
Characteristics loss of people and property. stream of the temple, there is ging brought Bengaluru to a able to cloudbursts since the cations can be designated as policies to protect lives and
The updated COVID-19
However, cloudbursts are Recent cloudbursts that no meteorological record in standstill during the first flash floods make the con hazardous. The risk at these property from extreme
vaccines that have been
approved in the U.S. and the
not defined based on cloud caused significant devasta the surrounding regions to week of September 2022. So ventional stormwater and locations would be huge, and events that will amplify as
U.K. offer roughly the same characteristics and do not in tion occurred over the Hima validate this. Weather fore cial media was abuzz, pass flood management policies people should be moved, the global temperature
protection as existing dicate clouds exploding. layan foothills in Himachal casts indicated scattered ing off a twoyearold video in these cities dysfunctional. and construction and mining change doubles.
vaccines, suggests a preprint. Cloudbursts are defined by Pradesh (in the year 2003), light rains for the region, and of cloudbursts in Perth, Aus in nearby regions should be (Roxy Mathew Koll is a cli
The analysis found that the the amount of rainfall. Ac Ladakh (2010), and Uttarak the IMD recorded moderate tralia, as Bangalore cloud Detecting cloudbursts restricted as that can aggra mate scientist at the Indian
Omicron-specific boosters cording to the India Meteoro hand (2013). Cloudbursts rainfall at the temple station. bursts. None of the city’s While satellites are exten vate the landslides and flash Institute of Tropical Meteo
have marginal benefits logical Department (IMD), were reported from the Monitoring stations on the weather stations recorded a sively useful in detecting flood impacts. rology and a lead author
compared with an extra dose 100 mm of rain in an hour is northeastern States and ground can hardly capture cloudburst but indicated largescale monsoon weath Climate change is project and reviewer of recent IPCC
of older vaccines. called a cloudburst. Usually, Western Ghats States during the cloudburst characteris heavy rains during the week er systems, the resolution of ed to increase the frequency reports.)
12 FAQ DELHI
■ The price cap plan is the latest of the sanctions
hurting the Russian economy and its ability to fund the
war in Ukraine. This could only work, of course, if all
countries joined the coalition.
India to change its uncritical stance on Russia at the
United Nations, to cutting down oil imports, to stopping
defence and other purchases from Russia, and to avoid
proposed by Western countries against Russia for its the rupeerouble payment mechanism that circumvent
Which virus causes the disease? invasion of Ukraine, as well as Belarus for its support to How has Russia reacted to the plan? their sanctions. Thus far, India has not obliged, and there
Russia. For the past few weeks, U.S. and EU officials have is little indication that New Delhi is likely to, just yet.
What is the treatment protocol? Are been trying to convince countries including India, China ■ Russian President Vladimir Putin has lashed out at the India’s oil intake from Russia, which was minuscule prior
vaccines effective? and Turkey to join the coalition or to at least support the plan, warning that Russia would not supply “anything at to the war has soared 50 times over. When asked,
price cap, which they say is in the interests of all oil all” if it contradicts Russian interests. Speaking at the Petroleum Minister Hardeep Puri rejected any “moral”
Jacob Koshy buyers from Russia as it will give them leverage to lower Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) in Vladivostok this week, duty to join the price cap coalition, and said his only duty
purchase prices. that Prime Minister Narendra Modi joined virtually, he was to providing affordable oil to Indian consumers. At
The story so far: The death of a 12yearold girl in threatened that Russia could stop supplies of gas, oil, the EEF, Mr. Modi said he wanted to “strengthen” ties
Kerala from rabies, despite having multiple inoculations How will it be enforced? coal, heating oil... leaving European countries to with Russia in the energy field and boost India’s $16
of the vaccine, has raised questions on the efficacy of “freeze”. On September 5, Russia also announced a halt billion investment in Russian oilfields. This week, Mr.
rabies vaccines in India and their availability. ■ For countries that join the coalition, it would mean on all supplies via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline to Europe Modi will also join President Putin, Chinese President Xi
simply not buying Russian oil unless the price is reduced due to “maintenance issues” arising from the EU Jinping, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and
How does a rabies vaccine work? to where the cap is determined. For countries that don’t sanctions already in place, raising fears of a very difficult other leaders at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
join the coalition, or buy oil higher than the cap price, winter for European countries. summit in Uzbekistan, where the price cap issue will no
■ Rabies is a disease that is caused by a family of viruses they would lose access to all services provided by the doubt be discussed from the opposite viewpoint to the
called the lyssaviruses and found in a range of mammals. coalition countries including for example, insurance, Will the Modi government comply with the price cap? G7’s. It also remains to be seen whether India will bargain
The virus targets the central nervous system and is currency payment, facilitation and vessel clearances for with the U.S. to set aside sanctions against Iran and
nearly 100% fatal to the host animal if it succeeds in their shipments. G7 countries say they are aiming to ■ The price cap is only the latest in a number of Venezuela, from which it cancelled oil imports under
infecting it. Though many animals from cats to reduce the price of oil, but not the quantity of oil that sanctions to hurt the Russian economy that the U.S. and pressure from the U.S. in 201718, in exchange for joining
crocodiles can be transmitters of the virus, it is most Russia sells, so as to control inflation globally while EU have tried to bring India on board with: from asking the price cap coalition.
likely to spread to people from the bite of an infected dog
or a cat as they are the most common pets. Despite being
potentially lethal, the virus is slowmoving and it can be
several weeks before the disease manifests into a fatal
encephalitis which is why administering a vaccine, even
after being bitten by a rabid animal, is effective. A shot of
rabies immunoglobulin (rabiesantibodies against the
Why is the Kushiyara river treaty important?
virus derived either from people or horses) followed by a
fourweek course of antirabies vaccine, is nearly What is the status of the Teesta river water sharing proposal between India and Bangladesh?
guaranteed to prevent rabies. This translates to the first
dose being given on the same day as the immunoglobulin Kallol Bhattacherjee ation of rice as well as a wide variety of vegetables for
followed by vaccinations on the 3rd, 7th and 14th day. which Sylhet is famous. The additional water of Kushiyara
There are other regimens, such as five shots which The story so far: During Bangladesh Prime Minister through the Rahimpur Canal therefore is the only way to
include one on the 28th day approved by the World Sheikh Hasina’s visit to India from September 5 to 8, the ensure steady supply of water for irrigation of agriculture
Health Organization (WHO) which clinics may consider, two sides signed a slew of agreements, including the first fields and orchards of the subdivisions of Sylhet.
depending on the availability of the vaccine. water sharing agreement since the landmark Ganga Wa
ters Treaty, 1996. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) What was India’s objection to the Rahimpur Canal?
How is the vaccine made? was signed on sharing of the waters of the Kushiyara river,
a distributary of the Barak river which flows through As ■ The Kushiyara water sharing agreement finalised dur
■ The vaccine is made up of an inactivated virus that is sam, and then on to Bangladesh. The agreement comes in ing the August 25 Joint River Commission and signed dur
expected to induce the body into producing antibodies a year when both lower Assam in India and Sylhet in Ban ing Prime Minister Hasina’s visit was made possible as In
that can neutralise the live virus in case of infection. gladesh have witnessed deadly floods highlighting the re dia withdrew its objection to withdrawal of Kushiyara’s
There are also test vaccines that involve genetically quirement for greater cooperation on flood control and ir waters by Bangladesh through the Rahimpur Canal. With
modified viruses. There is no singleshot rabies vaccine rigationrelated issues between the two countries. drawal of India’s objection is likely the main part of the
or one that offers permanent immunity. There are agreement, said Dr. Nishat. Before this, Bangladesh had
mainly two ways of administering the rabies vaccine. What is the Kushiyara agreement? carried out the Upper Surma Kushiyara Project which in
One, called postexposure cluded clearing and dredging of the canal and other con
It is widely known prophylaxis (PEP), is given ■ Over the last century, the flow of the Barak river has nected channels of water; but the channels could not be of
changed in such a way that the bulk of the river’s water much use to Bangladesh because India objected to the
that vaccinating dogs to persons who have been flows into Kushiyara while the rest goes into Surma. Ac Kushiyara is expected to require much more work. move and claimed that the dyke and other infrastructure
exposed via a bite to an
is essential for the cording to water expert, Dr. Ainun Nishat, the agreement interfered in border security as Kushiyara itself forms part
animal suspected to be
elimination of rabies. infected. The vaccines are is aimed at addressing part of the problem that the chang How will Bangladesh use the water? of the border between the two sides. However, the agree
But experts say that administered either into the ing nature of the river has posed before Bangladesh as it ment indicates that the economic benefits possible from
like in people, muscles, or into the skin. It unleashes floods during the monsoon and goes dry during ■ The water of Kushiyara will be channelled through the the river outweighed the security concerns.
can also be given ahead of the winter when demand of water goes up because of a Rahimpur Canal project in Sylhet. The Rahimpur Canal
vaccinating animals
time to persons who have a crop cycle in Sylhet. Though the details of the agreement project in Zakiganj upazila or subdivision of Sylhet was What are the hurdles to the Teesta agreement?
doesn’t guarantee are not yet known, Dr. Nishat says that under this MoU, built to help the farmers access Kushiyara’s water but the
high risk of being infected,
lifelong immunity such as veterinarians, Bangladesh will be able to withdraw 153 cusecs (cubic feet facility used to remain dry during the lean season without ■ The Kushiyara agreement is relatively smaller in scale in
from the disease animal handlers, areas with per second) of water from the Kushiyara out of the approx serving the purpose for which it was built. The eight km comparison to Teesta that involves West Bengal, which has
a high number of rabies imately 2,500 cusecs of water that is there in the river dur long canal is the only supplier of water from the Kushiyara problems with the proposal. The Kushiyara agreement did
infection, by what is called ing the winter season. There are various estimates about to the region and Bangladesh has built a pump house and not require a nod from any of the States like Assam from
Pre Exposure Prophylaxis the area that will benefit from this supply but it is generally other facilities for withdrawal of water that can now be which the Barak emerges and branches into Kushiyara and
(PrEP). The advantage of a PrEP is that if bitten, one understood that approximately 10,000 hectares of land utilised. Surma.The reduced water flow of the Kushiyara during
doesn’t need a immunoglobulin injection, and two and millions of people will benefit from the water that will winter and Teesta too, however, raise important questions
subsequent shots of the vaccine will suffice for full flow through a network of canals in Sylhet benefiting the Why is the water from the Kushiyara so important for about the impact of climate change on South Asian rivers
protection, unlike the fourcourse prescription in the farmers involved in Boro rice, which is basically the rice Rahimpur Canal? that can affect communities and trigger migration. Bangla
case of PEP. However, the WHO doesn’t recommend cultivated during the dry season of December to February desh has cited low water flow in its rivers during the winter
PrEP as a general preventive. and harvested in early summer. Bangladesh has been com ■ The water of the Kushiyara has been used for centuries months as a matter of concern as it affects its agriculture
plaining that the Boro rice cultivation in the region had in Sylhet’s subdivisions like the Zakiganj, Kanaighat and sector. Dr. Nishat contends that the coming decades will
Are rabies vaccines easily available in India? been suffering as India did not allow it to withdraw the re Beanibazar areas. But Bangladesh has witnessed that the throw up similar challenging issues involving river water
quired water from the Kushiyara. The agreement address flow and volume of water in the canal has reduced during sharing as the impact of the climate crisis becomes more
■ According to the Health Ministry, there are at least six es Bangladesh’s concern over water supply along the river, the lean season. The utility of the river and the canal dur visible with water levels going down in several crossbor
rabies vaccines approved for India. They all contain during the winter months but flood control in the basin of ing the lean/winter season had gone down, affecting cultiv der rivers.
inactivated virus made of duck, chicken or human cell
cultures and are marked as safe, efficacious and with
long immunity. Rabies vaccines are available for free in
ILLUSTRATION: R. RAJESH
LIZ TRUSS
Promises to keep, an
emotional vacuum to fill
New U.K. Prime Minister is tasked with responding to the energy crisis,
enacting supply-side reforms to boost growth, revitalising the
Conservative Party and also leading the nation in mourning a monarch
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that the newly minted a respected member of the rial chair in the U.K. — where
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went to would probably wish to the Queen earlier this week mocrats. Her liberal politics
Oxford have a quiet conversation after she won the race to be clearly ran deep at the time
University with during her first week in the country’s next Prime Mi for she also on the record
and was office, it is Tony Blair, the nister, rise to the challenge? spoke at a Liberal Democrat
active in
former Labour Prime Minis A glance backward at her ic conference in favour of
liberal
politics. But ter. Mr. Blair set alight the path to higher office through abolishing the monarchy. Yet
by the end of imagination of a nation many years in the trenches by the end of her time at Ox
her time mourning the sudden death of the Conservative Party ford she jumped ship to the
there, she of Diana, Princess of Wales, suggests that she has the per Tories, an act that is said to
jumped ship in a 1997 car crash in Paris, sonal and leadership traits have come as a shock to her
to the Tories.
when he described her as the that might just help her ac leftleaning parents but one
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came several Mr. Blair’s words brought so is the sheer adaptability of liberal.”
years later, lace to the British people and her politics, her flexibility of
when, as she established his credentials as political posture in response Thatcher’s image
rose through
the ranks, she
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carefully of the nation. For example, in the early to a hardcore Conservative
started Ms. Truss now faces simi years of Ms. Truss’ political came several years further
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Ms. Truss plans include an estimated er and nurse mother, Ms. famous picture of Ms. to cap skyrocketing itics. While she was astute vote. This means that now escape the reputational
underwent in £100 billion package intend Truss has described her pa Thatcher in Germany in 1986 enough to steer clear of the Ms. Truss will have to con quagmire of sleaze scandals
her political ed to cap skyrocketing ener rents as “leftwing,” recalling by posing in a Challenger 2
energy prices at their Conservative coup that led to vince a substantial propor that held back the Johnson
position was gy prices at their current le the many discussions on pol tank while visiting British current level, a fiscal Mr. Johnson’s ouster from tion of her party members government and, in today’s
regarding her
switch from vel, a fiscal intervention itical activism at their family troops in Estonia, when she intervention whose Downing Street, she man that her approach to tackling context, genuinely repre
being a whose size has few past pre dining table. When she was was the U.K.’s Foreign size has few past aged nevertheless to avoid the multipronged economic senting the spirit of the na
diehard cedents except in wartime. still young, she attended Secretary. being labelled as an unshake and energy crisis in the coun tion as it mourns the loss of
Remainer on The Truss government will alongside her mother march The other major transition
precedents except able Johnson supporter, a try is the optimal one. This Queen Elizabeth.
Brexit to also launch, in weeks ahead, es for the Campaign for Nu that Ms. Truss underwent in in wartime fine distinction that paved would apply to her the major For Ms. Truss, her greatest
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frontline including tax cuts, eschew Prime Minister Margaret] Brexit to becoming former wing of the Conservative par Future challenges £30bn in tax cuts, reversing may proffer certain advan
warrior to ing “handouts,” enacting Thatcher government’s deci Prime Minister Boris John ty. Regardless, the Ms. Truss’ Doubtless a future challenge the rise in National Insu tages, it can sometimes come
negotiate the
supplyside reforms to boost sion to allow U.S. nuclear son’s frontline warrior to ne government will face a chal that Ms. Truss will have to rance, temporarily dropping with a high cost. It could well
terms of
post-Brexit growth, and bolstering with warheads to be installed at gotiate the terms of post lenge on this front on Sep deal with is the fact that in green levies on energy bills, be that in the highly visible
trade deals resources the struggling Na RAF Greenham Common,” Brexit trade deals with the tember 15, when they are re the contest for the prime mi and scrapping a planned rise role of Prime Minister, Ms.
with the EU tional Health Service and the not far from London. European Union. In doing quired to respond to EU legal nisterial chair against former in corporation tax. Truss finds that voters hold
defence sector. After finishing school in so, she adopted a confronta action on the alleged failure Chancellor Rishi Sunak she In the broader canvas of her to a higher standard, one
Yet these policy impera Leeds in the early 1990s, Ms. tional stance over plans for to implement this protocol. secured the backing of 81,326 British politics, there is an ur that is premised on dogged
tives may have to play se Truss went on to read philo the Northern Ireland proto Ms. Truss’ critics have of of her party’s members, gent need for revitalising the commitment and holding
cond fiddle, in a political sophy, politics, and econom col, a tactic that made her ten described her as a politi while her rival garnered Conservative Party and un firm to promises made.
A F
controversy over the viduals and a Philippine or more than a fort the Congress and the Rash
‘joint’ decision of the based organisation to com night, Hemant Soren triya Janata Dal. Between
Communist Party of memorate the birth anniver had been busy keeping 2015 and 2019, he served as
India (Marxist), or CPI (M), sary of Magsaysay. Since his flock of legislators to the Leader of the Opposi
to decline the 2022 Ramon then, a select few Asian per gether after Governor Ra tion (LoP) in the House. He
Magsaysay Award nomina sonalities and institutions mesh Bais reportedly re was again elected as the 11th
tion for former Kerala are annually recognised for ceived a communication Chief Minister of the State in
Health Minister K.K. Shailaja their transformative social from the Election Commis December 2019 with the
has brought into focus the work. More than 300 people sion of India (ECI), seeking support of the Congress, the
prize and the former Philip and 25 organisations from the Jharkhand Chief Minis Rashtriya Janata Dal, the
pines President in whose 22 countries have been ter’s disqualification as an Communist Party of India
name the award was insti awarded so far. While a ma MLA in connection with a (MarxistLeninist) and oth
tuted in 1957. jority of awardees have been case lodged against him in ers. The president of the
Though the CPI(M) has from Asia, some others have volving a stone chips mining JMM, Mr. Soren currently re
cited the ‘anticommunist’ been honoured for their lease in 2019. The myste presents the Barhait consti
stance of Ramon Magsaysay work in Asia. rious envelope from the ECI tuency.
in his political career to jus to become the seventh Pre Huks, a communistled and Initially, the award was gi was said to be received by counter any move by the due to brain haemorrhage
tify its decision, the party sident of the Philippines. peasantbased rebellion, ven in five categories — go the Governor’s office on Au Opposition to bring down in May 2009, pushed him in Spearheaded protests
has come under strong criti During his presidency with the assistance of the vernment service, public gust 25. Fearing poaching of his government. During the to politics as an engineering In 2016, when the thenBJP
cism for rejecting the presti from 1953 to 1957, Magsay U.S. The Philippines formed service, community leader MLAs by the Opposition BJP, trust motion in the 81mem dropout. government led by Chief Mi
gious award that has expo say enjoyed widespread pu the Southeast Asia Treaty ship, journalism, literature the Mr. Sorenled United ber Assembly, as many as 48 Mr. Soren is married to nister Raghuvar Das tried to
nentially grown in stature blic support for spearhead Organisation in 1954 to pre and creative communica Progressive Alliance (UPA) UPA MLAs voted for the go Kalpana and the couple amend the Chota Nagpur
since its inception six de ing military, administrative vent communism from gain tion arts, and peace and in had even shifted some of vernment, while the BJP have two sons. His younger Tenancy Act, 1908 and the
cades ago. Regarded as the and agrarian reforms. Politi ing ground. ternational understanding. them to neighbouring staged a walkout. Speaker brother, Basant Soren, a Santhal Pargana Tenancy
Asian equivalent of the No cal scientist Jose Veloso Ramon Magsaysay was fa A new category to honour Chhattisgarh. Rabindra Nath Mahto said JMM MLA from Dumka, was Act, 1949 which allowed
bel, the Ramon Magsaysay Abueva, who is also Magsay voured to win the next presi young Asian leaders was ad Amid the evolving situa since the government had recently in news over his transfer of Adivasi land for
Award has over the years es say’s political biographer, dential election, but the 49 ded in 2000. It is funded by tion in the tribal State, the won the trust vote, “there is controversial comments building roads, canals, edu
tablished its independent le refers to him as ‘the people’s yearold was killed in a a grant by the U.S.based UPA leaders met the Gover absolutely no uncertainty” that he was on a visit to Del cational institutions, hospi
gacy, with the late President president’. “…He [Magsay plane crash in Cebu island Ford Foundation. In 2009, nor on August 31 and sub over its fate. Though the hi to buy “undergarments”. tals and for other govern
in whose name the award say] was their man, their on March 17, 1957. the Foundation disconti mitted a memorandum, urg mystery over the ECI com Mr. Soren also has a younger ment purposes, the
was instituted shifting to the leader and hero like no oth nued the award in fixed ca ing him to clear the air munication is far from over, sister, Anjali. Opposition led by Mr. Soren
background. er president ever was before The award tegories, except for emer regarding the ECI decision. Mr. Soren seems to have Mr. Soren was elected to staged strong protests
him... The images that came The Rockefeller Brothers gent leadership. The Governor reportedly as weathered the political the Rajya Sabha in June against the Amendment Bill
Tracing the history across sharply in the media Fund (RBF), a private family In 2022, four people that sured them that he would storm, at least for now. 2009. He resigned from the till it was withdrawn in Au
Born in 1907, Ramon Mag were those of a man who foundation with its head have won the award are psy bring the matter to a closure Upper House in January gust 2017.
saysay (in picture, centre) would take off his shoes and quarters in New York, esta chiatrist Sotheara Chhim in two days. Reluctant politician 2010 after he was elected to The protests, many in
quit his job at a bus compa walk in the mud with the blished a nonprofit organi (Cambodia), paediatrician On September 5, Mr. So Mr. Soren, 47, son of three the State Assembly from the Jharkhand say, put Mr. So
ny to join the Philippine Ar farmers, eat with his hands, sation ‘the Ramon Bernadette Madrid (Philip ren went on to prove major time former Chief Minister Dumka constituency. He ren at the centre stage of
my when Japan invaded the leap over ditches. And from Magsaysay Award Founda pines), activistfilmmaker ity of his government on the and Jharkhand Mukti Mor was quick to rise to the posi Jharkhand politics and
islands during Second the time he became Secre tion (RMAF)’ in 1957, which Gary Bencheghib (Indone floor of the House to assert cha ( JMM) patriarch Shibu tion of Deputy Chief Minis made him the true heir of
World War. Magsaysay led tary of National Defence up instituted the award to re sia) and ophthalmologist Ta his hold over the alliance. Soren and Roopi Soren, was ter in September 2010, with their Guruji, Shibu Soren.
guerrilla forces against the to his tenure as President, cognise persons and organi dashi Hattori (Vietnam). The Governor, meanwhile, reluctant to join politics and BJP leader Arjun Munda as From a reluctant politician,
Japanese. The U.S. took note he was portrayed as a no sations in Asia who have Ms. Shailaja would have left for Delhi and returned wanted to become an engi the Chief Minister and the Mr. Soren had evolved into a
of his leadership and ap nonsense reformer who “helped others generously become the first woman re to State capital Ranchi after neer. He joined the Birla In JMM being an alliance partn “mature” one.
pointed him as the military cleaned up the military and without anticipating public cipient from Kerala had she a week on September 8. stitute of Technology, Mesra er. However, the bonhomie With the sword of dis
governor of his home pro the bureaucracy,” he says. recognition”, regardless of accepted the nomination. Mr. Soren faced the polit in Ranchi to pursue B.Tech. between the two parties qualification still hanging
vince, which was also the During his presidency, race, creed, sex, or Freedom fighter Vinoba ical stalemate with a com in mechanical engineering, soon turned sour. over his head, it remains to
start of his political journey. Magsaysay led a campaign nationality”. Bhave was the first Indian to posed demeanour, saying but the sudden death of his Mr. Soren was sworn in as be seen if Mr. Soren can con
Ramon Magsaysay went on against the Hukbalahap or On August 31, 1958, the receive the award. he was wellprepared to elder brother, Durga Soren, the Jharkhand Chief Minis tinue to beat the odds.
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said, ‘A good newspaper, I suppose, is a nation jab CM. I was SSP, Patiala, and during one of his To quote Joseph Conrad, “My task which I am RY to savour the irony in and 2001, they imposed harsh
uniquely human. talking to itself.’ Progressing to college, my visits in 1975, he asked me to accompany him in trying to achieve is, by the power of the written Rahul Dravid’s current situa- restrictions on sports, and stadiums
Through the written exposure to newspapers grew: The Times of his car. Lala Jagat Narain was the owner of the word, to make you hear, to make you feel — it is, tion, after the team got ham- were turned into public execution
India, Hindustan Times, The Indian Express, Hind Samachar group of newspapers and was before all, to make you see. That — and no more, mered in the Asia Cup. Dravid venues. They did, however, tolerate
word, we are able to The Statesman, The Tribune, et al. Alongside, detained in a Patiala jail. The CM asked about and it is everything.” It is the ability to write that was the man who persuaded Sourav cricket, probably because of their
my interest in the editorial and op-ed sections his health in a sarcastic manner and then makes us uniquely human. Through the writ- Ganguly and Sachin Tendulkar to close affiliation with Pakistan,
communicate over also grew, as it should have with editors like remarked that now is the time to enjoy ruling, ten word, we are able to communicate over time skip the inaugural T20 World Cup in where a large number of refugees
time and space. It Frank Moraes, Girilal Jain, JJ Irani, S Nihal no more worrying about what such people and space. It has helped shape our civilisations, 2007 — the idea was that even a glob- picked up the sport. After the Tal-
Singh, Arun Shourie, Kuldip Nayar, S Mul- write. I could see his tension-free demeanour our science, our religions. We learn from the al T20 tournament was a non-critical iban were ousted in 2001, cricket
has helped shape gaonkar and many more. Along with them, and the truth of the statement. Newspapers experience of others and this is precisely how a (read: frivolous) event, not important grew at an explosive speed.
civilisations, science, there were hordes of distinguished journalists
and columnists who dug up stories and offered
were not worth reading during the period
except for a column here and there. With the
good newspaper talks to a nation and its people.
In the modern age, this written word is avail-
enough for the three legends.
Dravid, now the head coach, is
Since taking power in August
2021, the Taliban have implement-
religions. We learn incisive and candid analyses. They were inde- end of Emergency and in the decades following able to us in real time through our phones but, being criticised for the team’s failure ed harsh laws based on their read-
pendent, they were bold, they were men and it, there was great political uncertainty and a the writer and the institution which enables in the T20 Asia Cup. He’s trying to ing of scriptures: most forms of
from the experience women of material and moral integrity who general decline in public institutions, political him remain the pivot and we restrain and con- defend himself: “Just because we lost public entertainment are barred
of others through this were not beholden to anyone for the positions
they occupied. This was because they truly rep-
parties and bureaucracy, which also affected
the profession of journalism. The giants were
fine them at our own peril. For, in doing so, we
bottle up the very freedom and creativity that
a couple of games, it doesn’t mean
we are a terrible team.”
and women’s sport has been wiped
out. But men’s cricket enjoys
medium and this is resented the voice and will of the people. They no longer seen, the shadow of owners was grow- humans seek to better themselves. The Renais- He’s right, but his words won’t be immunity, and the Afghanistan
spoke for the people to power, they were the ing longer and that of the government also. sance with its intellectual movement of any solace to the fan of the T20 for- Cricket Board is trying to upgrade
precisely how a good medium, they were the media. Moral and intellectual integrity were degraded ‘Humanism’ is largely credited with the mat; this form of cricket provides facilities in Kabul and take the
newspaper talks to a In college, I used to enjoy going to the library
or the newspaper easel. I liked to buy them
in society as a whole, but people still tried to
glean some truth from the newspapers. Howev-
advance of Europe out of the middle ages. It
would have been lost without the written word.
its fans mind-numbing highs and
lows in succession in three hours.
sport to more and more regions of
the country. However, ACB is facing
nation and its people. (from within a student’s allowance), feel and er, gradually, the corporates took over and the Newspapers in all their forms (to my genera- It’s very stimulating and thrilling, financial troubles because the
smell the fresh copy. I occasionally wrote for the editors ceded this space. There were hon- tion, it was the exciting crackle of fresh but the typical T20 fan is not partic- world has snapped ties with
Let us strive to keep college magazines and a letter to the editor once ourable exceptions among professionals and newsprint; to generation Z, it might be the hap- ularly nuanced about the differ- Afghanistan and the banking and
our windows open in a while. A thrill used to run up my spine while
seeing myself in print. Up to this time, I had no
institutions and they still remain. There were
some great investigative stories by journalists
py ping of phones) are the daily dose of informa-
tion and knowledge we seek — the ‘windows
ences between the three formats of
cricket. He’s looking for Test
foreign exchange systems have
been disrupted.
to the fresh air of occasion to interact with journalists and was of repute, carried by newspapers of integrity. to the world’. The advancement of civilisation match-like consistency in T20 Afghanistan’s spirited perform-
mostly in awe of them. At one stage, I was so Then came my long innings against militan- is based on the free flow of this information, cricket — but that’s something that ance in the Asia Cup, thus, is cred-
knowledge enamoured of the profession that I wanted to cy in Punjab, beginning in Amritsar and ending now more than ever as we enter the digital age. just does not exist. Dravid’s words itable. It brings some joy to a
join it but then fate and family intervened and in various HQ appointments in Chandigarh. I For, the phone enables institutions and govern- won’t carry much weight with this country where joy has been barred
I joined the Indian Police Service in 1966. In the will take up Amritsar and Chandigarh together. ments to instantly reach out to vast dispersed fan — the knives are out, and even by decree.
beginning of my career, I got posted in the dis- From the beginning to the end, rare was the populations which, in good hands, can lead to former India players such as Saba
tricts of Kapurthala, Bathinda, Patiala and journalist who wrote the truth or did not publish great advancements and in the hands of mis- Karim believe Dravid’s honey- Restive neighbours
Amritsar as Superintendent of Police. I had the press notes issued by militants. In my office in chievous elements, be an instrument of despair moon as coach is over. Victory in the Asia Cup would bring
opportunity of meeting district-level journalists Intelligence, there was always a regular flow of and misdirection. Let us strive to keep our win- joy to two other countries in despair,
regularly. They were usually many notches journalists and tea. I explained it to my seniors dows open to the fresh air of knowledge and not Sans logic Sri Lanka and Pakistan, when they
below in calibre to those at Chandigarh or Del- as follows: journalists and Intelligence officers let our future get shaped by those who through Afghanistan came to the Asia Cup meet in the final. Both are facing
hi. One also interacted with politicians of vari- both seek information and based on it both the spread of fear and falsehood would have us after being beaten by Ireland in their severe financial troubles — Sri Lan-
ous hues mainly about local news and the law analyse it. Journalists had direct access to cer- close these windows to a winter of despair. T20 series. In the first match of the ka has defaulted on its commit-
and order situation. Whenever I was posted to a tain sources which we did not and they also had — The writer is ex-chairman of UPSC, Asia Cup, Afghanistan thrashed Sri ments while Pakistan has been
new district, my only request to journalists was sharp, analytical minds. The challenge, howev- former Manipur Governor Lanka. Then India beat Pakistan. close to defaulting. Pakistan has
that they write their stories but also report our er, was to control what you gave away, but and served as J&K DGP Pakistan beat India. Sri Lanka beat also been hit by a calamitous flood
Afghanistan, and Sri Lanka beat that has destroyed lives, livelihoods
India. Pakistan scraped past and crops.
Afghanistan, whom India crushed. Then again, can a win in a cricket
When Telloo Khan became Tarlok Singh Sri Lanka crushed Pakistan.
In just over a week’s time, the
Asia Cup went something like this:
Afghanistan inferior to Ireland but
tournament be a solace to those
who have lost their loved ones, their
home and hearth and cattle and
food, to a natural disaster?
P
ARTITION had triggered unprecedent- ingly weighed by sorrow and despair. heartbreak but in the ultimate, barring about 50 much better than Sri Lanka; India The Asia Cup brought back some
ed violent civil unrest on both sides of The District Magistrate obviously had anten- deaths mostly age-related but aggravated by slightly better than Pakistan but ugly truths about South Asia:
the divide. Nearer home, the conglom- nae deployed and concluded that first and fore- trauma and fatigue, all the Muslim inhabitants then Pakistan slightly better than There’s a deep, historical chasm
erate of Phulkian princely states most, not a single Muslim of Nabha would face of Nabha crossed the Attari check-point safely. India; Sri Lanka slightly better among the fascinating spectrum of
(Patiala, Nabha, Malerkotla, Kapurthala, unnatural death under his watch, and in the pre- The District Magistrate had a more daunting than Afghanistan; Afghanistan people who live here. This was seen
Faridkot and Jind) were similarly buffeted by vailing circumstances, the best recourse was to task of personal nature on his hands. The fami- almost equal with Pakistan; India in the case of Arshdeep Singh after
the inexorable and cyclical waves of rapine arrange for the safe passage for some 12,000 ly owned a modest agricultural holding in Ram- very superior to Afghanistan and his dropped catch against Pakistan.
LT GEN BALJIT SINGH (RETD) and cold-blooded murders. Muslim inhabitants from Nabha to Attari and garh Chhanna village, off the Nabha-Patiala then Sri Lanka very, very superior There’s anger between Pakistan
Yet there was one exemplary patch of beyond. Once this plan became pub- road. The land had been tilled from the time of to Pakistan. and Afghanistan fans after their
sanity, sans killings and counter- lic, our home became akin to a his father by Muslim tenants. They were akin to Try to derive some pattern out of hard-fought Super 4 match. Years
Amid unprecedented killings, and that was the predomi- wailing chamber of sighs: an extended family, who made it clear that they this, will you? No, you won’t find ago, a Pakistani Punjabi auntyji in
nantly Muslim Malerkotla state. “Save us in Nabha, don’t intended to commit Hara-kiri en masse outside logic or pattern here — that’s the London said to this writer: ‘People
violence during Some 240 years earlier, its Nawab send us there.” his home but would not migrate to Pakistan. nature of T20 cricket. It’s a format who came from UP and Bihar to
Partition in 1947, had publicly condemned the grue- The Nabha Akal Infantry My father was a staunch atheist, yet in the made for the underdog, in which Pakistan in 1947 were fitna — trou-
some killings of Guru Gobind Battalion (present-day 14 hour of need, he reached out to the Sikh clergy. the modest skills of minor players blemakers!’ She harboured similar
there was one Singh’s two sons by a satrap of Punjab), veterans of WW-II, Two buses were hired to accommodate the 60- can match and even surpass the distrust for Pathans and Sindhis.
exemplary patch of Aurangzeb and in recognition of the
P N
was the lynchpin of his plan. odd adult tenants while my father and a posse vastly superior skills of the greats of After the Pakistan-Afghanistan
Nawab’s humanity, the Sikh Guru had ARTITIO The departure route was the of police, all armed with rifles, sat atop the bus the game for a brief period of time. match, this distrust for Pathans is
sanity, and that was issued an edict to his community to pro- Nabha-Amloh-Mandi Gobindgarh roofs and drove to Golden Temple, Amritsar. For instance, in isolated parts of now being played in mainstream
the Malerkotla state tect Malerkotla and its populace in perpetuity! road and thence along the GT Road to
So, the brotherhood of the remaining five, Jat- Attari. The soldiers were tasked to set up four
And in a brief, solemn ceremony, each bus pas-
senger was consecrated an Amritdhari Sikh.
India’s match with Hong Kong, the
anonymous non-stars of the island
media in Pakistan — Shoaib Akhtar
and Javed Miandad said Afghan
Sikh-Hindu-populated, Phulkian states hon- camps up to Gobindgarh, but GT road Telloo Khan became Tarlok Singh, Nooran team went toe to toe with India’s players are ungrateful. After
oured in letter and spirit the recompense onwards, being the Central administration Noor Kaur! After partaking of langar, they all superstars — Arshdeep Singh was Naseem Shah hit match-winning
granted by their Guru, to Malerkotla. jurisdiction, the caravan would, in literal sense, returned home and happily lived their natural hammered for 44 runs in his four sixers off Fazalhaq Farooqi, Akhtar,
My father, an administrator in the Maharaja be at God’s mercy. life spans, as do their progeny to this day. overs, and Hong Kong racked up a Punjabi, said: ‘Pathan thrashed
of Nabha’s civil service, happened to be posted A conscious effort was made to instill a sense Shortly, the Phulkian princely states were 152/5 in 20 overs. And then Pakistan Pathan!’ Afghan refugees are being
as the District Magistrate in early 1947. I was a of hope. A grand ceremonial parade was organ- reorganised into a single state (PEPSU) headed routed Hong Kong’s band of expats lampooned as menial workers and
year shy of entering my teens. Even though he ised and reviewed by the Maharaja and there- by the Maharaja of Patiala as “Raj Pramukh”, for 38 runs! street hawkers. But the trouble is
was mostly in the Secretariat from sunrise to after, it marched first to Kali Mandir and next to while the Magistrate was shifted to head the that it’s impossible to tell a Pak-
midnight, our home was a scene of constant the Akal-Garh Gurdwara Sahib, to seek divine new department, Custodian of Evacuee Proper- Afghan show istani Pathan apart from an Afghan
arrival and departure of Muslim men and blessings for the mission. On the day of the ties, rehabilitating several thousands uprooted Afghanistan’s performance through Pathan! A cricket match is causing
women, almost all with drooping heads, seem- departure, there were scenes of unending from the other side of the divide. the tournament won many hearts — all this. Is sport really worth it?
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America. In a sense, time stands still in Chile for close
to 50 years not the least because the country will con- he key part of Prime Minister
Sheikh Hasina's visit to India,
tinue to be governed by the Constitution that was which ends today, is over with
framed in 1974. the conclusion of the meeting
The people have voted resoundingly to reject a with her Indian counterpart Narendra
proposed document that President Gabriel Boric had Modi on September 6, 2022. The for-
argued would have ushered in a “new progressive malities of signing MoUs and the inau-
era”. As it turns out, the result has far exceeded the guration of projects are also complete.
expectations of the conservative opposition. Chileans The fate of the visit is now set. So, what
have thus missed the opportunity to give unto them- are the outcomes of this high-level
selves a Constitution that theoretically would have diplomatic engagement? What are the
gains for Bangladesh? During the meet-
been more riveted to social rights, the environment
ing, seven MoUs were exchanged and
and gender equality than the existing charter, which five projects were inaugurated.
had been adopted during the military rule of Among the MoUs, the most impor-
Augusto Pinochet. tant one is the withdrawal of 153 cusec
With 99 per cent of the votes counted in Sunday’s (cubic feet per second) water from the
plebiscite, the rejection bloc had 61.9 per cent in Kushiyara River by Bangladesh under
comparison to 38.1 per cent in favour of the new text. the upper Surma-Kushiyara project, via
There were reports of long queues at some of the Rahimpur.
3,000-odd voting centres across the country, with The water will be used for irriga-
about 15 million Chileans eligible to take part in the tion of about 5,000 hectares of land.
This is the first bilateral water-sharing
referendum. Voting is compulsory. It bears recall that arrangement between the two coun-
polls in April had predicted that more voters had tries since the Ganges treaty in 1996.
planned to reject the new Constitution. We must welcome this development.
The approval camp conceded defeat, with its However, the major water-sharing dis-
spokesman Vlado Mirosevic saying: “We recognise putes between the two countries
this result, and we listen with humility to what the remain unresolved.
Chilean people have expressed.” President Boric, who Unfortunately, there has been no
had lobbied hard for the new document, said the progress regarding the signing of the
I
results made it evident that people “were not satisfied Teesta water-sharing agreement, the
t is a matter of great pleasure move at the government level selves from the current stream of The mid 1980s experienced a
with the constitutional proposal that the convention that Bengal has made a mark would help the language regain literature written in English does new genre of poetry called Notun
presented to Chile.” The proposed charter was the on the global cultural map by its past glory. In gross violation of not help Bengali writers in any Kobita (New Poetry) ~ the poets
first in the world to be written by a convention split bagging the International the guidelines of the three-lan- way. The claim that a lot of Bangla associating themselves with print draft of which has been gathering dust
equally between male and female delegates, but crit- Tourism Award for the best desti- guage formula put forth by the literature published in Desh and and online media were Barin since 2011. It is still at the assurance
ics said it was too long, lacked clarity and went too far nation for culture. The State recei- Bhasha Commission in the 1960s, other magazines are high- if- not- Ghoshal, Soumitra Sengupta and level, and not even mentioned in the
in some of its measures, which included characteris- ved this distinction soon after the it was observed that in many world-class may be debatable, but Indranil Ghosh. The modernist statement issued by the Indian prime
ing Chile as a “plurinational” state, establishing UNESCO heritage status to Ben- Hindi-medium schools in an unfortunate fallout of this movement magazine group led minister after meeting his Bangladeshi
autonomous Indigenous territories, and prioritising gal’s Durga Puja gave a boost to Kolkata, Bengali was not taught. harping on the “We too are great” by the doyens of the Bengali liter- counterpart.
the environment. its recognition at a global level. Also, many English-medium line, fed and watered by so-called ary universe, including Kazi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in
However, there is considerable schools did not have a Bengali established Bengali writers has Nazrul Islam and Prem Chand her statement, only expressed hope
Hence the cavil that the Constitution leant too
concern over the fact that the Ba- language teacher. been the aliena- Mitra, picked up momentum in that the outstanding issues, including
far to one side and did not have the vision of Chileans ngla language is lagging behind in True, we have tion of the Bengali the 1960s with the Hungry Gen- the Teesta treaty, would be concluded
generally. The result is a major setback to Mr Boric, terms of recognition and respect state-controlled orga- writer from con- eration, a cultural, political and at an early date. The joint statement
who took office in March and, at 36, is Chile’s in its homeland, quite unlike the nisations for promot- temporary world literary movement spearheaded didn't mention India's current view on
youngest-ever president. He had tied his fortunes so status of other languages in their ing the language thro- literature. While by anti-establishment voices of the matter either. Meanwhile, new
closely to the new document that analysts said it was respective states. ugh books, films, the- Rabindranath Tag- the time such as Shakti Chat- dams are being planned on the Teesta
likely that some voters saw the plebiscite as a refer- By natural right, however, the atre, and the other art ore would keep topaadhyay, Maloy Roy Chaud- River in the Indian state of Sikkim,
endum on his government at a time when its language of the land should get forms, but can we asking for updates hury and Debi Roy. Sushanto which will further choke the river's
approval ratings were low. priority to be spoken or written ~ take it for granted that on T S Eliot and his Chaudhury's Bodh Shabdo is con- water flow.
a practice that is in vogue not only they are used proper- contemporaries sidered an important publication Similarly, although the delegations
in India but in other parts of the ly? Is the Bangla Acad- from younger writ- that belongs to what is referred to of the Joint River Commission (JRC)
Twitter tales world as well. It has been
observed that this language is not
emy always devoted
to the promotion of
ers, the poets of
the 1940s and
as the “New Age of the Little Mag-
azine Movement”.
discussed preparing the drafts of the
water-sharing frameworks for the
E
the option for the majority; it has the best of Bengali A K 1950s ~ Jibananan- There have also been post- Manu, Muhuri, Khowai, Gumti, Dharla
arly this month, the day when Twitter unveiled been relegated to the background literature making it a
GHOSH
da Das, Buddha- modern movements in the later and Dudhkumar rivers, they couldn't
its long-awaited ‘edit’ button sending frissons of too. Responding to the cry, the valuable reference The writer, a former dev Basu, Bishnu part of the 20th century, like the finalise them.
excitement among those whose lives are seem- government, in the past, took the point for scholars and
Associate Professor,
department of English, De and Sudhin- Kallol Movement, Hungry Move- The Bangladesh government's
ingly defined by the 280 characters that pass for pub- initiative to re-establish the sta- researchers? Has the Gurudas College, Kolkata, is
presently with Rabindra
dranath Datta ~ ment and Little Magazine. These poor water diplomacy has failed us
lic discourse, the Government of India was raining tus of the Bengali language in its Kolkata Book Fair Bharati University found an easy affi- movements witnessed some again. They have failed to make India
on its parade. Terming Twitter “habitually non- home state by introducing the proved itself as a sub- nity with the WH emerging leaders like Sukumar understand that Bangladesh can't wait
compliant”, the Centre submitted to Karnataka High three language formula at the stantial platform for Auden generation. Roy, Jibanananda Das, Sunil forever to resolve the issues of sharing
Court that the micro-blogging platform cannot be school level, which envisaged quality Bengali literature to crop Unfortunately, the young crop of Gangopadhyay and Syed the water of the common rivers. It is
equal emphasis on Bengali, Eng- up? Well, we are proud of some of Bengali poets and writers do not Mustafa Siraj to name a few. One worth mentioning that the JRC minis-
the arbiter of what content threatens national securi-
lish and a third language. India's finest talents in the tradi- seem to have tryst with writings cannot help noticing that much terial-level meeting was held on August
ty and public order and what does not. Whatever Language chauvinism was tional forms of music and theatre, in languages other than Bengali. of the stuff inscrutably filled up 25, 2022 after about 12 years. Can we
one’s political views, there is merit in the argument evident in the renaming of Cal- but can we readily mention the Works of once rich Bengali litera- in the pages of little or big maga- expect a better result?
that a democratically elected representative govern- cutta and many of its streets. A number of plays by Sambhu Mitra ture include the writings of poets zines is still heavy with Among the projects inaugurated, a
ment is in a better position to take that call ~ espe- part of Curzon Park was renamed or Ajitesh Bandopadhyay, pub- and writers like Tagore, Michael reportage, feminine discourse or major one is the unveiling of the Unit I
cially given the checks-and-balances built into the as Bhasha Udyaan, and Bhasha lished by the West Bengal Natya Madhusudan Dutt, Bankim tedious emotional outpourings of the Maitree power plant. The 1,320
system even if they need strengthening ~ than Messrs Dibash is observed on 21 Febru- Academy? Chandra Chattopadhyay, Sarat of the unemployed young man (660x2) MW supercritical coal-fired
Jack Dorsey and Parag Agrawal. ary and 19 May. The Banga San- The activities of the State Chandra Chattopadhyay, Kazi trying to recover from a broken thermal power plant in Rampal, Khulna
The government’s statement of objections on skriti Utsab was revived after a Music Academy are seldom Nazrul Islam et al. Some of their heart. is being set up at an estimated cost of
long gap and Banga Sammelans extended to old lyricists and com- well-known works are ~ Geetan- We do have occasional sur- approximately USD 2 billion, with USD
Twitter’s plea against blocking/take-down orders reit-
were organised, more to tap the posers, the folk forms and musical jali (Tagore) and Ananda math prises though. Joy Goswami’s 1.6 billion as Indian Development
erates fundamental principles which need elucidat- market for nostalgia than open styles. Having once won for itself and Durgesnondoni (Bankim). engaging novel in verse Jara Assistance under Concessional Financ-
ing. Not only is the Government of India acting law- new windows for investment the highest recognition ~ the Bauls (traditional folk Brishtitey Bhijecchilo, for exam- ing Scheme. There has been strong
fully ~ and that is always subject to judicial review ~ opportunities. But what have Nobel Prize ~ Bengali literature is singers) and Rabindra Sangeet ple. Experimental fiction like criticism and protest against this con-
when it issues blocking orders to Twitter and the like, those self-professed defenders of struggling for existence, its youth- also play very important roles in Abdul Bashar's Surer Sampan troversial project since its inception.
it would be a gross dereliction of its Constitutional Bengali really done for their ful leadership fast falling by the strengthening Bengali culture. and Swapnamoy Chakraborty's Numerous studies have shown that the
duty if in its assessment a statement or allegation in mother tongue? Those worried wayside. The reason perhaps lies There has been a long tradition of Chatushpathi also resonate benefits of the Rampal coal-fired power
the public domain undermined national security or about the dwindling importance in the fact that it lacks a global folktales like the Thakumar Jhuli, with poetic sensibilities that plant are negligible compared to its
public order, but it did nothing about it. The High of the language welcomed the perspective. It is too much about stories of Gopal Bhar, which in linger long. negative irreversible impacts on the
Court is scheduled to take up on 8 September Twit- decision to give equal emphasis the nuances of Bengal and ignor- their popularity bear resemblance (To be concluded) ecosystem of the Sundarbans, a natural
on the three languages, although es the world or, for that matter, to famous stories like the Arabian Whither Bangla~II shield against cyclones and storm
ter’s petition challenging a series of orders issued by they were not sure whether such a the rest of India. Alienating them- Nights and the Panchatantra. A K Ghosh surges for Bangladesh.
the Centre.
According to the petitioner, a total of 1,474
accounts and 175 tweets have been ordered to be LETTERS TO THE EDITOR editor@thestatesman.com
blocked by the government in recent times. Given
there are close to an estimated 24 million Twitter
Climate events
state that proper attention must be
users in India, the third largest user base for the plat- paid to this region. As the NOT QUITE
form in the world after its home country the USA, Himalayas are a source of one of
and Japan, the number of instructions prima facie the major river systems in the SIR, I am afraid there is a slight error in Kanchan Siddiqui’ s report on
SIR, Submerged Bengaluru roads, the overall ecosystem have incre- world, from the Ganges to Satluj, Page 3 of your paper today. The Duke did not accompany the Queen
do not seem excessive. One must, of course, guard
flooded rivers in Kerala and rains ased the vulnerability of people Beas, Ravi, etc., there are ecosys- to Durgapur. He was at Jorhat from where he arrived at Pannagarh
against governmental overreach on issues of privacy wreaking havoc in Himachal and the lands. Let us take two tems linked to these river systems. Airport the following day and there waited for the Queen, who
and free speech. But like other fundamental rights, Pradesh are the abiding images of examples. The Himalayas need a These river systems are also a arrived from Durgapur and both of them proceeded to Calcutta.
the right to privacy is not absolute and can, in certain this year's monsoon. Predominant- different development paradigm. source of tremendous hydropower It was my pleasure, as the local Magistrate, to receive the Duke
circumstances, be overridden by competing ly in South Asia, where the impact The first one is from Himachal potential. The hydropower plants at the airport and to wait for the Queen, whom I met in a brief
state interests. of climate change is severe, there Pradesh, a state in the lap of the pose significant challenges in the ceremony.
Similarly, while endorsing freedom of speech as are significant losses to lives and Himalayas, one of the youngest Himalayas, particularly in Hima- Yours, etc., S M Murshed,
an “invaluable” right of citizens, the Centre submitted assets. The development strategies ranges of mountains in the world. chal Pradesh, where both the large Kolkata, 10 September.
that “under the guise of freedom of speech and adopted in the region for hard Many geologists and climate dam and the 'run of the river dam'
expression, no one is permitted to transgress legal infrastructure without credence to experts, including the IPCC report, technologies have been used.
In the large dam technology, Both do not speak to each other, such a vast open space is taken
boundaries and publish objectionable comments or Bhakra, Pong, and Koldam dams but both emanate from each other. over for commercial projects, not
tweets to disrupt the peace.” The key charge against are examples where a large land The second example is from even documenting its impact on
governments by online free speech proponents is mass was submerged, and people the national capital, Delhi. Recent the ecological footprint, it will only
their allegedly arbitrary use of power. This would be a lost lands they had cultivated for events prove that the development worsen the situation.
valid criticism of a totalitarian system but cuts ages. It is estimated that more than pace and its impact on lives, partic- As it is evident, the rainfall pat-
little ice in a rule-of-law premised governance struc- 1 lakh hectares of fertile land in ularly of recent rains, is wide- tern is changing dramatically.
ture wherein any content removal or blocking of Himachal got submerged in the spread. Still, the particular case of There is a trend in the increase in
information on social media can only be ordered hydropower projects. the felling of trees for the GPRA rainfall, but the precipitation
under relevant sections of the IT Act which have to be In fact, the impact of climate (general pool residential accom- occurs in a shorter time period. If it
change and the development modation) in Sarojini Nagar is continues, this pattern requires
justified by the executive, if challenged, before a
growth trajectory is linked. The quite interesting. EIA reports pre- resilient infrastructure, and the
court of law. state disaster mitigation and adap- pared with no ground reality show core of such infrastructure is cre-
What is of particular concern on the flip side, tation plans must consider such a “list of villages around the site”. ating more open spaces rather than
though, is the Centre’s submission that Twitter rou- development strategies. And above And guess which are these villages usurping them across the country.
tinely “unblocks blocked account(s) without the all, the people's voices must be ~ “Parliament Street” and “Con- This will only increase the vulnera-
instructions of the executive, undermining the exec- heard and incorporated into such naught Place”. So, both these bility and endanger people's lives
utive’s role in a democratic setup, and such action projects. Else, there are two paral- places now become villages in the and assets for no fault of theirs.
also amounts to causing prejudice to the action taken lels going on simultaneously, the EIA report. Then there are anom- Yours, etc.,
by the executive (in the) discharge of its functions”. If development plan and the disaster alies and anomalies. These run into Shovanlal Chakraborty,
true, Twitter clearly thinks it’s a law unto itself. mitigation and adaptation plan. volumes. The point is that once Kolkata, 7 September.
NEW DELHI, 11 SEPTEMBER 2022 07
A visit that strengthens ties
NOW AND AGAIN
Memories of a
great teacher
SHANTANU MUKHARJI
BUDDHADEV NANDI
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rdinarily, a visit by a Head of
I
Government to a neigh- cannot recollect the year, but I am sure in the
bouring country is more cus- mid-1970s. I was then a student of the sub-
tomary and ceremonial and junior class of Bishnupur High School, the
not necessarily high in substance. oldest school in the sub-division. A few days
However, Bangladesh Prime Minister before Teachers’ Day that year, the entire school
Sheikh Hasina’s most recent India was suffused with delight as Maniklal Singha, one
visit (August 5-8) was not only highly of the senior-most teachers at our school was cho-
ceremonial, high in optics, but also sub- sen for the National Award to Teachers that year.
stantive as her meeting with her Indi- Though we were then not old enough to under-
an counterpart, Prime Minister Naren- stand the gravity of the award, I can still hear the
dra Modi was tangible and result ori- thunderous applause that seemed to bring the
ented. No wonder, Hasina described roof of the class down when our class teacher told
her visit as not only successful but us. Manikbabu decided to distribute sweets and
unprecedented too. Further, she gave snacks among all the students.
out that at present, Bangladesh and India Manikbabu, of a tall and upright stature
enjoy the best of bilateral relationships, with a dignified demeanour, taught us Geogra-
as never before in the past. phy and Bengali till we had been students of
During her four day stay in class X. But we could not discern the subject in
India, Bangladesh signed as many as which he was especially proficient. In absence
seven agreements (MoUs) and five of other teachers, sometimes he taught us Eng-
projects with India in the areas of lish, History, Sanskrit and even Mathematics
trade, energy, connectivity, water with equal expertise. Therefore, it took several
resources and defence. However, years for me to know from the annual school
among the MoUs, the most impor- magazine, where the educational qualifications
tant one is perhaps the withdrawal of teaching staff would be mentioned, that he
of 153 cusec (cubic feet per second) was an M.A in Bengali from Calcutta University.
water from the Kushiyara River by Never did he inflict corporal punishment on his
Bangladesh under the upper Surma- wards, and even his scolding was mild.
Kushiyara project, via Rahimpur. The He was a favourite teacher because he
water will be used for irrigation of would tell us interesting stories about the
about 5,000 hectares of land. This is exploits of local freedom fighters that went
the first bilateral water-sharing estimated cost of approximately and cooperation in space technolo- ture on part of Prime Minister Hasina from the Tata Group at an approxi- beyond history books. We did not know that
arrangement between the two coun- US$2 billion, with $1.6 billion as Indi- gy. Those will definitely contribute to came to light on September 7 when mate cost of $2.2 million. Manikbabu was an ardent revolutionary until
tries since the Ganges treaty of 1996. an Development Assistance under strengthening the bilateral relation- she distributed scholarships in mem- On the sidelines of the visit, we happened to hear it from our headmaster
However, the major water-shar- Concessional Financing Scheme. ship between the two neighbours. ory of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to the Prime Minister Hasina assured the during his Independence Day speech one year.
ing disputes between the two coun- There has been criticism of this con- Importantly, during the Indo-BD grandchildren of Indian officers and Indian side that Hindu minorities We came to know that Manikbabu joined the
tries remain unresolved. Having said troversial project since its inception. summit, the Comprehensive Eco- jawans who were martyred in the enjoyed all the religious freedom and freedom movement when he was a student of
this, critics in Bangladesh have criti- Some allege that the benefits of the nomic Partnership Agreement 1971 war of liberation fighting along- were given adequate security and class seven. He became a member of the Yugan-
cized the Hasina government for its Rampal coal-fired power plant are (CEPA) came to the fore when the side the Bangladeshi freedom fight- protection to perform their religious tar Dal at the age of 14. He joined as an active
“poor water diplomacy” which has negligible compared to its negative Indian Prime Minister disclosed that ers against the Pakistani occupation practices. On the whole, the visit member of the Anushilan Samiti when he was a
allegedly failed Bangladesh. This is irreversible impacts on the ecosys- both the countries will soon com- forces. The scene was poignant, and from the point of view of both coun- student of the tenth standard. He was deeply
also ascribed to the failure of arriv- tem of the Sundarbans, a natural mence discussions for a free trade this gesture will go a long way in rein- tries ended on a satisfactory note. inspired by the political ideology of Netaji Sub-
ing at any settlement on the Teesta shield against cyclones and storms. agreement and CEPA is likely to forcing Indo-Bangladesh ties as The two neighbours have moved to has Chandra Bose and attended Netaji’s politi-
water issue. This perceived failure Meanwhile, a section of the focus on trade in goods, services and Hasina has talked time and again further strengthen their friendship cal conference in Bankura in 1933.
may haunt Hasina during her elec- Bangladesh print media reckons that investments. This is critical as India about the sacrifices made by the gal- proving to be the staunchest allies in Manikbabu was charged with sedition in
tion canvassing in the 2023 general Indian business tycoon Gautam is Bangladesh’s second largest trad- lant Indian armed forces. As many as South Asia. Detractors of Hasina will 1936. From Bishnupur Jail he was transferred
elections when her opponents are Adani has proposed to invest on a ing partner. 1,984 Indian army personnel lost of course try to find fault with her on to Medinipur Central Jail and then to Madarganj
bound to question her for giving out large scale in Bangladesh's energy Further, the discussions from their lives in the liberation war. her India visit and may also ask in Mymensingh division, now in Bangladesh.
more than she got to India. and infrastructure sectors. They have both sides to combat terrorism and In the defence sector, uncomfortable questions to draw He was released from jail on 22 December 1937.
In the sphere of power projects cautioned that Bangladesh must be radicalism are seen as significant Bangladesh army is believed to have political mileage in the forthcoming But Manikbabu never uttered a word on his life
signed between India and aware of the “Adani trap” so as not because India and Bangladesh feel that approved procurement of three general election. Yet, given her polit- as a freedom fighter. Very often we importuned
Bangladesh during the just conclud- to fall prey like Sri Lanka. despite its economic growth, the latter items so far under the Line of Credit ical astuteness and maturity, Hasina him to tell us of his struggles. But he humbly
ed visit, a major one is the unveiling This visit also saw the two coun- continues to witness increasing radi- (LoC) – five Bridge Layer Tanks (BLT- is expected to navigate the visit to her avoided our requests just saying, “It was our
of Unit I of the Maitree power plant. tries make some progress on the calization. The two countries under- 72) at a cost of approximately $10 political advantage. sacred duty to emancipate our motherland
The 1,320 (660x2) MW supercritical upgradation of train tracks, signalling lined renewed efforts to confront million, seven portable steel bridges from the foreign yoke”.
coal-fired thermal power plant in systems and railway stations, train- extremist forces threatening them. (Bailey) at a cost of around $2.2 mil- The writer is a Bangladesh expert. Manikbabu was a versatile genius. He was
Rampal, Khulna is being set up at an ing of Bangladeshi judicial officers, A notable and extraordinary ges- lion and 11 Mine Protective Vehicles The views expressed are personal. an archaeologist, writer, poet, folk-culture schol-
ar and novelist. He founded Acharya Jogesh
POLITICAL DIARY | KALYANI SHANKAR Chandra Purakriti Bhawan (District Museum)
and Bangiya Sahitya Parishad, (Bishnupur
C
ongress leader Rahul Gand- money launderer. river Dwarakeswar, most probably belonging
hi struggles to invent a new The Congress believes the Yatra to a socio-culturally and technologically
persona that would convey his will be a "transformational moment" advanced branch of the Austroasiatic ethno-lin-
leadership personality and for Indian politics and a "decisive guistic group. He recorded his research works in
script India's future, apparently to moment" for the party's rejuvena- his books ‘Kasai Sabhyata”, “Paschim Rarh
rescue the country from Prime Min- tion. Rahul claims he will be an alter- Tatha Bankura Sanskriti”, “Subarnarekha Hoite
ister Narendra Modi. Since 2004 when native to the "politics of fear, bigotry Mayurakshi”, “Rarher Jati o Kristi” and so on.
Rahul entered politics as a first time and prejudice" and the "economics Sometimes he took students to the muse-
Member of Parliament, he has been of livelihood destruction, increasing um or to the old temples or to historical sites
trying out different roles for himself. unemployment and growing scattered in every nook and corner of our his-
Image building is significant for inequalities". He claims that the torical town and related stories about the glori-
present-day politicians worldwide, Yatra was like a Tapasya for him and ous past of the Malla dynasty. Manikbabu won
and Rahul is no exception. After all, that he was ready for the "long bat- the heart of every student with his oceanic
politics is perception. tle" to unite the country. knowledge and down-to-earth personality.
Of late image-building compa- Mass contact programmes gen- Manikbabu is no more. I came across many
nies are in high demand. Many lead- erally help politicians, and a success- great teachers in my student life. But
ers, including Prime Minister Naren- ful Bharat Jodo Yatra will no doubt Manikbabu’s influence left an indelible mark
dra Modi, Akhilesh Yadav (Uttar help Rahul and the Congress, but it on me.
Pradesh), M.K.Stalin (Tamil Nadu,) could succeed only if he strikes a
and K.Chandrashekhar Rao (Telan- chord with masses. . 100 YEARS AGO
gana,) have engaged image-building There are many ifs and buts in
companies to build themselves. the gamble. Will Rahul be able to go qeb�jlrkq�bsbobpq�afp^pqbo�
While some have succeeded, others through this ordeal without taking a To The Editor Of The Statesman
have not. holiday break? That may be a more SIR, - Now that the detailed report of the
Rahul claimed to be in the learn- the party loses in 2024. The party has improve his image and leadership Desam Party leader Chandrababu demanding endurance test for him Mount Everest disaster is published will some
ing process throughout the Con- brought over 200 civil society organi- qualities. "This is a public, open, Naidu (2013) and YS Jagan Mohan than anything else. one take up the question of raising funds for
gress-led UPA rule ( 2004-2014). He sations to support the 'Bharat Jodo transparent exercise," says party Reddy (2019) also succeeded with Secondly, sustaining the public the dependents of the seven hillmen victims?
tinkered with the Youth Congress but Yatra. The Yatra is a big show with a spokesman Jairam Ramesh. It is to their padayatras. Other leaders like interest for five long months is hard. There is no question about the extreme hard-
failed. Then he projected himself as sizable contingent of Congress mem- show Rahul is a man of the masses. It N.T.Rama Rao and L.K. Advani had Rahul has to find something new ships of the porters who suffered from frost-
an angry young man, restless to bers, including party MPs, partici- is the most protracted campaign in undertaken similar yatras on 'raths' daily to keep himself and the Con- bite in temperature several dozen degrees
change the system and a reformer pating and covering 3,500 kilome- Rahul's nearly two-decade-long or buses. gress in the news. He will not even below freezing point, not to speak of the
with new ideas of democracy. ters through twelve states and two political career. Rahul is trying to pre- The question is whether Rahul be able to quit halfway without losing extreme breathing difficulties experienced on
After the party's miserable Union Territories in the next 150 sent himself as a grassroots leader, a can convert the crowds into voters. face. Thirdly, the momentum has to very high altitudes. In fact it was facing death
defeat in the 2014 and 2019 Lok days. The tagline or slogan for the leader for women and youth, as he Also, physical contact with the mass- be sustained until the 2024 polls. It during the greater portion of the climb to earn a
Sabha polls and losing 45 times in nationwide foot march is "mile has little to show in terms of the work es would help in the digital age. Till is challenging work for Rahul and the few rupees in wages. I have no doubt that the
different states, Rahul resigned as the kadam, jude vatan" (walk together, he has done so far. now, Rahul's strategists have Congress ahead. public response to an appeal on behalf of the
party chief taking responsibility for unite the country). Political Yantras are not new. released pictures of his bodybuilding Eyeing the party's revival families and dependents of the victims would
the decimation in August 2019 and, During the 150 days of the Yatra, The country has seen them since the exercises, his culinary skills and ahead of the 2024 elections, party be generous. It is not much consolation to say
since then, has been working Rahul Gandhi will not give speeches days of Mahatma Gandhi's Dandi swimming with the fisherman. He chief Sonia Gandhi described the that the Mountain Goddess has exacted her
through remote control. and will remain a listener. Rahul is yatra in 1930. Others have undertak- has cycled to Parliament to protest march as a "landmark occasion" human toll and the passage of the climb will
Why this Bharat Jodo yatra? The attempting a last-ditch effort with a en padayatras, like Vinobha Bhave, against high fuel prices. and hoped it would help rejuve- be more easy next time. I shall be glad to know
next Lok Sabha polls are just two mass contact programme to connect Janata party president Chan- On the other hand, the BJP nate the grand old party. The coun- if any compensation will be paid to the depen-
years away. Congress has been out of with the sections who have moved to drashekhar (1983), and Andhra wants to show him as intellectually try needs strong opposition, and dents out of the Expedition funds.
power for the past ten years. And the other parties. The current campaign Pradesh Congress leader YS inadequate, emotionally unstable, Congress is the only other pan- K.C. ROY CHOWDHURY.
workers will be demoralized further if will provide him with a platform to Rajasekhara Reddy( 2004). Telugu organisationally inept, and an alleged national party. India Club.
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NO 292188 To The Editor Of The Statesman
SIR, - The deterioration of cattle in this
country prompts me to say a few words about
these unfortunate creatures, with a view that
YESTERDAYS SOLUTION ACROSS jaundiced (8) following the current of kennels (5) 16 Frolic in meadow some steps may be taken by societies and sym-
17 Party of snoopers figures (5) 3
Woodland deity quietly with sailor
1/4 Bounce around with
from across The 28 Small step led three retreats south and away from home pathetic men to improve their conditions. The
fondness for bulls are as necessary for agriculture in India as
Pond sitting in the oddly to discover sleeps (4) (4,5)
housework (6,8)
9 Mushroom article
sun (6) compound (9) 5 Played right in middle 18 Wife perched on cows are for supply of milk but they are fast
19/26 Mole buys tea 29 30 Across arranged of mere and died (6) stand for devious deteriorating in every way. The causes are not
featuring in older
after ordering finalities of hare 6 Twitch follows fellow (6)
cookery sheets? (4,5)
something to brew it hunt. Nothing so far fractured tibia, on 19 Defence of messing far to seek. They do not receive the treatment
11 Wind in the Willows they deserve. Men overwork their bulls without
in (6,4) (3,2,3) medication (10) about in boats (7)
included seven tales
orginally (5)
20 Holy man and clueless 30 Boy to traverse river?
7 Cod line disentangled 21 Location coops up giving them sufficient substantial food, and
daughter brought Dont go! (4,2) from top of cap (9) ten plucked hens or cows are not allowed to give sufficient milk to
12 Leading edge of Wild
back those whod 8 Secure 1 Across and half a dozen more?
Wood scrub (4)
lost their way (8) DOWN improve health (3,4) (7) their young who either die from this neglect or if
13 Donkey and scruffy they survive are neither as healthy nor capable
23 Foolish Toad wishes 1 Head of State with 10 Badger is safe, 22 Put upset girl in
eagle stuffed by
doctor for collection
to be most stomach nearly protecting entrance network of cells (6) as they ought to be. I appeal to my countrymen,
mysterious (10) drained is very thin to sett (6) 25 Irritable spoilt childs and the Government and those enlightened
(10)
24 Old lizard twisted in (7) 14 Peep perhaps at head clipped with
15 Shouty person circles
exertion (1-3) 2 Stones legendary bird families waterside sides of tray (5) Europeans who have evinced deep interest in
town centre, the welfare of these dumb creatures who daily
27 Politicians are adjacent to outskirts buildings (10) 26 See 19 Across
becoming more
supply us with food and drink so necessary for
our existence.
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mics in higher education. Hence, research papers have been considered the most
the Buckingham Palace in London,
and all other royal palaces around
essential part of academics. No academics in higher education are complete with- the country. Despite heavy down-
out a well-written research paper with an appropriate methodology and significant pour across the UK, the mourners
paradigms. This helps every scholar, researcher, and academician to thoroughly came out in hordes simply to bid
evaluate or re-examine the subject. On November 28, 2018, University Grants adieu to their dear monarch. And
Commission (UGC) issued a public notice “to stimulate and empower the Indian finally, all quietly sang: “God save
academia” through its quality mandate and that notice announced the estab- the Queen.”
lishment of a dedicated “Consortium for Academic and Research Ethics (CARE)” In keeping with the royal tra-
to fulfil this objective. Therefore, there is a need to evaluate the objectives of dition, a written statement men-
this initiative where it intends (i) to promote quality research, integrity and pub- tioning the death of the Queen was
lication ethics, (ii) to promote high-quality publication, (iii) to develop research displayed on all the palace gates.
paradigms and methodology for the identification of standard journals, and (iv) The statement read: “The Queen
to stop the predatory or dubious journals. Since then, there has been a massive died peacefully at Balmoral this
academic research revolution, and an unexpected mad race for publishing research afternoon. The King and the
paper(s) in UGC CARE Listed Journals. Queen Consort will remain at
But unfortunately, these listed journals have brought many severe shifts in Balmoral this evening and will
the publication process. The shift allows the researchers to indulge in many return to London tomorrow.”
illegalities, such as publishing research papers in dubious journals. We now know This indicates that there was no
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leading universities and colleges) without knowing its worst impact. They are the last ever female heir to the seat al and technological advances of day. He has pledged to serve the truly lived the life of faith, service
publishing their papers for the minimum eligibility to submit their thesis and of the British sovereign for anoth- our time. That the Commonwealth nation with the same “unswerving and a sense of duty. This was
dissertations; faculties are publishing their papers for their due promotions. er century. Now the second stands ever taller is a credit to all devotion”, as his mother did. He echoed in one of her historic
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tions on these clone journals. Still, faculties whose academic promotions are the British people never ever highlights how deeply she felt the death of his mother, but the before she became the monarch.
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CARE, it has come to public notice that many have published their papers, though
leadership, they all identified her
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authorisation. This process of publishing papers in “listed journals” has also finally a sad divorce from the paying tribute to her, UK Prime
supported the idea of introducing the “clone” journals because it has been wide- European Union, after a long part-
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monarch. Generally such a procla-
mation is made within 24 hours of Minister Liz Truss said, “Queen U^]S[h
ly noticed that those in listed categories charge a huge amount for publishing
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researchers to subscribe to their journals or take their lifetime membership to
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publish their research papers. And even after subscribing to the journals, they Commonwealth leadership though Elizabeth took over the headship of decided to televise the Accession It’s a clear indication that the [XUTX\PVTP]ScWT
are taking a lot of time to publish the research papers. This time-consuming purely ceremonial spanned across this very historic organisation just Council ceremony. current political leadership of the
process, which is undoubtedly essential to publish any paper as a part of the all the five continents covering a after three years. She had the expe- The new monarch has paid his UK has rightly recognised the a^[TbWT_[PhTS
peer-reviewed process, is somehow an invitation to accept the calls from the
clone journals to publish the research papers. CARE regularly revisits the stan-
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dards based on their set norms and parameters to halt such unacademic acts proud that during her tenure as the Presidents during her long tenure has vowed lifelong service to the fondly remembered as the “Little
over such invitations. They have also removed many leading journals from their Head of the organisation, she trav- as the monarch. people. He further said: “Queen Lilibet” by her family as she could
listed categories. elled to almost all the nations of the The reign of her son, King Elizabeth was a life well lived; a not pronounce her name
Above all, some leading journals publish research papers strictly based on bloc. Between 1971 and 2018, the Charles III, has just begun. He will promise with destiny kept and she “Elizabeth” properly during her
ideological shifts, which is a matter of grave concern. If we are talking about Queen missed only one Head of be handling a Britain far more is mourned most deeply in her childhood. Today we all miss both
the standard of academics through this consortium, we must first stop this “mar- Government Meeting. Her awe- politically polarised than what his passing. That promise of lifelong the hilarious Little Lilibet and Her
ketisation of academics”. Therefore, it should be the ethical concern of every- some sense of duty and responsi- mother had witnessed. Today, the service I renew to you all today.” Majesty Queen Elizabeth.
one to pursue the research with proper care, and we all need to follow the sug- bility as the head of the group was Conservatives are widely separat- Queen Elizabeth II remained a
gestions carefully and unconditionally given by the CARE to maintain the stan- always reflected in her actions. She ed from each other as it was seen beacon of stability for the last 70 (Dr Makhan Saikia has taught
dard and integrity of research. But still, CARE also needs to understand these was both a generous host and a during the last race for the post of years. She will always be fondly political science and international rela-
issues where, to some extent, the theory is a bit different from praxis and puts consummate diplomat. The last the Prime Minister. And sadly, the remembered for her larger-than- tions for over a decade in institutions
severe restrictions on such unacademic acts. Conclusively, we all need to work message she sent out for the Labour is on the decline, and life image and the role she played of national and international repute
together to put restrictions over such unacademic steps not only to maintain Commonwealth described the Jeremy Corbyn has left no chance in public life. She was an extraor- after specialisation in globalisation
the standard and integrity but also to protect the apt research environment and, nations as “a modern, vibrant and of hope for the party in the near dinary person who also lived an and governance from Tata Institute of <0:70=BB08:80
above all, the value of the research. connected Commonwealth that future unless a new leader emerges. extraordinary life. To many of the Social Sciences, Mumbai. He is the
combines a wealth of history, and It is rightly said that King Charles people of the Commonwealth and chief editor of the Journal of Global
(The writer is Assistant Professor in Sri Aurobindo College, University of Delhi) tradition with great social, cultur- has prepared for all his life for this those who know her closely, she Studies, an international journal.)
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sible through indigenous vil-
employment. The technologi-
cal advancement in the agri-
Deendayal antodaya
Yojana (DAY-NRLM) has been
level federation to village
organisation to self-help group
the National Rural Livelihood
Mission (NRLM), Self Help
from 2018-19 to 2020-2021 is
1,34,475. The breadth of block
ian society. Even after 75 years lage entrepreneurs. And hence cultural sector has changed centrally sponsored and and finally reach beneficiary Groups (SHGs), banks and development is blossoming.
of Independence, it is a signif- the concept and importance of the dimensions of dependency implemented since May 2013. members. This four-tier struc- cluster level federation. There The inception was with only
icant challenge because a large village entrepreneurs is now of rural and marginal workers The main objective of the mis- ture gives an implementation are a few conditions which 125 blocks across the country;
section of the rural population taken into account by policy- on agriculture sectors. Rural sion is to eliminate rural pover- roadmap for SVEP to block entrepreneurs need to justify to during 2021-22, it stood at 205
depends on agriculture. makers with the much-dis- youths are looking after their ty through an innovative resource centres. get the benefits from this pro- blocks. A total of 19 blocks are
Looking for a way to eco- cussed rural economy now career in entrepreneurship, ser- implementation strategy The SVEP is implemented gramme. These conditions are under implementation in Uttar
nomically empower rural getting the limelight. vices and self-employment. involving four core compo- in a project mode through that the entrepreneur should be Pradesh which stood first; the
India, a well-known manage- The rural economy of This new wave of educated nents viz., (1) social mobilisa- Implementing Agencies (PIAs). either a member of SHGs second is Jharkhand, with 18
ment consultant, CK Prahalad, India has been facing an agrar- rural youth is a challenge for tion and community institution The PIAs include the State working in the blocks of a blocks under implementation.
coined the word “future at the ian crisis because of poverty, the policymakers and the building; (2) financial inclu- Rural Livelihood Mission selected district or a member of Policymakers should focus on
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eradicating poverty through The village economy of India is policy that caters to the large tions; (4) convergence and eration and NGO/NRO with a member. population through an income-
profits. not sustainable, which is a big masses of the rural population. social development. good track record of promot- One of the mid-term generating innovative entre-
Prahalad highlighted the challenge for policymakers, The startup village entrepre- The SVEP proposes to ing rural livelihood. The cur- reviews conducted by the preneurship model. The SVEP
challenges of rural poverty, and there are many reasons. neurship programme is the address the three major prob- rent pattern of Central assis- Quality Council of India in is all set to transform the lives
which need to be addressed by Even after 75 years of gem among all whose pro- lems of start-ups. Through the tance for SVEP projects is 2019 highlights that 75 per of the rural poor, and women
multinational companies Independence, the rural youth grammes to resolve the agrar- programme, the rural entre- 60:40 (Centre-State). The ceil- cent of enterprises were man- entrepreneurs have shown their
(MNCs). A book was also pub- strive for jobs and a decent ian crisis. preneurs will get the technical ing on the administrative cost aged and owned by women. We capabilities to lead.
lished under the same name standard of life. The lack of Start-up Village support such that the enter- of the SVEP project is 6 per find the fulfilment of social
with some innovative, fruitful employment creates migration Entrepreneurship Programme prises (both existing and newly cent of the total approved bud- inclusion one of the core ideas (Prof Narendra Kumar is
ideas from the bottom of the of the rural population to (SVEP) is a budget announced promoted) would be profitable get. The SVEP intends to of the national rural livelihood chairperson at Center for
pyramid. urban cities. However, the edu- scheme and was approved by through addressing ecosystem enable the rural poor to set up mission satisfied because the Political studies; Arvind
Even today, MNCs’ reach cational campaign by the the Minister of Rural vis., (i) a missing knowledge business enterprises through sampled entrepreneurs across Arahant is an Associate
to the remotely heterogenous Government for the rural Development, Government of ecosystem, (ii) a missing incu- village-level Community the blocks reported being from Professor at School of
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distant dream. The horizon of Due to the increase in lit- scheme under the DAY-NRLM missing financial ecosystem. port. It helps the rural entre- which stood at 82 per cent. Entrepreneurship, both at JNU,
the Indian rural market is so eracy rate among the rural and the guideline was issued on The SVEP programme is a preneurs to get finance for The number of enterpris- New Delhi)
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11 SEPTEMBER 2022
Krishna Shastri
Devulapalli
Off the beaten track
Trespassers will
be garlanded
A
few years ago, one of the country’s top law firms invited me to be
part of a discussion on intellectual property rights. The other
panellist was a former judge, a world-renowned expert on the
subject. While she must have wondered why she was on a panel
with a man known primarily for his views on Kangana Ranaut and oddly
named underwear brands, in my defence, I’d been included as one of my
novels dealt with the rampant IP theft by our film industry.
CONCRETE JUNGLE
flowers from the trees that grow in the homes along his path... so he can
offer them piously to the gods in his puja room. Without permission from
the flower grower. Or a hint of irony, for that matter. I’ve never been able
to understand how he hopes to pull the wool over God’s all-seeing eye by
When the focus of the
W
cal serial plagiarist from ith the induc- with just an aircraft carri- newer ways to counter
the film industry who tion of INS er or even two, no matter presence in the West China’s influence in the
developed over the last
garnered himself a par- Vikrant as its how significant an achieve- Indian Ocean Region. Indian Ocean. couple of decades. When
liamentary seat recently. first indige- ment it may seem at first Last, as the Chinese pres- you are building an IT
Or a ‘historian’, who lift- nously built blush. Two carrier battle ence in the Indian Ocean superstructure, would
ed parts of an award-win- aircraft carrier, India seems groups do not really make lies on the Horn of Africa grows, it is bound to nega-
ning undergraduate the- all set to further augment its for a blue water navy until adjacent to the Gulf of Aden. tively affect India’s ability you not factor all the
sis and articles written When the average Indian thinks he can naval prowess. While, and unless you have over- With Gwadar in Pakistan, to both manoeuvre and pro- things that go with it?
by two other scholars, fool the Omniscient One with pilfered undoubtedly, Vikrant seas military and maritime Hambantota in Sri Lanka tect its interests. It is well They have just built con-
currently doing a round would be a considerable facilities where the navy and a surveillance station understood that the String
of lit fests sporting what
flowers, in his eyes, who are we idiot force multiplier insofar as can be forward deployed. on Coco Islands in of Pearls Plus and China’s crete houses with scant
was originally known as mortals endeavouring to write, our maritime power projec- The West Indian Ocean Myanmar, the Chinese have Belt and Road Initiative regard to the environ-
the Nehru vest and a compose, paint and create original tion capabilities are con- Region is, therefore, of criti- gradually enhanced their considerably heighten ment. With construction
repellent wtf-can-you-do material? cerned, with the Chinese cal import. Indeed, India’s maritime footprint and are India’s strategic vulnerabil-
going on nonstop, the
grin. aggressively pushing for maritime security strategy now looking beyond the ity. While the British, the
At the panel discussion, as I spluttered on about the impunity with expansive influence global- of 2015 recognises that for String of Pearls at other Americans, and the French city of lakes has now
which the average Indian co-opted copyright material, and how, coming ly through both the Belt and India to have a true blue partners in the western have multiple bases all become a city of layouts.
from a family of poets and artists, having our intellectual property stolen, Road initiative and a blue water navy, there is Indian Ocean — around the world — partly C.K. Subramaniam
cut-and-pasted, misused, abused and profited from had become a frustrat- water navy, in their efforts absolutely no option but to Madagascar being one the legacies of empire and
ing rite of passage, my learned co-panellist made an interesting to exercise greater domi- have a naval presence in the among myriad other poten- partly due to the Cold War Navi Mumbai
observation. nance in the Indian Ocean region. Thus the worm- tial candidates. With two — India needs to assert its
“You have to understand our culture a bit, Krishna,” she said, trying to
calm me down. “For centuries, our artists, sculptors, composers and poets
Region (IOR), it is apposite
to ask — how ready is India
eaten strut of “no bases
abroad” is a non-sequitur.
decades of debt diplomacy
in Africa to boot the
own dominance in the
region through a carefully BJP RATTLED?
were used to not putting their ‘signature’ on their creations. When you go to counter this threat that Creating a blue water navy Chinese have developed the calibrated approach that IT APPEARS as if the BJP is run-
to the Louvre, you know which painting is by which artist. But when we could potentially diminish is a gargantuan task but equities and IOUs to move takes the apprehensions of ning out of ideas on how to attack
go to, say, a temple here, do we know who the sculptor is? The artist here its ability to secure its simply building more carri- from a commercial to a mil- the West Indian Ocean Rahul Gandhi. How else can one
worked for king or god. And understanding the concept of copyright — a strategic, economic and, er battle groups without the itary presence on that conti- Region countries into con- explain the party’s criticism of an
Western invention — is going to take time for us.” most especially, trade inter- support infrastructure nent. sideration. There has been expensive T-shirt worn by him?
While this clarified my need as an artist to stay somewhat detached in ests? where they have to operate The Chinese naval base in an increase in maritime and Predictably, the Congress rejoin-
the vein of my forefathers with regard to ‘ownership’, it didn’t throw fresh India sits astride critical to play a meaningful role Djibouti houses helicopter security cooperation with der came in the monogrammed
light on why today’s average Indian thinks nothing of plagiarism. sea lines of communication, can be a self-defeating enter- pads and is big enough to the West Indian Ocean suit and Maybach sunglasses worn
As someone who posts something on social media on a daily basis, over a position that uniquely prise. A more conceptual host aircraft carriers and Region countries but much by the PM on different occasions. It
the years, I have got used to receiving my own posts as WhatsApp for- empowers it to become a approach is required to submarines. The Chinese more needs to be done. is unfortunate that clothes and
wards attributed to others. That’s the price you pay for making your posts truly regional naval power. make the navy a player in even attempted to develop a India needs to leverage its food have become the focus of polit-
public, said a friend. I’m pretty sure private posts are no less vulnerable. To achieve this objective, it the Indian Ocean region. facility in the United Arab goodwill it enjoys in these ical debate. This has got to end.
In India — from PhD theses to family photographs, from poster designs to needs to do two things. The Chinese are on the Emirates, which was countries to enhance naval Otherwise, we are likely to become
entire movie plots, from architectural plans to ad jingles — everything is First, India needs to develop ball with despatch. The PLA nipped in the bud after the cooperation and commer- a cause of laughter to those who
a flower growing on the hapless overhanging branch of someone else’s the capacities that would Navy (PLAN) is far ahead of US intervened. With cial activity. are watching India. The manner in
tree. Ripe for plucking, cutting, pasting, forwarding, claiming, selling and enable it to become the us in terms of having a sub- China’s Ream naval base in Its basing initiatives, both which the BJP is reacting to the
given as an offering at the feet of the ultimate god of all — oneself. linchpin security provider stantial presence in the Cambodia coming to in Mauritius and Bharat Jodo Yatra shows that the
If we go by recent development indices, our glorious nation is pretty to nations that inhabit the Indian Ocean region. While fruition, its ability to domi- Seychelles, seem to have BJP is rattled in no small measure.
much at the bottom of most. I wonder if there is an index for intellectual IOR rim. This would enable the commissioning of its nate the Gulf of Thailand stalled substantively Anthony Henriques
property theft. Because if there is, we’d be Number One. (The truth is India to play a stabilising newest aircraft carrier, and, by extension, both the because of domestic opposi- Mumbai
China is the topper here. They do it large scale at a corporate level. But role in the region by ensur- Fujian, in June this year, mouth of the Indo-Pacific tion fermented by both
I’m sure the average Indian beats the Gobi Manchurian out of the Chinese
when it comes to daily, casual, copyright theft.)
ing the security of sea-lanes
and providing humanitari-
Beijing is eyeing overseas
facilities that would help
and South China Sea, as
well as surmount the
‘friends’ and adversaries
who do not want India to PARTISAN STEP
Finally, an anecdote from our beloved film industry. About a decade ago, an assistance when sustain and support its blue Malacca dilemma, would acquire a foothold in the IT IS SURPRISING as to why the
a well-known actor ugly-cried in public about how the movie they had required. water naval presence with get further enhanced. playground of the great Tamil Nadu state government has
made with much love, effort and money had been callously leaked online Second, the Indian navy even greater urgency. China’s 2019 defence white powers. This undermines stopped Class X and Class XII stu-
before its release. The film fraternity went en masse to the CM seeking would require to have sub- This search for overseas paper is instructive in out- our strategic and tactical dents from registering with the
justice for this heinous crime perpetrated on them. At the press confer- stantive tactical presence in bases has even the US wor- lining its naval strategy presence considerably. employment exchange. Is it
ence, a superstar known for his philosophical finger-swishing delivered the West Indian Ocean ried. Gen. Stephen going forward. It is explicit India must be cognisant of because this scheme was started by
the ultimate punch dialogue to the TV reporters... without a hint of irony. Region that consists of, Townsend, commander of in stating — the PLA must Themistocles’s old adage the late chief minister, J.
“You know, originally, I was supposed to do this movie. The director among others countries, the US military’s Africa develop “overseas logistics that “he who commands the Jayalalithaa of AIADMK? Or is it a
showed me a DVD of a Korean film and said we should ‘remake’ it...” such as Mauritius, Command, referred to facilities” and “safeguard sea, commands every- ploy to show that there are fewer
In essence, what our film fraternity was lamenting was that the materi- Seychelles, Madagascar, China’s attempts at creating China’s overseas interests”. thing”. It is as true today as unemployed youth in the state?
al they had piously stolen for profit and glory had been dishonourably re- Kenya, Somalia, the French naval bases around Africa The Chinese have long spo- it was then. We feel the students must be
stolen by someone else to cut into their profit and glory. I wonder what the overseas Island of Réunion, as the “most significant ken of the String of Pearls allowed to register right at their
Korean filmmaker would have said had he been present. the British Indian Ocean threat”. paradigm which posits that The author is a lawyer, schools if they are studying in
I really don’t know what I’m going on about though. When the average Territory and Diego Garcia, China is focussing on the China needs a string of Member of Parliament and Class XII.
Indian thinks he can fool the Omniscient One with pilfered flowers, in his the latter two being colonial Indian Ocean with laser bases across the Indian former Union information N. Mahadevan
eyes, who are we idiot mortals endeavouring to write, compose, paint and vestiges transformed into intensity. It has invested in Ocean to protect Chinese and broadcasting minister. Chennai
create original material? Western military bases. ports in multiple countries resources and shipping The views expressed are
These two goals are, of to augment its maritime lanes. Through their basing personal. Twitter handle Every Monday the best letter of
Krishna Shastri Devulapalli is a humour writer, novelist, columnist course, interrelated. India presence. In 2017, it built a strategy, the Chinese hope @manishtewari. the week wins `500. Email:
and screenwriter. The views expressed are personal. cannot hope to achieve this naval base in Djibouti that to achieve two things — asianage.letters@gmail.com.
J
ust a couple of days after Mikhail serving in a different form both its polity and an economy that stopped fatuous coup attempt in August 1991 effectively dissolved the Soviet Union.
Gorbachev was laid to rest, a socialistic impulses and its multicul- well short of meeting people’s needs. ought not to have come as a surprise, Gorbachev had no choice but to
Moscow court took away the tural essence. Gorbachev had been in charge of agri- but its rapid failure owes as much to accept the fait accompli, and formally
newspaper Novaya Gazeta’s It wasn’t initially obvious that the culture during his journey to the helm. the freedom of expression that resigned his presidential post on
licence to publish. It seemed as if the project was doomed. The Soviet Union He knew all too well, including during Gorbachev had succeeded in institut- Christmas Day in 1991. What followed,
last vestiges of Gorbachev’s legacy had plenty of resources, both natural his stint as the party chief in his native ing as it does to Boris Yeltsin’s com- for Russia in particular under Yelt-sin,
were being buried alongside his mortal and human, that could have been Stavropol, that much needed to mendable posturing. was a travesty. But it’s absurd to blame
Mahir Ali remains.
Novaya Gazeta’s editor-in-chief,
deployed to overcome the stasis of the
Brezhnev-era stagnation through
change. He also realised it wouldn’t be
easy. It proved even harder than he
Gorbachev survived the coup, but
returned to Moscow a diminished
Gorbachev for the neoliberal ‘shock
therapy’ and its consequences. That
Dmitry Muratov, who shared last much of the 1970s. But the path to had probably envisaged, not least leader. The party he led had sought to wasn’t his chosen path.
year’s Nobel Peace Prize with Filipina achieving that goal was not surprising- because of his own reforms. Enabling topple him and return to the stagnant Putin’s Russia suggests the appropri-
journalist Maria Ressa, was prominent ly, never clear. the right to free speech, unknown in alternative, but the vast majority of ate lessons have not been learned from
among the thousands of mourners who Gorbachev wasn’t initially singled the Soviet Union since the 1920s, meant Russians resented and resisted the ret- the frequently uplifting Gorbachev
Death of hope: attended Gorbachev’s funeral last
Saturday. The independent newspaper
was founded in 1993, partly with pro-
out as a reformist when he assumed
power in 1985. It was obvious that he, at
54, was considerably younger than his
that his accomplishments would be
subjected to unprecedented scrutiny
and the doubts about his agenda would
rograde effort. This was due, in large
part, to what Gorba-chev had achieved
in the previous six years. Dissent no
era. At his crowded funeral, a photog-
rapher commented: “It’s been six
months since so many decent people
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Power of silence:
Queen Elizabeth II’s reticence
stood her and her country in
good stead in times of tumult
and change
At times, especially during family dramas and
tragedies, that silence dented her image. In the
larger reckoning, though, it kept her above the fray
At several points during the 70-year reign of
Queen Elizabeth II — which ended with her death
on September 8 — the very institution of the Crown
was brought into question. It was criticised by the
Right for presiding over the end of Empire. For
progressives in Britain and beyond, it was the ulti-
mate symbol of aristocracy and unearned privilege;
the tentpole that held up a class structure that was
obsolete and obscene. Britain’s longest-serving Mumbai based photographer Ujwal puri clicked some photos for Ganesh Visarjan 2022 in mumbai. He shared photos on twitter.
monarch transcended the limitations of her office
by staying true to the best principles of being the
constitutional head of a democratic state. In doing
so, she ensured that the Crown not only survived
the post-War churn but also continued to be a
steady hand, a sort of over-arching spirit of a na-
tion, through the tectonic shifts in politics and soci-
ety for the better part of a century.
Neev lit fest for kids returns offline with 6th edition
On June 2, 1952, when Elizabeth unexpectedly Bengaluru, Sep 10 (IANS) On the theme, 'Read- ing for lifelong learning, and the power dominated by Western titles. Indian ogy and Math, Arefa Tehsin will
ascended to the throne, the “jewel of the empire” ing takes you places', young literary enthusiasts in of Indian stories for building identity," books focussed on personal chronol- describe what it was like to
had already conducted its first general election. the city are in for a treat as the annual Neev Litera- co-founder and curator Kavita Gupta ogy, mythology and folk tales are won- grow up as a naturalist's daugh-
Over the next few years, as the head of a diminished ture Festival is all set to make a physical comeback Sabharwal said."With changing family derful, but must also convey the Ideas ter. Popular YA writer Andaleeb
Commonwealth, she was witness to a wave of after two years of be- of India@75 and the hopes of Wajid will run a Masterclass for
decolonisation. Workers’ rights, European unity, ing held online. India@100. students on arriving at one's
emerging from war-time frugality, the sexual and To be held on "The profession of own writing style. Historian
social liberation of the 1960s — through fraught September 24 and children's writing must also Devika Rangachari will conduct
times in politics and society, the Queen maintained 25, the festival will fo- become more financially sus- a Masterclass for parents of
a studied neutrality. Today, in an age of constant cus on the power of tainable in India. This is a com- women who carved a niche for
opinions, social media rants and virtue signalling, books to set one free munity and space that we are themselves, as described in his-
the power of that silence can easily be underesti- to experience new committed to building for our torical texts that go back hun-
mated. Yet, it is that reticence that gave the head of places of this world in children's future," Sabharwal dreds of years. International
the British state and the Church of England the abil- their imagination added. teacher-librarians Katie Day and
ity to remain the most prominent signifier of nation- and explore various This year, NLF will witness Nadine Bailey will speak about
hood as the UK became increasingly culturally and cultural perspectives. 92 sessions with over 60 speak- new research and trends being
ethnically diverse. At times, especially during family It will see myriad ers from around the globe to practiced in growing readers at
dramas and tragedies — the controversial love life events with noted enlighten young minds on school.With 13 sessions for par-
of her sister Princess Margaret, the tragic death of authors, librarians, topics ranging from climate ents and teachers, 17 interactive
Diana, the politically-incorrect gaffes by her consort, award?winning film- change to writing from conflict sessions, 20 master classes for
the departure of Meghan Markle and Harry — that makers, and storytell- zones. The event sets a plat- students, and 42 book readings
silence dented her image. In the larger reckoning, ers discussing and in- form for the reading enthusi- by authors, this festival is sure to
though, it kept her above the fray. teracting with the au- asts to interact and engage be a literary paradise of enlight-
In ways subtle and grand, from her face on cur- dience on a plethora with distinguished authors ening conversations and gath-
rency notes to the warm Christmas address, the of topics. structures and constant digital inva- such as Roopa Pai, Anushka ering knowledge. Dedicated to
Queen has been a fixture in the lives of her country’s The winners of four categories of the Neev Book sion, children's books are now the lit- Ravishankar, Paro Anand, Jane De Suza, celebrating the joy of reading,
people. By the sheer dint of her longevity, she is also Award -- Early Years (5-7 years), Emerging Readers erary mirrors, and windows to the Samina Mishra, Venita Coelho, the festival will touch upon
a global figure. In a new period of uncertainty in the (6-8 years), Junior Readers (9-12 years), and Young whole world of possibility."The festival Shabnam Minwalla, Sandhya Rao, Bijal some pertinent, thought-pro-
UK, from the fallout of the Ukraine crisis to the Adult (13-18 years) -- will also be announced dur- and book award are shifting focus, Vaccharajani, Arundhati Venkatesh, voking topics and make this an
strained relationship with Europe, most people of ing the festival."The Neev Literature Festival in its with a report on the State of Indian and Menaka Raman. enriching experience for the
that country are bound to miss the only monarch 6th edition aims to evangelise the power of read- Children's Writing, that tells us the While Priya Narayanan will con- young and the old alike.--IANS
they have ever known. children's book market is small and duct an interactive session on Mythol-
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04
IN-DEPTH
REMEMBERING
THE MELTING OF
ICE IN EASTERN
LADAKH A THUMBS
QUEEN ELIZABETH II UP FOR DIALOGUE
HER VISITS
TO INDIA T
he announcement
that Indian and Chi-
nese forces have
started the process of
disengagement at Pa-
trolling Point 15 in eastern
Ladakh is a positive development
in the Sino-India ties after a few
years’ of tension. The disengage-
ment is expected to be over on
Monday giving hope for further
disengagement. India is cautious
lest the Chinese soldiers repeat
This was bad news. I told the their Galwan-like assault on In-
High Commissioner that I dian troops while disengaging
would pass on Mrs Thatcher’s from Point 14 two years ago. The
K NATWAR SINGH response to Mrs Gandhi, but I two sides have also agreed to
The author is Former wanted to make it clear that cease forward deployments and
Minister of External Affairs of India my recommendation to Mrs dismantle their temporary struc-
Gandhi would be that we could tures. The development is
not agree to a formal “Investi- enough to silence Prime Minis-
ture” at Rashtrapati Bhavan. ter Narendra Modi’s critics. The
T
he Commonwealth Heads of Here was high-grade proto- disengagement in Ladakh could
State and Government was col dynamite. The dramatis pave the way for a likely summit
held in New Delhi in Novem- personae consisted of four between Modi and President Xi
ber 1983. The Prime Minister world famous ladies. Two pow- Jinping. With India moving clos-
appointed me Chief Coordina- erful Prime Ministers, One er to Russia after the Ukraine
tor. Her Majesty Queen Eliza- Queen and the fourth some- war, the dynamics between India
beth, as Head of Common- Natwar Singh, Prime Minister thing more than a Saint. What, and China are also giving hints
Indira Gandhi and Queen Elizabeth if the Indian Press got hold of of change.
wealth came to New Delhi for
the occasion. She and her hus- the story. What a diplomatic Those hints, like the disen-
band, Prince Philip stayed at The Commonwealth Heads of State and Government bonfire that would light!
I reported to Mrs Gandhi
gagement, will not make India
Rashtrapati Bhavan. The first lower its guard against the Chi-
item on the agenda was to se- was held in New Delhi in November 1983. The Prime what her British counterpart nese who are always looking for
lect a new Secretary General Minister appointed me Chief Coordinator. Her had said. A fleeting irritation, a a chance to hurt India.
to succeed Sonny Ramphal moment’s pause and then a
who completed his five years Majesty Queen Elizabeth, as Head of masterly diplomatic googly.
term. Mrs Gandhi wanted Commonwealth came to New Delhi for the “Natwar, go back to Mrs Thatch-
SPIRITUAL SPEAK
Ramphal to get another term. er and tell her from me that the
Mrs Thatcher did not. Indiraji
occasion. She and her husband, Prince Philip Queen can have the “Investi-
was the Chairman. She got stayed at Rashtrapati Bhavan ture” at Rashtapati Bhavan. But Train up a child in the
Ramphal his second term. leave her in no doubt about the
Outside the Summit, a mini matter being raised in Parlia-
way he should go, and
crisis was averted. As far as I source gathered that the an accomplished and skilful ment the next day. Critical refer- when he is old, he will not
remember, it was the second Queen was to hold an “Inves- diplomat. I asked him to con- ences would be made and the depart from it.
day. Mrs Gandhi asked me to titure” at RB for Mother Te- vey to Mrs Thatcher and Her Queen’s name would be dragged —Bible
quietly enquire from Rashtra- resa. He hoped that what he Majesty the Queen that the in. it was only fair the Queen be
pati Bhavan if the Queen was heard was incorrect. Only the proposed “Investiture” could made aware of this.”
holding an “Investiture’ at President of India could hold not be arranged at RB. It could It really was a brilliant ri-
It really was a brilliant
riposte. No “Investiture” was Rashtrapati Bhavan for giv- an “Investiture” at RB. If the be held either at the UK High poste. No “Investiture” was
held at Rashtrpati Bhavan. ing Mother Teresa the Order queen was to go ahead with Commission or the residence held at Rashtrpati Bhavan. The TOP TWEETS
The Queen invited Mother of Merit. The Rashtrapati the “Investiture” then he and of the High Commissioner. I Queen invited Mother Teresa
Teresa to tea in the garden Bhavan confirmed what the other Opposition leaders added that we held Queen in to tea in the garden where she Dharmendra Pradhan
where she handed the OM to Prime Minister had heard. would be compelled to raise high esteem and Mother Te- handed the OM to the Nobel @dpradhanbjp
the Nobel Laureate, who was Invitations for the “Investi- the matter in the Lok Sabha. resa was a very special per- Laureate, who was blissfully
blissfully unaware of the ture” had apparently been is- It was quite evident that Ba- son. At the same time, we unaware of the diplomatic up-
diplomatic upheaval she sued, that too on “Bucking- huguna was right and the Brit- could not countenance and heaval she had caused. The fi-
had caused. The finale was ham Palace” stationery, with- ish, had, in good faith, erred. were surprised that we had nale was entirely satisfying to
entirely satisfying to me out consulting the Secretary That error had to be rectified. not been consulted. me personally. Prime Minister
personally. Prime Minister or the Military Secretary to It fell to my lot as Chief Coor- Within two hours he rang Thatcher in the concluding ses-
Thatcher in the concluding President Giani Zail Singh. dinator of CHOGM to sort this back to say that his Prime sion singled me out of praise.
session singled me out of I conveyed this to Mrs Gan- quite unprecedented and spec- Minister felt it was too late to Before leaving India, the Queen Its a great honour to be in the by-lanes
praise. Before leaving India, dhi, who did not like what she tacular protocol cock-up. change the venue. Invitations received me. She could not from where PM @narendramodi ji
the Queen received me. She heard. In the meanwhile HN Mrs Gandhi asked me to get had been sent and above all the have been more gracious; she embarked on his inspiring life journey.
could not have been more Bahuguna, MP, had written in touch with Mrs Thatcher Queen would be inconven- even had a royal gift for me. This tea stall at Vadnagar railway
gracious; she even had to the Prime Minister saying and get back to her. The Brit- ienced. The UK Press too were THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY station where he helped his father
a royal gift for me that he had from his own ish High Commissioner, was aware of the “Investiture”. THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
is an edifice of grit, determination,
courage and hardwork.
Kiren Rijiju
@KirenRijiju
Kashmir Chronicle
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ne can imagine top cop and former
governor Ved Marwah as a schoolboy
in Peshawar during 1947. He must’ve
been 13 years old when he saw the long
Shades of Persia
convoys of trucks carrying Pathans from tribal
areas of Pakistan. They were raising weapons
in the air, vowing liberation of Kashmir. These
people were revered by the government as was
Shubhanjana Das even apparent to his adolescent self, he claims.
A
He records such observations in the book,
rt and craft practices in Kashmir are not only mark- ‘India in Turmoil’. It’s the kind of hardcover
ers but also the result of political, cultural, and ar- you would rarely expect on the shelves of a
tistic exchanges with erstwhile Persia and beyond. quaint café situated thousands of kilometres
Over the past few centuries, these crafts have ab- away from Kashmir. I got my hands on this 2009
sorbed local tradition, resulting in a visual vocabulary that edition — a commentary on shortcomings of
is Kashmir’s own. decision-making and internal security threats
The third generation of the handicrafts dynasty of Suffer- to India — at a coffee shop in Pune.
ing Moses, Muzaffar Sadiq’s familial history is a case in point. The intention of picking it up was simple: I
He recounts that his ancestors were brought from modern-day wanted to know how Marwah, spent his child-
Iran to the Kashmir Valley at the mandate of the 13th centu- hood in Pakistan, has observed the security is-
ry Muslim saint-reformer Shah-i-Hamdan and then the 15th sues of India (especially Kashmir), left-extrem-
century emperor known as Badshah (Sultan Zain-ul-Abidin) ism and the quest for a solution.
to teach the locals the finer handicrafts of papier-mâché and Marwah does not mince words while de-
wood carving. scribing India’s posture in the introduction. He ex-cop completely omits the Maharaja’s inten- words (The Cambridge Companion to New Re-
Along with similarities in the linguistics, architecture, lit- labels India a soft state where the rule of law is tions while acceding to accession. They’ve been ligious Movements states that Jihad is “a hard
erature, art, cuisine, and the cultural traditions, the sartorial often shuttled around in vote-bank politics. He perhaps best laid by Journalist KS Komireddi term to define”).
resemblance with Iran is also prominent. writes, “All pervasive corruption is eating into in his “Malevolent Republic: A Short History of Also, Marwah’s nonchalant reference to
“It is for these and other cultural influences that Kashmir the vitals of the Indian state. In public percep- the New India”. He states, “He (Singh), anxious Kashmir’s sovereignty as a “mere theory” back
is often termed as the Iran-e-Saghir in the academic parlance,” tion, most, if not everyone, politics and admin- to keep the Muslim socialist out of power, insist- in 1947 (which, he says, eventually escalated)
states Prof. Mushtaq A. Kaw, Former Director, Centre of Cen- istration are corrupt. Corruption flows from ed on retaining some of his royal prerogatives.” impinges the narrative flow. His objective tell-
tral Asian Studies and Dean College Development Council, top to bottom, and one sees new acceptability Moreover, Marwah — in his black-and- ing of events fails to capture the complexity of
University of Kashmir. to blatant corruption at the highest echelons in white style of saying things — has employed the sentiment that has become a genetic code of
“The Kashmiri dress has the Afghan, Bukharan and Ira- administration.” the word Jihad in its most negative connota- sorts.
nian influence. However, it is distinguishable by needle, Concerning Kashmir, which comprises 100- tion, despite several researchers and linguists The emotion was rife even during the Parti-
stitch or embroidery works of various sorts, motif and floral odd pages, the ex-cop laments the growing inef- demanding decorum while using ambiguous tion, as was described by American journalist
designs.” fectiveness of the government. He has described Margaret Bourke-White, who was in Kashmir
Traditionally, the kurta-salwar, made of wool, cotton the chronology of problems through decades during that momentous time. She detailed the
and silk, resembling an Afghani Khan dress, layered with a concisely. territory as “heaped with rubble and blackened
woollen-cotton made pheran, going from the neck down to the He begins with Hari Singh “being cornered” with fire”. Locals were mourning the martyr-
knees, besides a Kashmiri pashmina or tus shawl spread over into signing the Instrument of Accession, so dom of a local leader, thus being far from the
the shoulders and a skull-cap constituted the men’s dress. that army could be sent to Srinagar in response idea of ascension and closer to the notion of
For women, it was salwar-kameez made of wool, cotton to the “liberation army” from Pakistan. In- freedom and autonomy.
and silk, designed with intricate embroideries, donned with a dia then handed over the reins of Kashmir to Further, the objectiveness derails in be-
woollen-cotton made pheran, besides a dupatta or head-scarf Sheikh Abdullah, who demanded autonomy tween when Marwah revers India. He claims
called kasaba in Kashmiri, and a pashmina or tus shawl worn much to the horror of Jawaharlal Nehru, who that India had rejected the Two-Nation theory
over the shoulders, notes Prof. Kaw. wanted his “friend” on board to validate his and still hopes that Hindu and Muslims will
Besides giving warmth, the pheran is roomy enough for secularistic stance. live in harmony on the land. The naïve thought
the kangri, a winter essential, which generates additional Abdullah’s arrest, Marwah says, incited is slightly outlandish since he chose to write
heat to the body against chilly winters. the separatist movement and then on, birthed it down after major communally violent mile-
Sadiq points that the 8-9 months long extreme winter isn’t many internal issues and carnages. stones — Babri, Godhra, etc.
the only natural influence on Kashmir’s clothing traditions; In the solution section of the book, Marwah The flaws aside, the concise history is read-
the motifs used by karigars in papier-mâché and wood-carv- perhaps has said the most sensible thing any- able, but under supervision. With an inherent
ing as well as on textiles borrow heavily from the valley’s bi- body has in a while. sense of responsibility missing among social
otic elements. While rebuking division of Kashmir on media patrons, who feel Kashmir is inscrutably
Along with the omnipresent paisley, gulaab (rose), pam- any lines (he heavily criticises the proposal of infested with violent ideas (a garish failure of
posh (lotus), the kingfishers of the Dal Lake, and the Chinar seven regions based on ethnic lines), he states mainstream media for having carved it in their
leaves are some of the most recognisable motifs embroidered that New Delhi “should not interfere”. Only if minds), it has become all the more important to
on Kashmiri clothing. the governments over the decade had heard its guard the sanctity of the subject.
The founder of design house Raffughar, Wajahat Rath- worker bees! I find myself going back to the initial
er, notes how some artisans would refer to a certain colour Despite such laudable assertions, Marwah’s thought: What was this book doing on a quaint
scheme as ‘harud’, meaning ‘autumn’ in Kashmiri, indicating account of Kashmir comes with its own set of café’s shelf? Who put it there? From the copy
“how they follow and harmonise colours by looking at nature. problems. in my hand, it could be safe to assume that the
They never get it wrong”. The narrative lacks editorial deftness — a previous reader was interested in a few para-
The climatic conditions in Kashmir also dictated the fab- lot is left for the reader to guess. For instance, graphs. If any of those were read out of context,
rics that were predominantly produced locally. While cotton while talking about the Hari Singh phase, the the picture would be different.
cultivation was not productive due to its poor yield, extensive
green regions provided an adequate grazing ground to sheep.
As a result, wool was produced in a much larger ratio.
. Beside this, there were abundant mulberry trees in the ar-
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Change is the end result of
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NOW SEPTEMBER 11, 2022
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eptember is the month when the willingness to restore status quo ante, the
United Nations opens its fresh an- Indian attendance at prime ministerial
nual session with a high level Gen- still seething over US Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan. level has questionable utility. But it would
certainly heighten US doubts about In-
eral Debate which the heads of state and
government of its 193 members vie to at- western powers, is giving UNGA a miss. clear weapons in the Ukraine War. Sep- ates like India. India is attempting to keep dian reliability.
tend.This year, although the 77th session It is also unlikely that the Chinese Presi- tember 21 is the 30th anniversary of adop- both camps humoured. For instance it is India benefiting from discounted oil
commences on September 13, the high dent Xi Jinping would arrive for the sum- tion of the Declaration on the Rights of participating in Russia-led "Vostok- purchases from Russia is one thing. but
level portion runs from September 20-26. mit, as he has not travelled abroad since Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, 2022" military exercise in eastern Russia. imagining that China can be softened by
The US President, as usual, will be the sec- Covid outbreak in early 2020. He is still Religious and Linguistic Minorities. Co- The US may resent this as it lends legiti- pandering to its regional aspirations
ond speaker after Brazil on September 21. seething over US Speaker Nancy Pelosi's incidently the UN High Commissioner for macy to Putin's Russia when the western would be a mistake.President Xi Jinping is
And then follow presidents or prime min- visit to Taiwan. This was the first high Human Rights' delayed report on Xin- powers are sanctioning it.Prime Minister preparing for the Chinese Communist
isters of the five permanent members of level political visit in decades to the island jiang is now available. Even in India a Narendra Modi, is also likely to skip the Party's Congress on October 16, when he is
the UN Security Council (UNSC), called nation that China claims. Britain is just controversy arose over the treatment of UNGA session, but is expected to attend expected to obtain an unprecedented
P-5. But the buzz that normally prevails anointing the new Prime Minister Liz Rohingyas, with a flip-flop by the union the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation third term. With evidence of Chinese eco-
in New York as the city becomes fully Truss, after a bruising contest with her In- government on treating them humanely (SCO) summit on September 15-16 at nomic slowdown mounting Xi may have
functional after Labor Day is missing. The dian origin rival. As a former foreign min- or targeting them as illegal intruders. Samarkand, Uzbekistan. The eight-mem- no option but to maintain a jingoistic
main reason is that the Ukraine War has ister she may attend the UNGA Globally there has been regression on this ber organisation will enable Russian pres- stance. There is danger in trying to play
pitted P-5 members against each other. session.On UNGA's agenda are two im- count, leaving the UN unable to seek ac- ident V. Putin to rub shoulders with Xi both sides in a polarised world. Losing a
This causes the role of the United Nations portant plenaries. September 26 marks countability. This becomes impossible and Modi, besides leaders of four Central friend's confidence without gaining the
to be negated as the UNSC is stymied by the International Day for the Complete when a P-5 member is at fault.A new Cold Asian nations, Pakistan and Iran. The In- antagonist's goodwill is not great diplo-
internal wrangling and geostrategic Elimination of Nuclear Weapons. This as- War is gathering pace between the Rus- dian participation again may not amuse macy. Thus it may end less happily for In-
cracks.Resultantly, Russian President sumes importance against the backdrop sia-China axis opposing the US, its allies the western powers as it enables Putin to dia than the movie Come September did
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OMKAR DATTATRAY
PEN TERRORISM IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE
fore it damages our system fully. Therefore, hapless employees so that they are forced to is needed is that the package employees
it is our moral and human duty to fight those rejoin their duties across Kashmir. There is should be united and fight the highhanded-
T
he Pen Terrorism is relatively a new who use pen terrorism to put the employees no denying that the government fully knows ness of the bureaucracy of Jammu and Kash-
incorporation in the vocabulary of ter- under duress and perpetual fear and panic. that the ground situation is not conducive mir and not be forced to resume their duties
rorism. This form and type of Unfortunately these days those at the helm and feasible for the living and working of in Kashmir valley as it is very risky for them
terrorism is much harsh and is used in the so- of affairs in Kashmir valley and Kashmir cen- Pandit Package employees in Kashmir be- to work in Kashmir at present juncture be-
ciety by those who use pen to attain their tre bureaucrats are resorting to the use of pen cause the killings of the selective and soft tar- cause the situation is not feasible for their liv-
vested objectives and thus it is believed that terrorism to achieve their selfish and anti-na- gets is continuing and there is no respite from ing and working across Kashmir due to spate
pen terrorism is more dangerous than the tional objectives. They are exploiting the the targeted killings of the innocent Kashmiri of targeted killings of the religious minorities
terrorism, therefore we should fight this form needs and urge of innocent citizens by the use Pandits, package employees, other Hindu from the last two years. Therefore, these na-
of terrorism with grit and determination. of the pen terrorism so that the undesirable employees from Jammu division and the non tionalist and patriotic package employees
Unarguably, the pen terrorism is doing objectives of those who are at the helm of af- local laborers. Thus there is an environment should not be harassed and exploited by
rounds in the terrorist manifested erstwhile fairs are achieved. Thus with the use of pen of fear and panic in the valley and in such sur- withholding of their salaries which come
state of Jammu and Kashmir and it is used terrorism those holding big portfolios are charged conditions the package employees from the security related budget of the centre.
by the people in authority to browbeat the in- threatening and coercing the innocent em- will not risk their lives and so they refuse to It needs no repetition that these PM package
nocent citizens so that the nefarious aims of ployees to run on the path of violence and to work in Kashmir citing the fear that they will employees are the supernumerary and
the broad terrorism will be achieved. Thus achieve the goals which are against the unity be neutralized in Kashmir. Therefore, the shadow employees so the work will not suffer
pen terrorism is currently used by the men at and integrity of the nation. In Jammu and package employees are demanding the right in their absence because they are working on
the helm of affairs in Jammu and Kashmir to Kashmir those in power are using pen terror- to life and survival and so cannot risk their additional shadow posts.
achieve that what could not be achieved by ism to coerce the PM package Pandit employ- lives in Kashmir and thus they demand their It is high time now that the government
the proper terrorism. This form of terrorism ees so that these hapless employees who are shifting out of the valley and adjustment and should stop to use pen terror to exploit,
is used to frighten the government/semi-gov- on indefinite strike since 12th of May are attachment in Relief Commissioner’s office. harass, intimidate and coerce these
ernment employees so that they are forced to forced to resume their duties in Kashmir. Those in power in J&K should not make employees to join back their duties in
Thus it seems that the government is using use of the pen terror to frighten, intimidate Kashmir because it may prove counterpro-
submit to the will of the pen terrorists. To be
the pen terrorism to force the package em- and harass the innocent package employees ductive as their precious lives are at the risk
more precise, the pen terrorism is more lethal
but the fact is that the government is using
than the actual proper terrorism and the peo- ployees to resume their duties across and they are becoming proverbial and sacri-
the pen terrorism to achieve its nefarious
ple should be aware of the contours of pen Kashmir. But those in power at the centre and ficial goats in Kashmir & therefore they
ends in Jammu and Kashmir and the package
terrorism so that it can be fought to finish. It the UT should know that their tactics of using should not be forced to return Kashmir under
employees should be united and fight back
is the oppressive tool used by men in power the pen terrorism will not serve any purpose fear and panic. It is good that the package em-
the pen terrorism so that it will fail to produce
to browbeat, threaten and exploit the govern- except to create big void between the its undesirable results. The centre ployees should be asked to work in the Relief
ment/private officials so that they fall in line innocent and hapless package employees and government of the NDA had taken bold and Organization Jammu and its various coun-
and support the terrorist activities of those the government which will be difficult to fill historical decisions of abrogation of contro- ters/wings in Jammu division. This way their
who are using this tool to frighten, exploit and and therefore the pen terrorism should not versial article-370 and 35-A of the services can be utilized in Jammu and their
to put under duress the employees. In this be used to harass, intimidate and fierce the constitution and had also repealed the three lives will also be saved from the jaws of the
way, they are forced to submit to the dictates employees to fall in line and to submit to the farm laws in the interest of the nation. There- terrorists. The governmental functionaries
of those who yield the pen terrorism to will of the pen terrorists. Already many Kash- fore the centre government should take the should desist from using pen terrorism to
further their nefarious activities. Thus what miri Pandit Package employees have lost decision of relocation of the package employ- achieve their selfish designs and to coerce the
could not be achieved by the terrorism is their lives due to this pen terrorism. It is very ees to Jammu division and the government package employees to resume their duties in
sought to be achieved by the pen terrorism sorry state of affairs that the LG administra- should shun its ego/prestige and order dep- Kashmir. To conclude, it can be said with cer-
ostensibly in the interest of administration tion is not paying any sort of heed towards utation of all package employees in Jammu tainty that the pen is mightier than the sword
but in actuality it is used to force the employ- this grave concern and thus all package em- division. The package employees should not and those at the helm of affairs should not
ees to fall in line and help in the achievement ployees are left in lurch. The Kashmiri gave in but opposes the pen terrorism so that make use of the pen terror to achieve its
of the undesirable goals which are anti-social, Pandits and the PM package employees its impact is reduced and it will not be suc- Machiavellian ends in Jammu and Kashmir.
anti-human and anti-national and therefore should be cautious and aware of the use of cessful in intimidating and harassing the The author is a columnist,
there is urgent need to stop pen terrorism be- pen terrorism to intimidate and harass the hapless and innocent employees. Thus what social and KP activist.
R
enowned Social activist and crusader the country after the implementation of the dia with regard to J&K, the OBCs of the erst- vation to the OBCs of J&K in government
for the rights of OBCs of the J&K Ad- Mandal Commission recommendations and while state of J&K was having high expecta- jobs and promotions. Mr. Malik, appealed
vocate Mohd. Latif Malik, toady in a the judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme tions and hopeful that they will soon get 27% the Hon’ble PM Sh. Narinder Modi, Home
press note lambasted National Conference, Court titled Indra Sawhney & Ors. V/S U.O.I. reservation as is being provided to the OBCs Minister Sh. Amit Shah and to Hon’ble LG
Congress and PDP for betray the people be- & others decided on 16.11.1992. Mr. Malik of the rest of the country, but even after the Sh. Manoj Sinha and implement the judg-
longing to the OBCs by deliberately not im- further blamed NC, Congress and PDP for us- 5th of August 2019 decision of the Govern- ment of the Hon’ble Supreme Court titled In-
plementing the 27 % reservation. Mr. Malik ing the OBCs for the vote Bank politics and ment of India, the OBCs of the J&K UT is de- dra Sawhney & Ors. V/S U.O.I. & others de-
submitted that the Political parties which re- before elections, every time, these political prived of their due established share of 27% cided on 16.11.1992 in toto in the UT of J&K
main in Power in J&K since 1992 are solely parties made false promises of fulfilling the reservation. Social activist and senior Teli Bi- and grant 27% reservation is right of OBCs
responsible for depriving the OBCs of UT of long pending demand of 27 % reservation but radari Leader Advocate Mohd. Latif Malik of J&K, otherwise the historic decision of ab-
Jammu and Kashmir for depriving them once, these parties came in power, they forget appealed the Hon’ble LG to take steps to rogation of Article 370 of the Constitution of
from their established legitimate right of 27 all their promises and till date the OBCs of forthwith implement Mandal Commission India will be of no benefit for the OBCs of
% reservation. Mr. Malik blamed these polit- the UT of J&K still not getting their due right recommendations and the judgment of the J&K. .
VIJAY GARG
DO NOT LET PLASTIC BECOME A PART OF EVERYDAY LIFE
single-use plastic bags, but even today the However, in the months of July and August bag was in use for a long time. Bags made of
required awareness to stop using it could More than ninety-nine thousand people cloth rarely cause pollution or harm to the
P
lastic bags hanging in their hands not be created. Is. It is not without reason were fined for violating the ban on single- environment in any way. But today people
may be convenient for people to that even today people do not feel hesitant use plastics across the country, but the im- go to the market empty handed and bring
bring any goods from the market, to bring any goods in plastic bags. Whereas pact it has had on the ground is generally goods in plastic bags.Considered a measure
but due to this, the challenge that has arisen these bags, which accumulate one by one, visible everywhere. After the implementa- of hobbies or status. How such bags accu-
in front of the environment today, it is not become one of the biggest factors of pollu- tion of the new law, investigative teams of mulated in homes are thrown away care-
tion.Haven't done Significantly, about two the Ministry of Environment and local bod- lessly, it is well known. Since the process of
hidden. The condition is that today plastic is
months ago, the government completely ies across the country specifically identified their destruction is very complex, they carry
playing a big role in polluting the surround-
banned single-use plastic across the coun- airports, railway stations and bus stands out chemical reactions that pollute the cli-
ing areas and the everyday life of the people
try. Despite this, it continues to be used al- and found the most violations of these. In mate by going through drains and through
is also badly affected. This is when the pollu- most everywhere. The shopkeepers give addition, it is still used today in the shops rivers or by depositing in garbage dumps.
tion caused by polythene bags for a long goods to the people in such bags and the and markets of residential settlements.I am Many people are now aware of its danger.
time has caused many problems in the envi- common people without any question or It's hard to understand why people don't try But there are many people who, even know-
ronment.New challenges have arisen and hesitation go home with any item in these to avoid using single-use plastics despite ingly, are making single-use plastic a part of
due to this common people are also worried. bags. According to a recent report by the knowing the dangers of it! There was a time everyday life. the question is Who will ulti-
It can be gauged from this that in view of the Union Environment Ministry itself, despite when people used to take clothes or any mately bear the brunt of this?
future crisis arising out of this, strict steps the ban, people are using single-use plastic other bag from their house if they went to The author is Educational
have been taken by the government to ban the most in public places in the country. the shop or market to buy something. That Columnist Malout Punjab.
VIJAY GARG
THE TEACHER TEACHES TO FIGHT WITH CHALLENGES
Teaching is the most influential profession of the teachers nowadays are limited to im- evil. Desire for Education: The ideal student
in the world. A teacher lays the foundation parting book knowledge to the children. is one who Considers knowledge as the first
E
very student compares the ideal for a child's future and helps to make them They don't have time to know about the per- ideal of life. He who does not desire knowl-
teacher with him and wants to have responsible citizens. The education im- sonal life of the students but still there are edge cannot be an ideal student. Education
such a teacher but for that too we parted by the teachers reveals the future of some teachers who consider teaching not is what makes a person successful, patient
need to be an ideal student. It is a day to the children. Teachers play an important just a profession but a responsibility.per- and virtuous. A student can go ahead and
honor our teachers, it is a day to make them role in building a good society. On this day, form with They prepare students to face become a worthy citizen only by acquiring
feel that they are very special to us. Parents the President awards the best teachers from challenges and show them the way to suc- knowledge. Respect for teacher: An ideal
are the first teachers Parents are the first the Government of India across the country cess. The first female teacher was Savitri Bai student respects his teacher. He tries to ele-
and best teachers in life because they give is given The state governments also honor Phule Savitri Bai Phule has the honor of be- vate his personality. He obeys the words of
you knowledge about life. The education the best teachers of their respective states ing the first teacher of the country. The elders and teachers and follows them. Avoid
given by them is invaluable. of the houseA because the ideal teacher is the person who countrymen call her the first woman laziness: The ideal student should be simple
pleasant environment is essential for the sets high ideals in the society. The teacher teacher. She wanted to educate girls as
and genuine. He should not be lazy. hard
mental development of a child. Home is makes a friend of time Teachers are oceans much as possible. New experiences are hap-
work should be done Apart from studies,
children's first school and parents are teach- of knowledge for the entire humanity. In the pening in the field of education today. He
one should participate in sports and other
ers. Parents become the guides of children current era, the teacher also has a big re- said that never be afraid of exams because
sponsibility to make the students peers, a what the teachers teach us in the class, they activities. He should develop his personality
by showing them how to live a life with high
ideals. Teachers are called the builders of successful example of which was found dur- only want to see.What have you learned? by participating in all the activities in the
the future because they enable us to con- ing the lockdown due to covid-19. He has Then why panic about exams? You are the school. An ideal student always keeps his
tribute to nation building. Teachers are not also given the result of his courage and abil- future of the country. Respect the teachers, goal in mind and excels in everything. It is
only those who teach us in school or college, ity by teaching children online through new study with heart and go ahead. Five quali- important to be disciplined: To live in an
but at every turn of life, sometimes we find methods of education. The teacher Today's ties will make you an ideal student Love of ideal way, it is necessary to be disciplined. It
such teachers in the form of our partners, students can turn their dreams into the real- books: The ideal student is the one who has means keeping oneself under control. With-
colleagues, who help us in making us quali- ity of success by fighting for inspiration and a special place not only in the school and in out it, a person is an animal. A disciplined
fied.They also play an important role. There giving due respect to it. Show the way to suc- the classroom but also in the heart of the life of a student can lead him to his destina-
have been many such great teachers in every cess Sometimes the teacher scolds you for teacher. He loves books. He adopts every- tion.
field in our country, due to which modern mistakes, but the teacher is as happy with thing told by the teacher in his life. He The author is Educational
and progressive India is in front of all of us. your success as you are with yourself. Most adopts good qualities and stays away from Columnist Malout Punjab.
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EDITORIAL Every student com- He adopts good quali-
Sunday 11 September 2022 pares the ideal teacher ties and stays away
with him and wants to from evil. Desire for
C
dogma is that the national leadership hib Ambedkar, et al. to minimise the him in the company of national figures,
OME September! The fall season, it would seem, is also the was the sole property of Nehru and the spread of the dynastic political pan- and named institutions after him. In
time to rise. The onset of autumn has been frenetic as Gandhis. Modi wants to change this demic. Its emphasis has always been on March, Modi unveiled a 9.5 feet-tall stat-
events tripped and trailed headlines across time zones, POWER & POLITICS perception. He believes that his bête personalities who defied the Congress ue of Shivaji in Pune. Inaugurated by
colouring rhetoric and reflections, leaving the plebeians, PRABHU CHAWLA noire shrunk India’s geography by pro- and the Mughals with either weapons the prime minister, the Indian Navy un-
politicos and pashas agog. In a week in which the Indian prabhuchawla@newindianexpress.com moting the Partition and, worse, expel- or wisdom. Bose is one such credible veiled a new Naval insignia that proud-
National Congress attempts to reincarnate history when stock Follow him on Twitter @PrabhuChawla ling other players from the subjectivity alternative icon. Promoting the INA’s ly displays the octagonal seal of the
markets dare and defy central bankers and as parts of the world of the Congress-led freedom struggle. founder is a politically correct action erstwhile Maratha kingdom while com-
soak in sorrow and sighs, a few observations. Last week, Modi decisively reminded that puts in perspective militant nation- missioning the INS Vikrant, India’s
A
Like, the expedition by the Congress Party, the idea of the Indians that the Ne- alism which could first indigenously built aircraft carri-
3500-plus km Bharat Jodo Yatra, from Kanyakumari to Kash- nation comes of age when his- hru-Gandhi parivar have prevented Par- er— a metaphor for Atma Nirbhar. A
mir, covering 12 states, is a page from the past. It is nearly a tory reconciles the past with grabbed the credit tition. Modi’s sights statement by the Indian Navy explained:
decade since his anointment as the heir apparent in 2013 and the present seamlessly for a for India’s Inde- have been on West “The twin octagonal borders draw their
Rahul Gandhi continues to add chapters to his discovery of roadmap for the future. A war pendence from Bengal for a while inspiration from Shivaji Maharaj Raj-
India. is going on in India’s collective Muscular National- now—the BJP mudra or the Seal of Chhatrapati Shiv-
The aspiration: “I will get some understanding about myself memory between Our History ists who aggressive- needs an ideologi- aji Maharaj, one of the prominent In-
and this beautiful country from Yatra, and in these 2-3 months, vs Their History. This conflict ly opposed British cal mascot to chal- dian kings with a visionary maritime
I will be wiser.” The party is trekking along hoping to find that has birthed warring ideologies of Sub- rule. A 28-feet tall lenge Mamata Ban- outlook, who built a credible Naval
idea which will revive the leader jective Nationalism and Muscular Na- statue of Subhas erjee’s domination Fleet that earned grudging admiration
and the party. tionalism. The turning point was when Chandra Bose, In- of the voter gestalt. from European Navies operating in the
Like, the archives of Independent Narendra Modi became India’s 15th dia’s best known Modi started to ag- region at the time.”
India’s politics is replete with in- prime minister in 2014. Since then he military leader, has gressively market Besides Shivaji, Modi is exalting Lax-
stances of yatra politics – for in- has been relentlessly erasing the sub- come up at India Bose in 2018. To mi Bai, the Hindu queen of Jhansi, as a
stance, N T Rama Rao pioneered the jectively interpretative description and Gate. Modi told the commemorate the brave Bharatiya naari who took up
idea of ‘rath yatra’ in 1982, Chan- portrayal of India’s heritage and recast- nation, “In the last 75th Anniversary arms and sacrificed her life in a battle
drashekhar walked to challenge In- ing its struggles against Mughal tyran- eight years, we have of the proclamation against the British. Just before the UP
dira Gandhi in 1983, Rajiv Gandhi ny and colonial cravenness. Writing in taken many such of the Azad Hind Assembly elections, he travelled to
THE THIRD EYE travelled across India to reclaim ‘Crowds and Power,’ Elias Canetti out- decisions one after Provisional govern- Jhansi, where he vowed to develop the
SHANKKAR AIYAR power in 1990, and L K Advani rode lines the difference between the mass the other, which are ment, the PM hoist- backward Bundelkhand region—the
Author of The Gated Republic, Aadhaar: the chariot from Somnath to and the elite: the former unites to disa- imprinted with the ed the Indian na- Rani’s karma bhumi—as India’s only
A Biometric History of India’s 12 Digit Ayodhya. gree or agree on a subject while the lat- ideals and dreams tional flag on Red defence corridor. Celebrating the valor-
Revolution, and Accidental India History shows the travels haven’t ter agrees or disagrees on the subject, of Netaji. Netaji Fort. Wearing an ous sacrifices of forgotten heroes, the
shankkar.aiyar@gmail.com always taken the travellers to the but for different reasons. The Modi era Subhash was the INA cap, he took a BJP is projecting the image of India as
destination. Whether the yatra con- has midwifed a new Indian elite, which first head of dig at the Congress: neither submissive nor defensive. Vari-
nects the party with the people or doesn’t tolerate mementos of India’s en- Akhand Bharat, “In an ef fort to ous cultural bodies and Bollywood are
the party with the leader there is no disputing that RaGa has slaved past. The names of the cities and who freed Anda- highlight the role being nudged to glorify Indian heritage
aggregated attention even if momentarily. institutions are being changed. New man before 1947 and of one family, ef- and heroes. Over half a dozen docu-
Like, it is all fine to punctuate air time and populate column icons are being fleshed out in the fields hoisted the Tricolor.” And he defined forts were made to deliberately ignore mentaries, about 50 books and numer-
space. To expand market share, the Congress must travel from of culture, art, religion, social work and the contours of New India as “we are and forget contributions made by oth- ous feature films have been liberally
convenient ambivalence to political purpose, find that one idea even the Independence movement that filling the picture of tomorrow with ers in the independence struggle and financed by the establishment and its
and an organisation to mobilise mass affiliation. Does RaGa fit the current narrative. His mission is new colours, leaving behind the past”. later in creating a new India,...But our admirers. The aggressive new depic-
have a signature tune? The party which was in power when loud and clear: exile the pluralistic The Akhand Bharat terminology is government is changing all that.” His tion of the leonine national symbol re-
liberalisation was unleashed is yet to come to terms with an present into the dishonourable past to notable since it is the Sangh’s pan-Asian government declassified numerous flects Modi’s Muscular Bharat, where
open economy and struggles to articulate the right or the left create a purely Native Now. For secular- trope. The parivar to which Modi be- Bose related documents. Such actions mock modesty has no place. Confronta-
way. As Sharad Pawar quipped, ‘The Congress is like an impov- ists, India’s present and the conception longs has been swedging against the dovetail with the Sangh’s belief in Bose tion for a Cause, at the risk of sounding
erished landlord sans land in a crumbling haveli!’ There is the of the Congress are concurrent events. Congress propaganda as India’s singu- as the most powerful proponent of a divisive, is the new normal. As the Con-
absence of an idea, and then there is the incapacity of the The nationalists share the BJP’s vision lar saviour. Their seven decade old militarised struggle against gress marches to its own drum in a
party. of India’s past as a terrain of saints, so- grouse is against the narrative that pro- colonialism. countrywide padayatra, Modi is beat-
Like, it is not Rahul Gandhi alone who is attempting to rein- cial reformers, poets, authors and war- motes fake liberalism, slavish secular- Bose isn’t the only militant national- ing the drums of war in his battle
vent relevance. JD-U leader and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish riors who were martyred protecting the ism and amplifying the family cult. ist the Centre has adopted. During the against history’s mistakes artistically
Kumar, the master of u-turns, once the dark horse of 2014, is motherland centuries ago. The past is While the BJP has retained Mahatma past decade, the BJP has showcased pre- stored and preserved in archives and
back on the trail positioning himself as the ‘possible’ national now the property of the Modified dis- Gandhi as one of India’s greatest lead- Congress and Mughal era heroes who museums.
alternative for 2024. His travels to Delhi have seen him parley-
ing with AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal, NCP leader Sharad Pawar
and SP’s Akhilesh Yadav, among others.
T
response, articulated recently by Finance Minister Nirmala gradually its world domination fell away Deputy First Minister Martin McGuin- Idonea and Rosemary Fane. Imagine
Sitharaman, along with RBI’s monetary policy, underlines HE death of Queen Elizabeth II during the queen’s long reign. Once ness, a former commander in the Irish what a difference it might have made to
potential risks. has inevitably brought about Britain was humiliated by General Nass- Republican Army which in 1979, had as- the lives of so many if the royal family
Like, it would seem the stock markets are in a parallel uni- wall to wall tributes across the er in the Suez Crisis of 1956, the domino sassinated her uncle, Earl Mountbatten, had accepted these relatives instead of
verse. Notwithstanding growth downgrades and clear indica- media to a woman who symbol- effect was inevitable. the architect of Partition in India. locking them away.
tions of falling earnings, stock indices have been rising across ised the notion of public serv- The desire for self-determination was McGuinness saw it as a significant More recently the scandal of Prince
the globe, including the Nifty50 in India. On Friday, the US in- ice not just to Britain but evident as the “wind of change” swept contribution to the peace process. He Andrew’s association with under-age
dices S&P 500, Nasdaq 100 and DJIA closed higher. In Germany, around the world. Peel back the through Africa in the 1960s and the mon- called her a “remarkable woman.… I girls would cost her dearly. But none of
which is clearly heading for a recession, stocks bounced off a emotional displays and rhetoric, how- arch’s plenipotentiaries were despatched hold her in great esteem for doing some- this appeared to dent her personal repu-
double bottom. Yes, oil prices are lower, but inflation is still way ever, and we see the infantilising effect far and wide to run the Union Jack down thing that can’t have been easy for her.” tation, and she remained welcome
higher than tolerance levels in India, US, UK and Europe. The of monarchy in a democratic age, and flagpoles. In a conciliatory speech during a visit around the world.
rise challenges denials by central banks of any pause or pivot. the remnants of entitlement that infects The new king will reign over only 15 to Dublin a year earlier she spoke of “the Unlike her great-great grandmother
It is as if the market is telling central bankers it knows so many British attitudes. territories, including the UK. Even the painful legacy” of Anglo-Irish relations, Victoria, the Empress of India, who nev-
better! On her 21st birthday in 1947, speaking 56 member Commonwealth of Nations and when asked later about greeting er visited the country, the queen made
Like the passing away of Queen Elizabeth II has triggered an by radio from Cape Town she urged lis- has lost its British tag. McGuinness, her answer was very Brit- three trips. In 1961 she spent weeks
outpouring of sorrow – even from those countries which faced teners to “go forward together with an But no amount of pomp and ceremony ish: “Of course, I shook his hand. It traveling the subcontinent with her hus-
the darkness of British colonialism. The ascension of Prince unwavering faith… to make this ancient can disguise the fact that the UK is riven, would be awkward not to.” band. She was back in 1983 for a Com-
Charles as King Charles III, which has triggered sighs amongst commonwealth, an even grander thing and not just by the divisions caused by Her equanimity and her sense of hu- monwealth Summit. During her final
many, comes at a critical intersection. Britain is yet dealing - more free, more prosperous, more hap- the disaster Brexit turned out to be. mour were perhaps her most winning visit in 1997 to celebrate the 50th anni-
with Brexit which is stalled at the gate. Double digit inflation py and a more powerful influence for In England alone less than 1 per cent characteristics. She would have needed versary of Independence she touched on
has unleashed cost of living crisis resulting in one of the big- good in the world - than it has been in the of the population own and control more both to survive in the dysfunctional one of the many massacres by British
gest subsidy programmes on energy. Will the king stay neutral greatest days of our forefathers”. than half the land. The Crown owns a households she presided over, according troops in colonial days. “[H]istory can-
like his mother or will the once passionate voice on green poli- She declared that her “whole life massive portfolio of properties, art- to former palace official Malcolm Bark- not be rewritten,” she said “however
cies be heard? whether it be long or short shall be de- works and jewellery. Since 1992 the mon- er. His Courting Disaster, a 1990 book much we might sometimes wish other-
Finally, it is worth noting that between them, governments voted to your service and the service of arch pays tax on personal earnings, but banned in Britain, is a hair-raising ac- wise. It has its moments of sadness, as
in Europe and the UK will spend well over $ 500 billion in direct our great imperial family to which we all the public purse shells out more than count of corruption and sexual miscon- well as gladness. We must learn from the
subvention in the next 12 months to protect consumers. The belong”. She would certainly keep her £86million a year in a Sovereign Grant duct. One of the less shocking incidents sadness and build on the gladness.”
massive spend opens up the space for debate on the future of part of the bargain so far as service was to cover all household, maintenance and was the night a drunken page boy tum- That might serve as a fitting epitaph
the role of the state of governments in mitigating the conse- concerned, but many would now query travel expenses. bled down stairs and floored the queen for a woman who clearly touched the
quences of crises. And more may follow. As the adage goes, how ‘great’ the days of Empire had been, The huge disparity between the rich as she made her way to bed. hearts of many, even those who would
welcome to interesting times. especially now the world has moved on. and poor is widening, with poverty far Elizabeth famously called 1992 her ‘an- prefer to see the monarchy abolished.
treated like a terrorist and deprived of his essential support BJP in 2024 Lok Sabha election. after vaccination is a grave reality. It demonstrates
human rights. When granting him bail, Chief Jus- G.Purushothaman, Tirunelveli the failure of authorities to rescue hapless people.
Queen Elizabeth was a life well lived. Throughout tice of India U.U. Lalit stated, “Every person has the There is no justification for such a man-made
Freebies for votes right to free expression.” This case will live on in End patriarchy calamity.
her life, Queen was an inspiration. A promise with
This has reference to the article on Freebies best the minds of all individuals who respect the ideas Apropos of Indian Society Needs to Change its Pa- B Veerakumaran Thampi, Pattom
destiny kept and she is mourned most deeply in left to government and voters to negotiate (Sep- of democracy and press freedom. triarchial Ways (September 10). A girl is differenti-
her passing. That promise of lifelong service I renew tember 10). Offers of free saris, etc., tend to keep Diljo Pious, Bengaluru ated glaringly compared to boys in many families. Adopt strays
to you all today the ignorant masses as they are and do not facili- It continues to be so in all spheres -- education, Animal lovers do not want anyone to hurt stray
tate these voters to think of long term gains such Stalin and BJP jobs, property rights, marriage, etc. Our younger dogs. However, they do not mind if the stray dogs
King Charles III
as infrastructure, employment opportunities. This is with reference to ‘Stalin fortifying his image generation should be educated on the importance hurt or kill human beings. If the animal lovers are
R Kasthurirangan, Bengaluru as opposition connector for 2024’ (Sep. 10). Stalin of respecting women. so fond of stray dogs, why don’t they adopt them?
is a blind follower of Congress. Kabil Sibal and Ghu- Jayaraman CP, Chalakudi However, it is clearly a false love for these animals.
In an event like the Euros, you are fighting for equality, seeing these amazing Kappan bail lam Nabi Azad quitting the Congress should have These animal lovers are in fact enemies of human
athletes, women athletes performing at the highest level and given respect...I This letter is in relation to the article Two years on, been eye opener for Stalin. The BJP is not an un- Stray dog menace beings, particularly young children who are falling
feel like what’s happening in Afghanistan where women are not even allowed journalist Kappan gets bail (Sept 10). His case is touchable party. When M. Karunanidhi was alive, Apropos of Make those who feed strays pay for bit- prey to stray dogs. Let each animal lover adopt five
to go to school or attend work -- it’s so weird and it’s so hard to understand seen by many experts as an example of a vindictive he had aligned with it and joined the government ten people’s care, says SC (Sept 10). Recurring inci- dogs, which will mean that there will not be any
prosecution without substantial evidence and pur- under the leadership of Vajpayee at the Centre. I dents of stray dogs attacking pedestrians is com- more stray dogs on the streets.
Nadia Nadim, Afghan-born US football player poseful abuse of Indian law. It is tragic that he was believe that good sense will prevail on Stalin to mon and highest in Kerala. Fatal dog-bites even Thomas Dominic, Aluva
Reflections
Viswanathan
Anand
out his plan to take chess and sport to newer heights these areas, but have a long way to go. remember for the next 20-30 years. The scale big step. You have to aspire higher. You have may live somewhere where it is not easy to
Another thing that we have to accomplish of the Olympiad also showed that we are got to want something before achieving it. play sport or even have a patch of open land.
became India’s first Grandmaster (GM) tic. The momentum is now picking up, show- is to produce another world champion. I am capable of organising big sporting events. It The central and state governments are try- Regular sport is essential. Forget sport, regu-
Collaborate to build
porting children in vulnerable circumstan- children who are leaving CCIs at 18 years.
ces. Therefore, the mission’s launch can be Along with financial support, funding
seen as an opportunity to encourage more should be provided to organisations that
funding and corporate social responsibility can design and implement programmes on
up climate resilience agencies to invest in the rehabilitation and therapy, career counselling, digital and
reintegration of vulnerable children, which financial literacy, skill and vocational train-
is being facilitated by the State and CSOs. ing, and mentorship to help these children
Together, such partnerships can offer tai- live an independent life.
he floods in Pakistan have dis- cal challenges will remain in this high- lormade services for children. In addition, Evaluating what these partnerships can
T placed 33 million people — almost strung region, and so will intense climate
the population of Canada — and upheaval. How the two intersect can save
assets worth millions have been lives and dollars.
lost. These angry waters are a result of Millions of South Asians living along
wrong land use, aggravated by the climate rivers, deltas, forests and coasts are repos-
these partnerships have the potential to achieve, it is unfortunate that many agen-
develop state-of-the-art models for child cies still don’t prioritise funding child pro-
welfare. One good example of this is the tection initiatives. This further impacts the
model anganwadis in the form of nand functioning of child rights organisations,
ghars — funded by Vedanta under the Anil often resulting in the under-utilisation of
crisis. For South Asia, this disaster and itories of ecological knowledge. Why not Agarwal foundation initiative with MoWCD their expertise. However, given that the
the climate crisis hold up a mirror to deploy them to boost regional resilience? — which provides integrated and high-qual- government has been trying to push part-
many realities. These show that there is Prime Minister Narendra Modi has advo- ity services for early childhood education, nerships in this area, the launch of the new
an urgent need for regional col- cated Lifestyle for Environment nutrition, maternal and child health, and guidelines offers a perfect opportunity to
laboration, rethinking of devel- (LIFE) as a key part of climate skill development programmes for women translate this into reality.
opment models, mainstreaming solutions. However, to main- at the doorstep.
neglected local knowledge and stream this, we must reconsider Inferring from the success of this project, Nalini Bhandari is manager, Strategic Invest-
spotlighting climate finance at our development pathway. Build- it is practical to say that replication of such ment Research Unit, Invest India
the forthcoming United Nations ing large infrastructure along riv- alliances for the development of institu- The views expressed are personal
Climate Change Conference ers and oceans, over grasslands
Bharati
(COP27) in Egypt.
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ALONG LAC
tHe WeeK Only PM MOdi can
Citizens’
duty ensure an equitable
Volunteers from different settleMent
There are occasions when involvement at the highest level is
organisations participate
needed, even if not in public, in matters usually left to much
in a clean-up drive lower levels. That stage has arrived where LAC-related nego-
post-Ganpati Visarjan, at tiations between the Indian army and its Chinese counterpart
Aksa Beach, in Mumbai are concerned. The reason is that the few concessions that
the PLA is making are merely tactical, and do not affect in
on Saturday. ANI
any appreciable manner its strategic objective of seeking a
substantial portion of additional Indian territory on our side
of the LAC. In August 2020, the PLA conducted a stealth
operation designed to grab the heights south of Pangong
Tso, now that they had occupied vantage points north of that
strategically important body of water. Once given freedom
of operation by PM Modi rather than be held back by the
political establishment in the manner that was all too visible
during previous regimes, Indian ground forces took control
of vantage points on the Kailash Range situated south of the
lake. Control of the Kailash heights ensured field dominance,
including over Spanggur Tso, half of which is Indian, but is
nevertheless occupied in its entirety by the PLA. Through the
Spanggur Gap, the PLA can move light armour and artillery
in a bid to capture Leh, the capital of Ladakh, which several
PLA maps wrongly show as belonging to China. Control
over the Kailash Heights boosted significantly our Army’s
capability to block any such attempt by the PLA, and in the
process defend Chushul and Leh against any PLA effort
at capturing these locations. Xi seeks not just a third but a
fourth term, and hence needs military successes. His intent
for making kinetic moves has been made clear, not just by
an acceleration of activity in the South China Sea or in the
unprecedented PLA effort to intimidate Taiwan, but through
WrOnG directiOn their occupation of several points within the LAC two years
ago, through diversion of forces from Xinjiang, as well as by
the PLA’s substantial investment in logistics in the region,
J
oe Biden turbocharged Russia”, doubts about their relevant memos not reaching the perfect method of divert- Europe as a location where Thus far, Prime Minister essentialities are not given up in order to secure temporary
the NATO response to level of competence in their their desks. ing attention from Partygate living standards are high. Truss appears not to have forward tactical movement. Given the fact that prospects for
Russian troops in their present jobs is understand- Enter Liz Truss, the latest and other peccadilloes that Truss was clever in playing understood that the fact that a kinetic showdown between India and the PRC are high,
24 February 2022 entry into able. Several months ago, at a Conservative Party occupant Boris has been known for to the ordinary Tory voter in it was the hopeless hero, Prime Minister Narendra Modi needs to have the decisive
regions already outside the conference of Risk Managers of 10 Downing Street. Her throughout his life. Unfor- the way Margaret Thatcher, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who say in matters relating to border agreements with the PRC,
control of Ukraine for ratio- of around forty large compa- party appears to have come to tunately for Johnson, being the daughter of a Grantham first spoke to the new PM, exactly the way CCP General Secretary Xi Jinping has. Because
nal reasons. Removing Rus- nies that was held in the rest- the conclusion that as many the other booster of NATO’s grocer, did. She was far more provides drag rather than of the diversion of his attention towards Taiwan, Xi is trying
sian (and as collateral dam- ful surroundings of the L&T Tory MPs as possible should operations against “Putin’s convincing in that role than lift to her popularity. If she to try temporarily calm down Sino-Indian border tensions.
age, Ukrainian) grain and training facility at Lonavala, at least for a while enjoy the Russia” could not rescue him Rishi Sunak, who hails from continues on the course fa- The fact is that from the 1950s, the Chinese side has never
petroleum resources from the this columnist had said that privileges which come with from having to exit Number a family of millionaires and voured by Boris Johnson and made any serious effort at coming to an amicable resolution
international market would the chill of winter would being resident in that ad- Ten. Despite the horrible has married into a family of continues to ignore reality by of border issues with India the way the PRC did with Russia
give US oil and grain export- cool down NATO’s appetite dress. While Joe Biden had cost that the operation was billionaires, and makes no ef- accelerating rather than de- and Myanmar under earlier leadership. Reality rather than
ers new and immense ave- for prosecuting their George sound commercial reasons having on the UK economy, fort to conceal that in either celerating the Ukraine war, misperceptions of benign intent need to be tackled. For this to
nues of profit. What the Biden W. Bush (circa “Operation for prosecuting NATO’s own Johnson’s Foreign Secretary deportment or clothes. The Liz Truss will get replaced. happen, the involvement, even if not public, of PM Narendra
team omitted in their calcula- Get Saddam” 2003) model version of “Special Military Liz Truss was among the problem is that the Biden- Not by Boris Johnson but Modi in Sino-Indian negotiations on the LAC is essential in
tions was the blowback to not war against Vladimir Putin. Operations” against Russia, most vociferous in carrying Johnson war is proving to by some Tory leader who order to strongly secure the national interest from future
just the poorer nations but to This has begun to take place, for Boris Johnson, the mo- forward and indeed further be a death knell for grocery has shown better sense than PLA aggression.
the member-states of NATO with more and more voters tivation was political. The deepening UK involvement stores in the Atlantic Alli- Johnson or Truss has in this MADHAV DAS NALAPAT
from the raft of sanctions unhappy with the sacrifices now ex-PM of Britain saw in an operation that seems on ance and those who shop in debilitating conflict.
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BEING NEIGHBOURLY CONFUSING
Congress
Is resumption of trade with inspired by
BJP’s Ekta Yatra
Pak around the corner?
Progress will be arduous but is worth striving for.
on the imperative of human lation, and genuine need by the sagacious Premier relief-aid from Pakistan. If
between us
development, it has pushed for effecting noticeable im- Vajpayee that the basis of the Pakistan’s internal politics
the hard working and tal- provements in their living relationship with Pakistan are making it difficult to ac- PANKAJ VOHRA
ented citizens in the country standards, multilateral aid should be “Insaniyat,” or cept such emergency relief
opinion into impoverishment rather
than ushering in welfare
agencies through their mu-
nificence have also ended
on humanly considerations,
carries much gravitas. A vi-
today, India could consider
offering it to the India based
and prosperity. Severe in- up helping keep the military sion of mutual prosperity UN relief agencies for distri- The fundamental mistake
AJAY DUA equalities in wealth and in- afloat. in the region can lower the bution under their banner. the Congress appears to
come between a handful of Such “success” in attract- perception in the average Soon after the floods, the have made while launching
civilian-families and army ing international and bilat- Pakistani’s mind that India UN launched a campaign its ambitious 3,500-kilometre
generals on the one hand, eral assistance has also en- is an eternal enemy or an ex- for assistance to Pakistan long, Bharat Jodo Yatra, is its
war and the withdrawal of and the suffering citizen fac- abled the Pakistani military istential threat. and sought $160 mn to sup- description and nomencla-
the troops across the inter- ing utter hopelessness on (and the numerous puppet It is in the light of these port government relief ef- ture. A party that histori-
national border. That was the other, have been perpet- governments propped up constraints in governance, forts. The international aid cally united more than 600
post Pakistan’s defeat in uated one generation after by it) to maintain its hostile that India needs to view agencies have also called for Riyasats of the country after
East Pakistan, by then new- another. The all-pervasive stance towards India. As Finance Minister Miftah Is- the opening of borders with Independence, to make it into
ly christened Bangladesh. dominance of the military Sharat Sabharwal, another mail’s suggestion to open up India to allow emergency a strong and united India is
When both India and has been described well by well regarded Indian High trade borders for importing supplies to enter. undoing its own efforts.
Pakistan entered the World G. Parthasarathy, a former Commissioner to Pakistan, essential foods, as well as The opportunity to offer Yes, there are allegations in public domain that the BJP and
Trade Organisation (WTO) Indian High Commissioner puts it in his recent book the blunt but well-meaning food and other essential aid the Sangh Parivar have been pursuing a divisive agenda that
in 1996, their trade was to Pakistan, when he quotes “India’s Pakistan Conundrum: earlier appeal to normalize in a time of widespread dis- is creating differences between various communities. How-
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he devastation to life supposed to be covered by a post, “while every country Managing a Complex Relation- trade by its Foreign Minister tress might by itself end up ever, no one can claim that the country was disintegrating
and property caused its rules and procedures. has an army, in Pakistan, ship,” it is Pakistan’s fragile Bilawal Zardari. Not unex- facilitating the re-initiation geographically that such a journey had to be undertaken.
by last fortnight’s An important provision of the army has a country.” For self-identity of being “not pectedly, a few days later, of the process of normalis- There has been no demand from any region to delink it with
flash floods and landslides these rules was the Most decades together, the army India” that comes in the way Premier Shehbaz Sharif ing trade. However, given the rest of the nation, so the Bharat Jodo slogan appears to be
in Pakistan has rekindled Favoured Nation (MFN) sta- has taken over all critical of rational decision-making. had diluted the earnest- the numerous known road- a bit ambiguous.
the idea of resuming trade tus, a jargon for giving equal functions of governance, He quotes a former Minis- ness of this proposal when blocks, the expectations at As a political exercise aimed at reviving the party, the effort
between India and Paki- treatment to all trading part- ruling the politics of the na- ter Aitzaz Hussain when he he stated in an interaction every stage should be mod- is worth making, but if that was the case, the Congress should
stan. About a third of Paki- ners. Pakistan, however, tion through the notorious says that Pakistanis “have with the Australian High erate. An initial goal could have invoked the name of Indira Gandhi while deciding on
stan’s geographical area, has ab initio not honoured ISI. Let alone the executive, been told that their very Commissioner: “While be the restoration of status the nomenclature. Till this day, Indira Gandhi remains the
and 15% of its population of this stipulation vis-a-vis In- quo ante to what prevailed most charismatic leader with unparalleled mass appeal and
200 mn, has been impacted dia; in turn, India withdrew before February 2019. Prior the Congress should have perhaps attached her name to this
by the heavy rainfall, esti- this position from Pakistan to Pakistan putting a com- programme.
mated to be three times the in February 2019 after the plete halt to trade, and India It is a matter of record that even after 38 years of her assas-
national average over the Pulwama attack. Through hiking up duties on certain sination, maximum people who visit the capital from various
last 30 years. Reportedly, this chequered history, imports to 200% and with- parts as tourists make it a point to pay homage to her at the
1,400 human lives have bilateral trade has been drawing MFN status, the 1, Safdarjung Road-1, Akbar Road Memorial. Rahul Gandhi
been lost and the cost of re- restricted with arbitrary aggregate bilateral trade would have done well that before going to Sriperumbudur
construction is estimated impositions—for instance, was worth $2.6bn. This en route to Kanyakumari to pay a tribute to his late father,
in the region of US$10 bn. Pakistan had a negative list dwindled to under half a Rajiv Gandhi, he should have also visited his grandmother’s
Calls for urgent humani- of 1,209 products before billion dollars (during the memorial.
tarian aid and the opening February 2019 and India a pandemic, as an exception The Congress appears to have forgotten that the largest sur-
of borders to permit the somewhat shorter one, cus- to its total ban, Pakistan had render of a hostile Army took place when Indira Gandhi carved
import of vegetables and toms duties on imports and allowed the import of phar- out Bangladesh and the 93,000 Pakistani soldiers who were
essential food from India exports have been imposed maceuticals and related made prisoners of war, remained in the custody of India that
,have come from Pakistan’s at will by both nations, and raw materials from India). provided for their food, clothing and other needs. It was a
Finance Minister Miftah the mode of transport for Without raw cotton imports big statement of nationalism which could have been used to
Ismail. Previously, Bilawal specific exports and the from India, the exports of counter the BJP’s commitment to nationalism.
Bhutto Zardari, the young points of entry are mandat- cotton textiles from Paki- The Bharat Jodo Yatra may keep the Congress in news for
Foreign Minister in the new ed. With such constraints, it stan, its biggest foreign ex- 150 days, but its impact could also get lost if the party were to
government, had also urged is little wonder that even at change earner, have halved. come third in a state like Gujarat. It is also evident that Rahul
the normalization of trade its peak, India’s total trade Similarly, without Indian Gandhi would not be contesting the party polls and is wishing
relations between Pakistan with Pakistan has been un- imports, sugar prices have to emerge as a Super Leader, whose writ may run through his
and India, as well as its oth- der 1% of its aggregate glob- sharply escalated and there chosen proxies.
er immediate neighbours. al trade. is an acute domestic short- There have been comparisons that are being drawn in politi-
It is worth recalling that it Interestingly, a substantial age. cal circles between the Congress exercise and the one under-
was in reaction to India’s ab- amount of trade, especially After the initial steps, a taken by the BJP in December, 1991 during the presidentship
rogation of Article 370 of its Indian exports to Pakistan, second stage of normalisa- of Dr Murli Manohar Joshi, who was accompanied throughout
Constitution about Jammu takes place through Dubai. tion could include expand- his journey from Kanyakumari to Srinagar by the current
& Kashmir, that Pakistan For the last decade, UAE ing the list of items that can Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, then a BJP activist.
decided to put a complete has been the second largest be exported, with the nega- Unlike the Somnath to Ayodhya Rath Yatra, a brainchild of
stop to bilateral trade in late exporter to Pakistan, with Representational photo: Border Security Force (BSF) personnel and Pakistan Rangers exchange
tive lists on both sides being Lal Krishna Advani, to offset the impact of the Mandalisation
2019. Prior to that in 2018, its share in total Pakistan greetings on the occasion of 76th Independence Day, at Attari-Wagah border on 15 August. ANI sharply reduced along with of Indian politics by Vishwanath Pratap Singh, the Ekta Yatra
India had actually become import ranging between the applicable duties on had the complete backing of the RSS and aimed at reinforcing
its 8th largest exporter with 10% and 14% (China has it has even able to have its identity was their un-Indi- Pakistan desires peaceful allowable exports. Along- national integration by uniting various sections.
a 3.2% share in Pakistan’s remained at the top with its sway on the judiciary as anness: banish this thought ties with India based on the side, India could seriously Having closely covered the Ekta Yatra for the Hindu from its
imports; India accounted share soaring from 20% to well. from their mind and the principles of equity, justice consider whether Pakistan starting point at Kanyakumari where top BJP leaders includ-
for 64% of its meat imports, 28%). With its various in- Conventional Pakistani country will collapse.” His and mutual respect, a just could be facilitated by being ing Atal Behari Vajpayee and Vijay Raje Scindia were present,
42% of cotton, and 15% of termediaries involved, such thinking about India is a suggestion is to build mu- and peaceful resolution of permitted to pay for its im- besides the families of martyrs such as Havaldar Abdul Hamid,
milling industry products entrepot trade through the product of convoluted cir- tual trust to reach out to the the Jammu & Kashmir dis- ports from India by partial- recipient of Param Vir Chakra in the 1965 war, the Congress
(wheat and cereal flour). Gulf undoubtedly reduces cumstances. In many ways, general public of Pakistan pute in accordance with the ly paying in its own curren- Yatra needs to bring in more purpose in its final objective.
Sugar, dairy and vegetables the inherent advantages it stems from the constant through “the information relevant UNSC resolution cy rather than all in a hard During the final leg of the Ekta Yatra, the P.V. Narasimha Rao
imports were also consider- of free and direct transac- portrayal to its citizens revolution which has made and the Kashmiri people, currency. A sort of counter government at the Centre, had no intentions of allowing Dr
able. With the restrictions, tions. In fact, now that India that India’s occupation of it difficult for the state and was indispensable.” Under trade arrangement rather Joshi, Modi and the rest of the entourage of get into Srinagar.
these numbers came down and the UAE have put a free Jammu and Kashmir is the security establishment such political compulsions, than plain trade in which The motorcade of hundreds of vehicles was stopped at Patnitop
drastically to a virtually un- trade agreement in place, totally illegal. Evicting In- to control the national nar- trade-normalisation will Pakistan, given its precari- beyond Jammu on 25 January 1992 and Dr Joshi was clearly
noticeable 0.5% of the share the temptation of pursuing dia from there and other- rative.” Despite the deep inevitably proceed in flips ous foreign exchange situa- informed that there was no way he would be permitted to
of imports. That said, even such trade will only grow. wise in check by whatever entrenchment of the Kash- and flops. Yet, it is worth- tion, is required to pay vir- hoist the National flag at Lal Chowk.
in best of times, the overall Additionally, with the Ira- means required, has been mir dispute in Pakistan’s while to keep up the endeav- tually through its nose for Kashmir was witnessing a lot of targeted killings of Kashmiri
bilateral trade between the nian government permit- the bedrock of the Pakistan social consciousness, and ours. Trade has the proven the imports, should be the Pandits and the situation in the Valley was explosive. The
two neighbours was not ting India to complete the Army’s strategy of ingra- the challenges emanating potential to bring about goal. (Under a countertrade Indian Army, which was overseeing the operations there, was
significant, seldom reaching Chabahar port close to their tiating itself with the gen- from the military’s intran- greater prosperity, and can regime, exchange of goods not in agreement with the decision of the Centre. In Fact, both
US$3bn. This number re- border with Pakistan, yet eral public and thereby per- sigence in letting relations ultimately bring the whole and services takes place in Dr Joshi and Prime Minister Modi were flown to Srinagar
mained paltry despite there another convenient location petuating its control of the between the neighbours im- region greater stability with whole or part, with other in military aircraft and it was because of the intervention of
being obvious complemen- will become available for in- dysfunctional state. So far, prove, India must invariably the lessening of hostilities. goods and services as pay- the Indian Army that the Centre changed its decision and
tarities and economic ben- direct trade. the military has succeeded demonstrate its readiness to In pursuance of the mes- ment, rather than with any allowed them to unfurl the Tiranga at the Lal Chowk on the
efits in intensifying bilateral Ever since the two na- with this approach of liv- explore ways and means to sage of sympathy sent out acceptable currency). Such Republic Day.
trade. tions were created in 1947, ing by the sword, and there change the status quo. by Prime Minister Naren- accommodating moves Several senior officials of the military thanked Dr Joshi and
The frequent ups and the unfortunate reality of is little evidence that things For this to truly happen, dra Modi to his counterpart would also help reduce said that if they had not done what they did, it would have
downs in political rela- economic relationship be- will change any time soon. it would need to put aside in Pakistan, India would the entrepot trade through been extremely difficult to hold on to the Valley.
tions—which for the most tween India and Pakistan Despite this, the nation has the persisting differences meanwhile do well to be Dubai and other ports. Fi- Thus, the purpose of the Ekta Yatra was fully realised. The
part have remained adver- is that it has been extrane- also succeeded in getting (whatever their background ready to immediately send nally, perhaps sometime in question that needs to be asked at this juncture is whether the
sarial for the last 75 years— ous considerations and not international recognition might be) and instead build out large quantities of re- the not-too-distant future, Bharat Jodo Yatra would achieve its objectives. The Congress
have not permitted the ground level economic or and acceptance, besides on the commonalities of lief material such as tents, a trade pact (not necessar- is losing control in a majority of the states and its organisa-
full attainment of bilateral business considerations considerable military and interest, howsoever small medicines, rubber boots ily a free trade agreement to tional structure is in extremely poor state. It does not seem
economic potential. A mu- that have determined the financial support. For the these might appear at the and ready-to-eat food pack- start with) can be endeav- to understand that in order to face PM Modi, the Congress
tual trade framework has pace of growth. The Paki- first few decades, this came moment. Only then, ratio- ages. Such relief would be oured. A broad agreed draft needs to also strengthen itself to battle the BJP’s formidable
not been evolved and there stani military leadership from Western nations led by nal choices would emerge in a similar vein to what it of 2013-14 is available to be organisation.
is no trade or investment has directly ruled the coun- the US and UK who found from the consistent Indian did when the civilian gov- built upon. Undoubtedly, The Ekta Yatra was sanctioned by the RSS when the BJP’s
agreement. In fact, the only try for 33 years, and heavily Pakistan geographically recognition that political ernment in Afghanistan reaching that stage will be fortunes were brightening up nationally. It helped the Sangh
worthwhile understand- influenced it for the rest by well situated as a strategic parties in Pakistan are per- had fallen to the Taliban in a protracted process, and at Parivar to consolidate its position, though from within, there
ings entered into between determining the complex- ally in their handling of the mitted very little leeway to mid 2021. After the 2006 times even a frustrating ex- was an attempt by some senior leaders of that time to ensure
the two neighbours are ion and policies of civilian Cold War with Russia. For push peace keeping efforts earthquake in Pakistan ercise. Yet, it is worth striv- that Dr Joshi’s mission was sabotaged.
the Indus Water Sharing governments. Not being ac- the last two decades, the with India. Consequently, and similar floods in 2010, ing for. Rahul is obviously going to remain busy with his political
Agreement, brokered by countable to anyone, it has Chinese, in pursuit of their any overtures and discreet India had sent out such es- Dr Ajay Dua, a development exercise but he should be aware that other Opposition leaders
the World Bank in 1960, seldom put public interest ambition of dominance over proposals for improving the sentials; conversely, dur- economist, is a former Secre- have also thrown their hat in the ring to challenge the Prime
and the 1972 Simla Pact for ahead of its own. By repeat- South Asia, have come in state of affairs have to origi- ing the 2003 earthquake in tary of the Union Ministry of Minister in 2024. Nitish Kumar is emerging as the front run-
the exchange of prisoners of edly taking myopic views handy. Given its large popu- nate in India. The suggestion Gujarat, India had accepted Commerce & Industry. ner. Between us.
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that followed the spectacu- income of around $350 to to transition a superpower he Commonwealth written to the Prime Minis- Here was “Natwar, go back to Mrs
lar collapse of Communism $12,000 after 1991. The rise to something less before a Heads of State and ter, saying that he had from Thatcher and tell her from
in Europe. But thirty years of India, which has moved long comeback. Still, the Government was held his own source gathered that high-grade me that the Queen can have
on, it is clear that there is no from a similar per capita plain fact remains that con- in New Delhi in November the Queen was to hold an “In- protocol dynamite. the ‘Investiture’ at Rashtra-
decisive global victory of income to China in 1991 to trolled and insular political 1983. The Prime Minister vestiture” at R.B. for Mother pati Bhavan. But leave her
liberal democracy and free $2,100 thirty years later, systems seem to have a lon- appointed me Chief Coordi- Teresa. He hoped that what in no doubt about the matter
markets. Even so, both are is also a thumbs up to the gevity that controlled and nator. he heard was incorrect. Only not countenance and were being raised in Parliament
ideas worth fighting for. power of markets while also insular economic systems Her Majesty Queen Eliza- the President of India could surprised that we had not the next day. Critical refer-
Fortunately, globally the being a cautionary tale of Mikhail Gorbachev do not. beth, as Head of Common- hold an “Investiture” at R.B. been consulted. ences would be made and
market economy remains inferior state capacity and Even in Russia, after the wealth came to New Delhi If the Queen was to go ahead Within two hours he rang the Queen’s name would be
the favoured system to de- excessive state interven- into poverty and an un- chaos of the Yeltsin years, for the occasion. She and with the “Investiture” then back to say that his Prime dragged in. it was only fair
liver prosperity, but there is tion which have prevented stable electoral democracy Vladimir Putin restored a her husband, Prince Philip he and other Opposition Minister felt it was too late the Queen be made aware of
a return of a greater degree growth from being as rapid which faded within a de- controlled and insular po- stayed at Rashtrapati Bha- leaders would be compelled to change the venue. Invi- this.”
of State intervention in both as it might have been. cade. China, on the other litical system with consid- van. to raise the matter in the Lok tations had been sent and It really was a brilliant ri-
the advanced and emerging The other impressive hand, began its transition erable help from a bounty The first item on the agenda Sabha. above all the Queen would poste. No “Investiture” was
economies of the world. Of story of markets delivering away from a controlled and of oil and gas revenues. was to select a new Secretary It was quite evident that be inconvenienced. The UK held at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
course, no economy is ever prosperity has come from autarkic economy in 1987, However, in a bitter twist of General to succeed Sonny Bahuguna was right and press too were aware of the The Queen invited Mother
entirely free. But the after- East Europe, where after an several years before Gor- fate, it is now a subordinate Ramphal, who completed the British, had, in good “Investiture”. This was bad Teresa to tea in the garden
math of the global financial initial struggle, most coun- bachev’s Perestroika and power to China, unthink- his five-year term. Mrs Gan- faith, erred. That error had news. I told the High Com- where she handed the O.M
crisis of 2008, the Covid tries have achieved reason- Glasnost. Vietnam began able in the heydays of the dhi wanted Ramphal to get to be rectified. It fell to my missioner that I would pass to the Nobel Laureate, who
pandemic of 2020 and the able economic prosperity its “Doi Moi” economic re- Soviet Union. another term. Mrs Thatcher was blissfully unaware of
Russia-Ukraine war have mentored by the European forms in 1986, not that far A global churn is ongo- did not. Indiraji was the the diplomatic upheaval
made the faith in markets Union. Almost every non- behind Gorbachev. Howev- ing in politics. Like econo- Chairman. She got Ramphal she had caused. The finale
decline and made the envi- USSR Communist coun- er, the Communist leaders mies, politics also moves in his second term. was entirely satisfying to me
ronment for more extensive try is a member of the EU. of both the countries, be- cycles. Still, there is every Outside the Summit, a mini personally. Prime Minister
State intervention more Some have even adopted ginning with Deng Xiaop- likelihood that the long arc crisis was averted. As far as I Thatcher, in the concluding
fertile. Who would have the euro as currency, in- ing in China and Nguyen of global history will still remember, it was the second session, singled me out for
thought that the successors cluding the three ex-Soviet Van Linh in Vietnam man- bend in favour of freedom, day. Mrs Gandhi asked me to praise. Before leaving India,
of Margaret Thatcher in the Baltic Republics. In terms aged a difficult transition both political and eco- quietly enquire from Rash- the Queen received me. She
UK would implement price of per capita income, most much more successfully nomic, but it will require a trapati Bhavan if the Queen could not have been more
caps (on energy) financed are still well behind the lev- than Gorbachev, preserv- continuous, tireless battle was holding an “Investiture” gracious; she even had a
by a big fiscal deficit! How- els of rich Northern Euro- ing their political power against forces that favour at Rashtrapati Bhavan for royal gift for me.
ever, what should not be pean countries, but much by delivering growth and control. giving Mother Teresa the Or- In the photo: Myself, Prime
forgotten even as the State of East Europe has caught increased incomes for the The author is Chief Economist, der of Merit. The Rashtrapati Minister Indira Gandhi and
makes a comeback is that up with Southern Europe. people. Vedanta Bhavan confirmed what the Indira Gandhi, Natwar Singh and Queen Elizabeth. Queen Elizabeth.
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carefully crafted sledgehammer at 1:30 am. said, along with other racist sity of Pennsylvania Law last few years. According to as such by law enforcement West’s perception of Indian political posts, the diaspora
elitist and toxic anti- The scene of the crime was abuse. The police charged School, called India a “shit- stats available through the agencies due to mistaken culture, texts, and traditions has failed to produce lead-
India, Hinduphobic Shri Tulsi Mandir, a Hindu the woman with bodily as- hole” country where “Brah- Federal Bureau of Inves- identities. For example, is at odds with the ground ership that champions In-
narrative gained momen- temple. This was the sec- sault and injury and terrorist min women” are taught they tigation’s Uniform Crime some crimes motivated by reality. The overriding Ori- dian-American and Hindu-
tum in the United States ond toppling of this statue threats. One of the women in are better than everybody. Reporting (UCR) database anti-Arab or anti-Muslim entalist and colonial dis- American causes. “Not one
and much of the Western in less than two weeks. Ac- the group was identified as India’s stance on the Russo- (available through 2019), sentiment may involve course about India fosters a institution, group, or leader
world after the election cording to the Hindu Amer- Rani Banerjee. Ukrainian war drew vile an- the reported hate crimes Hindu victims. On the other dubious and distorted “out- who claims the mantle of
of Narendra Modi as the ican Foundation (HAF), a In yet another incident, ti-Indian and Hinduphobic jumped from 7,175 in 2017 to hand, some crimes against sider” narrative at the cost of ‘secularism,’ or being ‘pro-
Prime Minister of India in US-based Hindu advocacy an Indian man was stalked reactions from high-profile 7,314 in 2019, an increase of Hindus may also be based a native and authentic one. gressive,’ or ‘South Asian,’
2014. The concerted cam- group, the perpetrators were and verbally abused across social media handles. Last about two percentage points. on their racial or ethnic This perspective has perme- or whose concern is ‘human
paign of the leftwing media, making “repeated calls for the Atlantic in Poland. The year, academicians partici- The 2019 UCR data shows identity. ated deep into the Western rights,” said Rao, “has gone
academia, and activists has Khalistan.” abuser identified himself as pated in the Hinduphobic that 4,784 hate crimes were A recent study titled “Anti- consciousness and mani- to bat for Hindus.”
finally started showing signs Another incident cap- an American in the video “Dismantling Global Hin- racially and ethnically Hindu Disinformation: A fests in academic and popu-
of fruition. A spate of anti- tured on video occurred and called the Indian man dutva Conference.” Audrey motivated. Of those, 4.3% Case Study of Hinduphobia lar presentations. A devia- A JNU, New Delhi, and the
Indian and anti-Hindu hate in Freemont, California. a “parasite” and a “geno- Truschke of Rutgers Uni- (3.1% in 2017) were against on Social Media” found an tion from such an outsider University of Illinois at Urbana-
speech and hate crimes in Krishnan Iyer had gone to cider.” “You have your own versity was one of the con- Asian-Americans, a broad environment of widespread presentation or breaching Champaign alumnus, Avatans
the US has sent shockwaves pick up his online food or- country,” one could hear the ference’s main organizers. category including Indian- hate on social media against the “academic consensus” Kumar holds graduate degrees
among the members of the der from a Mexican fast-food abuser saying in this viral Needless to say, “these Americans. One thousand the world’s minority Hindu is rejected as “Hindutva” in Linguistics. Avatans is a
Indian diaspora, especially restaurant. There, Iyer was video. “You are an invader. programmatic and sys- six hundred five hate crimes community. The study was terrorism. recipient of the 2021 San Fran-
among the minority Hindu deluged in a barrage of anti- Go home, invader. We don’t tematic attacks on Hindus had religious bases, and conducted by the National The left-dominated aca- cisco Press Club’s Bay Area
community. Hindu slurs by another man. want you in Europe. Poland are coming not just from seven were against Hindus. Contagion Research Insti- demia and media have cre- Journalism award.)
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dverse possession is question by way of adverse nature. Plea of adverse pos- Act and there is no bar un-
based on the theory possession. session is not a pure ques- der the Limitation Act, 1963
or presumption that It is said that in order to tion of law but a blended one to sue on aforesaid basis in
the owner has abandoned lay claim of ownership on of fact and law. Therefore, a the case of infringement of
the property to the adverse the basis of adverse posses- person who claims adverse any rights of a Plaintiff.”
possessor on the acquies- sion, it is to be proved that possession should show: Therefore a Plaintiff can
cence of the owner to the such adverse possession is (a) on what date he came also take a plea of Adverse
hostile acts and claims of the open and uninterrupted to into possession, Possession in a suit for
person in possession. It fol- the enjoyment of the person (b) what was the nature of declaration of title and for
lows that sound qualities of claiming adverse posses- his possession, recovery of possession. Ad-
a typical adverse possession sion for more than 12 years (c) whether the factum of verse possession is one of
lie in it being open, continu- as contended in the case possession was known to the ways in which title to
ous and hostile. of M. Venkatesh & Ors. v. the other party, (d) how long the land is acquired if cer-
It is quite interesting to Commissioner, Bangalore his possession has contin- tain ingredients are satis-
note that Section 27 of Limi- Development Authority, ued, and fied for establishment of the
tation Act, 1963 is an excep- (2015) 10 Scale 27. In the (e) his possession was same. For applying the con-
tion to the general principle case of Karnataka Board of open and undisturbed. cept of Adverse Possession
of law of limitation and is Wakf v. Government of In- A person pleading adverse there should be continuous
the genesis of Adverse Pos- dia, (1995) 6 SCC 309 it was possession has no equities should be definitely alleged date the defendant’s pos- law it was held in the case of acquired or extinguished. uninterrupted occupancy
session. As per the afore- held that an owner would in his favour. Since he is try- how and when adverse pos- session becomes adverse as Rama Shankar & Anr.v. Om A prescription, by which a over the land. As per the Ar-
said section if a person fails be deemed to be in posses- ing to defeat the rights of the session commenced. Such contended in Saroop Singh Prakash Likhdhari & Ors., right is acquired, is called ticle 65 of the Limitation Act,
to file suit for recovery of sion of a property so long as true owner, it is for him to as the defendant has dispos- v. Banto (2005) 8 SCC 330. by the Hon’ble Allahabad an ‘acquisitive prescription’. 1963 the prescribed period
possession, within a period there is no intrusion. Non- clearly plead and establish sessed the plaintiff and has The same being reiterated in High Court that: A prescription by which is 12 years for private land
of limitation, his right to re- use of the property by the all facts necessary to estab- been in possession continu- Vasantiben Prahladji Nayak “21. The principle of ad- a right is extinguished and the prescribed period
cover the possession of that owner even for a long time lish his adverse possession. ously ever since, or the de- v. Somnath Muljibhai Nay- verse possession and its is called ‘extinctive pre- in case of Government is 30
property also extinguishes. won’t affect his title. But The same also being held in fendant has been open and ak, (2004) 3 SCC 376 by the consequences wherever at- scription’. The distinction years over the land which is
Thus a genuine owner of the position will be altered the case of Mahesh Chand continuously in possession Hon’ble Supreme Court also. tracted has been recognized between the two is not of to be considered for adverse
the property in question when another person takes Sharma (Dr.) v. Raj Kumari for more than 12 years to the Another important ingre- in the statute dealing with much practical importance possession. The starting
shall then loose his owner- possession of the property Sharma, (1996) 8 SCC 128. knowledge of the plaintiff, dient in the concept of Ad- limitation. The first codified or substance. The extinc- point of limitation begins
ship over the property. The and asserts a right over it. As per Law of Pleadings or the defendant has been verse Possession is “Animus statute dealing with limita- tion of right of one party is from hostility which would
property in question must Adverse possession is a hos- by Mogha the adverse pos- in possession continuously Possidendi”, which means tion came to be enacted in often the mode of acquir- result in denial of title of the
also be then in the name of tile possession by clearly as- session is one of the defence. for more than 12 years so that unless the person pos- 1840. The Act 14 of 1840 in ing it by another. The right land to the real owner of
any other person or any oth- serting hostile title in denial The period limitation is 12 openly that either the plain- sessing the land has the fact was an enactment appli- extinguished is virtually the land. Onus for the same
er person must be entitled to of the title of the true owner. years against private land tiff was aware of his posses- requisite animus the pe- cable in England but it was transferred to the person squarely is lies on the party
have right over it. Adverse It is also a well-settled and 30 years against Gov- sion or ought to have been riod for prescription does extended to the territory who claims it by prescrip- which is showing Adverse
Possession therefore grows principle that a party claim- ernment land and starts aware had he exercise due not commence. Based on of Indian continent which tion. Prescription implies Possession to set up the title
from such a scenario. If a ing adverse possession from the date when the pos- diligence. the plethora of judgments was under the reign of East with the thing prescribed on the basis of his/her con-
person has possession over must prove that his pos- session of the defendant be- With regard to limitation on the principles of law on India Company, by an au- for is the property of an- tinuous and uninterrupted
a property which is in real- session is “nec vi, nec clam, comes adverse to the plain- period applicable in terms this subject what is to be thority of Privy Council in other and that it is enjoyed possession. However it is
ity in adverse to the interest nec precario”, which means tiff. For adverse possession of adverse possession it seen is not just whether the the East India Company v. adversely to that other. In also quite quintessential to
of true owner of the prop- “without force, without se- it is necessary for the person was held that in terms party is in possession, but Oditchurn Paul, 1849 (Cases this respect it must be dis- note that proving Adverse
erty and true owner fails crecy, without permission”. to admit the title of the real ofArticle 65 of the Limita- whether the party has been in the Privy Council on Ap- tinguished from acquisition Possession cannot be based
to file a suit for recovery of The possession must be owner and to establish his tion Act, 1963the starting in adverse possession for peal from the East Indies). by mere occupation as in on presumption and prob-
possession within a period adequate in continuity, in open and hostile possession point of limitation does not the statutory period of 12 The law of Prescription the case of res nullius. The abilities but requires hard
of limitation, then such a publicity and in extent to without any interruption. It commence from the date years and whether that has prescribes the period at the acquisition in such cases fact evidence.
person who is in possession show that their possession is not sufficient to plead that when the right of owner- perfected their title on the expiry of which not only the does not depend upon oc-
adversely shall then become is adverse to the true owner. a party has been in adverse ship arises to the plaintiff suit land. judicial remedy is barred cupation for any particular The writer is a advocate prac-
the owner of property in It must start with a wrong- possession for 12 years, it but commences from the On the same principles of but a substantive right is length of time.” tising at Supreme Court
renewal of a lease