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Take the blame: How the Chaddis are screwing up India's Foreign Policy without being held accountable
by Guest Tue Apr 25, 2017 7:26 am
An important piece by Swati Chaturvedi:
http://www.dailyo.in/politics/maoist-sukma-attack-ram-madhav-ajit-doval-kashmir/story/1/16838.html
India's most "nationalist" government in history has been an utter failure on the actual security scenario on the ground. So, while the keyboard warriors battle it out, handing out "faux nationalism certificates" perpetually citing the soldier at the borders, the real soldiers are being given a short shrift.
The death toll of the CRPF battling the Maoists in India's heartland has shown a shocking spiral in the past three years. On April 24, 25 CRPF men were killed in a Chhattisgarh jungle ambush, yet the ministry of home affairs has not found time to appoint a full-time Director General for the force for the past two months after K Durga Prasad retired.
During the same period, the CRPF has lost 38 men in two major ambushes, including Monday's which was the worst in the past seven years.
The terror spiral in the Valley where even an election cannot be held has put a huge question mark over the legitimacy of the inept Mehbooba Mufti government in alliance with the BJP...
After mismanaging the Pathankot siege, which lasted an incredible four days in January 2016, Doval incredibly gave Pakistan access to the Indian Air Force base - the first time ever in our history. Pakistan did not reciprocate and later called the entire siege a "false flag operation" by India.
Consider the case of Myanmar, where India had for years been carrying out secret anti-terror operations. Even this was grist to Doval's publicity machine and one such operation was made public, with junior minister Raghuvendra Rathore tweeting a juvenile hashtag "56 inch rocks".
The result: A red-faced, embarrassed Myanmar refuted reports that India had entered their territory and said no such operations would be allowed in the future.
The so called "historic Naga accord" is yet another example of Doval's insatiable hunger for publicity. The accord signed in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at 7 Lok Kalyan Marg on August 15, 2015, is still a "secret" - its contents known to no one, neither the chief ministers of the affected states such as Manipur, nor Parliament.
Yet Doval, who was heading the RSS-funded Vivekanand Foundationpost-retirement where he used to give talks on Pakistan trying to "bleed India by a thousand cuts", is not held to account.
His links with the RSS and skills at keeping his political masters happy have ensured it. Despite going along with then foreign minister Jaswant Singh in the worst security surrender of the IC-814 hijack on December 24, 1999, Doval emerged as BJP leader LK Advani's key IB point-man. As Advani's star waned, he switched to Modi and emerged as his key confidante.
As Doval's power increased, his family has also benefitted. His son Shaurya who earlier used to run the Saudi-funded Zeus caps now heads the India Foundation along with Ram Madhav. The foundation is key for foreign heavy-hitters looking to connect with the Indian establishment. It has several cabinet ministers such as Nirmala Sitharaman, Suresh Prabhu and Jayant Sinha as directors...
Every dignitary who comes to India pays ritual obeisance to Madhav. Says a senior Bjp leader: "Why doesn't he simply take over the MEA? Let Sushmaji become President. The current situation is simply unfair to her. The dyarchy of Doval and Madhav has reduced her to being a sort of Mother Teresa figure on Twitter for Indians across the world."
Madhav enjoys power without any accountability as is evident in the case of the Valley. His constant espousal of the hard RSS line has ensured that the Valley careens from crisis to crisis with no attempt at any kind of political outreach.
A carpet weaver who had gone out to vote in the recent bypoll, which saw a dismal 7 per cent turnout, was tied by the Army to a jeep and paraded around as a human shield, violating the Geneva convention and the Army's own code; the incident brought India international opprobrium.
But Doval and Madhav's hard line continues, so while India holds on grimly to Kashmir, questions which were considered settled decades ago are being asked again.
http://www.dailyo.in/politics/maoist-sukma-attack-ram-madhav-ajit-doval-kashmir/story/1/16838.html
India's most "nationalist" government in history has been an utter failure on the actual security scenario on the ground. So, while the keyboard warriors battle it out, handing out "faux nationalism certificates" perpetually citing the soldier at the borders, the real soldiers are being given a short shrift.
The death toll of the CRPF battling the Maoists in India's heartland has shown a shocking spiral in the past three years. On April 24, 25 CRPF men were killed in a Chhattisgarh jungle ambush, yet the ministry of home affairs has not found time to appoint a full-time Director General for the force for the past two months after K Durga Prasad retired.
During the same period, the CRPF has lost 38 men in two major ambushes, including Monday's which was the worst in the past seven years.
The terror spiral in the Valley where even an election cannot be held has put a huge question mark over the legitimacy of the inept Mehbooba Mufti government in alliance with the BJP...
After mismanaging the Pathankot siege, which lasted an incredible four days in January 2016, Doval incredibly gave Pakistan access to the Indian Air Force base - the first time ever in our history. Pakistan did not reciprocate and later called the entire siege a "false flag operation" by India.
Consider the case of Myanmar, where India had for years been carrying out secret anti-terror operations. Even this was grist to Doval's publicity machine and one such operation was made public, with junior minister Raghuvendra Rathore tweeting a juvenile hashtag "56 inch rocks".
The result: A red-faced, embarrassed Myanmar refuted reports that India had entered their territory and said no such operations would be allowed in the future.
The so called "historic Naga accord" is yet another example of Doval's insatiable hunger for publicity. The accord signed in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at 7 Lok Kalyan Marg on August 15, 2015, is still a "secret" - its contents known to no one, neither the chief ministers of the affected states such as Manipur, nor Parliament.
Yet Doval, who was heading the RSS-funded Vivekanand Foundationpost-retirement where he used to give talks on Pakistan trying to "bleed India by a thousand cuts", is not held to account.
His links with the RSS and skills at keeping his political masters happy have ensured it. Despite going along with then foreign minister Jaswant Singh in the worst security surrender of the IC-814 hijack on December 24, 1999, Doval emerged as BJP leader LK Advani's key IB point-man. As Advani's star waned, he switched to Modi and emerged as his key confidante.
As Doval's power increased, his family has also benefitted. His son Shaurya who earlier used to run the Saudi-funded Zeus caps now heads the India Foundation along with Ram Madhav. The foundation is key for foreign heavy-hitters looking to connect with the Indian establishment. It has several cabinet ministers such as Nirmala Sitharaman, Suresh Prabhu and Jayant Sinha as directors...
Every dignitary who comes to India pays ritual obeisance to Madhav. Says a senior Bjp leader: "Why doesn't he simply take over the MEA? Let Sushmaji become President. The current situation is simply unfair to her. The dyarchy of Doval and Madhav has reduced her to being a sort of Mother Teresa figure on Twitter for Indians across the world."
Madhav enjoys power without any accountability as is evident in the case of the Valley. His constant espousal of the hard RSS line has ensured that the Valley careens from crisis to crisis with no attempt at any kind of political outreach.
A carpet weaver who had gone out to vote in the recent bypoll, which saw a dismal 7 per cent turnout, was tied by the Army to a jeep and paraded around as a human shield, violating the Geneva convention and the Army's own code; the incident brought India international opprobrium.
But Doval and Madhav's hard line continues, so while India holds on grimly to Kashmir, questions which were considered settled decades ago are being asked again.
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Re: Take the blame: How the Chaddis are screwing up India's Foreign Policy without being held accountable
by Seva Lamberdar Tue Apr 25, 2017 8:09 am
Better read the following --Rashmun wrote:But Doval and Madhav's hard line continues, so while India holds on grimly to Kashmir, questions which were considered settled decades ago are being asked again.
https://such.forumotion.com/t11813-democracy-in-nepal-kashmir-and-tibet-a-repeat-post
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