Thursday, 26 September 2013

Vested Interests

I will say that today there was an attack in Kashmir. And it is no coincidence that attack happened when Indian and Pakistani PM's are to meet by the side of UN meet.
It is no doubt that this attack is carried out by the people who do not want peace to flourish between India and Pakistan. They want billions of dollars of arms sales to continue to both India and Pakistan. India being a richer country can afford these purchases.
They also do not want Pakistan to come out of its "Pariahness". They want the people of Pakistan to suffer tremendously. Already they are suffering. Billions of dollars of losses, economy in ruins, floods, earthquakes, drone attacks, a small country (in population) like Afghanistan provoking it at its western borders and a huge country like India provoking it at its eastern border. NATO occupation of the neighbouring country Afghanistan. More than 50000 lives lost. Daily attacks in the form of bombings and terrorism.
Pakistan is a victim of terrorism. Now by attacking the Indian forces in Kashmir, these vested interests are encouraging the 'hawks' in India to stray away from the path of peace.
Trust me people, all the Indian and Pakistan as well as Kashmiri people need peace. There is absolute need for peace and tranquility.
And that can come through dialogue, trade, inter country visits of intellectuals, inter country visits of sports persons including resumption of cricket matches and hockey matches.
the fact that sports will happen would imply a return to normalcy. We do not need to lick the feet of foreign people like Arabs and Westerners while being antagonist towards our immediate neighbouring countries like Pakistan and Bangladesh. Politics of hatred should not be encouraged and would lead all our countries and economies to ruins.
We need to spend the billions of dollars which we spend for nuclear weapons, missiles and armaments into education, prosperity symbols like electricity and roads and clean water.
The Submarine disaster in Mumbai in August was no doubt orchestrated by the very forces which want India to stop buying weapons from Russia and start buying the same weapons from US, UK, France or Israel. Our PM is also meeting the US President in this trip. Obviously arms sales would be on the agenda as well. And following today's attack by dubious people, the talks of peace would be silenced. And massive involvement of US companies would result. It is not nice.
Pakistan is also falling into the same kind of trap. As its economy is in doldrums, it is relying on handouts from IMF and US and UK to keep itself running. And India would buy billions of dollars of arms which would lead it into the debt trap in the age of falling rupee. The result would be disastrous for the Subcontinent as a whole. The people attention is being diverted by these attacks carried out by people of dubious interests.
These people have vested interests to see that the conflict keeps burning. Remember people, no country or race can call themselves superior. We are all equal in front of the Creator. That is the very basis of religion.

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