Why should Pakistan deny the involvement of their citizens in the Mumbai
massacre of the innocents ?What is the problem in upholding the cause of
humanity .So many people lost their lives for no mistake of theirs. Why
resort to an unbecoming showdown when so many families have been
totally ruined and devastated. What is there in telling the truth when
much of evidence has fixed the roles of the persons involved. If those
young men were not from Pakistan,from where did they come and how they
were in touch with the bosses in Pakistan even as they were gunning down
the people at will.For heavens sake, Pakistan should be merciful
on the kin of those who died for no fault of their own. In fact, the
Pakistani government must announce an ex-gratia payment to the kin of those
gunned down by non chalant intruders.
The greatness of Islamic Pakistan lay in helping the victims` kin find the
real culprits behind the carnage and even provide succor to the poor men women and children . The Pakistani nation would have gone up in estimation of world community instantaneously.
Does not the present Pakistan government fear its free press and right thinking people like Asma Jahangir. Now the time has come for the hardcore elements in
the state to ponder over the wrath of almighty Allah. God forbid,what Pakistan
would do should similar situaion is faced by Pakistan in future when India's
help becomesd necessary for Pakistan.
United states would do well to drive home this fact to Pakistan.
ENDS MARCH 2,2009 7.35 PM
Monday, March 2, 2009
Thursday, January 29, 2009
OBAMA, THE GREAT
I hardly had time to write about my feelings over the election of Obama as the first black President of the United tates.Yes,kudos to a country which has certainly entered a new era of history by choosing a man to head their country whose ancestors were slaves and were being so harshly treated accordinlgly a few generations ago.Obama cerainlty represents a generation of blacks who have come along way from the dark days and can do as well as
any body else. I need not eleborate on this any more,but the young 47 -yea r-old President has made it amply clear that he would use more of brain than brawn in international relations.Obviously,so
far unlike his immediate predecessor he exudes confidence of a
big nation but tempered with grace and tolerance.His body language, process of thinking and method acting set him apart from usually arrogant postures of persons in any powerful position.Postionwise,
need not to say that he is head and shoulders above any one howsover powerful in the rest of the world.That is the reason, how he has so soon endeared himself to all and sundry and made him a global grand figure so soon.We are watching him closely.His policies and ways of administration can be discussed some other time. RP NAILWAL , JANUARY 29,2009
Thursday, September 25, 2008
A NANO THOUGHT
A NANO TOUGHT
ONE FAILS TO UNDERSTAND THE LOGIC BEHIND HAVING A SMALL CAR PROJECT SUCH AS NANO, WHICH IS GOING TO DO MORE HARM THAN GOOD TO THE PEOPLE OF THIS COUNRY.THE ONGOING SCUFFLE BETWEEN THE WEST BENGAL GOVERNMENT AND THE TRINAMOOL CONGRESS LEADER MAMTA BANERJEE IS A SURE SIGN OF UNIDIRECTIONAL THINKING AMONG A SECTION OF POLITICIANS AND THAT TOO THOSE FORMING THE HARD- CORE COMMUNIST LEADERSHIP IN WEST BENGAL.
HAVENS’ WILL NOT FALL IF THE PROJECT IS GIVEN UP BY THE TATAS IN TO TO. THEY WANT TO TAKE A BIG CHUNK OF THE LAND OF THE POOR AND MARGINAL FARMERS LIKE THEY HAVE DONE IN SEVERAL OTHER STATES IN THE PAST. IT
SEEMS THAT EVERYTHING MUST GO IN FAVOUR OF THE CORPORATE CLASS . SUCH INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CAN NOT BE ACCEPTED WHEN THE STAKES ARE REALLY SO HIGH. WHAT WEST BENGAL GOVENRENT IS DOING NOW IS CLEARLY IN FAVOUR OF THE TATAS. IN A WAY ,THE GOVERNMENT IS ONLY VOICING THE CONCERN OF A MEMBER OF THE BIG CORPORATE LEAGUES IN THE NAME OF INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE .
SOMEHOW, ONE COULD ACCEPT AND UNDERST THE LOGIC BEHIND THE WEST BENGAL GOVERNMENT’S PRESENT STANCE, IF THE PROPOSED BIG LAND TAKE OVER WAS FOR THE OVER LONG- TERM BENIFIT OF ALL SECTIONS OF PEOPLE OF THE COUNTRY AS A WHOLE .
THINK OF IT, HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE GOING TO GET BENIFITTED BY THE PRODUCTION OF A SMALL CAR AS A SO- CALLED “CHEAP” CONSUMER PRODUCT ?
THRE ARE STILL MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF PEOPLE WHO WILLNEVER BE ABLE TO AFFORD THIS CAR.PERHAP, ONLY A SEGMENT OF THE GROWING MIDDLE CLASS WILL BR ABLE TO PURCHASE THIS CAR . BUT WHY,AT THIS JUNCTURE ,WHEN THE LOTS
OF MAJORS FISCAL ISSUES ARE NEEDING THE THE URGENT ATTENTION OF THE GOVERNMENT FOR THEIR RESOLUTION, ENCOURAGE THE MIDDLE CLASS TO GO
IN FOR A LOAN OR PART WITH THE DISPOSAL INCOME WHICH CURRENTLY FORMS PART OF SAVINGS. COLLECTING EVEN RUPEES ONE LAKH COULD POSE A PROBLEM FOR MANY FAMILIES.BUT DESPERATION TO OWN A CAR WILL EVENTUALLY
SURPASS ALL CONSIDERATIONS.
SMALLCAR LIKE NANO, IF SOLD IN BIG NUMBERS,IS DEFINITELY GOING TO ADD TO THE PARKING PROBLEMS AND CONGESTION IN THE CITIES OF THIS COUNTRY.
THAT APART, CARS ARE DEFINITELY GOING TO ADD TO THE POLLUTION
PROBLEMS IN THE CITIES WHERE INCREASING TRAFFIC IS CONSTANLTY CHALLENGING THE BASIC INFRASTRCTURE . BESIDES THIS,WHAT ABOUT THE OIL IMPORT BILLS? THIS CAR ALONE IS GOING TO ENHANCE THE FOREIGN EXCHANGE PAYMENT BILLS TOWARDS THE INCREASING OIL IMPORTS SIGNIFICANTLY.
THE TRANSPORT SECTOR NEED FOR THE OIL WILL RISE CONSIDERABLEY IN
FUTURE AS LAKHS OF NEW CARS WILL ROAM THE ROADS.
R P NAILWAL, SEPTEMBER 25,2008
ONE FAILS TO UNDERSTAND THE LOGIC BEHIND HAVING A SMALL CAR PROJECT SUCH AS NANO, WHICH IS GOING TO DO MORE HARM THAN GOOD TO THE PEOPLE OF THIS COUNRY.THE ONGOING SCUFFLE BETWEEN THE WEST BENGAL GOVERNMENT AND THE TRINAMOOL CONGRESS LEADER MAMTA BANERJEE IS A SURE SIGN OF UNIDIRECTIONAL THINKING AMONG A SECTION OF POLITICIANS AND THAT TOO THOSE FORMING THE HARD- CORE COMMUNIST LEADERSHIP IN WEST BENGAL.
HAVENS’ WILL NOT FALL IF THE PROJECT IS GIVEN UP BY THE TATAS IN TO TO. THEY WANT TO TAKE A BIG CHUNK OF THE LAND OF THE POOR AND MARGINAL FARMERS LIKE THEY HAVE DONE IN SEVERAL OTHER STATES IN THE PAST. IT
SEEMS THAT EVERYTHING MUST GO IN FAVOUR OF THE CORPORATE CLASS . SUCH INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CAN NOT BE ACCEPTED WHEN THE STAKES ARE REALLY SO HIGH. WHAT WEST BENGAL GOVENRENT IS DOING NOW IS CLEARLY IN FAVOUR OF THE TATAS. IN A WAY ,THE GOVERNMENT IS ONLY VOICING THE CONCERN OF A MEMBER OF THE BIG CORPORATE LEAGUES IN THE NAME OF INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE .
SOMEHOW, ONE COULD ACCEPT AND UNDERST THE LOGIC BEHIND THE WEST BENGAL GOVERNMENT’S PRESENT STANCE, IF THE PROPOSED BIG LAND TAKE OVER WAS FOR THE OVER LONG- TERM BENIFIT OF ALL SECTIONS OF PEOPLE OF THE COUNTRY AS A WHOLE .
THINK OF IT, HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE GOING TO GET BENIFITTED BY THE PRODUCTION OF A SMALL CAR AS A SO- CALLED “CHEAP” CONSUMER PRODUCT ?
THRE ARE STILL MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF PEOPLE WHO WILLNEVER BE ABLE TO AFFORD THIS CAR.PERHAP, ONLY A SEGMENT OF THE GROWING MIDDLE CLASS WILL BR ABLE TO PURCHASE THIS CAR . BUT WHY,AT THIS JUNCTURE ,WHEN THE LOTS
OF MAJORS FISCAL ISSUES ARE NEEDING THE THE URGENT ATTENTION OF THE GOVERNMENT FOR THEIR RESOLUTION, ENCOURAGE THE MIDDLE CLASS TO GO
IN FOR A LOAN OR PART WITH THE DISPOSAL INCOME WHICH CURRENTLY FORMS PART OF SAVINGS. COLLECTING EVEN RUPEES ONE LAKH COULD POSE A PROBLEM FOR MANY FAMILIES.BUT DESPERATION TO OWN A CAR WILL EVENTUALLY
SURPASS ALL CONSIDERATIONS.
SMALLCAR LIKE NANO, IF SOLD IN BIG NUMBERS,IS DEFINITELY GOING TO ADD TO THE PARKING PROBLEMS AND CONGESTION IN THE CITIES OF THIS COUNTRY.
THAT APART, CARS ARE DEFINITELY GOING TO ADD TO THE POLLUTION
PROBLEMS IN THE CITIES WHERE INCREASING TRAFFIC IS CONSTANLTY CHALLENGING THE BASIC INFRASTRCTURE . BESIDES THIS,WHAT ABOUT THE OIL IMPORT BILLS? THIS CAR ALONE IS GOING TO ENHANCE THE FOREIGN EXCHANGE PAYMENT BILLS TOWARDS THE INCREASING OIL IMPORTS SIGNIFICANTLY.
THE TRANSPORT SECTOR NEED FOR THE OIL WILL RISE CONSIDERABLEY IN
FUTURE AS LAKHS OF NEW CARS WILL ROAM THE ROADS.
R P NAILWAL, SEPTEMBER 25,2008
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Rishikesh Thinking
Kashmir’s problem is deeply rooted in the hoary past. This wouldn’t have been
there had the then leaders taken a decisive action either way.The then Prime
Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru was dithering and fell into trap and idealism of his own.
There was no scope for the advise of the then Home Minister Sardar Ballabh Bahi
Patel. Today,even the supposedly most liberal of Kashmiri leaders are talking
in the same language as the most hard core Kashmiri militants. Daughter of
former Union Home Minister Mufti Mohammad Said and son of Farooq Abdullah,
Omar Abdullah are almost toeing the line of the separatists.
Why cant not they see the truth lying in not distant history.Kashimiris need a balm.
A petty matter of land transfer is forcing the devided states rivals to harden their respective stance on a trivial subject. Violence must end now inthe interest of of nation and state.
Quite surprisingly, even the most liberal of the Kashmir thinkers are now showing
their real face at this juncture . In the mnatter of Kashmir,Nehru had been proved wrong several times in the past. Time has come to resolve this issue once for all not only for the benefit of the people Kashmir but also for the entire nation
Ends nailwal 28.8.2008
there had the then leaders taken a decisive action either way.The then Prime
Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru was dithering and fell into trap and idealism of his own.
There was no scope for the advise of the then Home Minister Sardar Ballabh Bahi
Patel. Today,even the supposedly most liberal of Kashmiri leaders are talking
in the same language as the most hard core Kashmiri militants. Daughter of
former Union Home Minister Mufti Mohammad Said and son of Farooq Abdullah,
Omar Abdullah are almost toeing the line of the separatists.
Why cant not they see the truth lying in not distant history.Kashimiris need a balm.
A petty matter of land transfer is forcing the devided states rivals to harden their respective stance on a trivial subject. Violence must end now inthe interest of of nation and state.
Quite surprisingly, even the most liberal of the Kashmir thinkers are now showing
their real face at this juncture . In the mnatter of Kashmir,Nehru had been proved wrong several times in the past. Time has come to resolve this issue once for all not only for the benefit of the people Kashmir but also for the entire nation
Ends nailwal 28.8.2008
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
DROPS OF THOUGHT
How many times shall I tell myself that what I see and read in the newspaper columns
about goings on in this country is all true and fraught with danger for this poor country. The last ten years economic liberalization has often tended to present a rosy picture
for this country of 125 crores, ninety per cent of who are country side people.
Official mouthpieces often talk about achievements in different walks of life:
growing foreign exchange reserves, affluent middle class, fast expanding roads, universities, posh malls, swanky cars, latest electronic gadgets, pubs, universities et al.
Republic day parades fill us with pride when we are shown sidelights of our military might.
But think of it ! compare our selves with our neighbor China. Where
it was some decades ago. Where it is today. Think of rampant corruption, fast diluting
social and family values, cultural degradation, increasing pollution, poaching, crime
extremism. Education is for sale and morals are down and cheap. Twenty four hours
news reports openly and shamelessly announce any thing and every thing which were alien to us a decade ago. You can say and discuss any thing and ever thing get away with it. Youth is rudderless and lost. Believe me,it is not a cliché
Maoists have spread their tentacles in some 175 districts in thirteen states while parochial and religious extremities are waging a war in several states in North and
North-East Farmers are committing suicides at regular intervals. But politicians and
their middlemen don’t seem to be interested in any thing but advancing their own public and private agenda at all costs. Muscle power and caste- based politicians and are often calling the shots in many states. What message this situation is passing on to the young generation? What is the hope for those who want to tread the often- quoted Gandhi an path?
Will the yawning gap between the rich and the poor ever shrink ? Never it seems.
so long the present situation continues. But one thing is sure, unaware of all this, big and expanding corporate houses will continue to sell dreams to millions and millions for
brighter tomorrow .Where do we go from here ?
about goings on in this country is all true and fraught with danger for this poor country. The last ten years economic liberalization has often tended to present a rosy picture
for this country of 125 crores, ninety per cent of who are country side people.
Official mouthpieces often talk about achievements in different walks of life:
growing foreign exchange reserves, affluent middle class, fast expanding roads, universities, posh malls, swanky cars, latest electronic gadgets, pubs, universities et al.
Republic day parades fill us with pride when we are shown sidelights of our military might.
But think of it ! compare our selves with our neighbor China. Where
it was some decades ago. Where it is today. Think of rampant corruption, fast diluting
social and family values, cultural degradation, increasing pollution, poaching, crime
extremism. Education is for sale and morals are down and cheap. Twenty four hours
news reports openly and shamelessly announce any thing and every thing which were alien to us a decade ago. You can say and discuss any thing and ever thing get away with it. Youth is rudderless and lost. Believe me,it is not a cliché
Maoists have spread their tentacles in some 175 districts in thirteen states while parochial and religious extremities are waging a war in several states in North and
North-East Farmers are committing suicides at regular intervals. But politicians and
their middlemen don’t seem to be interested in any thing but advancing their own public and private agenda at all costs. Muscle power and caste- based politicians and are often calling the shots in many states. What message this situation is passing on to the young generation? What is the hope for those who want to tread the often- quoted Gandhi an path?
Will the yawning gap between the rich and the poor ever shrink ? Never it seems.
so long the present situation continues. But one thing is sure, unaware of all this, big and expanding corporate houses will continue to sell dreams to millions and millions for
brighter tomorrow .Where do we go from here ?
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Monday, June 9, 2008
rishieksh bend
As pristine waters of Ganga move quietly into the foot-hill holy town Rishikesh
moment after moment amid chanting of mantras and noisy aarti , I watch the din and throb of white and saffron -clad spiritualists from across the globe on the fore-lawns and front of the Swarga Ashram and ponder over the indiscernible movement of each drop of water which persistently kisses the weather-beaten stand stones and moves over
to its onward journey to Ganga Sagar.
A line from the high school poem ”MEN MAY GO AND MEN MAY COME BUT I WILL GO ON FOR EVER” invariably strikes my mind . This line of a poem
I can see written on the white waters as I look intently into the flow. ..How many times, how many times, have I sat on the bank watching the crossing currents of whitewater fading away moment after moment .Tomorrow again I shall peep into the river with a thought that infinite drops have already kissed the sandstone ashramn embankment crossed over to next phase of onward journey ever since I sat there last. What disturbs me most often is the sure merger of the pure drop in to dirt and squalor on its long arduous journey. R P NAILWAL ,JUNE92008
moment after moment amid chanting of mantras and noisy aarti , I watch the din and throb of white and saffron -clad spiritualists from across the globe on the fore-lawns and front of the Swarga Ashram and ponder over the indiscernible movement of each drop of water which persistently kisses the weather-beaten stand stones and moves over
to its onward journey to Ganga Sagar.
A line from the high school poem ”MEN MAY GO AND MEN MAY COME BUT I WILL GO ON FOR EVER” invariably strikes my mind . This line of a poem
I can see written on the white waters as I look intently into the flow. ..How many times, how many times, have I sat on the bank watching the crossing currents of whitewater fading away moment after moment .Tomorrow again I shall peep into the river with a thought that infinite drops have already kissed the sandstone ashramn embankment crossed over to next phase of onward journey ever since I sat there last. What disturbs me most often is the sure merger of the pure drop in to dirt and squalor on its long arduous journey. R P NAILWAL ,JUNE92008
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