POINT AND
COUNTERPOINT-HOT PURSUIT
Dear Rajyavardhan Rathore, ,
I';m making this delayed post for I waited the whole morning for a clarification,if any, on a statement attributed to you in today';s Indian Express, in which you legitimately celebrated our troops'; cross-border raid on militant hideouts in Myanmar.
But what left me wonder-struck was your claim that the strikes were a message to all countries, includingPakistan
Now that';s a pretty bold exposition Mr Minister--- abysmally short though on correct appreciation of the geopolitical realities in our immediate and distant neighborhoods. Pl don';t get me wrong. But your hyperbole reminds one of George Clemenceau';s famous quote that ';war is a thing too serious to be left to soldiers';.
A widely improvised version of the French writer';s quotation is that war';s too serious a business to be left to generals... or ex-colonels such as yourself. The Modi regime can pat itself on the back as what our troops achieved inMyanmar
But to call it hot pursuit would be erroneous as it was a retributive raid with the consent of the country on whose territory we struck. Likewise, to show it as a signal of what we could do withPakistan
If we have any such plans, we';d need to keep them under wraps even after finishing the task. It won';t be an achievement for us to shout from the rooftops. Please don';t forget, that we are a nuclearized sub-continent where a conflict situation would attract world attention to keep it from escalating into a full blown N-war.
Before signing off, may I leave you with a thought---- that you might want to share with your superiors in the government--- belonging to Brajesh Mishra, who was AB Vajpayee';s NSA. At a meeting I had with him before his death, he said he decided against writing a book because much of what he knew needed to go with him to his grave. The best patriots, Mr Rathore, are those who seek no recognition, no gratitude from the country. They are reconciled to dying unsung.
I';m making this delayed post for I waited the whole morning for a clarification,if any, on a statement attributed to you in today';s Indian Express, in which you legitimately celebrated our troops'; cross-border raid on militant hideouts in Myanmar.
But what left me wonder-struck was your claim that the strikes were a message to all countries, including
Now that';s a pretty bold exposition Mr Minister--- abysmally short though on correct appreciation of the geopolitical realities in our immediate and distant neighborhoods. Pl don';t get me wrong. But your hyperbole reminds one of George Clemenceau';s famous quote that ';war is a thing too serious to be left to soldiers';.
A widely improvised version of the French writer';s quotation is that war';s too serious a business to be left to generals... or ex-colonels such as yourself. The Modi regime can pat itself on the back as what our troops achieved in
But to call it hot pursuit would be erroneous as it was a retributive raid with the consent of the country on whose territory we struck. Likewise, to show it as a signal of what we could do with
If we have any such plans, we';d need to keep them under wraps even after finishing the task. It won';t be an achievement for us to shout from the rooftops. Please don';t forget, that we are a nuclearized sub-continent where a conflict situation would attract world attention to keep it from escalating into a full blown N-war.
Before signing off, may I leave you with a thought---- that you might want to share with your superiors in the government--- belonging to Brajesh Mishra, who was AB Vajpayee';s NSA. At a meeting I had with him before his death, he said he decided against writing a book because much of what he knew needed to go with him to his grave. The best patriots, Mr Rathore, are those who seek no recognition, no gratitude from the country. They are reconciled to dying unsung.
Sincerely,
Vinod Sharma
Dear Shri Vinod Sharma,
Gurudev, Rabindranath
Tagore had aptly said” Let us not pray to be sheltered from dangers but to be
fearless when facing them.”
Col Raghavendra
Rathore a sharpshooter who once donned
the uniform may have got carried away and indulged in a bit of chest thumping , but
should we not praise the commandos and
Indian Army for a remarkable job done.
I vividly remember watching,
how the Israeli commandos stormed Entebbe and rescued hapless hijacked passengers.
Contrast that to the pusillanimous act of
an abject surrender enacted during NDA rule years ago when, our Foreign
Minister Major Jaswant Singh escorted
ultras to Kandahar to seek the release of hijacked passengers.
2 States, a similar situation and how one state acted and another
prostrated.
Ofcourse war is not an
option . Yudh Koyi Vikalpa Nahin Hai.
But do we need to be a soft state
?
A strong message has been delivered . Why do we feel negative about the act.
And it is the need of the hour . US post
9/11 launched an all out offensive ,
Israel always uses this option .
Why are such bogies raised when
India launches counter offensive ? The
secular champions,pacificists, environmentalists and human right activists form
a neat cartel during such scenarios.
Why do they forget ,
Mukti Bahini and Atalji likened Madam
Indira Gandhi to Goddess Durga or
IPKF or Kargil war?
Collateral damage is
inevitable in such situations . We suffer from amnesia and forget rulers like Ashoka, Pushyamitra Sangha,
Krishnadevaraya,Prithviraj Chauhan and Rana Pratap. They took to arms to
protect their kingdoms and populace.
More recently the
contribution of Netaji Bose who was willing to shake hands with the Fascists or
say Hindustan Socialist Republican Association of Chandrashekar Azad, Bhagat
Singh also chartered a path which was not acceptable to the mainstream
politics. But it brought an element of urgency and drama in the freedom struggle. Ofcourse collateral damage is
inevitable.
Post cold war , after
the fall of Berlin Wall , with several countries going nuclear , WAR is no
option . The merchants of death (arms
manufacturers) in these times conveniently supply arms to both the parties(
terrorists and countries affected) to
ensure their profitability.
Most importantly the
social and economic model being
pursued has created such fissiparous
tendencies that there is a tormentor and a tormented . And both release their
angst through violence.
Why does the cartel
forget the role of Russia , in its neighborhood
or the hegemonistic designs of
China ?
As a country we need to be strong and safe.
Regards,
Ravi Valluri
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