Jai Hind

Big Thanks to IAF, Army, Home and Defense ministries and PM for befitting response to attacks. Best tributes to martyrs on Savarkar Memorial Day.

This is a day when one wants to spend whole time on social media. Enemies outside and within are active and we will need to be extremely cautious and responsible citizens. But it’s not the time to get carried away in euphoria. It is the time to be vigilant, united Indians as good citizens ignoring all internal divisions of cast religion etc. Let’s not allow fake intellectuals, political opportunists, arm chair thinkers divide us and use vested media to create hype on nonexistent intolerance, fear etc. Now where are those newbies who wanted to inquire NSA? Though this time there is a deafening silence on veracity of whether strikes actually happened like last strikes but acceptance from Pak has left them without any excuse. Thus they have joined bandwagon to congratulate defense (rightfully so) while ignoring the role of Political leadership and will. This political will was lacking in India since Independence rendering India helpless against terror (remember 26/11 response).  I remember all moments like 93 Mumbai blasts, 26/7 train bombings, Kandahar, Akshardham attacks, 26/11, all those bombs everywhere. We had almost five years of terror free reign though sinister intents tried through Naxalism, Kashmir, NE insurgencies. But we will not take anything lying down. Yeh Naya Hindustan hai...

Though we may not have ended terror but posturing has been great irrespective of results and Pak's position is weakened eitherways. Also now it has given message to international media that india can strike despite threat posed by a  nuclear state like Pakistan which was deterrant for Indian cause due to international community.

Jai Hind.....Bharat Mata Ki Jai

Final Leg

Final Leg

As 2019 has seen end of its first month, coming days are definitive towards shaping of future for many. This is the last leg of definite period be it for entire World and is Most important time for India, Maharashtra, Pune, Indian Businesses and finally Indian Cricket team. We started this column in Aug 18 when we started countdown of nine months leading to April 19. Collectively as a society we should be aware and evaluate all options whether to lead India into chaos of inactive corruption or provide stability while correcting few flaws of clean assertive governance

For World the most important aspect for all the nations should stress upon is Climate. Already we have seen vagaries of nature resulting into deaths and destruction be it extreme cold, heat, draughts, cyclones, earthquakes, floods, tsunamis. Another is widening gap between haves and have-nots creating many socio-political, economic strife resulting into wars and terror. Common playing field for business and strategic cooperation across boundaries is something countries should facilitate.  We have seen such deadlocks during US shutdown, Brexit. Rise of Nationalism across liberal countries is also worrying trend. China’s ambitions have already impacted the region and influenced Korean peninsula , Japan and SE  and south Asia.  Its trade though has been impacted. We need to rein autocratic regimes. South America is facing severe law and order problems like those in Brazil, Venezuela. US withdrawal from Syria and Afghanistan will create vacuum which is dangerous. Stock markets worldwide have taken beating and few experts predict biggest slowdown worse than 2008. Social media and ecommerce is seriously challenged by privacy policies and security.

For India we have 2019 General elections.