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Anti-Hindu Bangladeshi political party is a terrorist organization

Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury
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Anti-Hindu Bangladeshi political party is a terrorist organization

Couple of days ago, a number of newspapers in Bangladesh catered a report stating a Federal Court in Toronto Canada has once again declared ultra-Islamist Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) as a terrorist organization. It said, this was for the fifth time any Canadian court has made such declaration. Although this claim could not be verified. Instead, it was earlier learnt that a court in the United States had also declared the BNP as an “undesignated Tier-III terrorist organization”.

According to local media reports, Justice Andrew D. Little in a judgement through Docket number IMM-5844-22 and Citation number 2023 FC 847 on June 15, 2023 in his verdict the Canadian court came up with the review when a BNP activist named Mohammad Zips-d Ibn-Haque had sought political asylum in the country. But the court rejected his appeal mentioning that BNP is a terrorist organization.

It said, the Canadian Federal Court observed that there were reasonable grounds to believe that BNP has been engaged or will engage in acts of terrorism.

According to the verdict, the man (BNP activist Mohammad Zipsed-Ibn-Haque) was involved with such an organization that has forcibly been trying to overthrow a democratic government through violence and terrorism.

While deciding a judicial review application, the court judge termed BNP as a terrorist organization. The judicial review was filed against the rejection of the BNP activist’s appeal for political asylum.

Mohammad Zipsed-Ibn-Haque had sought political asylum in Canada pretending him to be a victim of political revenge in Bangladesh. In that judgment review, the Federal Court of the country mentioned that the applicant was a member of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party from 2011 to 2015. 

The verdicts also mentioned that the Canadian immigration authorities have found reasonable grounds to believe that the BNP is an organization that has engaged in violence and sabotage to try to oust the legitimate Awami League government.

In the court review the criteria for the rejection of the appeal of the BNP activists also considered the rejection of the political asylum requests of other BNP activists including Masood Rana in 2018 and Salim in 2022. Even at that time, the request for political asylum of those two Bangladeshis was cancelled citing BNP as a terrorist organization.

Earlier in 2022, the Canadian court rejected an asylum plea of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal activist Selim Bashar and termed the BNP a terrorist organization. 

It may be mentioned here that in 2018, the Canadian court termed the BNP as a terrorist organization again when a BNP activist named Mostofa Kamal had sought political asylum in Canada.

In the same year in 2018, the Canadian court rejected another appeal of BNP activist Masud Rana seeking political asylum and had termed BNP as a terrorist organization.

Earlier in 2017, BNP was termed as a terrorist organization by the Canadian court for the first time when Mohammad Jewel Hossain Gazi, an activist of the Jatiyatabadi Swechchhasebak Dal (Nationalist Volunteer Party), an associate organization of BNP, in Gazipur of Bangladesh, had sought political asylum from the Canadian government.

In the review, the court had rejected his appeal terming the BNP as a terrorist organization.

UK Home Office unaware of Tarique Rahman’s terrorist acts

On June 30, 2023 in a letter which was delivered on the same day to Rt Hon Suella Braverman KC MP, Member of Parliament for Fareham and UK Home Secretary, I wrote a letter seeking information on convicted terrorist Tarique Rahman under the Freedom of Information Act, passed on November 30, 2000.

In the above letter, it was stated:

I would like to submit the following information about a Bangladeshi politician who also is a convicted terrorist and connected to cross-border terrorist acts.

Back in 2007, a Bangladeshi politician named Tarique Rahman went to the United Kingdom along with his wife Dr. Zubaida Rahman and daughter Zaima Rahman and has subsequently sought political asylum in the United Kingdom.

On November 3, 2008, then US ambassador to Bangladesh, James F. Moriarty in a confidential cable (Canonical ID 08DHAKA1143_a) to the Secretary of State, seeking suspending entry of Tarique Rahman to the United State wrote:

“The Embassy is seeking a security advisory opinion under section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Presidential Proclamation 7750, suspending the entry into the United States of Tarique Rahman (aka Tarique), born on November 20, 1967 in Bangladesh. The Embassy believes Tarique is guilty of egregious political corruption that has had a serious adverse effect on US national interests mentioned in Section 4 of the proclamation, namely the stability of democratic institutions and US foreign assistance goals. The Embassy is not seeking to apply a 212(f) finding to Tarique Rahaman’s wife, Dr. Zubaida Rahman, to their daughter, Zaima Rahman, or to his mother Begum Khaleda Zia, a former Prime Minister of Bangladesh”.

Ambassador Moriarty further wrote: “Tarique Rahman, the notorious and widely feared son of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, was released on bail from prison on September 3. He departed Bangladesh to seek medical treatment in the UK on September 11. Having served as the Senior Joint Secretary General of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, Tarique is an extremely high-profile political figure. Notorious for flagrantly and frequently demanding bribes in connection with government procurement actions and appointments to political office, Tarique is a symbol of kleptocratic government and violent politics in Bangladesh.

His release occurred despite multiple pending cases against him on charges of, inter alia, corruption, extortion, bribery, embezzlement and tax evasion. With deep political ties that reach the highest court in the land, Tarique managed to manipulate the judicial process and overcome a concerted effort by the Caretaker Government to block his bail. We believe Tarique has several passports, including a new one in which the UK issued him a visa in September. Another passport contains a five year multiple-entry B1/B2 visa (issued May 11, 2005). We suspect that passport is being held by the government”.

Accusing Tarique Rahman of accumulating hundreds of millions of dollars, Ambassador James F. Moriarty wrote:

“Tarique reportedly has accumulated hundreds of millions of dollars in illicit wealth. There are multiple extortion cases pending against him, founded on the testimony of numerous prominent business owners who he victimized and exploited. In one case, Tarique allegedly threatened Al Amin Construction owner Amin Ahmed with closure of the company unless he received a payment of 150,000 USD.

Other local business leaders, including Mohammad Aftab Uddin Khan of Reza Construction, Ltd, Mir Zahir Hossian of Mir Akhter Hossain Ltd., and Harun Ferdousi have each filed accusations detailing a systematic pattern of extortion on a multi-million dollar scale. The ACC has also filed charges of concealing ill-gotten wealth, and the National Board of Revenue has brought tax evasion charges against Tarique”.

Tarique Rahman, the acting chairman of the BNP, who is not only a convicted terrorist but has also been involved in funding and supporting cross-border insurgency groups in India. Major General Gaganjit Singh, former Deputy Director General of India’s Defense Intelligence Agency, has labeled Tarique Rahman as the mastermind behind a major arms haul in Chattogram (Chittagong) in 2004. The arms were intended for multiple rebel groups in India’s northeast, with the BNP-Jamaat alliance providing sanctuary and support for these activities.

The BNP’s involvement in terrorist activities extends further, as evidenced by the orchestrated grenade attacks on Sheikh Hasina and leaders of the Awami League in 2004. These attacks resulted in the loss of 24 lives and numerous injuries. Tarique Rahman, along with other BNP members and former top intelligence officials, was found guilty and received various punishments for their involvement in the attacks. In fact, Rahman himself was sentenced to life in prison. The verdicts and convictions leave no room for doubt about the BNP’s terrorist agenda and its leaders’ direct involvement in heinous acts.

The United States Department of Justice has published court documents indicating that the BNP is considered an undesignated terrorist organization under US law. The organization has been associated with terrorist groups like Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI), Jamaatul Mujahedin Bangladesh (JMB), Ansar Al Islam, Hizbut Tahrir, and others. Shockingly, despite these damning connections, Western politicians have been accepting lobbying assignments from the BNP and supporting its return to power, thereby jeopardizing the stability and secular nature of Bangladesh.

From its inception, the BNP, led by military dictator General Ziaur Rahman, has pursued an anti-India, anti-Hindu, and pro-Islamist agenda, seeking to transform Bangladesh into a Taliban-like state. During its rule from 2001 to 2006, BNP supporters openly chanted extremist slogans and expressed hostility toward the United States. The party has also sponsored and patronized Islamist militant outfits like Jamaatul Mujahedin Bangladesh (JMB), Harkat-ul-Jihad (HuJI), and Khatmey Nabuwat Movement, which have been responsible for targeting religious minorities and carrying out terrorist acts.

The BNP’s deeper ties with Hefazat-e-Islam (HeI), an organization advocating for the transformation of Bangladesh into a caliphate, further highlight its extremist ideology. Under BNP’s patronage, HeI has made a 13-point demand that includes suppressing freedom of expression, promoting discrimination against religious minorities, and imposing strict Islamic education in schools. These demands bear a striking resemblance to those of the Taliban, Al Qaeda, and ISIS, raising serious concerns about the BNP’s radical connections and intentions.

Major General Gaganjit Singh, former Deputy Director General of India’s Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), said BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman was the mastermind of 10 truck arms haul in Chattogram [Chittagong] in 2004.

Talking to India Today and a television channel in Bangladesh, he said the arms were being supplied under direct patronization of the then BNP-Jamaat alliance to use Bangladesh as a sanctuary.

Ten trucks full of arms seized at Chittagong in April 2004 were meant not only for the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) but also for a few other rebel groups in India’s northeast to destabilize the country, he added. The arms were being supplied by taking advantage of the BNP-Jamaat alliance to use Bangladesh as a sanctuary, Singh revealed.

It may be mentioned here that, on August 21, 2004, at the direct instructions of Tarique Rahman, terrorists of BNP along with members of militancy outfits such as Harkat-ul-Jihad (HuJI) had launched grenade attacks targeting Sheikh Hasina and leaders of Awami League. According to the court verdict, this gruesome attack was a well-orchestrated plan through abuse of state power.

And all the accused, including BNP Senior Vice Chairman (now acting chairman) Tarique Rahman and former top intelligence officials, were found guilty and handed down various punishments for the grenade attacks that killed 24 people and injured scores. In the murder case, Tarique Rahman and 18 others were sentenced to life in prison.

It may also be mentioned here that Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami is believed to have been founded as an offshoot of a Pakistani group in 1992 with money and support from suspected global terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden. The United Nations Security Council has termed Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islam as a “violent extremist group operating throughout South Asia, which has carried out numerous terrorist attacks in India and Pakistan”.

In the letter, I asked the following questions to UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman:

To my understanding, Tarique Rahman has been living a luxurious life in the United Kingdom and been spending dirty cash he has amassed through corruption and extortion. Sitting in the United Kingdom, he also has been continuing subversive activities against Bangladesh despite the fact of being a convicted terrorist with direct involvement in cross-border terrorist acts.

Under the above-stated information, may I please humbly ask, if the United Kingdom allows a convicted terrorist to still be considered eligible for asylum. Furthermore, I would also like to know, if an extortionist and corrupt individual is allowed to use his ill-gotten money in the United Kingdom or if authorities concerned in the United Kingdom have asked Tarique Rahman to show his source of income.

What UK Home Secretary has said?

On July 31, 2023, in response to my letter, an official at the UK Home office responded stating, they are unable to provide latest status of Tarique Rahman under “Data Protection Act 2018”.

It further said:

The safety and security of the UK and the people who live here is the Government’s highest priority.

If you fear that a crime has been committed, or is about to be committed, you are strongly encouraged to report it to the police in the area where the crime has occurred.

The police are obliged to assess the strength of a complaint and then decide whether there are grounds for a formal investigation. Any decision with regard to a criminal investigation is an operational matter for the police force concerned and not the Home Office.

Doesn’t this letter from the UK Home Secretary Ms. Suella Braverman clearly prove how desperately the British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his entire administration are providing shelter to a convicted terrorist by stating they are not aware of his convictions? This is the same way Britain has been harboring dozens of terrorists, hardened criminals, money-launderer and mafias.

Such actions of the UK government clearly prove – how desperately they try to protect any criminal and even a convicted terrorist. With this specific case, as UK government’s rogue policy is proven, can the United Kingdom anymore proclaim itself as a democracy anymore? Can now someone say – the United Kingdom is a safe haven of criminals, militants, mafias, money-launderers and terrorists?

I am calling upon the esteemed members of the UK Parliaments – both from the Labour and Conservative (Tory) parties to look into this matter and launch an investigation against Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman for their proven acts of abetting with a convicted terrorist.

मै पत्थर हुँ, मुझे खुन पिने वाला मलेच्छ ना बनाओ

Nagendra Pratap Singh
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मै पत्थर हुँ, मुझे खुन पिने वाला मलेच्छ ना बनाओ

जब मुझे सनातनधर्मियों के हाथ स्पर्श करते हैँ तो मै देवता या देवी के रूप में ढलकर किसी मंदिर की आत्मा बन जाता हुँ और सम्पूर्ण विश्व के सनातनधर्मियों द्वारा पूजा जाता हुँ  या फिर खेल्-खिलौनो के रूप में ढलकर नन्हें मुन्नो की मुस्कान बन जाता हुँ।

सनातनधर्मी मुझे कलाकृतियों में ढाल देते हैँ  तो कंही श्यामपट का या स्वेतपट का रूप देकर विद्यालय में स्थापित करते हैँ और शिक्षा का एक अभिन्न माध्यम मुझे बना देते हैँ।

सनातनधर्मी मुझसे विशालतम, दिव्य, अद्भुत और अलौकिक मंदिर परिसरों का निर्माण करते हैँ, जिनकी वास्तुकला और अभियांत्रिकी को देख सम्पूर्ण विश्व आश्चर्य में पड़ जाता है।

मै एक पत्थर हुँ, जब जब मै सनातनधर्मियों के सम्पर्क में आता हुँ, मुझे स्वयं पर गर्व होता है। विशालतम भवन, विशालतम स्तम्भ और विशालतम परिसर के रूप में मुझे ढालकर ये सनातनी मुझे एक गौरवमय इतिहास का साक्षी बनाते हैँ।

विश्व के सबसे सुंदर, पवित्र और अद्भुत प्रेम की सच्ची कथा के काळजयी नायक मर्यादा पुरुषोत्तम भगवान श्रीराम ने भी मुझसे हि अपने साध्य का मार्ग बनाया जो रामसेतु के नाम से सम्पूर्ण ब्रह्माण्ड में विख्यात है।

सनातनधर्मियों ने मुझसे हि पटरी और पेन्सिल की रचना की और आगे चलकर लेखनी का निर्माण किया। सनातनधर्मियों ने मेरे द्वारा हि अग्नि प्रज्वलित कर एक नई क्रांति की रचना की।

कृषि का आरम्भ भी सनातनियों ने मुझे हल के रूप में ढालकर किया। मुझसे हि गोलाकार पहिये का निर्माण किया। मै पत्थर हुँ। सनातनधर्मी सदैव मेरा सदुपयोग करते आये हैँ और आज भी कर रहे।

मै पत्थर हुँ, मेरे भाग्य का सितारा उस दिन डूब गया, जब अजीब से दिखने वालो की बुरी और भयानक दृष्टि मेरे ऊपर पड़ी। इन अजीब से दिखने वालो  ने सनातनियों द्वारा दिये गये मेरे पवित्र अस्तित्व को हि अपवित्र कर दिया। इन अजीब से दिखने वालो  ने मुझे एक घातक और जानलेवा हथियार के रूप में बदनाम कर दिया।

ये अजीब से दिखने वाले बचपन से हि मेरा उपयोग असमाजिक कार्यों के लिए करना शुरु कर देते हैँ, कभी मेरा उपयोग कर किसी मासूम गिरगिट को मारने के लिए करते हैँ तो कभी किसी कुत्ते या सुवर को मारने के लिए करते हैँ।

इनसे भी इन नामुरादों का पेट नहीं भरता है तो मेरा उपयोग इंसानो का खुन बहाने के लिए करते हैँ। अभी हाल हि में हुए दिल्ली, पेरिस, हरियाणा और मणिपुर में इन अजीब से दिखने वालो  ने मेरा जमकर दुरूपयोग किया। मुझे कंही भी मुंह दिखाने लायक़ नहीं  छोड़ा। आज मै अपने माथे पर लगे खुन के धब्बो को देख कर शर्मसार हो जाता हुँ।

आज मेरा सबसे ज्यादा उपयोग ये खूंखार पत्थरबाज हि कर रहे। पहले कश्मीर में मुझे हथियार बनाया गया पर भला हो भारत के प्रधानमंत्री का जो उन्होंने कश्मीर के पत्थरबाजों की नकेल कस दी, अब मेरी लुटी पिटी इज्जत वंहा तो वापस आ रही है, पर दिल्ली और हरियाणा में अब लुटी जा रही है।

अवसर कोई भी हो ये अजीब से दिखने वाले मुझे बदनाम करने से नहीं चूकते। अपने नापाक हाथों के स्पर्श से इन आतंकियों ने मुझे पूर्णतया अपवित्र कर दिया है।

क्या मेरा सम्मान बच नही पायेगा? क्या दुनिया में मेरी इज्जत ऐसे हि इन अजीब से दिखने वालो  के द्वारा लूटी जाती रहेगी। मेरा या सम्पूर्ण पत्थर प्रजाती का क्या अपराध है, जो इन अजीब से दिखने वालो  के नापाक इरादों के सहयोगी बन जाते हैँ।

अरे हमारे गौरवमय इतिहास के पैर की धूल भी नहि हैँ  ये अजीब से दिखने वालो ।हम पर लिखे शिलालेखों से विश्व की बड़ी से बड़ी और प्राचीन से प्राचीन मानव सभ्यताओं के विषय में जानकारी मिलती है। पुरातत्व विभाग पूर्णतया हमारे इतिहास पर निर्भर करता है। आज कार्बन डेटिंग वाले विज्ञान के सबसे चहेते पक्ष हम हि हैँ। पर ये झुण्ड में रहने वाले दो पावों वाले आतंकी जीव क्या जानें। इन्हें तो प्रत्येक ज्ञानवर्धक वस्तु से घृणा जो रहती है।

आज इन अजीब से दिखने वालो  ने हम पत्थरों को भी हत्यारा बना दिया है। कल तक छोटे छोटे बच्चे हमसे हि कुछ ना कुछ बनाया या बिगाड़ा करते थे, कुछ ना कुछ खेला करते थे परन्तु आज ये हमें हाथ लगाने से भी डरते हैँ। आज हमारी स्थिति खून बहाने वाले सबसे आसान और मुफ्त हथियार के रूप में ढल चुकी है।

इन दैत्य आतंकियों ने हमें भी आतंकी बना डाला है।

आखिर मानव सभ्यता में ऐसी बर्बर और खूनी प्रजाती कब और कैसे पैदा हो गयी। मानवो ने इसे अपने मध्य पनपने कैसे दिया। मै पत्थर हुँ और मेरे सभ्यता में ऐसी बर्बर और खूनी पत्थरों की प्रजाती आपको ढूढ़ने से भी नहीं मिलेगी।

और तो और ये अजीब से दिखने वाले पत्थरो का उपयोग छी मुझे तो बताते हुए भी शर्म आती है, अपने व्यक्तिगत उपयोग के लिए भी करते हैँ। असल में हम पत्थर हि बदकिस्मत हैँ जो इन अजीब से दिखने वालो  के हाथ आसानी से लग जाते हैँ।

मेरी तो रूह काँप जाती है, जब ये किसी औरत को पत्थरों से मार मार के मार डालने का कार्य करते हैँ। कैसे लोग हैँ ये, किस प्रकार इतनी बर्बरता और हैवानियत से अपने मनसूबों को अंजाम देते हैँ। निश्चय हि ये आम इंसान नहीं अपितु दैत्य या राक्षस हैँ।

कई बार मैने सोचा की मै अदालत की शरण में  जावू,  पर जो अदालतें स्व गिरिजा टिक्कू (जिनको सामूहिक बलात्कार करने के पश्चात जिंदा आरे से काट दिया गया) को न्याय देना तो दूर की बात, उसकी आवाज सुनने को तैयार नहीं है, वो भला हम पत्थरों को क्या न्याय दिलाएंगी।

और गजब हो सनातनीयों तुम भी जो ऐसे भेदभाव करने वाली अदालतों पर भरोसा करते हो। 

विश्वाश मानों कई बार मैनें सोचा कि पुलिस के पास जाकर FIR लिखवाऊँ,  पर इन पत्थरबाजों के सामने पुलिस की अपनी स्थिति इतनी डावाडोल होती है कि वो अपनी जान भी नहीं बचा पाते तो मेरी फरियाद क्या सुनेंगे।

मै पत्थर हुँ,  मै इस खूंखार, बर्बर और खूनी मानव प्रजाति के ना तो मुंह लगना चाहता हुँ और ना उनके हाथ लगना चाहता हुँ  और ये तभी संभव है, जब सनातनी अपने धर्म पर आ चुके संकट को पहचानेगें और उसे भविष्य के लिए सुरक्षित रखने हेतु सख्त से सख्त सभी आवश्यक कदम उठाएंगे। मै पत्थर हुँ,  और खुले आम ये कहता हुँ,  यदि सनातनी समय रहते नहीं चेते, तो इस धरा पर उनके लिए एक इंच भूमि भी नहीं बचेगी।

आज आवश्यक है कि हर घर से बच्चे छत्रपति शिवाजी महाराज, महाराणा प्रताप, गुरु गोविंद सिंह, भगवान बिरसा मुंडा, रानी लक्ष्मी बाई, रानी दुर्गावती और शुभाष चंद्र बोस जैसे महानायकों और महान विरंगनाओं से शिक्षा ग्रहण करें, स्व श्री लाल बहादुर शास्त्री, स्व श्री बाळासाहेब ठाकरे, स्व श्री केशव ब हेडेगेवार, स्व श्री राम प्रसाद बिस्मिल और स्व श्री भगत सिंह के अचारों और व्यवहारों को समझे और उसे अमल में लाये।

मै पत्थर हुँ, मै अपना अस्तित्व इन खूंखार अजीब से दिखने वालो से बचाने के लिए संघर्ष कर रहा हुँ, पर ये सनातनी ना जाने किस मुगालते में जी रहे हैँ। मुझे डर है कि अपने समाज, अपने धर्म और अपने लोगों के प्रति इनकी बेरुखी निश्चय हि इनके पतन का कारण बनेगी। 

ये भूल गये “धर्मों रक्षति रक्षित:”, ये भूल गये “यतो धर्मस्य ततो विजय:” और ये भी भूल गये “अहिंसा परमो धर्म:, धर्म हिंसा तथैव च”! अरे ज्ञानियों ये छोटी सी बात भेजे में घुसती क्यो नहीं, कोई तुम्हारा साथ नहीं देने वाला, तुम्हें अपनी और अपने धर्म की रक्षा स्वयं करनी है। ये अदालते, ये पुलिस और ये सरकार उस समय तुम्हारे साथ नहीं होंगे जब वो खूंखार दानव तुम्हारा रक्त पिने हेतु तुम पर योजनाबद्ध तरिके से टूट पड़ेंगे। 

आऐंगे ये सभी लोग आएंगे पर तुम्हें बचाने नहीं अपितु तुम्हारी सड़ी गली लाशों पर संविधान के अनुसार घड़ियाळी आँसू बहाने।

मै तो पत्थर हुँ, आज नहीं कल मलेच्छो से छुटकारा पा जावूंगा पर तुम्हारा क्या होगा? वो कहते हैँ ना 

“अपनी तो जैसे तैसे, थोड़ी ऐसे या वैसे, कट जाएगी, आपका क्या होगा जनाबे आली, आपका क्या होगा?

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Bangladesh’s imperative: Prioritizing the challenges posed by Al Qaeda and Islamic State

Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury
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Bangladesh’s imperative: Prioritizing the challenges posed by Al Qaeda and Islamic State

In recent years, Bangladesh has faced growing concerns over the emergence and activities of extremist groups such as Al Qaeda and the Islamic State (ISIS). While the country has made significant strides in economic development and social progress, the threat of terrorism looms large. To safeguard its people and preserve its hard-earned gains, Bangladesh must prioritize the challenges posed by these extremist organizations. In this article, we will explore the origins of these threats, their potential impact on the nation, and the essential steps required to counter them effectively.

Understanding the threats

Al Qaeda and the Islamic State, both notorious global terrorist organizations, have been trying to extend their influence and establish a foothold in Bangladesh. Al Qaeda, founded in the late 1980s, has a history of orchestrating large-scale attacks worldwide, including the September 11 attacks in the United States. On the other hand, the Islamic State, a younger group, emerged in the early 2000s and gained infamy for its brutal tactics and territorial aspirations in Iraq and Syria. Both groups are driven by radical ideologies that seek to undermine stability, democratic values, and secular principles.

Potential impact on Bangladesh

Bangladesh’s multi-religious and multi-ethnic society provides a fertile ground for extremist ideologies to take root. If left unchecked, the activities of Al Qaeda and the Islamic State could have severe consequences for the nation. Some of the potential impacts include:

National security: Terrorist attacks could destabilize the country, disrupt public order, and cause fear and panic among citizens and visitors alike.

Economic disruption: Instability resulting from terrorism may deter foreign investments, disrupt trade, and harm key sectors like tourism and manufacturing.

Social cohesion: Extremist ideologies can sow divisions within society, undermining the harmony among different religious and ethnic groups.

Regional and global implications: Bangladesh’s strategic location in South Asia makes it crucial to regional security. Terrorist activities could spill over into neighboring countries, amplifying the regional threat.

Addressing the challenges

To effectively tackle the challenges posed by Al Qaeda and the Islamic State, Bangladesh must adopt a multi-pronged approach that encompasses various aspects of security, social development, and international cooperation.

Enhanced Intelligence and Counterterrorism Measures: Strengthening intelligence capabilities and sharing information with global partners is vital in identifying and neutralizing terrorist cells before they strike.

Community engagement and de-radicalization: Engaging with local communities, religious leaders, and educational institutions is essential in countering extremist propaganda and promoting moderation.

Legislative reforms: Implementing stringent laws against terrorism and providing the legal framework necessary to prosecute terrorists and their facilitators is crucial.

International cooperation: Collaboration with neighboring countries, as well as international partners, is essential in tackling transnational terrorist threats effectively.

Addressing root causes: Addressing socio-economic disparities, ensuring inclusive development, and promoting religious tolerance can help prevent the alienation and radicalization of vulnerable segments of the population.

Bangladesh stands at a critical juncture, where the challenges posed by Al Qaeda and the Islamic State require immediate attention and decisive action. As a vibrant and diverse nation, it must unite in the face of this common threat, prioritizing the safety and well-being of its citizens. By strengthening security measures, promoting inclusivity, and fostering international partnerships, Bangladesh can mitigate the impact of extremism and uphold its hard-won progress towards a prosperous and peaceful future.

क्या सिर्फ़ सत्ता के लिए राष्ट्र-खंडन भी मान्य हैं?

Shivam Kumar Pandey
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क्या सिर्फ़ सत्ता के लिए राष्ट्र-खंडन भी मान्य हैं?

देश में हो रहे आए दिन दंगे इस बात के प्रत्यक्ष प्रमाण है की लड़ भिड़कर कर ही सही सत्ता कैसे हासिल की जाय? साल 2014 में जब स्वाभिमानी हिंदुओ के हाथ में सत्ता आई थी तब लगा था 800 साल बाद देश पहली पर राहत की सांस ले रहा है। ले भी क्यों ना आए दिन हो रहे है बॉम्ब विस्फोटों से छुटकारा जो मिल गया। वरना कभी हैदराबाद तो कभी बनारस तो कभी बंगलौर से मुम्बई तक दशहत के साए में जी रहा था। हजारों लोगो को अपनी जिंदगी से हाथ धोना पड़ा और ना जाने कितने मासूमों की जिंदगी नरक से भी बत्तर हो गई थी।

इस्लामिक जिहाद का परचम बुलंद था कभी भी कोई भी घटना सुनने को मिल जाती थी 2014 से पहले तक।हौसले बुलंद तो पशुपति से तिरुपति तक फैले लाल सलाम वालो का भी था। आए दिन नक्सलियों का आतंक देखने को मिल ही जाता था। 2014 से पहले स्थिति बहुत भयावह थी। 2014 के बाद इन सबने अपने योजनाओं में बहुत बदलाव किया। जिस काम को ये पहले खुलकर हथियारों के दम पर अंजाम देते थे उसमे बदलाव करते हुए इन्होंने आंदोलनों का सहारा लिया। मोदी जी के प्रधामंत्री बनते ही इस्लामिक जिहादियों की कब्र खुदनी शुरू हो गई थी और नक्सलवाद की कमर टूट गई। लाल जाल में ज्यादतर युवा वर्ग ही फंसता है।

कॉलेज और विश्वविद्यालयो में ही ब्रेन वाश की प्रक्रिया शुरू हो जाती है। फरवरी 2016 में जेएनयू में “आजादी आजादी” के नारे लगना एक जीता जागता उदाहरण है। वामपंथी कन्हैया अब कांग्रेस में है खैर क्या फर्क पड़ता है वामी लोग कांग्रेस के जूठन पर ही तो पलते है। इस्लामिक जिहादी कहा शांत बैठने वाले थे उन्होंने ने भी नारा लगा गया ” भारत तेरे टुकड़े होंगे इंशा अल्लाह” देश की न्यायिक व्यवस्था को चलाने वाले तथकतिथ साहब लोगो को भी नही छोड़ा गया “अफजल हम शर्मिंदा है तेरे कातिल जिंदा है”… वाह क्या खूब उमर खालिद सबका नेता बनकर निकल गया पूरा विपक्ष इन्हे अपने सर पर चढ़ा लिया था।

कुछ मुठ्ठी भर छात्रों और वामपंथी संगठनों ने विश्वविद्यालय की कीर्ति एवं शिक्षा के स्तर पर ऐसे आघात किए जिनको देशभक्ति के श्रेणी में तो कत्तई नहीं रखा जा सकता।जिस समय सारा देश सियाचिन के जांबाज शहीदों को श्रद्धांजलि दे रहा था उस समय जेएनयू में “भारत की बर्बादी तक जंग रहेगी जंग रहेगी” तथा “अफजल हम शर्मिंदा हैं तेरे कातिल जिंदा है के नारे लग रहे थे।” आतंकी अफजल गुरु की बरसी मनाई जा रही थी। वहां पोस्टर लगे जहां जिनमें लिखा था – शहीद अफजल गुरु की शहादत की पहली बरसी पर स्मृति सभा जिसमें अरुंधती राय, प्रो. जगमोहन, सुजितो भद्र, जेएनयू के प्रो. एके रामकृष्णन के नाम भाषण देने वालों थे। डीएसयू के पोस्टरों में छापा गया कि कश्मीर के राष्ट्रीय मुक्ति संघर्ष को लाल सलाम।

देश की एकता और अखंडता को खुलेआम चुनौती दी जा रही थी। जहां कहीं भी देश में भारतीय सेना के विरुद्ध विद्रोही गतिविधियां हैं उन सब के समर्थन में जेएनयू में सेमिनार एवं प्रदर्शन आयोजित हो किए जाते रहे है विभिन्न संगठनों द्वारा। कश्मीर, असम ,मणिपुर और नागालैंड के विद्रोह संगठनों की उपस्थिति देखी जा सकती है। जो काम हथियारों और बंदूकों से नहीं हुआ उसे आसानी से “कलम” से अंजाम दिया जाने लगा है। सड़क पर निकल हल्ला मचाकर बवाल काटने वाली वाली राजनीति तो इनका प्रमुख हिस्सा है। पत्थरबाजी की घटनाएं कश्मीर में आम बात हो गई थी।

महिलाएं बच्चे सब शामिल थे इसमें। नौजवानों को तथाकथित वरिष्ठ सेकुलर पत्रकार लोग भटका हुआ बताने लगे थे। हद तो तब हो गई थी जब बुरहान बानी के एनकाउंटर होने पर उसे ये लोग हीरो बना दिए थे। 2016 में उड़ी हमला हो या 2019 का पुलावामा कांड कौन भुला सकता है जिसका मुंहतोड़ जवाब हमारी देश सेना ने सर्जिकल स्ट्राइक और एयर स्ट्राइक करके लिया था। अब देखिए इसमें फेक नैरेटिव कैसे गढ़ा गया? सर्जिकल स्ट्राइक को फर्जिकल स्ट्राइक बोला गया विपक्ष द्वारा और एयर स्ट्राइक पर इन्होंने कहा कौवा चिड़िया मार पेड़ को मारा गया है…!

मतलब मोदी विरोध में अपने ही देश के सेना पर सवाल खड़े कर दिया था इन लोगों ने। सुरक्षाबलो पर बलात्कार का आरोप लगाना हो या बीएसएफ जवान का पतली दाल वाला नौटंकी सब साजिश का हिस्सा था। पूरी छवि बिगाड़ने की कोशिश की गई थी लेकिन पुलावामा हमले के बाद वही सीआरपीएफ के जवान इनके लिए राजनीतिक मुद्दा बन जाते है। लेकिन कोई गजवा ए हिंद फैलाने वाले मकसद किए गए हमले की आलोचना नही करता है। पुरे विपक्ष में किसी ने भी इस्लामिक जिहाद या आतंकवाद के खिलाफ एक शब्द नही बोला..!

2019 में सरकार बनते ही मोदी सरकार ने सबसे पहले तीन तलाक,फिर अगस्त में अनुच्छेद 370 और 35ए को हटा दिया और राम मंदिर निर्माण का मार्ग प्रशस्त हुआ जो सरकार के प्रमुख एजेंडो में से एक था। नागरिकता संशोधन अधिनियम 2019, बोडो समझौता हो या ब्रू-रियांग समझौता सबमें सरकार को सफलता मिली। एक तरफ देश विरोधी एजेंडा जोर शोर से चल रहा था दूसरी तरफ से मोदी सरकार देशहित अपने सारे फैसले लेती रही।

बाकी 2019 अगस्त में जम्मू-कश्मीर से अनुच्छेद-370 हटाए जाने पर पीडीपी के दो सांसदों नजीर अहमद लवे और एमएम फैयाज़ ने संसद में ही अपने कपड़े फाड़ दिए थे। पीडीपी के सांसदों द्वारा संसद में कपड़े फाड़ने पर सभापति वेंकैया नायडू ने दोनों सांसदों को सदन से बाहर भेज दिया था। इतना ही नहीं इन दोनों ने संविधान की प्रतिलिपि को भी फाड़ दिया था। एआईएमआईएम के नेता असदुद्दीन ओवैसी ने लोकसभा में नागरिकता संशोधन विधेयक 2019 की कॉपी फाड़ दी थी इसको लेकर काफी हंगामा हुआ था। नागरिकता संशोधन अधिनियम से शुरू हुआ इस्लामिक जिहादियों और तथाकथित वामपंथियों का घिनौना खेल। सड़क पर उतर कर गंध मचाने की होड़ मची हुई थी।

यूपी में तो योगी आदित्यनाथ थे जो बुल्डोजर तैयार रखे हुए थे इसीलिए यहां मामला थम सा गया। लेकिन कृषि कानून को लेकर सड़क से लेकर संसद तक मचा भसड़ लालकिले पर खालिस्तानी झंडा टांग कर खतम हुआ। कांग्रेस और पूरा बस मोदी को हटाने में लगा हुआ हैं। चाहे जैसे बन पड़े उसके लिए चीन की ही सहायता क्यों न लेनी पड़ी? भारत चीन सीमा विवाद पर इनके नेताओ के बयान सुने जा सकते है। यहां भी इन्होंने ने सिर्फ जहर ही उगला है सेना के जवानों के लिए। उस समय के सीडीएस जनरल बिपिन रावत को सड़क का गुंडा तक बोल दिया जाता है। अग्निवीर मामले में ही देख लीजिए कुछ बचा है ही नही बताने और समझाने के लिए। जंगल में बंदूक चलाने वाले अब धरने में शामिल होते है क्योंकि जानते है इस सरकार में बंदूक उठाए तो ढेर कर दिए जाएंगे।

इसीलिए कलम को हथियार की तरह इस्तेमाल करने लगे है विदेशी मीडिया में बैठकर यही भारत विरोधी एजेंडा जोर शोर से चला रहे है। जो समाचार पत्रों के माध्यम से अपने विचारो द्वारा जहर घोल रहे है वो बहुत खतरनाक हैं। सरकार को भी चाहिए इन लोगो के खिलाफ आवश्यक करवाई करे। इन सबमें सरकार कही ना कही पूरी तरह सफल नही हो पाई है यहां ध्यान दे वरना घातक सिद्ध होगा।

Savitri Bai Phule and the value of freedom of speech

ullashunka
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Savitri Bai Phule and the value of freedom of speech

Savitri Bai Phule was an extraordinary individual who left an indelible mark on Indian history through her relentless efforts in education and social reform. Her life’s mission was to uplift women from the clutches of ignorance and poverty, empowering them with education and opportunities to support their families and lead dignified lives. She stood as a beacon of hope and inspiration for countless women in an era when women’s rights and opportunities were severely limited.

Despite her significant contributions and noble intentions, there have been unfortunate instances where conspiracy theories, propagated by individuals like BhardwajSpeaks or TrueIndology, have cast aspersions on her legacy. These theories, devoid of credible evidence or historical basis, attempt to tarnish the reputation of this illustrious lady of dignity, love, and motherhood.

In the face of such groundless claims, it is essential for us as responsible citizens to approach such matters with discernment and caution. Spreading unfounded conspiracy theories can be immensely harmful, as they not only distort historical truths but also mislead and confuse the public. Savitri Bai Phule’s legacy deserves to be celebrated for the positive impact she made, rather than being clouded by baseless speculations.

When confronted with inappropriate or offensive comments made by individuals like BhardwajSpeaks or TrueIndology, it is crucial to remember that engaging in civil discourse and expressing disagreement responsibly is the mark of an enlightened society. Resorting to punishment should be in accordance with established laws and regulations, ensuring that justice is served with fairness and impartiality.

The concept of freedom of speech is a cornerstone of any democratic society, but it comes with a moral responsibility to wield it judiciously. It should never be a license to propagate hate speech, spread misinformation, or disseminate derogatory material about any individual or community. Responsible speech demands that we treat others with respect, sensitivity, and empathy, even in the context of historical discussions.

When citing academic materials or references, exercising care and understanding the context is vital to avoid misrepresenting the truth. Additionally, we must recognize that not all information is accurate or respectful, and it is incumbent upon us, as consumers of information, to verify sources and approach content critically.

In conclusion, fostering an environment of respectful and responsible speech, coupled with open and constructive dialogue, is of paramount importance. Such practices not only enrich our understanding of historical figures and events but also promote positive social change.

By upholding these principles, we can collectively combat misinformation and prejudice, contributing to the creation of a more inclusive, compassionate, and enlightened world. Let us remember the exceptional contributions of Savitri Bai Phule and honor her legacy with truth, dignity, and admiration.

इस राष्ट्र की दो धाराएं

Nagendra Pratap Singh
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इस राष्ट्र की दो धाराएं

जी हाँ मित्रों आज स्पष्ट रूप से आप देख सकते हैँ की इस राष्ट्र की दो धाराएं हैँ। पहली धारा जो भाजपा और आदरणीय प्रधानमंत्री जी के साथ है। दूसरी धारा जो भाजपा और प्रधानमंत्री जी के विरुद्ध है।

अब पहली धारा की चर्चा और परिचर्चा कर लेते हैँ।
इस धारा का नेतृत्व स्वयं करिश्माई व्यक्तित्व वाले, विश्व के आठ देशों (जिसमें रसिया, फ़्रांस और सऊदी अरब सम्मिलित हैँ) के द्वारा उनके देश के सर्वोच्च नागरिक के सम्मान से सम्मानित किये जाने वाले, संयुक्त राष्ट्र संघ के द्वारा चैंपियन आफ चैंपियन का सम्मान प्राप्त करने वाले और सम्पूर्ण विश्व में सर्वाधिक लोकप्रिय और सशक्त नेता आदरणीय श्री नरेंद्र दामोदरदास मोदी जी कर रहे हैँ।

सकारात्मकता के साथ सबका साथ सबका विकास इस धारा का मूल मंत्र है। इस धारा में बहने वाले लोगों का मुख्य उद्देश्य राष्ट्र का सम्पूर्ण विकास, अपनी संस्कृति, सभ्यता, भाषा और मूल प्रकृति का सरंक्षण और संवर्धन है। इस धारा के लोग राष्ट्र को प्रथम स्थान पर नागरिकों को दृतीय स्थान पर और अपनी अपनी पार्टियों को तीसरे स्थान पर रखते हैँ।

कर्मयोग और ईमानदारी इनके चरित्र की प्रमुख विशेषताएं हैँ।
विश्व में शांति स्थापित करने वाले एक मात्र आशा के रूप में स्थापित हो चुके हमारे प्रधानमंत्री जी के नेतृत्व में इस धारा के द्वारा देश का सर्वांगिड़ विकास हुआ है। शिक्षा, स्वास्थ्य, रक्षा, आवास, स्त्रिशक्ति, अध्यात्म,, संस्कृतिक, उद्योग और इंफ्रास्ट्रक्चर इत्यादि के क्षेत्रों आवश्यकतानुसार और समयानुसार अभूतपूर्व विकास हुआ है।

भ्र्ष्टाचार और परिवारवाद को जड़ से मिटाने के लिए इस धारा के लोग अनवरत प्रयासरत हैँ। इनके शासन काल में भारतीय सेना और अन्य सरकारी सुरक्षा एजेंसिया अपने पूरे दमखम के साथ कार्य कर रही हैँ।

इस धारा के लोग किसी चारित्रीक दुर्बलता के शिकार नहीं है। जैसे चन्द्रगुप्त विक्रमादित्य के दरबार में नौ रत्न हुआ करते थे, ठीक वैसे हि आदरणीय प्रधानमंत्री जी के कैबिनेट में भी नौ रत्न हैँ, जिनमें सबसे प्रमुख श्री नितिन गडकरी, श्री अमित शाह, श्री राजनाथ सिंह, श्री एस जयशंकर, श्रीमती निर्मला सीतारमण, और श्री अनुराग ठाकुर इत्यादि।

प्रधानमंत्री जी के राजधर्म से जनता संतुष्ट है।

अब आइये दूसरी धारा पर चर्चा और परिचर्चा कर लेते हैँ।
अब इस धारा का अस्तित्व केवल और केवल आदरणीय श्री नरेंद्र दामोदरदास मोदी जी और भाजपा के विरोध है।

इस धारा के अनेक नेतृत्वकर्ता हैँ, पर कोई भी प्रधानमंत्री के व्यक्तित्व, नेतृत्व, सदाचारिता, समाजिकता, राष्ट्रवाद और ईमानदारी के समक्ष खड़े हो सकने की स्थिति में नहीं है।

कांग्रेस:- इसका नेतृत्व एक हि परिवार के तिन धुरियों के मध्य बाँटा गया है। प्रथम श्री राहुल गाँधी: – ५० वर्ष के ऊपर का जीवन जी चूके हैँ। कई भ्र्ष्टाचार के अपराधिक मामले न्यायालयों में चल रहे हैँ। कुछ मानलों में जमानत पर छूटे हुए हैँ। अभी कुछ समय पूर्व हि देश के “मोदी” सरनेम वाले समुदाय का अपमान करने के कारण इनकी संसद सदस्य्ता भी चली गयी और गुजरात उच्च न्यायालय ने इनको दो वर्ष की दी गयी सजा को भी बरकरार रखा।

दृतीय:- राहुल गाँधी जी की माता श्रीमती सोनिया गाँधी: – ये भी भ्र्ष्टाचार के एक मामले में जमानत पर छुटी हुई हैँ। ये २००४ से २०१३ तक भारत की अघोषित शाशक थी। और इस काल के दौरान अनेक प्रकार के घोटाले किये गये, यंहा तक की भारतीय रुपये छापने वाली मशीन को भी पाकिस्तान को बेच दिया गया।

तृतीय:- प्रियंका गांधी :- ये रॉबर्ट वाड्रा की धर्मपत्नी, राहुल गांधी की बड़ी बहन और सोनिया गाँधी की बेटी हैँ। इनका राजनितिक परिचय केवल इतना है कि “इनकी नाक इनके दादी श्रीमती इंदिरा गांधी से मिलती है। इनके पति भी भ्र्ष्टाचार के आरोपी हैँ।

राष्ट्रीय जनता दल:- श्री लालू प्रसाद यादव और श्रीमती राबड़ी देवी को कौन नहीं जानता। चारा घोटाले में सजा काट चुके लालू जी ” लैंड फॉर जॉब्स मामले में जमानत पर हैँ, आज इनके पुत्र श्री तेजस्वी यादव के विरुद्ध भी इसी भ्र्ष्टाचार के मामले में Charge Sheet दाखिल की जा चुकी है।

आम आदमी पार्टी: – श्री अरविन्द केजरीवाल जी के नेतृत्व वाली ये पार्टी, अल्प समय में हि भ्र्ष्टाचार के चरमोत्कर्ष पर पहुंच चुकी है, इनका कोई नेता अपनी पत्नी को कुत्ते से कटवाने में, कोई राशन कार्ड बनाने के नाम पर महिला के साथ दुराचार करने में, कोई हरियाणा में दंगा कराने तो कोई दिल्ली में दंगा कराने, कोई शराब और शिक्षा घोटाले में तो कोई मनी लौंडरिंग के मामले में जेल की सजा काट चुका है, या फिर काट रहा है या जेल में बंद सजा मिलने की प्रतीक्षा कर रहा है। उम्मीद है श्री अरविन्द केजरीवाल जी शीघ्र हि इसी सूची में सम्मिलित हो जायँगे।

तृण मूल कांग्रेस:- ये ममता बनर्जी जी के घर की पार्टी है और इसके दूसरे सबसे प्रमुख सितारे हैँ वो ममता जी के भतीजे श्री अभिषेक बनर्जी। रोज वैली घोटाला, कोयला खनन घोटाला, शिक्षक भर्ती घोटाला इत्यादि जैसे कई घोटाले इस पार्टी के नेताओं द्वारा किये गये हैँ। कई पार्टी के नेता जेल की शोभा बढ़ा रहे हैँ। कट मनी लेकर भी जनता का कार्य ना करने वाले ये नेता और ई का नेतृत्व कैसा है, आप देख सकते हैँ। ममता बनर्जी जी के कार्यकाल में पश्चिम बंगाल प्रत्येक दिन अपने अस्तित्व को बचाने के लिए संघर्ष कर रहा है।

अब NCP महाराष्ट्र से श्री शरद पवार;
उत्तर प्रदेश से समाजवादी पार्टी के श्री अखिलेश यादव;
बिहार से श्री नितीश कुमार;
कर्नाटक के डी कुमारस्वामी;
केरल के कम्युनिस्ट तथा
तमिलनाडू से श्री स्टालीन सहित कुल २६ विपक्षी पार्टियां इस धारा में सम्मिलित हैँ।

इस धारा का दूसरा हिस्सा भी है, जिसमे तेलंगाना के ओवैसी और टी चंद्रशेखर राव तथा उत्तर प्रदेश से बहुजन समाज पार्टी की मुखिया सुश्री मायावती जी।

अब प्रश्न ये है, मित्रों जो धारा केवल भाजपा और मोदी विरोध के नकारात्मक विचार पर आधारित हो, वो भला राष्ट्र के भविष्य के बारे में कैसे सोच सकती है। इस नाकारतमकता के वशिभूत होकर ये कभी :-“संविधान बचाने”, कभी ” लोकतंत्र बचाने” तो कभी “देश बचाने” और फिर इनसे फुरसत मिलती है तो “मोहब्बत की दुकान” खोलने निकल पड़ते हैँ।

अब इस धारा की सबसे बड़ी विशेषता ये है कि कम से कम पांच प्रधानमंत्री पद के उम्मीदवारों को लेकर ये धारा बाह रही है। जी हाँ श्री शरद पवार, श्री नितीश कुमार, श्री अरविन्द केजरीवाल, सुश्री ममता बनर्जी और कांग्रेस के युवराज श्री राहुल गाँधी जी।

अब प्रश्न ये है कि इन पांचो में से कौन कौन अपनी महत्वकांछा पे विराम लगाएगा और किसी एक को अपना नेता चुनेगा। और इससे भी बड़ा प्रश्न ये है कि, इनमें से कौन है जिसका व्यक्तित्व आदरणीय श्री नरेन्द्र दामोदरदास मोदी जी के विश्वव्यापी व्यक्तित्व के समाने खड़े होने का साहस कर सकता है।

इस धारा की सबसे बड़ी विशेषता यह है कि “इनके पास ना तो सर्वमान्य नेता हैँ, ना नीति है, ना नियत है और ना कोई योजना है जो इस राष्ट्र के काम आये। इस धारा के लोग मुख्यत: अपने परिवार और स्वयं के अस्तित्व को बचाने हेतु एक साथ इकट्ठा भर हो गये हैँ, पर ये कितने समय तक एकत्र रहेंगे इसका उत्तर तो भविष्य के गर्भ में छिपा है।

वर्ष २०२४ के लोकसभा चुनाव में अब भारत की शानदार और जानदार विरासत वाली जनता जनार्दन को सोचना है, कि कौन् सी धारा उनके लिए और उनके भविष्य के लिए अत्यंत उपयोगी और महत्वपूर्ण साबित होगी।

जय हिंद।
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The War in Ukraine: A threat to global peace

Akhilesh Vats
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The War in Ukraine: A threat to global peace

The war in Ukraine is a tragedy that has already had a devastating impact on the country and its people. However, the war could also have a disastrous impact on the future of the world.

One of the most immediate risks is that the war could escalate into a wider conflict in Europe. If NATO forces become directly involved in the war, there is a risk that Russia could use nuclear weapons. This would have devastating consequences for Europe and the world.

Even if the war does not escalate into a wider conflict, it could still have a significant impact on the global economy. Energy prices have already skyrocketed, and there are concerns about a global food shortage. This could lead to economic instability and social unrest around the world.

The war is also having a negative impact on global security. It has undermined trust between Russia and the West, and it has emboldened other authoritarian regimes. This could lead to a more dangerous and unstable world in the years to come.

In addition to these immediate risks, the war in Ukraine could also have a long-term impact on the future of the world. The war has already led to a significant increase in nationalism and populism around the world. This could lead to a more divided and less cooperative world in the years to come.

The war in Ukraine is a reminder that peace is not something that can be taken for granted. It is something that must be fought for and defended. The world must come together to find a way to end the war in Ukraine and to prevent it from escalating into a wider conflict. We must also work to address the root causes of the war, such as the rise of nationalism and populism, in order to prevent future conflicts from happening.

The future of the world is uncertain, but the war in Ukraine has the potential to shape a disastrous future. It is important to be aware of the risks and to work to prevent the worst-case scenario from happening.

  • The war could lead to a breakdown of international law. 
    The war in Ukraine has already seen Russia violate international law on numerous occasions. If the war continues, it could lead to a further breakdown of international law, which would make it more difficult to resolve future conflicts peacefully.
  • The war could lead to a rise in extremism and terrorism. 
    The war in Ukraine has already created a breeding ground for extremism and terrorism. If the war continues, it could lead to a further rise in these threats, which could destabilize the world even further.
  • The war could lead to a loss of faith in democracy. 
    The war in Ukraine has already shaken people’s faith in democracy. If the war continues, it could lead to a further loss of faith in democracy, which could make it more difficult to build a more just and peaceful world.

These are just a few of the ways in which the war in Ukraine could shape a disastrous future. It is important to be aware of these risks and to work to prevent them from happening. We must come together to find a way to end the war in Ukraine and to build a more peaceful and just world.

Additional thoughts on the matter:

The war in Ukraine is a reminder that the world is still a dangerous place. We must not take peace for granted, and we must work to prevent future conflicts from happening.

The war in Ukraine is also a reminder of the importance of international cooperation. We must work together to address the root causes of conflict and to build a more peaceful and just world.

The war in Ukraine is a tragedy, but it is also an opportunity. We can learn from the mistakes that have been made and work to build a better future.

Kissinger’s “century”: Journey of his life

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Its May 27th, 1923 and the location is the city of Furth in Northern Bavaria of Germany. Let us examine the backdrop of this important date in retrospect. The world fresh from the first great war mostly oblivious to the impending cataclysm was a hotbed of ideas and individuals. To put things into perspective, Mussolini and Stalin weren’t a year old as the premiers of Italy and USSR, respectively. Adolf Hitler was half a year away from the famous Beer Hall Putsch which would fame him as the worldwide usurper.

The Lausanne treaty which disintegrated the 600 years old Ottoman Empire was awaiting its implementation. Technically, Ottoman Empire was alive. Sun Yat-Sen’s Kuomintang forged an alliance with Chinese Communist Party only to fight one of the bloodiest civil wars of all times, couple of decades later. What makes this date special?? It was on this day the former American Secretary of State, National Security Advisor, political theorist and unarguably one of the most prominent diplomats of the 20th century who completed 100 years of his life – Henry Alfred Kissinger was born.

Kissinger, a Jew fled the onslaught of Nazi Germany alongside his family in 1938 to the United States. An academic excellence, he received his education from Harvard University. Kissinger worked closely with Hans Morgenthau – who is considered to be the father of international relations. He had already started writing on the ideas of realpolitik, and even published a book named “A World Restored” which studied balance of power politics in post-Napoleonic Europe alongside excelling in study of world order post the Treaty of Westphalia, 1648 which promulgated the modern nation-state system.

Kissinger was the first man to use the word “legitimacy” in terms of acceptance and not justice as it is commonly confused for, by mentioning European politics and the five great powers post the Concert of Europe 1815. By 1968, Kissinger was already becoming popular due to his proximity to the Presidential candidate Nelson Rockefeller. It was around this time he met Richard Nixon. Nixon became the President of United States in 1969. Kissinger was appointed as the National Security Advisor.

It was his stint as the Secretary of State and National Security Advisor under Nixon that made him an international figure. With the Vietnam war raging, Kissinger favoured a negotiating strategy to sign an armistice between the Communist North Vietnam and US backed South Vietnam. Talks materialised and culminated in the Paris Peace Accords. Kissinger and Le Duc Tho won the Nobel peace prize making it the most polemical as the committee members felt that peace was still not restored in Vietnam. The prize was later returned back by Tho as the peace accords had visibly failed after the fall of Saigon in 1975.

Kissinger also openly supported Pakistan in the Bangladeshi war of liberation in 1971 often running contrary with India and Indira Gandhi. America withdrew on the accounts of strong Soviet backing to India. He pioneered the policy of ‘détente’, relaxing tensions with the Soviet Union and negotiating the Strategic Arms Limitations Talks (SALT 1 Treaty) and Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty with General Secretary of the Soviet Union, Leonid Brezhnev. Alongside, he also fostered close relations with other European allies. Kissinger’s highest point came during his 1972 visit to China.

This was the start of the famous “ping-pong” diplomacy. On the backdrop of the Sino-Soviet rift of the late 60s, Kissinger was received by Mao where he later laid the grounds for Richard Nixon’s visit to China, apparently the first by a US president.

The term “shuttle diplomacy” which means negotiating by a third party to solve disputes between two countries was also given fillip during Kissinger’s time. It was on display in the middle-east especially during the Yom Kippur War between Arabs and Israel of 1973 and the arrangement of Camp David Accords of 1979 which established peace between Israel and Egypt regarding the dispute of the Sinai Peninsula. Kissinger worked closely with Shah of Iran before the Islamic Revolution threw the Persian monarchy in 1979.

In Latin America, Operation Condor – series of CIA backed coups and assassinations of left-wing socialist leaders between 1975-1989 was launched. The most barbaric ones being the Chilean and Argentinian military coup under General Augusto Pinochet and General Jorge Videla, respectively. This step was seen more of an extension of the Truman doctrine which stated containing the communist take-overs in the Cold War era.  After the Watergate scandal which was a major humiliation and brought the downfall of Richard Nixon, Kissinger’s influence also diminished but he continued to play a major part in US foreign relations.

Kissinger has remained politically active throughout and is regarded having the potent-most diplomatic opinions in geopolitical issues that has grappled the world since. From the 1989 Tiananmen massacre, Yugoslav wars, US-Iran relations to the ongoing Russo-Ukraine crisis; his views are taken very seriously across the globe. Kissinger caused a stir in 2022 when he remarked that Ukrainians should prepare to cede some territories in order to reach a peace deal with Moscow invoked global criticism.

He is one of the major propagators of the idea of “Finlandization” referring to policy of strict neutrality of the smaller country vis-à-vis its powerful neighbour as seen in Finland’s relation with Soviet Union post World War second. He rendered the same advice to NATO and Ukraine back in 2014. The delicate balance of operation of policies was tested by the Ukrainian President in his series of “NATO-romance”, which as predicted by Kissinger infuriated Russians resulting in a full-scale mobilisation of troops from her side.

Considering his acumen in Chinese affairs, he has remained relevant and keeps giving insights on how to evade the conflict and approach the supercharged contemporary state of affairs between USA and China.

A realist with a dash of Machiavelli, Kissinger has never been new to controversies. Being a Jew, in a conversation with President Nixon he remarked – “the emigration of Jews from the Soviet Union is not an objective of American foreign policy, and if they put Jews into gas chambers in Soviet Union, it is not an American concern. Maybe a humanitarian concern”. Kissinger is often criticised on his role in curbing democratic institutions for diplomatic gains. Scholars for his actions in Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974 and Indonesian invasion of East Timor in 1975 term him as a “war criminal”.

He is also accused of turning a blind eye to the rise of Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia; an estimated 2 million people died in the pogrom. With his own flaws and faults, Kissinger has remained one of the tallest figures in the 20th century especially during the Cold War era. In a recent visit to China, Chinese President Xi Jinping addressed him as an “old friend”. At 50 in 1973, Kissinger was a friend to Mao, at 100 in 2023, he is a friend to Xi; which shows the longevity of his influence which is truly stupefying, to say the least.

His books “Diplomacy”, “World Order”, “On China” are no less than bibles of international relations and shows glaring glimpses of the astute and intellectual head that Kissinger carries. In-fact, one his books “Leadership” was released last year (Kissinger was 99!!). Kissinger’s list of most influential statesmen would fondly mention France’s Richelieu, Austria’s Metternich, British’s Castlereagh and Prussia’s Bismarck. For the world, it can safely conclude – “America’s Kissinger”!!!!

Al Qaeda and ISIS start resurfacing in Bangladesh

Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury
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Al Qaeda and ISIS start resurfacing in Bangladesh

As Bangladesh gears up for its next general election which is expected to be held by January 9, 2024, concerns over the resurgence of Islamist-jihadist conglomerates, spearheaded by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), have intensified. With the backing of certain Western nations, these elements are determined to unseat the current secularist Awami League government led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

The potential outcome of their success is alarming – a Bangladesh that could become a safe haven for Islamist militancy forces, including notorious terrorist organizations like the Islamic State (ISIS) and Al Qaeda. Recent arrests of key Al Qaeda figures in Bangladesh have shed light on the extent of their infiltration into the country, signaling a critical security challenge for both Bangladesh and neighboring India.

The arrest of Al Qaeda handler Abu Talha in Bangladesh

One of the significant apprehensions in Bangladesh’s fight against terrorism came to light in May 2023 when authorities arrested Ikramul Haque, alias Abu Talha, a prominent figure in Al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS). Abu Talha, a Bangladeshi citizen, had entered India on a tourist visa and then enrolled in the Deoband Seminary, where he began recruiting and training members for AQIS both in India and Bangladesh.

Reports indicate that Abu Talha’s wife, Faria Afrin, is also involved in the female wing of the terror group, emphasizing the depth of the organization’s network in the region.

Abu Talha’s arrest in Bangladesh triggered a series of arrests in India as well.

Indian law enforcement agencies apprehended more than 50 AQIS operatives, including some Bangladeshi nationals, in various states such as Assam, Gujarat, and Madhya Pradesh. The information gleaned from these arrests revealed that Abu Talha had successfully established 11 sleeper cells in India, located in Cooch Behar, Bhopal, Assam, Delhi, and Tamil Nadu.

These cells, comprising between five to eight members each, were reportedly involved in planning attacks, including the creation of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and preparations for suicide attacks.

Abu Talha’s revelations to the Dhaka Metropolitan Police also exposed connections between AQIS and Myanmar-based Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA). Moreover, the extremist group has reportedly managed to establish sleeper cells in Indian states of Kerala, Assam, and West Bengal, indicating a worrisome regional reach.

Furthermore, the confessions pointed to underground connections with several leaders of Hefazat-e-Islam (HeI), a hardline pro-Caliphate Islamist group in Bangladesh, suggesting an unsettling plot to carry out terrorist attacks within the country.

AQIS’s effective use of encrypted apps and the dark web for communication highlights the sophisticated nature of its operations. Abu Talha’s contact with other prominent Al Qaeda leaders, including Wasim Omar, raises concerns about the organization’s transnational network and potential cross-border collaboration.

The presence and activities of AQIS and other extremist groups in Bangladesh pose significant security challenges for both Bangladesh and India. If Islamist-jihadist forces manage to seize power in Bangladesh, it could become a safe haven for terrorist organizations like Al Qaeda and ISIS, jeopardizing the stability and security of the entire region.

Bangladesh must prioritize counterterrorism efforts, strengthen intelligence capabilities, and enhance cross-border cooperation with India and other neighboring countries to prevent the spread of extremism and militancy. The forthcoming general election in Bangladesh serves as a crucial juncture for the nation’s leaders to recommit themselves to safeguarding the country’s secular principles and upholding the safety of its citizens.

The growing influence and resurgence of Islamist-jihadist conglomerates, particularly within the ultra-Islamist Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), have raised grave concerns for both Bangladesh and India. The recent arrest of AQIS leader Abu Talha has shed light on the extent of Al Qaeda’s presence and activities in the region. Bangladesh and India must collaborate closely, sharing intelligence and resources to combat the rising threat of extremist ideologies and terrorist organizations.

Only through united efforts can both nations effectively tackle the challenge posed by Al Qaeda and ISIS and safeguard the peace and stability of the South Asian region.

The criminals of Manipur: No one burned Manipur?

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The criminals of Manipur: No one burned Manipur?

Manipur is the land of rich valleys surrounded by beautiful hills and lakes, a land of gentle people full of laughter and joy. Many legends tell us the origin of Manipur. One of the legends is that Krishna requested Shiva to keep a watch while he danced the Ras with Radha and Gopis. Parvati on seeing Shiva protecting a particular spot was curious to see what Shiva was protecting.

On her insistence, Shiva permitted her to see the Ras. She was so enamored by Krishna’s dance that she decided to perform the Ras with Shiva. Shiva searched for a place high and low for a beautiful and a secluded place for dancing the Ras with Parvati. He saw Manipur surrounded by mountains; its beautiful valleys covered by a sheet of water.

With his trident, he stuck the mountain ranges making a path for the water to flow out. The valley of Manipur emerged, and Shiva and Parvati danced on it. 

Manipur means the ‘land of gems’. This north-eastern state was described as the land of gold or ‘Suvarnabhu’. Manipur was a princely state under the British rule in 1891. A democratic form of government with Maharaja as the executive head was established in 194, under the Manipur Constitution act. This ruling family gave them a long peaceful era in which they developed their arts and crafts undisturbed. The territory became a full-fledged state with the integration on 21st January 1972.

The original inhabitants of Manipur belong to Meitei community which lives prominently in the valleys. Their language is Maiyitilon which is also known as the Manipuri language. Meitei community is a prominent community of Manipur, and it has a history of prosperous heritage. This community has ruled Manipur for about 2000 years, from 33AD to 1949.

This dynasty is the one with the longest duration of rule in the whole world. Meitei community worships Krishna. The philosophical tradition of Chaitanya Gaudiya encompasses the Meitei perception. They breathe the Sanatana continuity. The history of the Meitei society, their customs, traditions, religious beliefs, art, culture and rich literature are laid down in their old manuscripts like ‘Leithak Leikharol’.

In 1901, 96% of the Manipuri people followed Hinduism and predominantly majority of them were Meiteis. In the coming decades which followed influx of Kuki-Chin people from erstwhile Burma and continuous conversions sponsored by churches reduced their numbers to 41.39% in 2011. The Kuki-Chin people relate their traces from erstwhile Burma and were brought by the Britishers to fight Nagas in the region.

41.29% of people identified themselves as Christians in 2011 majorly Nagas and Kukis. Whereas, a small no. of Meiteis also follow Christianity and Islam. Meitei Muslims trace their origin with the confluence of Mughal soldiers and Meitei women. Meiteis were recognized tribe before the merger of Manipur with the Indian federation in 1949, their status was dropped as they were not included in the ST list prepared according to the article 342 of the Indian constitution.

Moreover, Meiteis face discrimination in terms of land resources as 90% of the land is reserved for the Kuki-Naga tribes. Naga-Kukis predominantly live in the mountainous regions and do opium farming. The current Manipur government’s crackdown on the opium farming and their networks to Myanmar has resulted in widespread resentment. According to government reports the most number of criminals arrested in drug cases are Kukis followed by Muslims.

The government has destroyed drugs worth Rs 1888 crore since 2017. In addition, the mountainous region is conserved under the clause 371© of the Indian constitution and private property is strictly banned. But with the passage of time the Kuki-Nagas had occupied these protected lands by installing huts and the missionaries had made hut roofed churches.

The current government’s stiff action of occupying the government lands again and demolishing these illegal structures added to the case. Violence triggered with the Kuki community attacking Meitei establishments in Churachandpur during the Tribal Solidarity March took by the Naga-Kukis to protest against the inclusion of Meiteis as tribes. This led to the cabinet withdraw the SOo agreement with the Kuki National Army and the Zomi Revolutionary Army.

In a series of events the Kukis killed dozens of Meiteis in Churachandpur which led to the evacuation of Meiteis from the region. The violence spread to other areas of Manipur as well, armed Kuki militants killed many innocent Meiteis. Due to some stiff opposition in the Meitei dominated areas some Kukis were killed too.

We have already seen such a struggle in Mizoram. Around 50000 ‘Bru-Riyang’ Hindus were driven off in a fortnight by Mizo churches, Christians and criminals. They are still living a migrant life in Tripura. It has come to the notice that the current violence is being triggered and financed by the insurgents in Myanmar and west sponsored churches. The primary motive of the violence is to wipe out the beautiful culture of northeast, the great tribal customs of the Meiteis on the lines of how the churches wiped the ancient culture of Nagas in the northeast.

The Kuki-Chin militants on the lines of their masters have now started demanding separate statehood for Kukis by dividing Manipur which has also been condemned by many Naga groups in Manipur. There is a popular estimate that if 1961 is set as the base year for identification of illegal immigrants then atleast 80% of the Kukis must be deported back to Myanmar, this is the reason why NRC was being protested by the same Kukis.

The main perpetrators behind the violence are Kuki National Army (KNA), the Zomi Revolutionary Army (ZRA) and insurgents from Myanmar who are the main beneficiaries in the opium trade.

All in all, violence should not act as the medium to demonstrate the demands of any community. Any inhuman activity should be condemned in all the circles and the government should ensure strict punishments to the ones who advocate militancy and hate crimes. The constitution of India calls for equal rights and say for every community in decision making and provides support to the impoverished ones.

The Meitei community has faced oppression in Manipur being the original residents of Manipur is a fact. The violence must stop immediately, and the civil society should sit on the tables with the state government and ensure that both the communities agree to the government’s attempt to bring peace in Manipur.

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