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केवल जन आन्दोलन से प्लास्टिक मुक्ति अधूरी कोशिश होगी

वैसे तो विज्ञान के सहारे मनुष्य ने पाषाण युग से लेकर आज तक मानव जीवन सरल और सुगम करने के लिए एक बहुत लंबा सफर तय किया है। इस दौरान उसने एक से एक वो उपलब्धियाँ हासिल कीं जो अस्तित्व में आने से पहले केवल कल्पना लगती थीं फिर चाहे वो बिजली से चलने वाला बल्ब हो या टीवी फोन रेल हवाईजहाज कंप्यूटर इंटरनेट कुछ भी हो ये सभी अविष्कार वर्तमान सभ्यता को एक नई ऊंचाई, एक नया आकाश देकर मानव के जीवन में क्रांतिकारी बदलाव का कारण बने।

1907 में जब पहली बार प्रयोगशाला में कृत्रिम “प्लास्टिक” की खोज हुई तो इसके आविष्कारक बकलैंड ने कहा था, “अगर मैं गलत नहीं हूँ तो मेरा ये अविष्कार एक नए भविष्य की रचना करेगा।” और ऐसा हुआ भी, उस वक्त प्रसिद्ध पत्रिका टाइम ने अपने मुख्य पृष्ठ पर लियो बकलैंड की तसवीर छापी थी और उनकी फोटो के साथ लिखा था, “ये ना जलेगा और ना पिघलेगा।” और जब 80 के दशक में धीरे धीरे पॉलीथिन की थैलियों ने कपड़े के थैलों, जूट के बैग, कागज के लिफाफों की जगह लेनी शुरू की हर आदमी मंत्र मुग्ध था। हर रंग में, हर नाप में, इससे बनी थैलियों में चाहे जितने वजन का सामान डाल लो फटने का टेंशन नहीं इनसे बने कप कटोरियों में जितनी गरम चाय कॉफी या सब्जी डाल लो हाथ जलने या फैलने का डर नहीं। सामान ढोना है, खराब होने या भीगने से से बचाना है, पन्नी है ना! बिजली के तार को छूना है लेकिन बिजली के झटके से बचना है प्लास्टिक की इंसुलेशन है ना! खुद वजन में बेहद हल्की परंतु वजन सहने की बेजोड़ क्षमता वाली एक ऐसी चीज हमारे हाथ लग गई थी जो लागभग हमारी हर मुश्किल का समाधान थी, हमारे हर सवाल का जवाब थी, यही नहीं, वो सस्ती सुंदर और टिकाऊ भी थी,यानी कुल मिलाकर लाजवाब थी।

लेकिन किसे पता था कि आधुनिक विज्ञान के एक वरदान के रूप में हमारे जीवन का हिस्सा बन जाने वाला यह प्लास्टिक एक दिन मानव जीवन ही नहीं सम्पूर्ण पर्यावरण के लिए भी बहुत बड़ा अभिशाप बन जाएगा। “यह न जलेगा न पिघलेगा” जो इसका सबसे बड़ा गुण था, वही इसका सबसे बड़ा अवगुण बन जाएगा। जी हाँ आज जिन प्लास्टिक की थैलियों में हम बाजार से सामान लाकर आधे घंटे के इस्तेमाल के बाद ही फेंक देते हैं उन्हें नष्ट होने में हज़ारों साल लग जाते हैं। इतना ही नहीं इस दौरान वो जहाँ भी रहें मिट्टी में या पानी में अपने विषैले तत्व आस पास के वातावरण में छोड़ती रहती हैं। नवीन शोधों में पर्यावरण और मानव जीवन को प्लास्टिक से होने वाले हानिकारक प्रभावों के सामने आने के बाद आज विश्व का लगभग हर देश इसके इस्तेमाल को सीमित करने की दिशा में कदम उठाने लगा है। भारत सरकार ने भी देशवासियों से सिंगल यूज़ प्लास्टिक यानी एक बार प्रयोग किए जाने वाले प्लास्टिक का उपयोग बन्द करने का आह्वान किया। इससे पहले 2018 विश्व पर्यावरण दिवस की थीम ” बीट प्लास्टिक पॉल्युशन” की मेजबानी करते हुए भी भारत ने विश्व समुदाय से सिंगल यूज़ प्लास्टिक से मुक्त होने की अपील की थी। लेकिन जिस प्रकार से आज प्लास्टिक हमारी दैनिक दिनचर्या का ही हिस्सा बन गया है सिंगल यूज़ प्लास्टिक का उपयोग पूर्णतः बन्द हो जाना तब तक संभव नहीं है जब तक इसमें जनभागीदारी ना हो। क्योंकि आज मानव जीवन में प्लास्टिक की घुसपैठ कितनी ज्यादा है इस विषय पर “प्लास्टिक: अ टॉक्सिक लव स्टोरी” अर्थात प्लास्टिक, एक जहरीली प्रेम कथा, के द्वारा लेखिका सुजैन फ्रीनकेल ने बताने की कोशिश की है।

इस किताब में उन्होंने अपने एक दिन की दिनचर्या के बारे में लिखा है कि वे 24 घंटे में ऐसी कितनी चीजों के संपर्क में आईं जो प्लास्टिक की बनी हुई थीं। इनमें प्लास्टिक के लाइट स्विच, टॉयलेट सीट,टूथब्रश, टूथपेस्ट ट्यूब जैसी 196 चीज़े थीं जबकि गैर प्लास्टिक चीजों की संख्या 102 थी। यानी स्थिति समझी जा सकती है। लेकिन जब हम जनभागीदारी की बात करते हैं तो जागरूकता एक अहम विषय बन जाता है। कानून द्वारा प्रतिबंधित करना या उपयोग करने पर जुर्माना लगाना इसका हल ना होकर लोगों का स्वेच्छा से इसका उपयोग नहीं करना होता है और यह तभी सम्भव होगा जब वो इसके प्रयोग से होने वाले दुष्प्रभावों को समझेंगे और जानेंगे। अगर आप समझ रहे हैं कि यह एक असंभव लक्ष्य है तो आप गलत हैं। यह लक्ष्य मुश्किल हो सकता है लेकिन असम्भव नहीं इसे साबित किया है हमारे ही देश के एक राज्य ने। जी हां सिक्किम में लोगों को प्लास्टिक का इस्तेमाल करने पर जुर्माना ना लगाकर बल्कि उससे होने वाली बीमारियों के बारे में अवगत कराया गया और धीरे धीरे जब लोगों ने स्वेच्छा से इसका प्रयोग कम कर लिया तो राज्य में कानून बनाकर इसे प्रतिबंधित किया गया। और सिक्किम भारत का पहला राज्य बना जिसने प्लास्टिक से बनी डिस्पोजल बैग और सिंगल यूज़ प्लास्टिक की बोतलों पर बैन लगाया।

दरअसल प्लास्टिक के दो पक्ष हैं। एक वह जो हमारे जीवन को सुविधाजनक बनाने की दृष्टि से उपयोगी है तो उसका दूसरा पक्ष स्वास्थ्य की दृष्टि से प्रदूषण फैलने वाला एक ऐसा हानिकारक तत्व जिसे रिसायकल करके दोबारा उपयोग में तो लाया जा सकता है लेकिन नष्ट नहीं किया जा सकता। अगर इसे नष्ट करने के लिए जलाया जाता है तो अत्यंत हानिकारक विषैले रसायनों को उत्सर्जित करता है, अगर मिट्टी में गाढ़ा जाता है तो हजारों हज़ारों साल यों ही दबा रहेगा अधिक से अधिक ताप से छोटे छोटे कणों में टूट जाएगा लेकिन पूर्ण रूप से नष्ट नहीं होगा। अगर समुद्र में डाला जाए तो वहाँ भी केवल समय के साथ छोटे छोटे टुकड़ों में टूट कर पानी को प्रदूषित करता है। इसलिए विश्व भर में ऐसे प्लास्टिक के प्रयोग को कम करने की कोशिश की जा रही है जो दोबारा इस्तेमाल में नहीं आ सकता। वर्तमान में केवल उसी प्लास्टिक के उपयोग को बढ़ावा दिया जा रहा है जिसे रिसायकल करके उपयोग में लाया जा सकता है।

लेकिन अगर हम सोचते हैं कि इस तरह से पर्यावरण को नुकसान नहीं पहुंचा रहा तो हम गलत हैं क्योंकि इसे रिसायकल करने के लिए इसे पहले पिघलाना पड़ता है और उसके बाद भी उससे वो ही चीज़ दोबारा नहीं बन सकती बल्कि उससे कम गुणवत्ता वाली वस्तु ही बन सकती है और इस पूरी प्रक्रिया में नए प्लास्टिक से एक नई वस्तु बनाने के मुकाबले उसे रिसायकल करने में 80% अधिक उर्जा का उपयोग होता है साथ ही विषैले रसायनों की उत्पत्ति। किंतु बात केवल यहीं खत्म नहीं होती। अनेक रिसर्च में यह बात सामने आई है कि चाहे कोई भी प्लास्टिक हो वो अल्ट्रावॉयलेट किरणों के संपर्क में पिघलने लगता है। अमेरिका की स्टेट यूनिवर्सिटी के शोधकर्ताओं ने भारत के अलावा चीन अमेरिका ब्राज़ील इंडोनेशिया केन्या लेबनान मेक्सिको और थाईलैंड में बेची जा रही 11 ब्रांडों की 250 बोतलों का परीक्षण किया। 2018 के इस अध्ययन के अनुसार बोतलबंद पानी के 90% नमूनों में प्लास्टिक के अवशेष पाए गए। सभी ब्रांडों के एक लीटर पानी में औसतन 325 प्लास्टिक के कण मिले। अपने भीतर संग्रहित जल को दूषित करने के अलावा एक बार इस्तेमाल हो जाने के बाद ये स्वयं कितने कचरे में तब्दील हो जाती हैं इसका अंदाज़ा इसी बात से लगाया जा सकता है कि वर्ष 2016 में पूरी दुनिया में 480 अरब प्लास्टिक बोतलें खरीदी गईं।

आंकलन है कि दुनिया में हर मिनट 10 लाख प्लास्टिक बोतलें खरीदी जाती हैं जिनमें से 50% कचरा बन जाती हैं। हाल के कुछ सालों में सीरप, टॉनिक जैसी दवाइयाँ भी प्लास्टिक पैकिंग में बेची जाने लगी हैं क्योंकि एक तो यह शीशियों से सस्ती पड़ती हैं दूसरा टूटने का खतरा भी नहीं होता। लेकिन प्लास्टिक में स्टोर किए जाने के कारण इन दवाइयों के प्रतिकूल असर सामने आने लगे हैं। प्लास्टिक से होने वाले खतरों से जुड़ी चेतावनी जारी करते हुए वैज्ञानिकों ने बताया है कि प्लास्टिक की चीजों में रखे गए भोज्य पदार्थों से कैंसर और भ्रूण के विकास में बाधा संवत कई बीमारियों का खतरा बढ़ जाता है। स्पष्ट है कि वर्तमान में जिस कृत्रिम प्लास्टिक का उपयोग हो रहा है वो अपने उत्पादन से लेकर इस्तेमाल तक सभी अवस्थाओं में पर्यावरण के लिए खतरनाक है। लेकिन जिस प्रकार से आज हमारी जीवनशैली प्लास्टिक की आदि हो चुकी है इससे छुटकारा पाना ना तो आसान है और ना ही यह इसका कोई व्यवहारिक हल है। इसे व्यवहारिक बनाने के लिए लोगों के सामने प्लास्टिक का एक बेहतर विकल्प प्रस्तुत करना होगा।

दरअसल समझने वाली बात यह है कि कृत्रिम प्लास्टिक बायो डिग्रेडेबल नहीं है इसलिए हानिकारक है लेकिन बायोडिग्रेडेबल प्लास्टिक भी बनाया जा सकता है। इसकी अनेक किसमें हैं जैसे बायोपोल, बायोडिग्रेडेबल पॉलिएस्टर एकोलेक्स, एकोजेहआर आदि या फिर बायो प्लास्टिक जो शाकाहारी तेल, मक्का स्टार्च, मटर स्टार्च, जैसे जैव ईंधन स्रोतों से प्राप्त किया जा सकता है जो कचरे में सूर्य के प्रकाश, पानी,नमी, बैक्टेरिया,एंजायमों,वायु के घर्षण, और सड़न कीटों की मदद से 47 से 90 दिनों में खत्म होकर मिट्टी में घुल जाए लेकिन यह महंगा पड़ता है इसलिए कंपनियां इसे नहीं बनातीं। इसलिए सरकारों को सिंगल यूज़ प्लास्टिक ही नहीं बल्कि पर्यावरण को नुकसान पहुंचाने वाले हर प्रकार के नॉन बायोडिग्रेडेबल प्लास्टिक का उपयोग ही नहीं निर्माण भी पूर्णतः प्रतिबंधित करके केवल बायोडिग्रेडेबल प्लास्टिक के निर्माण और उपयोग को बढ़ावा देना चाहिए। इससे जब कपड़े अथवा जूट के थैलों और प्लास्टिक के थैलों की कीमत में होने वाली असमानता दूर होगी तो प्लास्टिक की कम कीमत के कारण उसके प्रति लोगों का आकर्षण भी कम होगा और उसका इस्तेमाल भी।

विश्व पर्यावरण संरक्षण मूलभूत ढाँचे में बदलाव किए बिना केवल जनांदोलन से हासिल करने की सरकारों की अपेक्षा एक अधूरी कोशिश है। इसे पूर्णतः तभी हासिल किया जा सकता है जब कि प्लास्टिक बनाने वाले उद्योग भी अपने कच्चे उत्पाद में बदलाव लाकर कृत्रिम प्लास्टिक बनाना ही बन्द कर दें और केवल बायोडिग्रेडेबल प्लास्टिक का ही निर्माण करें। अगर हमारी सरकारें प्लास्टिक के प्रयोग से पर्यावरण को होने वाले नुकसान से ईमानदारी से लड़ना चाहती हैं तो उन्हें हर प्रकार का वो प्लास्टिक जो बिना पर्यावरण को नुकसान पहुंचाए नष्ट नहीं होता है उसके निर्माण पर औधोगिक प्रतिबंध लगाकर केवल बायोडिग्रेडेबल प्लास्टिक के निर्माण को बढ़ावा देना होगा न कि आमजन से उसका उपयोग नहीं करने की अपील।
डॉ नीलम महेंद्र
(लेखिका वरिष्ठ स्तंभकार हैं)

Howdy Modi: Advantage India

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Howdy Modi: Advantage India

‘Howdy Modi’ rally in Houston Texas was attended by more than 60000 Indian Americans. Many an American Senators, irrespective of party affiliations and senior members of US Administration were also present. It is pertinent to note that senior and prominent Democrats like Steny Hoyer and John Carnyn (Who chose to attend Modi’s function rather his wife’s birthday) also graced the occasion despite being in political opposition to President Trump. Prime Minister Modi emerged to be a super star even when the world famous rock stars of ‘Rolling Stones’ and ‘Metallica’ were performing on the stage. This was the biggest ever showing to felicitate a foreign head of the government in USA.

Despite the super success on all concerned matters on this show, few important policy guidelines were spelt out which could well prove to be harbinger of the new dynamic and pragmatic partnership between India and US on the world stage. However, anti-Indian growth story preachers (many in Pakistan) and Modi bashers at home pronounced this event as ‘public relation exercise’ by President Trump to garner the votes from imperium and preeminent Indian American community for impending elections in the USA.

On landing at Houston, PM Modi was received by Director Trade and International Affairs, Christopher Olson, US Ambassador to India, Kenneth Juster and host of US administration officials. Before the final event, Modi had numerous meetings and informal dialogues with myriad organisations. During his address, PM Modi was articulate enough to present the likely controversial subjects i.e Article 370, Islamic radicalisation of Kashmir and diverse issues in India including Hindu majority rhetoric by Pakistan etc in a very pre-emptively convincing manner. He was successful in addressing all issues to cater for the audience in USA in front of a humongous crowd as well as his audience back home and other parts of world.

PM Modi had round table conference with 17 global energy companies operating in 150 countries with a yearly budget of one trillion $. CEOs of Tellurian and Petronet signed MOUs with India for five million tonnes of LNG through equity investments. PM Modi also met a delegation of American Sikhs who requested Modi for resolving few post 1984 riots issues and even demanded that the IGI airport at New Delhi should be renamed as Guru Nanak Dev International Airport. PM Modi addressed a gathering of Kashmiri Pundits settled in USA and apprised them the nuances of post de operationalisation of Article 370. One of them even kissed PM Modi to thank him on behalf of seven lacs  displaced Kashmiri Pundits. PM even had a dialogue with a congregation of Bohra Muslims who conveyed their gratitude to him for association with Syedna Sahib during his visit to Indore last year.

On the side lines of UNGA sessions, PM Modi had an extensive discussions on social, economic, military and diplomatic co-operations with the heads of island states in Indo Pacific Island Summit. He also addressed the Climate Summit wherein Indian was one of the early speakers and spelt out many initiatives to assume leadership of the ‘clean energy’ programme by the UN. India has embarked on the initiative to produce one Terawatt clean energy by 2020 besides gifting a solar power generation plant for UNHQ in New York. It has deployed 193 solar panels on roof of UNHQ building dedicating one panel each to all 193 member countries of UN. He also presented the case for inclusion of India in Nuclear Suppliers Group for production of clean energy.

PM Modi was also awarded ‘Global Goalkeeper Award ‘by Bill Gates foundation acknowledging the usefulness of ‘Swatch Bharat Campaign’. Many countries have been persuaded to start this campaign in their respective countries to make it and international movement worldwide.  Indian delegation under the leadership of PM Modi is also on the verge of an economic agreement with USA on Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) and Tariffs. GSP is little different from MNF and this could pave a road to optimum utilisation of Indian Markets and resources for mutual benefits to USA and India while proving to be an effective counter to burgeoning might of China worldwide.

Few of Modi initiatives spelt out above herald a new USA –India strategic partnership which is based on President Trump proposition of “shared Dreams and Bright Future” which is a precursor to peace and prosperity not only for Indian but the entire South Asia and Indo Pacific Region. PM Modi has been able to make the policy makers to understand the enormity and relevance of security of national borders and deleterious toxoid Islamic Terrorism Philosophy spreading around the world. This has led to a confluence of ideas to combat it in a holistic manner in partnership with USA. President Trump also made it clear that the strides made by India in outer space i.e. Chanderyaan project and anti-satellite missile etc are a real giant leaps by Indian scientists and USA will like to partner with India in all such programmes. He also desired similar cooperation in cyber space programmes. As opined by Mohammed Rizwan, a noted journalist and policy analysist in conversation with Tahir Aslam Gora, “this is a major milestone successfully anchored by PM Modi in bumpy history of Indo-US Relations”. The growing alliance between USA and India is also a public manifestation of the desires expressed by then President George W Bush way back in 2003.

PM Modi and President Trump have signalled to the world in no uncertain terms that the origins of all forms of Terror Jihad perpetrated by Al Quada, ISIS, Talibans and all other ‘Tanzeens’ finds its roots in Pakistan. Though during his meet with Pak PM Imran Khan, President Donald Trump dodged the question from a reporter and pointed his figure towards Iran as epicentre of terror for obvious reasons. During the 13 minutes meet between Pak PM and President Trump, Pak PM was almost a passive spectator and used written (for the first time) text whenever he chose to speak. President Trump made it amply clear to all present that USA has embarked on a ‘DECISIVE’ journey to eliminate terror and its perpetrators from this planet without naming US partnership with India in this campaign.

In a question by a Pakistani reporter on alleged Human Right violations in Kashmir post de operationalisation of Article 370, he was assiduous enough to debunk him to realms of an imaginary world implying his support to the happenings in Kashmir Valley, while negating the fake new reporting by Pakistani press. This also assumes importance in wake of numerous admissions by Pakistan PM in a meeting with Mr Richard Haass at Council on Foreign Affairs New York wherein he almost accepted the fact that all terror organisations were trained by Pakistan. He also conceded that post 9/11, it was a mistake for Pakistan to have joined USA in the war against terror.

Post WW II, a lot of organisations, treaties and groupings were formed but due to ever-changing nature of diplomatic, military and economic paradigms in terms of security and peace, new prerogatives are emerging which have global ramifications. USA feels uncomfortable to achieve its national objectives due to meteoric rise of China post collapse of USSR. It natural blood brothers i.e. Britain and EU who are origins of US population, are not interested or their respective geographic location does not augur well to have an alliances which can counter fast growing influence of China in Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean.

Thus, India emerges as natural partner to USA owing to its size, location, market potential and the strides it has made in all fields including space and cyber world, especially in INDO-PACIFIC region. As regard position on Kashmir, PM Modi will reveal to the world the real position of Kashmir on 27 September in UNGA busting the ‘fake news’ lies. Even EU supports India on Kashmir. PM Modi has multifarious agenda of bilateral and multilateral engagements during this trip.

Pakistan, on the other hand, does not appear to have any agenda for UNGA except Kashmir. As Pak PM Imran Khan puts it during his address in Council of Foreign Affairs “I have enough on my hands with hostile Iran, Afghanistan in the West and India in the East”. But question should be asked by the public in Pakistan as to what led to this catastrophe? Could Pakistan have followed a line of peaceful coexistence and prosperity by not being the originator of fundamentalist Islam and thereby being the ‘Father of Islamic Terror’ all over the world? Dependence on ‘Islamic Terror Factory’ may be because of Soviet invasion of Afghanistan or then President of Pakistan Zia ul Haq’s ‘OP TOPAC’ against India (to bleed India by thousand cuts). Notwithstanding their chosen ideology or economic compulsions, Pakistan today stands isolated on the international stage. The economy has taken a serious hit and Allah’s sword by way of the Inspectors of FATF (meeting will be held in mid Oct) hangs over Pakistan’s head which will seriously jeopardise their balance of payments position.

Coupled with active insurgencies and blatant HR violations using sophisticated air assets in Khyber Pakhtunwa, Gilgit Baltistan, Baluchistan and Sind, it can be surmised that Pakistan has lot more on its head than few policy makers in Pakistan will like to believe. World is staring at Pakistan asking it to stop the Terror Factory.  Presently, to give a verifiable proof to the world, Pakistan can, least, do is to elimate the likes of Hafiz Sayed, Masood Azhar, Lakvi, Dawood Abraham and others. He can also decimate its Taliban terror network of in Khyber Pakhtoonwa on Afghanistan border. Ostrich like attitude in Pakistan will not work today as a no of sane voices, crushed & coerced earlier, have begun to rise in Pakistan.

On the other hand, India is emerging as natural partner to USA in its fight against terror. As President Trump put it “PM Modi is ‘Father of India’ and will take care of radical Islam”. Even US Secretary of State in his major policy speech said “Modi Hai to Munkin Hai’. Besides, India has entered onto  numerous security & economic alliances at all levels, be in ‘look East policy’, Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Australia, India , Japan and USA), JAI, CRI or its effort to connect International North South Trade Corridor(INSTAC) with Indian Ocean via Chahabar Port. India is in no hurry to solve Kashmir problem at International level where as Pakistan is.

The reason for the same is very simple. India today has an edge over Pakistan in every sphere be it diplomatic, economic, military, scientific, social, political and all perimeters of human index. Present, international crusade started my PM Modi to assert India’s lost prestige over the centuries is well on track. That why IT’S ADVANTAGE INDIA.

BRIGADIER(DR) VIJAY SAGAR DHEMAN,PhD

India’s elevation

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India’s elevation

Article 370 abrogation created political tremor in the country. Some people supported it and
some opposed it. Time will tell whether it leads to a deteriorated situation or will it help in
poverty eradication and Kashmir’s development. On the other hand, if we look at the international community reaction, the situation is in favor of India from the USA to Russia including Gulf region. In diplomacy, no country will support us freely. For every support, many things such as lobbying take place through back door. Based on country interest they decide whether to support or not.

Gulf countries have changed their policy on the Kashmir issue. Earlier they were inclined towards Pakistan, now they are neutral. It won’t be a surprise, if they change their stand to the support of India in the future on this matter. All of this is because of India’s billion-dollar market. Major countries in the region including Pakistan’s close allies are also mute on Kashmir move. UAE went a step ahead and called the move as “India’s Internal matter”. It’s a drastic change of the country’s foreign policy in South Asia since Independence. UAE’s support to India could be caused by many reasons like Modi’s personal relation with Al Nahayan, respecting 42% of Indian diaspora in UAE, big trade with India (India has become the 2nd largest trade partner), etc.

Saudi Arabia’s silence on this issue has many reasons including Saudi investments in India. Some major investments are also under planning, Saudi Aramco is interested to purchase 20% of RIL refining and petrochemicals business. Saudi Arabia occupied second place in crude oil exports to India after Iraq. After RIL deal, it may emerge as the largest crude oil exporter to India. Another one is Saudi led Aramco and UAE led Adnoc with India’s IOCL, BPCL, and HPCL together planning to set up new refinery plant at Ratnagiri in India’s western state of Maharashtra with 44 billion USD.

Though Pakistan is a neighbour to Iran and these two countries share common interests like Balochistan issue, peace in Afghanistan and handling Taliban etc, circumstances are forcing Iran to take a neutral stand. Since India is one of the biggest markets for Iran crude oil and India is investing in Chabahar port which is expected to give strong competition to Chinese Gwadar port in Pakistan.

Russia is India’s all-time friend. Since Independence, Russia backed India on several occasions including the 1971 India-Pakistan war. After Soviet Union dissolution, India started importing arms from western countries. Russia is the biggest arms supplier to India, including latest agreement on S-400 missiles. Though we are importing arms from western countries, Russia supported India’s move, called it as “constitutional change” and also suggested Pakistan “solve the Kashmir issue bilaterally”. Earlier Russia also supported India’s airstrike in Balkot and 2016 surgical strikes.

Though the USA’s stand on Kashmir is “Bilateral issue”, ambiguous statements came from
US Presidents. Earlier Obama and now Trump have shown interest to offer mediation on the Kashmir issue. There may be many reasons behind president statements and offering to mediate. Pakistan might put pressure on the USA for better Afghan peace process deal, as a comfortable exit from Afghan is difficult for the USA without Pakistan support. On the other hand, the USA is one of the important strategic friends to India in the present world. USA has backed India in many cases, like India’s MTCR membership, Masood Azhar’s ban and more, and India also needs USA’s support in future for example to counter China, getting into NSG club, UNSC permanent bid and for putting pressure on Pakistan to stop state-sponsored terrorism.

Due to Brexit, Germany’s economic struggle, Italy and Greece’s financial recession, France’s
slowdown made European union voiceless in the world compared to earlier years. Still, they are major economies in the world and a couple of them are P-5 members. Imran Khan expected much support from Boris Johnson, but Boris was mute. Germany and France did not make any statement on Article 370 abrogation yet. But they back India’s stand on the Kashmir issue. France is one of the closest allies to India in Europe. France was one of the few countries in the world which supported India’s Pokhran II.

In South Asia, many countries supported India’s move and called move as “India’s internal
matter”, other than Pakistan no country in South Asia would go against India’s interest because
of many reasons. India is a big power in the region and many economies in the region like Bhutan, Nepal, and Bangladesh depend on India. After Ibu took oath in last November, Maldives is backing India steps, respecting India’s opinions and considering India’s concerns. The current government in Srilanka welcomed India’s move and appreciated making Ladakh as separate Union territory only region with Buddhist majority.

On behalf of its friend, China has requested UNSC to conduct closed room meeting on Kashmir
issue after more than 50 years. However, the result of the closed room meet is almost zero. Nowadays, China is a bit aggressive against India. It did not support India to ban Masood Azhar as a global terrorist for a long time, It is stopping India’s candidature in NSG, violating India’s sovereignty by helping CPEC. China’s move to UNSC on Article 370 abrogation is also a violation of India’s sovereignty. With all these moves China might hurt bilateral relations. When it is not ready to respect India’s sovereignty, why should India respect China’s?

Now, the time has come to rethink New Delhi’s approach towards Beijing. Upto some extent, New Delhi should consider expressing concern on the South China issue, Taiwan or Hong Kong issue. If New Delhi’s approach does not change towards Beijing, it will not be a surprise, if China says Kashmir is not a bilateral issue.

Author: Venkatakrishna, Research scholar at IIT Varanasi, Past Mastres student at IIT Madras

मैं और तथाकथित सेकुलरिज्म

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रियल लाइफ और सोशल साइट्स पर दोनों ही जगह मेरे बहुत से दोस्त अपने आपको अक्सर ज्यादा सेक्युलर और मुझे संघी और या मोदी भक्त का तमगा देते रहते हैं. परन्तु उन सभी दोस्तों का कुछ मामलो में व्यवहार, चाहे मामला अफज़ल का हो, इसरत का हो कसाब का हो या याकूब मेनन का हो, या बटला हाउस का हो, कही से भी सेक्युलर नहीं होता.

उनके लिए अगर एनकाउंटर किया तो मोदी की पुलिस ने निर्दोष को मारा (स्टेट टेररिज्म) चाहे वो एनकाउंटर दिल्ली में कांग्रेस राज़ में ही क्यों न हुआ हो बाद में ये पता चले की वो निर्दोष नहीं थे. तो फिर लॉजिक (स्टेट किलिंग) एनकाउंटर क्यों किया, गिरफ्तार करना था (इसरत) अगर गिरफ्तार करके सज़ा दे कोर्ट तो उनका लॉजिक- कोर्ट बिक आया है (अफज़ल, याकूब, कसाब) ये जुडिशल किलिंग है. अगर सुप्रीम कोर्ट बार बार सुनवाई के बाद फांसी दे, और राष्ट्रपति भी माफ़ ना करे तो ये सब हिन्दुओं की चाल है, ये सब आरएसएस माइंडेड हैं.

भाई चाहते क्या हो इस देश में? वही, जो जे ऐन यू में भारत की बर्बादी के नारे लग रहे थे और ये तथाकथित स्वघोषित सेक्युलर इसे अभ्व्यक्ति की आज़ादी बता रहे थे.और फिर ये भी कहते हो की मोदी राज़ में बहुत इनटॉलेरेंस हो गई गई? और कितना टॉलरेन्स चाहिए इन्हे? देश के और टुकड़े करने देने का टॉलरेंस? अगर इनटॉलेरेंस होता तो ये कर पाते? पंजाब में भिंडरवाला को फिर से हीरो बनाने की चाल चली जा रही है, केवल वोट क लिए? अफज़ल, इसरत, याकूब को हीरो बना दिया. केवल वोट के लिए?

मोदी हेटिंग में इतने अंधे हो चुके हैं की ना अपना भला दिख रहा है ना देश का. और अगर ये इनका सेकुलरिज्म है, तो ये सेक्युलरसिम इन्हे मुबारक. कल को मैं  मोदी सप्पोर्टर रहूँ ना रहूँ पर इन जैसा सेक्युलर नहीं बन सकता.

I will take a selfie too

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I will take a selfie too

A teenager took the world by a storm because he dared to ask two big world leaders for a selfie. Was this storm in the tea-cup? I ask India Today and Times Now. Do you really have no important news to telecast other than making the teenager a hero because he dared to take a selfie with the big leaders? When we are at this stage that we are criticizing selfies and people who are busy with selfies, this teenager is being made a celebrity for his act of taking the selfie.

How am I supposed to explain my younger generation about selfies? Should I tell them that selfies are bad but selfies with important personalities are good, so make sure to take a selfie when you get a chance to meet a celebrity or world leader because it can make you a star overnight! We hear about selfies becoming detrimental to people’s lives because they forget to live in the moment because they are busy taking and posting selfies at various occasions and in various situations. Everything comes with positive and negative effects.

Did we not break a protocol by asking the world leaders for a selfie? The two world leaders were extremely polite and courteous in obliging the teenager for his request, but aren’t we supposed to be courteous in greeting the world leaders and maintaining the etiquette in their presence? Is the teenager being applauded for not maintaining the etiquette?

Cruelty of Aurangzeb and foolish tolerance of Hindus

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Cruelty of Aurangzeb and foolish tolerance of Hindus

Those who think that Aurangzeb was the only tyrant and barbaric Muslim invader are mistaken. We know more about barbarism of Aurangzeb because at that time Hindu forces became more powerful and wrote history more extensively.

Aurangzeb is regarded as more pious Muslim than other Mughals because he banned alcohol in royal premises and did not like music and dancing like his predecessors.

One should remember that Muslim invaders were unable to rule bigger part of India at a time. Let us not think that Hindus lost each and every war. We won some wars that is why we are still Hindus.

Persian writing script got changed into Arabic script because they got fully conquered by Arabic Islam!

You must remember that when Sunni Iran was captured by Safavid dynasty it became Shia nation.

Some Western historians like Audrey Truschkey are painting romantic and kind picture of Aurangzeb. One must remember that Western invaders always fired Islam as bullets on India. They bombard Iraq but shower compassion and love for Muslims of India.

Aurangzeb, his life and hatred for Hindus.

Aurangzeb was sixth Mughal and son of Shah Jahan. Everyone knows that Shah Jahan was captured by his son. He did not enjoy luxurious life is the only foolish argument given to defend barbarism of Aurangzeb. Most of his photos shows that he wore crown with white pearls. It clearly shows that he had no austere life. In 1686 he imprisoned prince Muazzam.

Aurangzeb was not the only Mughal ruler who imposed Jaziya tax. Even Babur and Humayun did the same. Due to invasion of Afghan tribes and Hemu, Mughal realized that it’s not wise to continue jaziya on Hindus and let us fool them by playing Doha and Sufi music.

Readers must understand Hegemony- It’s brute power along with legitimacy creation through music, dance and other institutions.

Some historians also claim that he issued royal decrees on how to convert Hindus into Muslims. Aurangzeb in his initial days got convinced that they had grip over India and they could butcher Hindus.

Chhatrpati Shivaji defeated forces sent by Aurangzeb. It was then the Mughal started realizing that they could not continue their intense Hindu massacre and conversion policy and hence,relaxed their policy due to heavy political compulsions.

India needs nationalism to save herself

shalini06
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India needs nationalism to save herself

The nationalism which India bears today is the product of the repetitive bigotry and propaganda of the left parties and congress. Knowingly, unknowingly, they are in the same team with the Jihadis who have worked to break and destroy our country for the “good “ of mankind. False claims, victimhood politics, and paid media have led millions to believe that they are secular when actually they just blindfolded by rhetorics used as tools to brainwash them. Islamofascism plays a major role in the series of suicide blasts, genocide, and fear among not only Indians but people across borders.

Islamofascists use delusionalists who call themselves leftists as barricades to hamper the peace and prosperity of any nation. Islamofascists aren’t fond of leftists either. All these anti-national forces together have contributed to creating self-doubt and de-root Indians from their rich history, culture, tradition, and civilization. Twisted histories and inter-twirled narratives have been passed on for ages to make Indians especially the Hindus forget all atrocities and genocide against them. Paranoid leftists have continuously tried to create war-hysteria and civil war-like situations to obstruct the passage of development in India.

Yes, this new nationalistic fervor is much needed and much adieu. However, this nationalism should not be confused with nationalism at any other time or space. It is peculiar because it is both secular and patriotic in nature. It is a natural reaction and a quest to save India and her deep cultural roots. Indian nationalism is unique because Indian nationalists include Hindus, Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists, Jews and other tribes fighting brainwashed people of their own community. Indian nationalism is not one community against other communities. It is, in fact, more secular than people who call themselves seculars. It is, in fact, more feminist than people who call themselves feminists. It is a conflict between the proud patriotic and the self-pitting, cribbing, duped mob who use religion as a tool to instigate others and de-root their links with the very country they were born in.

The nationalistic movement is a new era akin to the independence movements. This movement is a change of psychological and social subjugation of citizens since the independence under Congress’s government. Repetitive, unexplained, manipulated lies have been told to the masses to present a negative image of everyone and everything which directly or indirectly is associated with the identity of being Indian. Such an attempt to brainwash people cannot be ignored and has been reciprocated too. It is for the first time that Indian people feel confident in their roots and stand against everyone who call themselves liberals and fundamentalists. It is the new age where India has influenced politics elsewhere in the world. Indians after a long time have faith in their government and look for a brighter future. The nationalism which engulfs the Indians today is a revolution. It is an era of awakening and an uprising from amalgamated Marxist ideologies mixed with corrupt political democratic parties and Islamic lobby.

Shalini Sharma
Assistant Profesor
Amity University, Lucknow

Policy paralysis- Pakistan foreign policy

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Policy paralysis- Pakistan foreign policy

“Foreign policy of Pakistan is an utter failure as Pakistan is losing its credibility in the international polity” was the statement in a hard hitting, over passionate and immaculately worded speech made by Raza Rabbani former Chairman Senate of Pakistan, in a joint session of Parliament of Pakistan, post –abrogation of Article 370 in Kashmir by Modi Government.

The abrogation of Article 370 has taken Pakistan by strategic surprise. This is yet another harbinger of major shifts in the stand of Indian policy makers and the executive. Modi Government has demonstrated its resolve and has announced to the world that ”enough is enough” and “now no more” as regard the integration of J&K with Indian union is concerned . The fiery and acrimonious attack by Raza Rabbani on the Pakistan Government in the joint session of Pak Parliament is testimony to this fact. The speakers convinced the audience that Pakistan foreign policy indeed has failed.

Discreet analysis of the recent happenings, in light of what Modi Government achieved which no other Government in India dared to even think of in last 72 years, one finds an astronomical rise in the clout of India in the international community. Many erstwhile equations have changed due to rapid economical, technological, space and social surges in India. On the other hand, Pakistan’s polity suffered major setbacks on account of poor economy, imbalances in civil polity, rise of unprofessionalism in the Army leadership, curtailment of rights of Media, marginalisation of Judiciary, radicalisation and subversion of its democratic institutions and finally astronomical surge in perpetration of terrorism across the world.   Pakistan, today, appears to have lost plausible credibility in the policy drawing board of the world.

The Modi Government’s action of 05 Aug 2019 may have been the outcome of Pakistan’s successful  actions of settling Sunni Muslims in areas of FATA, Gilgit and Baltistan (Pakistan administered Kashmir) to change the demography of the of the region coupled with its action to bring Gilgit &Baltistan under direct federal control of Islamabad in Feb 2018 . There was no response to these blatant violations of UN resolutions by Pakistan from any quarter. However, Modi Government’s bold action to do a similar action has blown up the minds of Pakistani foreign policy makers. This covert alacrity by Pakistan and overt bold steps by India has made ‘line of control’ a de facto international border.

This has proved to be a serious setback to Pakistan establishment as enumerated by Hassan Nissar in TV interviews. He was vociferous in his belief that National Security Establishment has acted like a novice body with no regard to the national interests of Pakistan. He also slammed the Prime Minister’s (read Army) irate action of determining the foreign policy objectives not by an elected parliamentary panel but by a body that cares little for real long term national interests. It is apparent that the powers to be in Pakistan have sacrificed national interests and promoted their own personal interests, dealings and friendships with the respective powerful personalities in the countries with international influence. This is the reason that majority of ex rulers of Pakistan, politicians or the Army Generals are either employed or living abroad in full associative luxuries looked after by their foreign patrons.

As a result the foreign policy of Pakistan serves only the objectives of foreign powers and Pakistan has been reduced to be a ‘CLIENT STATE’ either to US, China or Saudi Arabia. The causes espoused by Pakistan foreign policy in various spheres are neither co-operative nor noble. Successive military and quasi political regimes have resorted to the personal, ideological and short term agenda which has made the Pakistan emerge as unreliable, taciturn and deceitful entity in the eyes of the world.

United States of America was a loyal supporter but Pak’s flip-flop on Taliban/Afghanistan issue, while receiving the aid in dollars, has raised serious concerns in the minds of US policy makers. They hoodwinked the US administration on the bogey of peace in Afghanistan and restoration of human rights of Kashmiris. Pakistan’s overdependence with revealed impudence on Taliban card and Kashmir bogey has been exposed and US has practically stopped the aid and now is very selective in deals with Pakistan.

Saudi Arabia also had trusted Pakistan for because of its geostrategic location, strategic appraisal and Islamic Wahabi ideology. Initially, Pakistan aided Saudi scheme with an effective balance on Shia Iran and promotion of  the spread of Wahabi culture in the region by way of hosting various regional organisations like Al Quada, ISIS, a large no of jamaats/tanzeems etc. However, the alleged secret intimation about Osama bin laden to United States leading to his abduction and execution, crackdown on Saudi Arabian supported terror groups etc, made it wary of Pakistan. Tacit refusal to join the coalition force lead by Saudi Arabia against Yemen earned Pakistan, the Saudi ire. Hence no credible support on Kashmir incident, flawlessly executed by Modi Government, from Saudi Arabia vindicates the obvious.

China, considered to be an all-weather ally, has huge stake in its BRI project i.e. CPEC in Pakistan. China has invested more than $62 billion in the project and is now facing the wrath of dissident elements against its projects in Gilgit-Baltistan-Khyber Pakhtunwa and very poignantly in Baluchistan. The inability of Pakistani establishment to provide security to the Chinese projects, manpower and material has irked them to a great deal. To rub the salt in the lacerating wounds of Chinese psyche, Pakistan has begun voicing the line of ”RENEGOTIATING THE CHINESE PROJECTS IN PAKISTAN”. This is in wake of the fact that they too may suffer the same fate as Sri Lanka in Hambantota. Recent half hearted approach of China in informal closed door United Nations Security Council meeting on Kashmir spells out the change in trends in Pakistan –China foreign policy initiative.

Russia has not forgotten the Pakistan supported, abetted and operated Taliban Campaign to subvert its Afghanistan Campaign. Today it badly needs buyers for its Oil and Gas, defence hardware and other products. Pakistan’s economy is too feeble  to be a prospective buyer. It hinges only on aids/credit purchases. This in wake of India’s orders for S400 air defence missile system and negotiations for S500 air defence missile system and SU 35 fifth generation fighters, has compelled Russia to revive old terms of Russia-India engagements. Under the present dispensation, what can Pakistan foreign policy achieve against India.

Japan is still reeling under the painful acts of Talibans and the ISI backed fundamentalists destroying centuries old Buddha temples in Afghanistan. The tall relics of Buddha were blown up by Pakistan supported Talibans with bombs. Thus, a powerful economy like Japan is reluctant to even display any sympathetic attitude towards Pakistan.

Iran, a Shia state, though ideologically at variance, has been needled by Pakistani establishment in its covert/overt support to the subversive elements on its Eastern borders. Pakistan ubiquitous silence on Iran’s sanctions by USA does not auger well for the Iranian establishment.

Turkey, though, overtly in support of Pakistan has enough of its own problems. Its not so strong economy, anti USA shift and Pro Russia stance is keeping it at bay vis a vis Pakistan.

Malaysian Prime Minister, Dr Mahathir Bin Mohammad too has decided not to feed /flog the irate dead horse and is trying to keep away from the hallucinations emanating from the Pakistan in the name of Islam.

Pakistan even antagonised the entire civilised world by unequivocal support to Iraqi, Syrian, Iranian and North Korean Nuclear programs in full public view. It also has overtly declared itself as Anti Israel Lobbyist. Even though, it has no confrontation with Israel in direct terms except ideological differences on religious lines, yet it remains a bone of contention in the eyes of numerous powerful, economically strong and opinion shaper countries (who are strong friends of Israel) in the world stage.

As strongly advocated by Raza Rabbani in Pakistan Parliament, Pakistan has to redefine its foreign policy objectives which should be in interest of Pakistan’s economy, polity, society and an entity as a whole. It should not aim at satiating the personal interests/gains of the rulers in power whether they are army generals, politicians or other so called intellectual hawks.

Brigadier (DR) Vijay Sagar Dheman

Old guards, Young Turks, Gentlemen of Leisure, Kadult, Kidult Leadership…… problem of congress is not treatable

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Old guards, Young Turks, Gentlemen of Leisure, Kadult, Kidult Leadership…… problem of congress is not treatable

The problem of congress party is not simple or is related with not in power. Not every congress aspires for electoral power. Many do compete to be in the corridor to power than be in power as MLA or MP or Minister etc., and some in the party do fight unto death to remain in the visible range of the family as the best sycophant ever the family can have. But the interesting point is that although the colour and flavour of the aspiration of different groups in congress may look different like some wants to become MLA or MP or President of the state unit or be in the corridor to power or be a well-recognized sycophant, the ultimate goal of all of them is same.

When one enjoys power as either MLA or MP or Minister or favourite of the family or in the corridor of power, all of them can wield power, according to the niche each one occupies.

The biggest problem of congress is not the fight between old guard and young leaders or the problem of changing to the tune of time and political reality. The some of the old guards are looking for power to them or to their children and are therefore quite clear about it and for them whether the party is led by kidult dynast or his mother both are fine as their goal is clear. Even the sister of the dynast or the son-in-law of the family is fine. All they want is power, meaning be an MLA or MP or Minister.

But the problem of those sitting in the corridor of power and competing to prove loyalty through extreme display of sycophancy to the family are quite different. For them only the family should control the party and not anyone else with proven merit and mass base. All those sitting in the corridor to power and as sycophants, they wants to retain their power and that necessarily not comes to them from electoral gain. Only when the party loses power all these sycophants and those sitting in corridor to power can be useful otherwise only those who won the election will be holding the whip. Therefore those gentlemen of leisure would be happy if congress loses for a while so that they shall remain relevant and not those got defeated in the election.

The unfortunate part is that no one is attending the kidult, kadult dynast and giving his some sense. Instead of teaching good politics, the dynast must be taught about how to have common sense, how to free from hate and negativity mongering, how not to utter something and display ignorance, unintelligence and rightly said so the TIME magazine ‘Un-Teachable cult.

Congress men know what really ails them the most and how to treat it. But unfortunately it is difficult to treat because the doctor who attempts to treat the disease of the congress would be the first one to fall victim to the disease, it means, he or she if voice out against the stupidities of the dynast would be removed from the party. All those who had have the power to get party ticket to contest election in the party have power only to fill the exchequer of the party but the real power lies in the hands of those sitting in the corridor of power and those proven sycophants.

The above obvious reasons really pushing all those congress leaders who want to contest election and win to join other parties while the most un-winnable lot are turning out as most efficient and capable sycophants, singing and composing songs for the family in different ragas.

We must recognise the absolute truth that the dynast shall remain kadult and kidult as he is deeply suffering from Peter pan syndrome which looks like congenital in origin. Therefore treating the dynast is not possible but what the congress party can do is, to isolate him, insulate him from public appearance and prevent him from displaying his deep seated ignorance and negative state of mind against Modi.

With the support of tukde tukde gangs, kidult leadership, club sycophants and gentlemen of leisure in congress wants grab power in India which not going to be possible for congress party.

Modi has transformed India, elated the social, economic, educational and philosophical status of millions of poor people in India, proved to the people how to take India forward with governance is free from corruption, nepotism, dynastic politics. People of India must continue to support Modi to save India from all those divisive forces which wants to grab power to loot the nation whereas Modi wants to achieve sab ka vikas and corruption free India.

पहले इंसान बन जा

Yatish Kumar
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पहले इंसान बन जा

सोचता हूँ की इस समाज में रहकर क्या मिला केवल एक पहचानI मेरा भारतीय समाज के प्रति प्रेम बहुत है परन्तु कहीं न कहीं कुछ खालीपन है कुछ छुटा छुटा सा लगता है की कुछ झूट बोला जा रहा हैI मैं बात कर रहा हूँ देश में जातिगत भेदभाव की समस्या कीI

हाँ टॉपिक नया नहीं है परन्तु कभी सुलझा भी नहीं है, सब इस बारे में निबंध की भाषा में प्रवचन देंगे की ऐसा करना चाहिए वैसा करना चाहिए परन्तु दिल से सब यही सोचते हैं की मेरा वाला (जाति) ही सबसे अच्छा है, उच्च है, पवित्र है, सर्वोत्तम हैI मैं  एक महान पुरुष हूँ जो इस जाति में जन्म लिया, या मैंने इस जाति में जन्म लेके एहसान किया हैI मेरी एक प्यारी आंटी हैं जो कहती हैं की हम फलाना आत से है परन्तु हम एक क्षत्रिय है, बस लिखते नहीं है, पर हम क्षत्रिय खुद को बोल सकते हैंI कमाल की बाते करती हैंI आंटी जात को लेके अलग ही दुनिया में जीती हैंI बेटे की शादी जात में होगी फिर लड़की वालो से उपहार (समझे की नहीं)I परन्तु उनका लड़का कुछ अलग चाहता था प्रेम विवाह अलग जात मेंI आंटी हो गयी नाराज़, बहुत खरी खोटी सुनाई  बेटे को, उसने शादी भी कर ली, अब घर से बेटे का हुक्का पानी बंद हैI

मैं हमेशा से अपने आस पास के लोगो से ये पूछना चाहता था की क्या जात ही इसान की असली पहचान है? क्या जात से इंसान बुरा या अच्छा बनता है? क्या एक व्यक्ति बिना किसी वैमनस्य के किसी अन्य जात के व्यक्ति से विवाह नहीं कर सकता?भारतीय समाज में अभी भी इतने बदलावों के बावजूद हमेशा जात को इतना महत्त्व क्यों? क्यों  इंसानियत, अच्छाई, परोपकार, अच्छी आदत इत्यादि को प्राथमिकता क्यों नहीं दी जाती है, क्या ये किसी व्यक्ति के अच्छे इंसान होने की निशानी नहीं है? क्या सिर्फ एक ही जात में पैदा होके ही हम उस समाज की सारी आवश्यकता पूर्ण कर सकते हैं? हम क्यों ऐसा मानते है की मेरा समाज (जात ) ही मेरी दुनिया है जिसमे अन्य किसी का प्रवेश एक जघन्य अपराध है , किसने मुझे ये हक दिया की  मैं ही चुनाव करूँगा की सामने वाला कैसा है, और अगर वो दुसरे जात का है तो पक्का उसे मई कटघरे में खड़ा करूँगा I क्या हम उस वैदिक सभ्यता को भूल गये है जहा एक ही परिवार में ब्राम्हण, क्षत्रिय, वैश्य, इत्यादि रहते थे, जहाँ जाति नहीं वर्ण व्यवस्था  थी, क्या हम एक दुसरे से खुद को अलग दिखने की दौड़ में इतने कट्टर हो गये की इंसानियत ही भूल गए?

जीवन अच्छा जीना, मानव मात्र का कल्याण करना, सबकी सेवा करना, सर्वे भवन्ति सुखिनः वाला श्लोक कहा जाता है जब अपने जात की बात आती है, क्या यही है हम जो अधूरे ज्ञान या कहे तो खोखले व्यक्तित्व के साथ हम जी रहे हैं, सामाजिक समरसता की बात करते हुए हम कब एक ऐसे दानव में बदल जाते हैं जो किसी का भी खून सिर्फ इसी बात पे पी सकता है की उस फलाने ने मेरे जात का अपमान किया है, कुछ अप्पत्तिजनक कहा हैI मेरे जात की लड़की से विवाह किया हैI क्या एक समाज के रूप में हम भारतीय इतने कमजोर हैं की आज तक उस कब्र में जा चुकी जात पात की संस्कृति को जीवित रखे हुए हैं, जिसका कोई सम्बन्ध एक सफल जीवन जीने से बिलकुल भी नहीं है क्यूँ हम अपनी पहचान एक विशेष समुदाय से होने पर ही खुद को बड़ा मानते हैंI

माना की जातीय परंपरा एक भाग हैं भारतीय समाज काI परन्तु ये जातीय परंपरा कम और अंतरजातीय संघर्ष ज्यादा प्रतीत होता हैI भारत में लोग जात के नाम पर भीड़ जाते है, मार दिए जाते हैंI फायदे भी है की गैस एजेंसी वाला भैया लाइन में लगने नहीं देता क्यूंकि वो आपके जात वाला है जल्दी सिलिंडर मिल जायेगाI मेरे क्षेत्र में तो कहते हैं की फलाना जात की लड़की से शादी किया है वो टोनही (जादूगरनी) है! बताओ आँखों का खेल देखो उसे तो जादूगरनी दिख जाती है अन्धविश्वास मेंI असल में हाँ ये अन्धविश्वास ही है जो हम खुद एक दुसरे को मोतियाबिंद की तरह बाँट रहे हैं, फिर उसी से अंधे होकर एक दुसरे का गला काट रहे हैं, लड़ रहे हैं, बाट रहे हैं, समरसता सिर्फ नाम मात्र की रह गयी है, बचा है केवल अन्धविश्वास, केवल दिखावा, केवल अहम् की मैं ही हूँ सर्वशक्तिमान जातीय पुरुषI मैं ही हूँ जो पहचान करेगा असली व्यक्तिमात्र की जो इस संसार में रहने योग्य हैI बाकि सब तुछ्य प्राणी हमारी सेवा के लिए हैI

इतनी छोटी से धरती, जिसमे 75% पानी है, में कहाँ कहाँ भटको गे इतने अहंकार को एक दिन सब कुछ भस्म होके CARBON हो जायेगाI बेहतर है की एक इंसान बनो, जब MARS में रहेंगे तब कौन सी जात वाला पहले जायेगा इस आधार पर चयन नहीं होगा परन्तु इंसानियत और योग्यता ही पैमाना है अच्छे जीवन का, प्यार का, समरसता का, एकता का, आत्मसुख काI

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