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Victory of Modi is victory of truth and good governance and defeat of negative politics of dynast

S Ranganathan
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Victory of Modi is victory of truth and good governance and defeat of negative politics of dynast

Victory of Modi is victory of truth, dharma, honesty, development centric governance, corruption and scam free governance, governance free of nepotism and dynastic politics, agenda of sab ka vikas, national security and in brief the victory of Modi is as same as the victory and arrival of Ram Rajya.

Time is up for all the divisive forces, negative forces, the gangs that are engaged in negative politics, gangs that were selling lies and falsehood must introspect and must turn towards development and progress of India. Instead of engaging in negative politics, they must submit themselves to the good and corruption free governance of Modi and must make India a super power under the leadership of Modi.

The Tukde Tukde gangs must recognize the truth that the victory of Modi is victory of India and victory for development and corruption free governance. By promoting the meaningless, meritless and un-teachable dynast would be like how Maricha was forced by Ravan to go to Sita in disguise as golden deer to divert Lord Ram from Sita so that Ravan can abduct Sita to Lanka.  Although Maricha did not agree to Ravan initially but finally did so for Ravan fearing the death and it is better to die at the hands of Lord Ram than by evil Ravan.

Every political party must realize the absolute truth that Indians are extremely angry with the corrupt, scam filled, misrule of UPA 1 and 2 and how one family has destroyed India since independence. Indians have witnessed, experienced and were party and partners in the good governance of Modi. India has developed and prospered marvelously in the last 5 years under Modi and India has surpassed all odds and achieved sab ka vikas and national security.

Punishing all those evil forces is also Raj Dharma and therefore the second term of Modi must ensure speedy disposal of all corruption cases and must ensure punishment to all those scamsters who looted India. The punishment to the scamsters should cause fear in all politicians in India even to think of corrupt practices.

Regional politics must wane out and national awakening must take place with the ethos and philosophy of one India. People must abandon regional parties that refuse to join the mission of one India and instead they play with the emotions and sentiments of regionalism in a veiled separatist politics.

Thanks to millions and millions of people who voted for Modi, India is in the safe hands of Modi and BJP, although the states like Tamil Nadu has voted to defeat the development of the state by electing DMK.

The defeat of several so called prominent leaders of congress party and the family of HD Dev Gowda and Lalu Prasad Yadav clearly reveals the truth that India has grown beyond the imagination of all those dynastic parties and people are gaining wisdom under Modi’s rule so that fooling them anymore is not going to be that easy.

Defeat of the dynast in Amethi is not just a political defeat but it is the strong message of India to all those dynastic parties and naamdaars who play politics just with their family name and glory. Hereon such dynasts cannot take India for granted or can treat India as their family property.

The victory of Modi also sends a clear message that the cultural identity of India – Hinduism cannot be trampled or maligned for political benefit and minority appeasement is not going to work. National vision, philosophy of one India, patriotism, development, cultural integration with India’s ethos – Hinduism, divinity, honesty, sense of responsibility and accountability etc., the opposition parties must develop and promote.

India is the land of Lord Ram and Lord Krishna, India is the land of Saint Valmiki and Vyasa, India is the land of several great sages, scholars, scientists, freedom fighters and now the same India has gifted an extraordinary leader and a great Prime Minister – Modi to people.

It is always believed that strong opposition is necessary for healthy democracy. But good governance, governance free of corruption, nepotism and dynastic politics will automatically vanquish opposition and there is no need for any opposition in such situation is the truth Modi has proved through his victory.

Need for the hour is that people must wish long and health life for Modi while congratulating him so that Modi will continue as our dear Prime Minister for many more years to take India to glory and success.

S Ranganathan

A kind of Messiah

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A kind of Messiah

Somewhere in Jan 2014 having a lunch conversation with family over the state of affairs of the country which was riddled with scams and corruptions, we argued that, if this country even had a chance. Then Prime Minster had told that in collation darma you have to close your eyes to lot of things, inferring to the ‘sab chalta hai’ attitude of this country. And as they say the nation is defined by its leaders and the public by large had accepted this and also wanted to vote for a person who provides the maximum benefits to himself or its family – “Mujko Kya Milega?”. An essential quid pro quo equation.

Then in May 2014, this country was tired of all Congress for once and all. And voted for BJP and they called it as a “Modi Wave” election which made Narendra Damodar Das Modi the Prime Minster of this nation. I was one of the ones who were very passionate about the changes he will bring this to the nation but then I had this friend from Gujarat who said “Kuch nahi karega who, Main toh vote congress ko diya tha.” Well, it’s a democracy and everyone has its opinion but because he was from Gujarat, it raised self doubts on my choice. But the heart always said he is the right man for this nation.

From 2014 and 2019, he has worked non-stop from range of issues affecting this nation and trying to bring about a definite change as a nation on how we work and how we think. Will not get into his policies and the deep impact it will have over the decades but the sheer hardwork and overcoming resistance from Babus who had a ‘certain’ way of doing things is something which is remarkable. Over the years there is a notion the government employees are of certain type and you need to do X-Y-Z to get your work done, and that is changing. Won’t say that has changed 100% but we are getting there, after all its a 70 year old practice which he is trying to bring the change around.

It would be colossal mistake to judge the impact of Modi thru the structural reforms one can see  or from the state of the economy or thru the prism of poverty elevation, those all stats are incidental to the idea of (Modi’s) India. The Modi impact should be seen from the sheer change of thinking which has come about – from “Mujko Kya Milega?” to “Desh ke liye kiya acha hai”.  This is a Paradigm shift. Breaking the cast and religion barriers which were built in our society over the past 7 decades.

“ It was of the greatest moment, and consequence, that they should believe in him when he came, for they could receive no   benefit from him without believing him to be their Messiah. ”
– Elias Hicks

Over the last century, only a few leaders in the world have captured the interest of the nation in this euphoric way. This only happens when the people of the nation truly believes in the leader and that he is there only for the betterment of the nation and will not profit even a cent from his position. If this believe is engraved in the mind of the nation then he become a kind of Messiah. For many, Modi is one of those rare Messiah which this nation was craving for eternity.

Its May 2019, having another political conversation with the family over the lunch and we discussed the state of affairs of the country and we all are kind of proud of where we are and also we talked about how the future of the India is so bright. Its was kind of discussion which gives you Goosebumps for sheer how beautiful the future looks.

From 2014 to 2019 the nation has begun to crawl, its matter of time, we will walk and then run.

It is all because, we trust in a man who is a kind of Messiah.

PS: Another conversation with my Guju friend before the elections and he told me “Agar koi karega toh Modi hi karega.” Another shift in thinking?

2019 elections remain bizarre

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2019 elections remain bizarre

Everything in this round of general elections remains strange. When the exit polls trends started circulating in the media, there were criticisms. As not all the people were wholly agreed with the poll’s results going in the NDA’s favor in such a way. However, after the results started surfacing it has been absolutely confirmed that the electronic voting machine meant for every vote Modi.

The EVM has now been defined something in a new approved way as the results testified it. The saffron dominates over every other color in the rainbow on the political horizon. Just as the field where saffron is cultivated brings tears to one’s eyes, so as the results in favor of the saffron party has brought tears to opposition parties’ every politician.

Unflinching confidence in Narendra Modi was one factor while the Hindu card also played big wonders in the elections. This can’t be negated at all. If that not so how has the Congress president Rahul Gandhi registered a big victory in Kerala? He secured votes of the majority communities too. This was clear from the views expressed by the party’s senior leader Ramesh Chennithala. The Congress party’s moderate stand was supported by the Hindus.

Despite BJP’s fight for Sabarimala issue, it did not fetch Hindu votes as Chennitala pointed out adding that this alienation earned the support of the minority and the majority people alike. Victories by firebrand Hindu leaders in different states show a role of Hindu card in the elections.

As a result that caused his win by a mammoth margin of 4,31,195 Lakh votes. Not only has that significant eminence, but this record victory also erased the year 2014 record of E Ahmad of Indian Union Muslim League. The Congress failed to clear the blot of Muslim party in Hindi heartland and its leaders had to lick defeats. Even Rahul Gandhi could not escape in his traditional bastion Amethi. He was defeated by none other than the candidate whom he had once defeated in the year 2014 parliamentary elections.

Rahul Gandhi’s physical presence was presumed to be more appealing at Wayanad in Kerala. But how has he at one constituency energized the party devoted workers across? His victory margin was quite big in Kerala and failed to bring just the same tempo in Uttar Pradesh. When would he be able to prove himself up to the towering stature of great-grandfather and grandmother? The BJP leader Narendra Modi has obviously equaled their record in this episode of general elections.

Indian Poll League – 2019

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Indian Poll League – 2019

In India, Cricket is a religion. It would be interesting to keep aside all the religions for a moment and stick to just one religion – Cricket and view the Elections-2019 from the perspective of a cricket fan, the Indian Poll League – 2019.

Teams – In this IPL-2019, the participating teams are NDA, UPA, TMC, TDP, BJD, BSP, SP, TRS, YSRCP, NC, PDP, AAP, CPI & CPM.

In IPL-2019, NDA is playing to retain the Cup which they had won in the previous edition of IPL. The UPA, the runner-up, is trying to lift the cup this time, under the captaincy of young Rahul. As usual, some of the players have changed sides during this edition of IPL.

Punters are betting heavily on NDA to retain the Cup while some of the commentators were overtly opposing NDA and rooting for other teams.

This edition of IPL took place over a period of two months, from April to May. Finally, the NDA retained the Cup, winning almost all the league matches, except for a couple of matches against YSRP, TRS.

Team preparation : While the NDA was preparing the IPL-2019 for a long time, the other teams had not even finalized the players till the last hour. It is common for some of the teams to combine themselves with other teams and precious time was wasted in deciding the team composition. The UPA team was complacent after a few narrow victories in local matches.

Player selection : The NDA is first off the block and got star players like Nitish, Uddhav Thackerey, Edappaddi which strengthened the existing team. However, last time runner-up UPA failed to finalize their players and some of the star players like Akilesh & Mayawati formed their own team. UPA was able to draft Stalin but he could play only at Chennai pitch. This resulted in very low net run rate for the UPA. While the SP&BSP could not win any matches outside Lucknow, they spoiled the chances of UPA by cutting their net run rate.

NDA team was led by tried and tested combination of Modi as the Captain and Amit Shah as the Vice-Captain. This duo did not include old players like Advani, MM Joshi which created strong protests from different quarters from not only the NDA team but, surprisingly, from the UPA team, the opponents but the decision of the Captain was vindicated at the end. Though some of the commentators doubted the ability of Modi & Shah to produce results since they are pitted against the main contender UPA which is headed by Rahul, who took over as Captain very recently, ultimately the experience that comes with age proved to be the X factor for the NDA.

Matches – TDP played two matches – one against YSRCP in Vijayawada and one against TRS in Hyderabad, but lost both the matches. BJD played against NDA & UPA in Bhubaneswar and decimated UPA but lost by a whisker against NDA. SP & BSP fought valiantly against NDA, but failed to putt up a respectable total on board and lost to NDA. TMC played violently against NDA in the match held at Kolkatta and also against UPA, CPM & CPI. Though TMC won hands-down against UPA, CPM & CPI, its players could not withstand the pace bowling of Modi & Shah. The CPM & CPI lost the match in their home pitch Trivandrum they played against UPA and lost pathetically in all other matches. While UPA played against the NDA in almost all the matches, lack of preparation and quality players led it to lose all the matches except those played at Trivandrum and Chennai. In the Chennai match, Stalin helped UPA win against the NDA, the only venue where UPA won against NDA.

Team UPA tried to take on NDA by employing “Rafale Spin” but it did not get any wickets. On the other hand, Modi, the Captain, used to many such spins, sent all of them over the boundary. In return, Modi used the good old “Bofors Googly” which caught UPA Captain Rahul unaware and lost all the wickets in quick succession.

In their frustration in nothing going in their favor, UPA players like Sidhu, Sam Pitroda, Mani Shankar Aiyer overstepped and bowled many No Balls, giving a free hit to Captain Modi, who hit Six after Six.

Sledging – This time, sledging was rampant and Umpires could not control this menace and in certain cases, the matter had to be referred to ICC, sorry, SC.

Third Umpire – While the NDA was the only team which did not question the decision of the on-field Umpire, almost all the teams referred every other decision to the third umpire.

DRS – When the losing teams were not satisfied with the decision of the Third umpires, they sought review under DRS. When they were told that only two reviews are possible in a match, all the other teams demanded every decision to be taken up under DRS. There were several complaints made against the Stump-Cameras and the losing sides alleged that these stump-cameras were hacked. Finally, the authority declined to entertain the other teams for review of all VVPATs, sorry once again, all decisions under DRS and allowed only two. Not satisfied with this decision, all the teams started protesting in the pitch itself, trying to prevent the score-board from displaying the results but the Scorer did his job and put up the scores on board, declaring the NDA to be the winner of the Cup once again.

Match-fixing – Almost all the teams alleged match-fixing and complained that umpires had been bought by the NDA but the huge crowd that gathered in the stadium and watching it on television sets knew the facts to be otherwise and social media was abuzz with troll on the losing teams.

Finally, the IPL-2019, conducted at a huge expenditure, entertained the people immensely and fans were rejoicing when their beloved Captain Modi was holding the Cup and as usual, vice-captain Amit Shah was answering the questions at the post-match ceremony.

चुनाव आयुक्त अशोक लवासा हुए पूरी तरह बेनकाब

RAJEEV GUPTA
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चुनाव आयुक्त अशोक लवासा हुए पूरी तरह बेनकाब

1980 बैच के हरियाणा कैडर के आई ए एस अधिकारी अशोक लवासा जो कांग्रेस सरकार में पर्यावरण और वित्त सचिव जैसे महत्वपूर्ण और संवेदनशील पदों पर रह चुके हैं, आजकल चुनाव आयुक्त के पद पर हैं -कहने को तो चुनाव आयोग एक संवैधानिक संस्था है और इस पद पर आने के बाद सभी को अपनी पिछली वफ़ादारी भूलकर ईमानदारी और निष्पक्षता से काम करना चाहिए लेकिन लवासा जी ऐसा नहीं कर पा रहे हैं. लवासा जी के अलावा भी चुनाव आयोग में दो और चुनाव आयुक्त हैं और उनमे से एक मुख्य चुनाव आयुक्त भी हैं. चुनाव आयोग के सभी निर्णय इन तीनों को बहुमत से लेने होते हैं.

लवासा जी सुर्ख़ियों में तब आये जब उन्होंने बहुमत के निर्णय से मोदी और अमित शाह को दी गयी “क्लीन चिट” पर सवाल उठाते हुए यह कहा कि 3 सदस्यीय चुनाव आयोग में वह ज्यादातर मामलों में “क्लीन चिट” दिए जाने के पक्ष में नहीं थे और उनकी इस “असहमति” को चुनाव आयोग के आदेश में शामिल किया जाए. आप सभी को यह मालूम होना चाहिए कि जब से चुनाव आयोग बना है, वहां सभी निर्णय बहुमत से होते हैं और ऐसी कोई परंपरा या नियम नहीं है कि असहमत होने वाले सदस्य की असहमति का उल्लेख भी चुनाव आयोग अपने आदेश में करे. लेकिन सब कुछ जानते हुए भी अशोक लवासा अपनी इस जिद पर अड़े रहे जिसे चुनाव आयोग ने सिरे से खारिज भी कर दिया है.

जिस तरह से कांग्रेस समेत समूचा विपक्ष आजकल EVM को लेकर हंगामा कर रहा है और उसके बारे में फेक न्यूज़ फैलाकर देश में दंगे भड़काने की कोशिस कर रहा है, लवासा की इस तथाकथित “असहमति” को भी उसी से जोड़कर देखा जाना चाहिए. 3 सदस्यीय आयोग में एक सदस्य की असहमति से कुछ बनने-बिगड़ने वाला नहीं है, सिर्फ देश की जनता में भ्रम और संशय पैदा करके चुनाव आयोग की साख को चोट पहुंचाने के लिए यह असहमति का नाटक किया जा रहा है. वही काम EVM पर सवाल उठाकर विपक्ष भी कर रहा है. उसे भी मालूम है कि EVM पर हंगामा करने से कुछ होने वाला नहीं है लेकिन वह बार-बार EVM पर सवाल उठाकर चुनाव आयोग की साख पर सवालिया निशान लगाना चाहता है.

क्योंकि मोदी और अमित शाह के खिलाफ आचार संहिता के उल्लंघन की सभी शिकायतें कांग्रेस नेताओं ने की थीं, उन पर लवासा जी की तथाकथित “असहमति” अपने आप में संदेह के घेरे में आ जाती है-यह सभी शिकायतें ऐसी थीं, जिनमे कोई दम नहीं था और चुनाव आयोग का समय बर्बाद करने की नीयत से की गयी थी. लेकिन इन बेबुनियाद शिकायतों में भी लवासा जी को कुछ ऐसा नज़र आ गया कि उन्होंने चुनाव आयोग के बाकी दो सदस्यों के फैसले से न सिर्फ अपनी “असहमति” जता दी, बल्कि इस बात की भी “अजीबोगरीब” जिद करने लगे कि उनकी “असहमति” को चुनाव आयोग अपने अंतिम आदेश में दर्ज़ करे.

कांग्रेस समेत अन्य विपक्षी नेताओं की तरह शायद लवासा जी भी यह भूल रहे हैं कि आजकल सोशल मीडिया का दौर चल रहा है. संवैधानिक पद पर बैठा कोई व्यक्ति अगर कोई “अजीबोगरीब” हरकत करता है तो देश की 140 करोड़ जनता उस “अजीबोगरीब” हरकत के पीछे की वजह तलाश करना शुरू कर देती है.

आइये हम भी आपको इस “अजीबोगरीब असहमति” के कारणों की तरफ लिए चलते हैं. वर्तमान चुनाव आयुक्त लवासा जी की पत्नी नावेल सिंघल लवासा अंग्रेज़ी से पोस्ट ग्रेजुएट हैं और 2005 तक स्टेट बैंक ऑफ़ इंडिया में मैनेजर के पद पर कार्यरत थीं. अशोक लवासा जी कांग्रेस शासन के दौरान पर्यावरण और वित्त सचिव क्या बने, उनकी पत्नी की तो मानो लाटरी निकल आयी. वह एक-दो नहीं पूरी 12 कंपनियों में डायरेक्टर बना दी गयीं. इन कंपनियों की पूरी लिस्ट यहां दी जा रही है :

1. Welspun Solar Tech Private Limited,

2. Welspun Solar Punjab Private Limited,

3. Balrampur Chini Mills Limited,

4. Welspun Urja Gujarat Private Limited,

5. Omax Autos Limited,

6. Powerlinks Transmission Limited,

7. Welspun Energy Rajastan Private Limited,

8. Dugar Hydro Power Limited,

9.Dreisatz Mysolar 24 Pvt Limited,

10.Walwhan Wind RJ Ltd,

11. Mi Mysolar 24 Pvt Limited

12. Walwhan Urja Anjar Limited

सवाल यह है कि क्या लवासा जी यह बताएँगे कि इन कंपनियों की किसी फाइल या मामले को उन्होंने अपने पर्यावरण सचिव या वित्त सचिव रहते हुए निपटाया था कि नहीं ?

इस सारे मामले का निचोड़ यही है कि चुनाव आयोग जैसी संवैधानिक संस्थाओं में जब तक अवकाश प्राप्त नौकरशाह जबरन ठूंसे जाते रहेंगे, इन संस्थाओं की विश्वसनीयता हमेशा सवालों के घेरे में बनी रहेगी. सरकार को इस बात पर गंभीरता से विचार करना चाहिए कि इस तरह की संस्थाओं को अवकाश प्राप्त नौकरशाहों और जजों से काफी दूर रखा जाए और “स्वतंत्र निदेशकों” के सरकारी पैनल से विशेषज्ञों को इस तरह के आयोगों में जगह दी जाए.

They peddle lie and cry to believe it as History: An answer to Romila Thapar’s latest piece

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They peddle lie and cry to believe it as History: An answer to Romila Thapar’s latest piece

Recently, few days earlier, An article ‘They Peddle Myths and Call it History’ written by historian Romila Thapar was published on 17th May 2019. Once again, her anti-Hindu and anti-BJP agenda came out through this article. In this article, she alleged Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP), Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) that these Hindu nationalist organizations are trying to rewrite Indian History according to their own beliefs and Myths.

In her article, she threw a question, ‘Why is history so important to the Hindu nationalists?”

Here is the answer – A history in its true form is extremely important and necessary as well, not only for Hindu nationalists but for all citizens of a country. A history, either with a dark facet or with a glorious face, in any case, should be taught to the public in its original version; not with a tampered story to peddle a propaganda. If the history has any dark face, it should be taught to its people to learn from past so that the mistakes may not replicate in future. On the other hand, if it was magnificent then definitely should be taught to refurbish its glory. In any case, the distorted or tampered history should be changed or rewritten certainly.

Ample amount of damages to Indian history has been done by the Left-wing and Nehru-centric Historian like Romila Thapar, Ramachandra Guha and others. They peddled lie and call it history. They always tried to demonize Hindus and denigrate their beliefs and deities. In present scenario of India, it seems, the definition of intellectual is changed as a person one who criticizes Hindu & Hinduism, one who criticizes BJP & RSS is called intellectual. These self-proclaimed intellectuals never ever bothered to search for truth. Actually, these stereotyped historians believe only on Nehru and his ideology; the world is confined for them in Nehru, in fact Nehru is the world for them.

First, let us understand, the term Hindu – what it is and how it was evolved? Definitely the oldest religion in India is Sanatan Dharma which is now, in present, considered as Hindu Dharma. But, however, the word ‘Hindu’ has more geographical significance than religious. In Hebrew, Sanskrit alphabet ‘s’ is not available and for ‘s’ it pronounces ‘h’. So, people of the ancient Indian civilization around Sindhu River are called Hindu by Hebrewian instead of Sindhu. A Twitter handle @trueindologyiv has elaborated this in his thread explicitly.

Furthermore, its evidence can be easily found in the Persian religious texts ‘Avesta’ where ‘Hafta’ is used for its Sanskrit equivalent ‘Sapta’ and ‘Hindu’ for Sindhu. Earlier, ancient India was known as ‘Sapta Sindhu’. Hence it is evident that this word has more geographical importance. Additionally, it is also clear that the people of ancient Sindhu Valley Civilization were called Hindu by the rest of the then world; so, being their descendants all Indians irrespective of their religious beliefs are Hindu.

Initially all people of Sindhu valley Civilization followed same culture, same beliefs and same rituals and these all are continued till today with a little variation from its origin. Hence, the term Hindu was sufficing to describe the geographical as well the cultural identity of descendants of Sindhu Valley Civilization. But after Islamic invasion, another culture of Abrahamic faith came into existence in this geographical area. Their cultural identity was different, their beliefs were different and they follow a different way of worship. Now, within this geographical boundary two separate culture started running parallel. And the term Hindu in its geographical sense could not serve for the cultural identity of indigenous people of Sindhu Valley Civilization any more. Then to bifurcate the two different cultures, Vidyaranya, founding Guru of Vijayanagar Empire in 14th Century, wrote following verses defining who is a Hindu (Courtesy: taken from the twitter handle @trueindologyiv):

Omkarmantra muladhya punarjanma dridhashayah

Gobhakto Bharatgururhindurhinsandushakah

And then, Hindu word became the cultural identity of indigenous people rather than geographical.

From the above shloka, it is evident that the word Hindu was used from the ancient time for the people of Sindhu Valley Civilization. Historians misled regarding its uses. Even Islamic Scholar Zakir Naik also peddled lie regarding the word Hindu. In his various speeches he mentioned that the word was first used by Britishers and used as a derogatory remark. But the truth is utterly different. In fact, this word was neither used first by Britishers nor used to denigrate Indian. The name of the 6th out of 13 wives of Hazrat Mohammed was also ‘Hind’. So, for rest of the world, word Hindu was never having a derogatory meaning otherwise it could not be used as a name of somebody.

Obsession for Aryan Invasion Theory:

Further in her article she wrote a self-contradictory para, “The origin of the Hindus is traced back to Aryan culture. Aryan identifies a language and a culture, not a biological race, whose emergence historian date to the second millennium B.C. But the Hindutva version of history is frantically pushing the date back to include the Indus Civilization, a sophisticated urban civilization that preceded the Aryans by a millennium, as part of the Aryan origin of the Hindus.”

In above para she herself agreed that Aryan is a word not a biological race and further she contradicted her own statement saying, ‘The Indus Valley Civilization, a sophisticated urban civilization preceded the Aryans by a millennium, as part of the Aryan origin of Hindu.

How can both the contradictory things possible at a time? Once she agreed Aryan is not a biological race and on the other hand, she is trying to define a time line for them in the history. To delineate the time of its origin or existence is utterly irrational until and unless Aryan was a biological race.

Actually, Arya, a derivative of ‘Ariya”, means excellent and it is a word used to call someone respectfully in ancient India; which she herself agreed in her article in the next para. Previously we have seen that Hindu and Sindhu words are equivalent, only different in its pronunciation by people of different geographies. All Nehru-centric historians of India are obsessed with this word ‘Aryan’. In 1946, Nehru in his book, ‘Discovery of India’ supported the Aryan Invasion Theory. But at the same time Dr. B. R. Ambedkar rejected this theory in his book ‘Who were the Shudras?’. From then till date, many historians tried to misled Indians that Aryans were foreign invaders. But it is not true, and now, it is well established by Jnanendra Choubey in his research work under the guidence of Dr. Kiwishield of Finland. In his research, Choubey studied a lot of DNA samples from a vast area between Myanmar to Afghanistan, the then geographical boundary of ancient India. In fact, Arya is merely a word and not a biological race. He, in his research, established the fact people from Myanmar to Afghanistan has same ancestors. His research work and related documents are kept at Tartoo Lab, Finland.

Hatred for Hinduism and Hindu Scriptures:

All left-wing and Nehru-centric historians have prejudiced that Hindu scriptures are irrational and merely a work of speculation. This is not true. They never tried to find out the truth. Their hatred towards Hindu Scriptures are such intense that they started to hate the language Sanskrit. Government or so-called intellectuals never took any step to nourish Sanskrit in post independent India, now it is on the verge of extinction.

But the truth is entirely different. Many complicated phenomena of science were already written in Hindu Scriptures well before the modern science revealed it. ‘Big Bang Theory‘ is already written in Manu Smriti, the most controversial book post-independence. Similarly, one of the most complex phenomenon of relativity theory is written in Vedas and Puranas. Mass Enegy Equivalence of relativity theory is written in Rigveda and Yajurveda. Another concept of Time Dilation is found in Bhagvat Purana. Solar system was proposed in many Hindu scriptures such as Vishnu Purana, Matsya Purana; well before Copernicus. These are few examples only. Hindu Scriptures are rich with a vast scientific phenomenon. Intense research required on the subject to explore it.

In order to examine the scripture if it is scientifically correct, or else it is merely a fictional work, one should have a better understanding of religious customs as well as knowledge of both science and Sanskrit. But here the actual problem emerges. All Hindu scriptures are written in Sanskrit and unfortunately, nowadays, it is no more a language of common people, which is a problem. Sanskrit is on the verge of extinction, almost died. Furthermore, the irony is, the persons equipped with scientific knowledge claim themselves to be atheist. Being an atheist, he does not have any interest in religious scriptures. Without examining the books, how one can criticize it?!

Tampered History:

History of many monuments are written wrong purposefully by Nehru-centric historian. Taj Mahal and Qutub Minar are two of such monuments. Many historians pointed out this but their ideas were ignored calling them Hindu-centric. Why?! One such historian P. N. Oak claimed Taj Mahal was not built by Emperor Shahjahan and was a temple once. His idea was not given due importance and rejected calling him Hindu-centric. In a democracy, every logical thought to be respected. Mr. P. N. Oak has raised few rational questions regarding the monument and its founder. Moreover, he established very logically and step by step, it was a Shiva Temple.

Being a common man, I have very limited resources and opportunity to explore the truth. I have only option available to google it. To know the truth, when I downloaded the picture of Taj Mahal, found one vase with mango leaf and a coconut on the top. Islam does not believe in any such rituals but in Hinduism it is a common practice to put a vase with mango leaf and coconut in front of a deity during the. It is certainly a dubious condition, why a vase with leaf and coconut over top of the monument would be placed by a Muslim emperor?!  See the pictures below:

Similarly, Mr. M. S. Bhatnagar studied and revealed that Qutub Minar was not built by Qutubuddin Aibak and earlier it was known as Vishnu Stambh or Dhruv Stambha, used by Varah Mihir, an astrologer in Vikramaditya Empire, for his astrological calculations. But his ideas were also ignored by Archaeological Survey of India like Mr. P. N. Oak. We, the people of India, are forced to read the tampered history.

Conclusion:

A consorted effort was always there by Left-wing and Nehru-centric historian to denigrate Hinduism and to put inferiority in Hindus. Therefore, intense and unbiased research to be done on the field of history. Entire truth to be revealed and to be known to us. The people isolated from its own history cannot create history. History, in its true form is of extreme importance. We have every right to know the truth. At the end, I can certainly conclude, “They peddle Lie and Cry to believe it as History”.

The cry for the ballot paper

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The cry for the ballot paper

If anyone had turned on their News Channels for the past three days, one would have wondered why is there such a hue and cry about EVM’s and ECI? I mean elections have been successfully conducted by the Election Commission all over India and now the opposition is hell bent on calling into question the legitimacy of the entire process. Why is that?

Before we dwell into that, let me recount a past experience of mine to understand the true nature of the opposition’s demand. I voted for the first time as a minor. Even though at that time I wasn’t mature enough to realise it, I later understood that what I did was, be a part of organised rigging. I will tell you how it came to pass. We stayed for rent at a place where one member of a TDP party stayed. During voting day in 1994, all the kids in the colony were bundled into a van while we were playing cricket and taken to a voting booth. We were all promised good treat at a bakery and some ice cream by this uncle, who is the member I mentioned earlier.

At the voting booth we were all given slips and we entered the booth and someone there takes the slip, guides us to the booth and gives us the ballot paper and asks us to stamp on the TDP symbol and put it in the box. So yes, the first time I got inked was, when I was still a minor and the second time immediately after that, as I could rub the ink of my finger and that uncle was mighty pleased about that. Although I didn’t understand the implications about that particular act of mine at that point of time in my life, as I was more interested in the veg puffs and coke after we were done, I truly understand that now, when there is a clamour for replacement of EVMs for the ballot and all the brouhaha about EVM’s being faulty.

I will not say that elections were always rigged as I don’t have any facts to prove that. But I was not once but twice on the same day a part of organised vote rigging, when there were ballot papers to cast your vote even though I was a minor aged 13 and I don’t think I would look 18 by any stretch of their wildest imagination. But ever since EVMs have been introduced all over the country the chances of rigging completely vanished. And let me tell you why.

There is complete transparency in the voting and there can’t be ballots stuffed with votes which arent even present and all the EVM’s are hack proof, which has been proven time and again and all the political parties have their own observer. There is a three to four tier process and all the representatives of the candidates are always aware of the happenings with respect to each EVM.
PLEASE UNDERSTAND THE UPA WON IN 2004 AND 2009, WHEN EVMs WERE FIRST INTRODUCED.
There has now been a concerted effort by the Congress and its ecosystem and the other opposition parties to debunk the results in case they are not in their favour and calling for people to take up arms. Please remember before we fall into their trap that this is their call back to the old times when votes can be rigged and ballot boxes could be stuffed. For all their faults, the Election Commission of India has conducted the mammoth exercise of ensuring free and fair elections by introducing EVMs to ensure that minors like me don’t commit sins of murdering the democracy.

The advent of EVMs have ensured that minors won’t be taught that it is okay to murder the law and you can get away with it not once but twice. The guilt of that crime will always weigh upon my conscience even though I wasn’t aware of it at that time, as not being aware doesn’t justify the act. But I feel the guilt because I have a family, which has taught me to differentiate between the right and the wrong. When political leaders can lure gullible kids to commit a crime for a veg puff and a coke, what will happen to these kids if they don’t have a strong support system like I did.
They turn to crime because they got away with it and were supported by none other than these leaders we so admire. Remember the leader’s kids will all have a fancy life and live in air-conditioned bungalows but those who have been made to commit a crime for the benefit of a leader end up as criminals.

Therefore it is no wonder there is a huge uproar against the EVMs. The political parties just cannot stuff ballot boxes and claim rigged victories as a mandate of the people. They now know what the true mandate of the people is and they don’t want the truth to come out. And for their own nefarious gains they are willing to sacrifice the voice of the people, throttle democracy and kill, if necessary. This is their call against not only the Election Commission but against the future of our country.

They don’t have the guts to look the truth that is staring at them and therefore want to murder democracy, just like they have managed to do all these years, to sit on the seat of power. Let us not fall for their tricks. Let us show them that the India of today is going to let them burn on their own lies and propaganda. Let us show some faith in the festival of true democracy by trusting the Election Commission of India as they are one of the pillars, which has ensured that the voice of the common man is truly heard by introducing the EVMs.

I know there will still be doubters and naysayers even after so many years of their voice being suppressed, as it doesn’t matter to them, then I can only say all the best to them. But I believe in the saner majority of my country and I believe that we can differentiate between the truth and the lies and dont want to teach minors that it is okay to commit a crime and you will have state support for that.

The Shadow Jizya

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The Shadow Jizya

~”The Indian State is SECULAR.”

This is the most heard counter argument for the liberals of India when it comes to anything remotely related to Hindus. Secularity is the state of being separate from religion, or of not being exclusively allied with or against any particular religion. So be it, the Indian state is Secular and with all due respect, we expect it to not bias against any person based on his religion.

But, has the state effectively been secular? The answer would be NO, at least in the respect of the Majority- the Hindus.

In medieval India, during the Muslim period, a special kind of tax was imposed on non-Muslims, significantly Hindus, with high rates called jizya tax. This was a kind of reminder to non-Muslims, that they are living in a Muslim land, governed by Shari’a. The Quran sanctions this tax as follows:

Fight those who believe not in God and in the Last Day, and who do not forbid what God and His Messenger have forbidden, and who follow not the Religion of Truth among those who were given the Book, till they pay the jizyah with a willing hand, being humbled. (tr. The Study Quran)

— Qur’an, [Quran 9:29][87]

Fight those of the People of the Book who do not [truly] believe in God and the Last Day, who do not forbid what God and His Messenger have forbidden, who do not behave according to the rule of justice, until they pay the tax and submit to it. (tr. Abdel-Haleem)

— Qur’an, [Quran9:29][88]
This cruel tax was abolished in the rule of the 3rd Mughal Monarch Akbar. But it was restarted during Aurangzeb’s reign. Today, one may think no such tax exists, as our country is SECULAR. But what if I tell you, that Hindus, still continue to pay this tax, or rather a shadow tax, a shadow jizya, which unfortunately we aren’t aware of.

How many times have you been to a temple and willingly donated some money in the daan-peti? I bet a lot of times. What if I tell you that a significant amount of your donation is taken away by the state administration? You won’t believe, right?

All of this started in the Madras Presidency of British India and exists even today, under the name of Madras Hindu Religious endowments act of 1951. Under this act, the state government effectively controls the functioning of the temples via the boards they set up. The money received from Dakshina is partially put into the state treasury. Say, for a 100 Rupees you donate, 18 Rupees, land in the government’s pockets, which may be in turn, used for minority development.
There have been many cases reported wherein the Devaswom Board of Kerala Government, took away agricultural lands and gave it to Church bodies.
Interestingly, no money donated to a Mosque, Church, or Gurudwara, is usurped by the government. If this is the case, does the state truly remain secular in its such practice? This kind of exercise over temple affairs are not only exercised in the south but also in states like UP, Himachal Pradesh, Uttrakhand, Maharashtra, Orissa, etc. Much ironically, the Indian state promises the following in its Constitution:
26. Subject to public order, morality and health, every
religious denomination or any section thereof shall have
the right—
(a) to establish and maintain institutions for
religious and charitable purposes;
(b) to manage its own affairs in matters of religion
Can anyone, spot a clear deprival of fundamental rights of the Hindus? No other religious institution is subject to such discrimination, thereby maligning the SECULAR image of the Indian state.
Because of such Medieval laws in existence, temples become prone to corruption by the officials appointed by the state. Further, this is purely discriminatory as the Secular Indian state by interfering in matters of one religion only, doesn’t remain exclusive or SECULAR, rather becomes explicitly anti-Hindu in nature. The illicit takeover of Temple lands sets a dangerous precedent, harming the existence of Hindus. Until we call a spade a spade, things will always remain the way they are, biased and prejudiced!
Please find out the next time you donate money at a temple, whether it is state governed or not. Until our institutions become OURS, things won’t be right.
Let us raise our voices in unison until our temples get Swarajya from state control. The state has imprisoned the spirit of Hindu society, by targeting the pivot of the Hindu society- its temples. The immediate need of the hour is to free our temples from State control, thereby, freeing ourselves from the vicious Shadow Jizya!

A plate full of agendas for the new government

Sameer Guduru
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A plate full of agendas for the new government

The largest democratic exercise of the planet with more than 900 million voters, organized in seven phases has come to an end in India. Elections in India have always been a source of intrigue, fascination and astonishment for the rest of the world. Even the greatest democracy in the world the United States of America has only a third or fewer voters when compared to India. There of course have been some incidents of violence reported in states like West Bengal, where democracy was posed a challenge from goons.

Overall however, elections in India have been largely peaceful and have been a success from the mountains up north to the remote islands in the Indian Ocean and from the frontiers of the north east to the western border in Kutch. This massive fiesta of self rule truly exemplifies the opening words of the preamble to the constitution the “We the people of India…”. Mainstream media’s relentless coverage with hundreds of news channels both in English and regional languages have added the much needed garam masala of the sub-continent and made viewers glued to their television sets in spite of the IPL season coinciding with the election season.

BJP is all set to take reins for the next five years yet again and showed no signs of anti-incumbency. This perhaps is the first time a non-congress government is retaining absolute majority even during their second term. The Modi-Shah duo’s combination is likely to deliver again in elections 2019.  While there is much fan fare and euphoria among those who voted for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), there is a situation of concern in the rival camps viz. the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) headed by Shri. Rahul Gandhi. And the Mahaghatbandhan (MGB) is an enterprise with neither a leader nor a rudder. While it is easy to get carried away by the grand spectacle of the Indian elections, it also gives an opportunity to reflect and dwell upon what Prime Minister Modi and the ruling dispensation need to focus on in the near future when it comes to governance and policy.

  • Abolition of Article 370 and 35 A
  • Investment in agricultural innovation, technology and infrastructure
  • Revamping education at the university & school levels
  • Focus on health sector
  • Environmental awareness and clean energy
  • Encouraging local manufacturing, FDI and private players in defence, employment
  • Increased investment in Science & Technology and strengthening AI policy
  • Strengthen domestic security, law & order
  • Investment in urban infrastructure & intercity connectivity
  • Focus on heritage & cultural tourism

1) Abolition of Article 370 and 35 A

Article 370 conferring special status on the state of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) has by far been the most controversial of the articles in the Indian constitution. The special status to J&K means that the state can have its own constitution in parallel to the constitution of India. The argument of people advocating the repealing of Article 370 is that, the presence of such an article is already divisive in nature. While J &K is an integral part of India, it does create and divides people on two camps, one voicing pro India and the other voicing pro Kashmir narrative. Borrowing from this nomenclature, the Indian side argues that Article 370 is a part of the Indian constitution and can be dissolved at any time by the government in power upon consensus in the Parliament of India.

While this is true, the Kashmiri stance on this is based on the fact that for the article to be repealed, there needs to be a consensus first in the Kashmiri constituent assembly on whether it can be repealed or not and the Indian constitution is bound by this. The state has witnessed major demographic changes, with hundreds of thousands of Kashmiri Hindu Pandits being driven out overnight of the state in a move of ethnic cleansing. On the other hand, Article 35 A deals with the domicile status of ethnic Kashmiris, who are the only ones eligible to own property or start a business in the state. These two articles mean that there can be no external investment for improving business in the state and create employment opportunities. This has led to a situation of encouraging able bodied youth of the state to pick up arms in Kashmir and rebel against the state.

The state is today in a situation of constant turmoil and incidents like stone pelting against the armed forces as they have been accorded the Armed forces special powers Act (AFSPA) to be applicable in the state. The only corrective remedy today is to dump both articles 370 & 35 A in order to usher in an era of development and empowerment in J&K. Local youth can find employment and the incidence of violence in the state will go down drastically. It would also be prudent to first isolate the issue of extremism in the Kashmir valley from the rest of the state i.e. Jammu and Ladakh, which have remained peaceful.

The repealing of the articles can also have major geopolitical implications vis-a-vis People’s Republic of China (PRC), which calls itself an “all weather ally” of Pakistan. This also would send a strong signal to PRC, that India would not tolerate any move that would violate its sovereignty in the form of the Chnia Pakistan Economic corridor, which passes through the Gilgit-Baltistan region, which technically belongs to India, but is currently under Pakistani Occupation. Abrogating article 370 would also mean the diversion of media’s attention from J&K to the Chinese frontier which is becoming increasingly crucial and centring the discourse along India’s 3000 km long eastern border with PRC. This also is a move in forecasting similar demands for articles like 370 & 35 A by other states in India.

Hence, hastening public discourse around the above as well as initiating legal procedures for the same would greatly benefit India in the long term. India’s defence budget can primarily be focussed around neutralizing threats from PRC in the Himalayan region alongside the greater Indo Pacific region.

2) Investment in agricultural innovation, technology and infrastructure

For far too long Indian agriculture has lacked any meaningful structural reform and demands immediate attention. The agriculture and allied sectors contribute almost 15% to India’s GDP and the market potential in huge. Successive governments have focussed primarily on doling out money to farmers in the form of welfare schemes and have been a catastrophe when it comes to India’s fiscal policy. Thanks to climate change and related factors the situation has only been exacerbated. The failure of successive monsoons means prevailing conditions of drought and a slump in productivity. It is estimated that 30% of India’s arable land is undergoing desertification and needs to be addressed as a priority. India’s ever increasing population means more and more mouths to feed. This is not just an economic issue but is already becoming a major social issue to deal with. With agriculture business ceasing to be lucrative, there is a massive migration of rural Indians to the cities which is posing issues when it comes to urbanization. A more practical way to address this is issue is by providing avenues to farmers in order to encourage agricultural productivity by involving private sector in agriculture. Farmers need to be given access to markets abroad and export their products.

Any increase in minimum support prices coupled with monthly doles would only render a slump in productivity. For far too long the nexus of middlemen and politicians has ensured any reform from taking place in the sector. This is only crippling the system and the lobby needs to be demolished immediately. Parallelly, a more fundamental aspect that needs attention is the irrigation facilities. There has been a lot of noise on interlinking rivers in order to better conserve fresh water resources meant for agriculture, however, nothing of that sort has been initiated so far. The government within the first 100 days of inception needs to focus on policy related to irrigation and the much touted interlinking of rivers.

While, start-ups in the agro sector have received moderate attention, the investment into these start-ups is still not adequate. Agriculture related universities in India need to tie up with start-ups for innovative solutions for furthering the cause of the sector. This will also be a win-win scenario where employment opportunities can be generated. Focus on solar energy in the farm sector would mean that the farmer can rely on clean source of energy and the promises by state governments on free electricity to farmers can be reduced exponentially. Farmers can be incentivized to produce and contribute solar power to the grid during the summers and apart from the rainy seasons.

Ban on beef needs to be repealed such that meat exports can be enhanced which will be a viable source of income in the farm sector. Thanks to the involvement of start-ups that are equipped with geographic information systems (GIS), information regarding weather, water table, rainfall etc is available to farmers and the course of action can be prepared in advance.

3) Revamping education at the university & school levels

Educating its young population is a primary concern for a country like India. The demographic dividend can be exploited only when they are provided means through which they can adequately be educated. While there has been a significant increase in the number of IIT’s and IIM’s, which are the big ticket institutions, a mere increase in their number is not enough. Private sector universities, colleges and schools in smaller towns and rural areas need a complete revamp. It has been estimated that over 80% of India’s engineering graduates are not fit for employment, which is a staggering figure. Engineering colleges in smaller towns lack even the laboratory equipment meant for training students.

Even colleges offering graduate and postgraduate courses in computer science related subjects lack computers. This is the sorry state of affairs when it comes to higher education in India. Even, NIT’s do not fare much better compared to these semi urban and rural colleges. The research carried out in India’s technical institutions is still not application and product oriented. This forms the bread and butter of manufacturing sector in any country as the innovation comes from here. No wonder India’s contribution to GDP comes from the service sector instead of manufacturing precision devices and heavy industry. Most of the students graduating remain unemployed as they lack the right skills. This can be addressed through vocational training programs like Skill India, which has not lived up to its expectations.

The primary issue of concern is much deeper and should be addressed right after graduating school at the higher secondary level. Students need to be sensitized and provided counselling sessions regarding career choices that interest them rather than their parents. Yet another issue that needs to be addressed is the development of entrepreneurial spirit among youngsters. While there is some encouragement for start-ups off late, much more can be done. Internships and projects of students tying up with organizations and industry have to be prioritized, which is normally carried out in India just as a formality.

The education at the primary level is even more appalling. The ambitious plan of educating every child in India still remains a pipe dream and dropouts still exist despite schemes like the mid-day meal. Conditions in schools across rural India remain pathetic which look more like abandoned factories than schools. The Delhi model of improving facilities in schools run by the government needs to be applied elsewhere in the country. It can of course be argued that Delhi is an urban setting and hence the same model cannot be replicated in the rural areas. At least there needs to be a beginning somewhere. Teachers who work in government schools are themselves not trained enough to handle kids and teach them.

This has to be the primary step. Sanitation facilities like toilets and sanitary pads need to be provided in order to encourage participation of girls. The list is endless when it comes to primary education in rural India. Hence, it is imperative that the new government carries out extensive survey in order to comprehensively address education in rural and semi urban India.

4) Focus on health sector

Health is another sector that is languishing and needs focus. The first and foremost change that needs to be introduced in the upcoming budget is to increase the funding of health sector from 1-2% to 2.5 % of the GDP. Such investment over a period of time will ensure building of specialized government hospitals with more beds. While Ayushmaan Bharat has been a moderate success, there is a lot more that needs to be done at the grass root rural level. Most hospitals with specialized care restricted to urban areas and towns and there isn’t enough percolation in rural India.

Village dwelling folks even today are refused even primary medical care and are redirected to hospitals in urban areas due to the lack of trained staff or for the fear of further complicating the situation of the patients. Such structural issues warrant attention and skilling of medical personnel at the rural level would go a long way. In addition to this primary health centres (PHC’s) face a shortage of doctors, which can be addressed by employing mobile hospitals that keep track of all the records of patients, the treatment provided and the course of treatment in the future. India has only a million doctors who are registered practitioners to cater to a population of 1.4 billion people, which means there is one doctor for every 1400 patients.

The shortage of doctors can also be addressed by employing junior doctors under specialist supervision even remotely. Using big data and artificial intelligence related diagnostics can make a huge difference in health sector and needs to be implemented in a systematic manner. This is by far the only efficient way forward considering how big India’s population is and only technological tools can enable catering to everybody’s needs. Shortage of drugs and their delivery into rural India is still a concern even though India is one of the biggest producers of pharmaceutical products in India.

5) Environmental awareness and clean energy

As a part of the Paris climate change negotiations (2015) India is bound to reduce its carbon emissions to the expected target by 2030. India is all set to achieve its targets with an aggressive push on using solar energy and cut down fossil fuel emissions. While this is a positive sign, other sources of clean energy including wind and hydro electric power need to be explored. India’s targets of achieving 175 GW by 2022 through clean and renewable sources can be met only through a combination of everything. India so far has not focussed enough on harness hydro electricity which has a huge potential in the Himalayan region as well as in the Eastern and Western ghats.

While emphasis on solar and establishing the International Solar Alliance in partnership with France is commendable, the effort needs to be relentless. Even today most of the energy generated in India is by burning coal a major source of pollution. To meet the targets of producing 40% of its energy requirements from clean energy by 2030, India needs to harness its vast potential of wind energy. With 7500 kilometres of coastline India can be a major producer of wind energy. Also, policies forcing government organizations like sea ports and airports to invest in solar energy would go a long way.

Solar is a onetime investment which will reap big dividends. Incentivizing solar energy by integrating individual installations with the main grid as a lucrative source of income akin to Germany will compel the solar market and create the demand. Perhaps this will find the biggest fetching in the agro sector where farmers can be encouraged to put into practice such initiatives.

6) Encouraging local manufacturing, FDI and private players in defense

Indigenous manufacturing has always been an issue in India and despite efforts by PM Modi and the launch of Make in India campaign, there has only been a lukewarm response. While, some Chinese and Korean manufacturers of mobile phones have set up assembling factories in India, big ticket players have not yet arrived at the Indian stores. Defense deals in India have a very long gestation period and are still rendered crippled by the red tape involved. Unless there is a manufacturing base set up by big players like Lockheed Martin (LM), Boeing etc. it would be difficult to boost up India’s defense manufacturing sector.

There are proposals to indigenously manufacture F 21 fighter planes, by LM in India, which would certainly be a game changer. Similarly automation and techniques like 3D printing demand attention which would contribute significantly to India’s GDP share in terms of manufacturing. The use of AI will only increase productivity, but for India to really become a hub for manufacturing, structural changes in education, skill development, innovation and entrepreneurship needs to be achieved. Realistically speaking this would require the sustained efforts over a decade or more before the efforts pay off. However with the constant evolution of technology at a rapid rate it seems to be a Himalayan task for the new government, hence, it would be prudent to restrict the focus to specific areas that have a futuristic scope.

With the growing threat of PRC in our neighborhood India needs to have a strategic outlook when it comes to defense manufacturing and allow FDI be it Rafale jets or MIG’s. As has been the case previously the Brahmos missile jointly developed by India and Russia has been a tremendous success and is now being exported to other developing countries becoming a source of income for India. India’s space technology is not only effective in its intended purpose but is also cost effective. Hence, emphasising on space technology will propel India to be a leader among nations in the near future.

7) Increased investment in Science & Technology and strengthening Artificial Intelligence (AI) policy

As the adage goes “necessity is the mother of invention”, while India is well known for its frugal invention or jugaad (improvisation), it does not fare as well when it comes to technological innovation. While our scientists and engineers given an opportunity do wonders abroad the same is not being replicated back home. India’s contribution to Science is a meagre 0.85% of its GDP. While this is a big number in absolute terms when compared to other countries the per capita investment is very low. To begin with this percentage expenditure needs to increase to at least 1.2 % of the GDP. Incentivizing the home coming of India’s scientists and researchers from abroad needs to be carried out today. With the world especially the west focussing on AI based technologies; India should not miss the bus.

AI is a potentially game changing powerful technology that can alter the course of human destiny. AI will replace jobs and is already in the process of doing so. The government policy of #AIforAll is an appropriate initiative at the right moment, With the increased percolation of smart phones even into rural India and with the cheapest data rates in the world, the scope for the advancement of AI in India is very high. India also has a big pool of software engineers who are talented and could deliver the necessary requirements. Increasingly e-commerce and retail have taken off tremendously in India from payment related apps to food delivery and even online shopping. AI can touch every aspect of human life right from our kitchens to medical diagnosis to manufacturing as well as the battlefield.

Hence handling this technology with its associated threats becomes imperative. Powerful tools are needed to ward off any imminent threats to breaching data etc. Also the technology being relatively new is not well understood yet and the laws keep evolving with the evolving nature of threats, hence AI can be viewed as double edged sword ushering in maximum disruption. Creating an AI ecosystem in conjunction with private investors, universities and the government is a challenge and needs to be addressed by the new government. If harnessed in the right manner AI has the potential of contributing close to a trillion dollars to India’s GDP by 2035. Cybersecurity, Fintech etc. need to be the buzzwords for the new government and media discourse in India needs to be centred on this topic.

8) Strengthen domestic security, law & order

While technology is playing a major role in surveillance in urban India, this is not the case in rural India. India has one of the least numbers of police officers in the world, with just 129 men or women in uniform per 100000. Hence, maintaining law and order in rural India is a difficult task and the incidence of violent crimes where people take law and order into their hands is high. Even though India has a low reported crime rate in the world, incidents of honour killings, murder, rape and child marriages are a stark reality. Increasing surveillance and police force in rural India is a must and the new government needs to address this issue. Increasing police force also means the rising tide of violent religious extremism can be tracked down much earlier and can be napped in the bud itself.

9) Investment in infrastructure & intercity connectivity

The last 5 years have witnessed a massive overhaul of infrastructure development with expansion of the national highways and the railways (doubling of tracks, laying new tracks) as well as for the first time in independent India’s history, waterways. This trend needs to continue until saturation is achieved including in rural India. Electricity still needs to be provided to last few hundred villages which can be achieved in no time. While metro networks are being connected in big cities, the lack ridership for various reasons.

The only way to have cleaner cities, reduce pollution is to restrict the number of private vehicles along the metro corridors and encourage people to travel by trains in a clean and pollution free manner. Civil aviation to smaller cities has witnessed a boost and could have done better if not for the grounding some planes by private airlines like Jet Airways and IndiGo. Dedicated freight corridors for the movement of freight trains need to be constructed along the entire golden quadrilateral as well as the diagonals. This in addition to high speed rail networks along these routes would be a beneficial enterprise in the long run.

10) Focus on heritage & cultural tourism

It is rather unfortunate that even though India a country of such rich cultural heritage has not yet been able to provide enough to foreign tourists. The tourist spots of India are primarily located in Northern India and Kerala. Even the number of UNESCO world heritage’s sites in India is very low compared to the rest of the developed world. Tourism has the most minimal investment but pays rich dividends. Hence, endorsements regarding heritage sites and tourist places in the rest of the country apart from the traditional ones needs to be promoted as this will become a source of employment.

In conclusion, the new government needs to act on a war footing and identify priorities immediately after inception. The economy, education, health, agriculture and unemployment will form the barometer to evaluate the next government. The mandate if, as predicted by the exit polls is correct needs to be utilized to the maximum extent possible.

The Chimera called AAP

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The Chimera called AAP

In the history of Indian politics, at regular intervals, certain political parties or individuals rise to fame all of a sudden, and the meteoric rise is matched only by their abrupt fall into ignominy. Remember V P Singh, the messiah of the middle classes, who challenged Rajeev Gandhi, considered to be Mr. Clean and dethroned him in 1989. However, not only his fall from power but also from the imagination of the people was abrupt.

This decade saw the rise of one such politician Arvind Kejriwal, riding piggyback on the popular anti-corruption wave sweeping the country. Kejriwal shot into fame through his agitations against the erstwhile government of Ms. Shiela Dikshit and also on the Nirbhaya movement. Kejriwal was able to catch the imagination of the public at one stage but his hypocrisy left a lot to be desired during the course of time.

When AAP was elected as the single largest party in the Delhi Assembly, he should have continued as a Minority government but he resigned within a short time. People reposed faith in him once again and he returned with a huge majority, but once again he refused to rise to the occasion and continued with mere agitations. If Kejriwal thinks agitations can keep him popular among the public and non-governance won’t be an issue at all, he is terribly mistaken. Kejriwal proudly calls himself an anarchist. Agitations can be a fancy thing for a day or two but not for ever. All said and done, life has to go on and agitations can’t guarantee bread and butter.

Having come to power on the anti-corruption charges against Ms. Dikshit, Kejriwal has not taken any action so far on the so called allegations he had put forward. It is the same Kejriwal who promised that he would never hold any office but his supporters turned a Nelson’s eye to all his backtrackings. Kejriwal had gone back on several of his promises and assurances but there are a group of die-hard supporters who would shout you down if at all any of such issues are raised.

The midnight raid of African nationals in Delhi was one infamous episode which exposed that AAP as a party is not concerned about governance but only TRP, even if it means damaging our international relations due to racial profiling.

Kejriwal fancies himself as a Prime Minister material and still nurtures a hope that he would make it to the highest post in a fractured mandate, as a consensus candidate. His fighting against Narendra Modi in Varanasi during the 2014 elections is only a manifestation of his hidden ambition to put himself above the rest of the opposition leaders. Now comes the latest lament about Modi wanting to kill him through his security guards, like Mrs.Gandhi was assassinated, which is another attempt by Kejriwal to equate himself with iconic leaders. Kejriwal knows very well that with influence in just 7 seats of Delhi will confine him to a fringe player and to have a shot at the post of PM, he needs to have at least a double digit tally, which is possible only if he can strike an alliance with Congress, the party he accused of corruption just a few years ago, in other states like Punjab , Haryana etc.

This clearly exposes his double-standards and hunger for power. Despite all these shortcomings, what makes Kejriwal continue to put on a modicum of decency and invincibility? First and foremost, Kejriwal believes that people will swallow hook, line and sinker whatever falsehood he dishes out, at least for the sake of their serving their own interests. For this, one has to look into his core support base. Retired bureaucrats, educated middle class and the poor working class. The only thing that attracts all of them towards AAP is the fact that normal channels of politics are hard to conquer for them, whereas agitations remain an easy way out. The other thing which keeps him going is a part of a section of the media, biased against Narenda Modi.

Politics is not a Bollywoood movie where the Hero goes agitating apparently for the people and finally comes to power. Politics is all about what happens after coming to power. Kejriwal, who watches a lot of Bollywood movies and appreciates them on twitter, must get ready for the hard-part which is governance. With not much time left for the next assembly election, it won’t be a surprise if Kejriwal follows the path of V P Singh and sinks into political oblivion. The only unwelcome outcome of this experiment is people will find it hard to trust every genuine anti-corruption crusader that may come in future.

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