.... like the Brits say The King is dead Long live the Kingdom.. OBL is dead and long live our needling.
It really irks me when the media, especially the electronic and visual media go on and on and on bombarding the airspaces about Pakistaaaaan and it's failures and go on whether their relationship with the US will nose dive and if so what are the repurcussions and if not what? Why can't we learn to leave the jakal alone to lick its' wounds? Are we in any position to do anything as drastic as this? We can't even dream of crossing the LOC leave alone superdive into "White House- Karachi" or the mansions in POK! Then why do we pretend to dare? We let them off the hook in '65 and '71 and even did not capitulate during the last skirmish. Why do we continue to ignore that China is rock solid behind them and we will be squished if we do attempt an adventure On Our Own?
So far on the corruption front the media has done a very good job.. but then that does not mean that the media is omnipotent. Some sense is required as in this case and what we need to actually do.
It would be better if we concentrate on our growth and uplift the lower middle class and those below that level. It would be worthwhile to improve on our infrastructure and basic amenities and power, foodgrain shortages. It would do a world of good if the Kashmir Pandits and Muslims are brought along to live together devoid of people like Geelani. It would help us reddeem our pledge when we learn to have constructive agruments as a democratic society and stop petty accusations; when we stop politicians and babus from wieilding their power for their own pelf. So there lies the roles of the media, the civic society and the government.
In short.. we would be better off looking after ourselves and improving our society than worry about the wolf in the sheep's clothes( what is worn is either borrowed or begged!) or may be the emperor across the border who is without any clothes !
It really irks me when the media, especially the electronic and visual media go on and on and on bombarding the airspaces about Pakistaaaaan and it's failures and go on whether their relationship with the US will nose dive and if so what are the repurcussions and if not what? Why can't we learn to leave the jakal alone to lick its' wounds? Are we in any position to do anything as drastic as this? We can't even dream of crossing the LOC leave alone superdive into "White House- Karachi" or the mansions in POK! Then why do we pretend to dare? We let them off the hook in '65 and '71 and even did not capitulate during the last skirmish. Why do we continue to ignore that China is rock solid behind them and we will be squished if we do attempt an adventure On Our Own?
So far on the corruption front the media has done a very good job.. but then that does not mean that the media is omnipotent. Some sense is required as in this case and what we need to actually do.
It would be better if we concentrate on our growth and uplift the lower middle class and those below that level. It would be worthwhile to improve on our infrastructure and basic amenities and power, foodgrain shortages. It would do a world of good if the Kashmir Pandits and Muslims are brought along to live together devoid of people like Geelani. It would help us reddeem our pledge when we learn to have constructive agruments as a democratic society and stop petty accusations; when we stop politicians and babus from wieilding their power for their own pelf. So there lies the roles of the media, the civic society and the government.
In short.. we would be better off looking after ourselves and improving our society than worry about the wolf in the sheep's clothes( what is worn is either borrowed or begged!) or may be the emperor across the border who is without any clothes !
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