NSA

If accusing Varun Gandhi under the NSA was deemed wrong by the advisory board of the Allahabad high court,the officials who were involved in this episode should be punished harshly so that in future, other officials do not dare to resort to such action.It is the duty of the civil servants to advise politicians sincerely,and not act according to the whims and fancies of politicians.Unless stringent action is taken against the bureaucrats involved in the Varun Gandhi episode,others of their tribe will not learn a lesson.

Outsourcing can help U.S

This is with reference to US President Barack Obama’s policy of discouraging outsourcing jobs to India and other countries.Mr Obama should,in fact,encourage outsourcing.This means Indian workers will be in contact with the US economy by remaining in India.Perhaps what he could think to do is not to promote the hiring of employees from India to work in America.Outsourcing jobs like medical transcription, call centres and other software-related activity indeed benefits the US economy as well because it cuts costs for the US firms.

AF-PAK policy

There is no evidence to suggest that American military and financial aid to Pakistan is actually working.I believe that billions of dollars that were supposed to go towards poverty alleviation,reconstruction and combating extremism have been siphoned off by Pakistani officials and middlemen.Similarly,there are reports that US military aid to Pakistan, instead of being used to combat the jihadis,has been used by Islamabad to arm itself against India.In spite of this,the Obama administration persists with the old strategy.There is very little that distinguishes the Obama approach to the Zardari regime from former US President George W. Bush. Clearly,Mr Obama’s AfPak policy lacks balance and fairplay.It is bound to fail.

Loud n clear message from Kashmir...!

The recent Kashmir election results is a shot in the arm for India in view of the fact that the next administration in the US is interested in mediating a deal on Kashmir between India and Pakistan, which India is not keen on.The recently conducted election has proved that the people of Kashmir in general have nothing against India, as pro-Pakistani elements want the world to believe.The people of Kashmir are clearly aware that their future lies with India,not with the separatists.

let's respect the martyr's.!!!

Recent remarks of the Union minority affairs minister,A.R.Antulay,on the killing of ATS chief Hemant Karkare by terrorists.The argument advanced by the minister is grossly incorrect.It is unfortunate that a Union minister should raise doubts when the entire nation is convinced about Pakistan’s culpability in the gory Mumbai episode.The responsibility of the Union Cabinet is joint and several.Unless Mr Antulay reverses his stand and apologises,or removed from the Cabinet,it is implied that the entire Cabinet is jointly responsible for his observation.

Delay game..............

The US has taken a U-turn with regard to terrorists being handed over to India.The American government was pressuring Pakistan to hand over the terrorists involved in the Mumbai attacks to India but now they a supporting Pakistan in trying the culprits in Pakistan itself.It is a foregone conclusion that a trial on their soil will be an eyewash and the involved terrorists will probably be acquitted.The Indian government will go on asking for the extraction of the culprits,but it will never happen.In the mean time the elections will come and all that happened on 26/11 will be forgotten and the political bigwigs will plunge into the elections,which is what Pakistan is waiting for.

National Investigating Agency....!!!

Now that the National Investigating Agency would be formed, the government must ensure it's proper functioning. The agency must be made an elite one,so that it stands out in comparison with other investigating agencies and gets the respect that is due to it.It must have appropriate authority and infrastructure.The composition of the NIA must be thought through and only the best in the business should find a place in it.