Hindustan Times
Half way home
Mandeep will have to go without his last name, in fact that’s not his real name at all. And for obvious reasons, I won’t name his store either. It’s generally called the Indian store, but that’s not the name.
Mandeep’s little store – it is little compared to the Giants, the Safeways, the Walmarts and the Costcos – keeps everything from freshly made piping hot pakoras to frozen palak paneer to aloo paranthas.
We found his store on the net by Googling Indian+store+Bethesda. And there he was, just a couple of miles away, ready with solicited and unsolicited advice on where to stay, how to travel and what to do.
We see him once every week, to replenish our stock of frozen food.
Mandeep is from Bihar, and from the badlands of Bihar – Dhanbad, the place of coalmines and coal mafia. He, of course, chose the correct path and is now a success story of a very different kind, from tech tycoons.
He is planning to open two more stores, one in DC – “I get a lot of customers from there – and one in Rockville, neighbouring Bethesda in the Maryland suburbs of Washington DC.
Mandeep hasn’t been to India – I wanted to say here “home” but you will know soon why I didn’t – in 30 years. Just doesn’t go there at all. “I have an apartment in Hawaii and another holiday in another place,” he said simply.
The India he left had only two companies making and selling bread — “one came from Calcutta and the other …”
But he remains much the same, untouched in a strange way by his new home.
Well, past is not past it’s paaast (“a” as it figures in apple) and fast is faaast.
But Mandeep – or at least his Indian side, or whatever is left of it – seems caught in a time warp. It’s stuck there where it was 30 years ago. He smiled patronizingly when I told him India now makes more bread than it can sell.
“Some of the Delhi malls are much better than the best I have seen here,” I pressed on, determined to make him see light. “Really? Kya baat kar rahen hain,” he said genuinely puzzled, but not buying.
He has been away from India a long time, and doesn’t seem to care much for its rapidly growing economy or other worldly heights it’s pursuing – he turns on a look mastered over many years of sheer delight and pride.
But he doesn’t seem to care that much.
It’s just so strange – his store is full of everything that an Indian kitchen can hold. Some shelves are packed with CDs and DVDs of Indian films and songs, and one corner holds statues and statuettes of Hindu gods and goddesses.
He even sells Rohu fish for…. sake.
Narrow minded indians
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RajX Reply:
December 4th, 2011 at 6:37 pm
This righteousness from an arabized Pakistani who sent fanatical killers like kasab to kill nonmuslims. Have you exhindu converts lost your conscience? Has the Arab cult done that to you?
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It is not surprising that HT allows such parochial, narrow-minded, prejudiced, biased and communal writers access to their blog site. Such people are full of vengeance and hatred for mankind. They do not deserve any access to media because the sow the seeds of vengeance and lust for power. They should be banished and provided a writing table in a jail. Why does HT promote hatred? Why is HT so much anti-Muslim? Such kind of journalism continues to astound me. HT has become a galvanizing point for people who hate and despise. They are the bane of the world and HT’s role is most reprehensible. HT is providing a forum to such people and I call it an unconscionable journalism.
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Anyone who even thinks of Pakistan as a failed state, is a fool my indian ENEMY.
No failed state can survive more than 10 years, let alone 61. And indians tend to forget their own doings in Kasmir, Assam and their eastern parts. And dear, India not only has problems with Pakistan but with Bangladesh, SriLanka , China . So any idiot would tell u that problem lies not in Pakistan but in India. And yes, we are sworn enemies. it is our dream and aim to break India into million parts like it broke our Mother Land. So dont cry when the tides of time change.
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RajX Reply:
December 4th, 2011 at 6:35 pm
Pakis can only have wet dreams. Pitiable and pathetic arabized society.
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This article is designed to polarise view and spread hatred. The writer is a simple minded moron and a hate monger. Anyone who derives pleasure in mindless bloodbath only prooves his inhuman nature and shud be outrightly condemned as a blood thirsty scumbag. As an Indian I feel ashamed and offended by his stupid comments.
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macaby Reply:
December 4th, 2011 at 7:27 pm
and you are an ISI scumbag!!
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What a pathetic article by a cowardly Indian.
I too was glad when Kashmiri Freedom Fighters brought mumbai to a standstill for 3 days. Still they only killed 200 people, but the blood of 2000 unmarked Kashmiri graves it to be avenged
Whole world knows India is trying to Israel of the region
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The writer makes his/her point of view quite clear based on his/her perceptions.This much is obvious in the arguments provided to find “glee’ in Pakistans current predicament.
From a narrow very nationalistic Indian point of view,Pakistan being “smacked” by US and unable to resond in “kind” is a payback for Indian frustrations,or the inability of their goverment to respond to Pakistani’s ‘acts’ in India.
There will be many in India with the same glee and the writer just maybe representing those.
The trouble with this view is that it misses the bigger picture of working with Pakistan to stabilise the region. By humiliating Pakistan,it will become harder to get it’s help to find a political solution in afghanistan and beyond.
The counter view that Pakistan is just a bogey man for Indians to let their steam off is also strengthened with the writers mindset.
The affects of foreign meddling in the region will be felt for decades and no regional goverment can taka a glee from it.
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only thug criminal peddl;ers of the criminal entity of pakistan will talk about engaging pakistan, the same entity that protects Daood Ibrahim, trains kasav and thousands others terrorists to come into India and kill hundreds. But why just India, the criminal, coward pak army killed millions of its own citizens in East Pakistan and continues to do so in Baluchistan, even as its reduced to 1/2.
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he made a great point, Indians like to pretend they are victims when in reality it is they who are the nazis and go around attacking other countries through tamil tigers or consulates in afghanistan.
Terror attacks in india are domestic issues, they are homegrown nothing to do with pakistan. where was your blue navy during mumbai attacks ? 26/11 was an inside job with the aim to kill all the senior mumbai police officers who were investigating hindu extremists
brownie points ? is that how Indian logic works quote from bollywood and clap your hands
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Pakistan ,indeed a rogue state, needs some surgical operations to convert into a democratic set-up: but though the people of Pakistan bleed internally,it is surprising that they never try to be friendly with INDIA accept Wasim Akram in the world of cricket and that day even Imran Khan, the would be Pakistani President was arising the “K” issue in the same manner that his fathers and fore-fathers r to contemplate!
I will give it straight : Let India support strategically Israel in breaking down the fanatic state because India , does not have the will power to blow the enemy!! So long Pakistan exists, India too,would be bleeding. No Indian political parties would disturb their “VOTE BANK” Muslim communities even knowing that many of them r pro- Pakistani and they would be opposing India’s anti-Pakistani stand.
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1971 was political problem exploited by India. India would still have lost the war where it not for Soviet Union
Pakistan destroyed the Soviet Union anyway
Pakistan couldnt also taken advantage during Operation Blue Star in punjab, or Sri Lanka Civil war, but Pakistan is not a country with designs on South Asia
Kargil was a victory for Pakistan, and you have to remmeber LOC was only agreed in 2005 before that it was common for troops to take peaks and land
India needs to accept, Pakistan will never submit to India ,no matter how hard india tries india brahmin elite need to come to term with existence of pakistan
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Anonymous Reply:
December 5th, 2011 at 6:53 am
King,
“” Pakistan destroyed the Soviet Union anyway”"
“” Kargil was a victory for Pakistan “”
Keep dreaming and please dont wake up otherwise you will
see the truth and probably die of heart attack.
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Anonymous Reply:
December 5th, 2011 at 6:53 am
King,
“” Pakistan destroyed the Soviet Union anyway”"
“” Kargil was a victory for Pakistan “”
Keep dreaming and please dont wake up otherwise you will
see the truth and probably die of heart attack.
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There is a point of view that more you isolate and humiliate pakistan for its criminal, callous thuggish ways, the more infuriated its criminal army/isi become and sinks deeper into the cesspool of criminality on which the state is based, thus hastening its end. Why would enyone want to prolong a festering wound in S Asia called pakistan ? Adter its dissolution, there may be 3-4 states in its place, like Baluchistan, Sindh, Pak-punjab and then they can negotiate among themselves how to share the waters of river indus and how pak punjab can be given access to the sea. India should just ignore , isolate and disengage from tgis criminal entity and not help it in any shape or form.
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If the world seems in turmoil, full of hate, revenge and spite it is the writers like this being access to Media. HT is doing disservice to world community by allowing such narrow-minded, prejudiced and anti-Muslims writers access to a platform. They spew their venom based on very shallow and biased interpretation of History and by deliberately twisting facts. HT has become a galvanizing point for sordid characters who spread spite in the world.
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macaby Reply:
December 4th, 2011 at 7:25 pm
Kindly explain what is ANTI-MUSLIM about this article?
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Pakistan state is itself based on the iodeology of religious bigotry, hate and criminality as spewed by its criminal founder Jinnah. The pakistan constitution itself promotes and protects that ideology.
While Nehru-Gandhi faught for tolerance , secularism and unity, the criminal jinnah promoted communalism.
Thats why only 15% muslims left India while 90-95% Hindu skihs were killed or expelled by jinnah’s criminal pakistan.
There is no point ignoring facts and history. Hitlers Germany and his hateful ideology was not dismantled by making excuses for it as many criminal pakistanis are doing here. Make no mistake, Pakistan is a greater criminal than hitkers Germany. Thankfully the world is gradually realizing it.
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Pakistan always think for global peace and harmony because every Muslim believes and taught of this. What India and Indians do for global peace. I remember the court verdict on Babri Masjid where it is clearly mentioned who were behind that. Does Indian government took any action? The same sectarian group also threaten IPL sponsors for Pakistan cricketers.
Relating to your allegations; buddy do you personally know what proofs/documents shared with Pakistan on Mumbai incident. The shared evidences were bullshit.
ISI has gathered hundreds of thousands proof and also jailed many of RAW agents in Pakistan.
I will recall; Indian RAW agents operated an operation against PCB and attack Sri Lankan team in Punjab.
This is Pakistan only who still wants to sit together to resolve the conflicts and the major will always remain Kashmir.
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RajX Reply:
December 4th, 2011 at 6:32 pm
“Pakistan will always think of global peace”. HAHAHAHA
Don’t you have any shame at all saying things things that everyone knows is a lie? Of course you have no shame. After all you are from the Islamist cesspool which is temporarily called Pakistan and soon to be called the worlds largest toxic nuclear dump.
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vick hard Reply:
December 4th, 2011 at 8:07 pm
Pakistan cannot govern itself properly with the land it has now and begging for aid from US and IMF. Why it wants Kashmir?
Pakistan is a nation in peril if it cannot control its terrorists and grow economically.
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I want US next to invade and occupy Pakistan and deactivate all nuclear missiles before it gets into the hands of terrorists. There are terrorists within ISI and Pakistan military. ISI and Pakistan army have recruited Taliban and Al Queda specifically for creating trouble in India. This is a well documented fact and confirmed by CIA and FBI
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Pakistan is threat, China is threat, Nepal is threat and even heard U.S. is threat, threat…threat..threat sound like Bollywood new theme song.Stop braying like donkey”s act like shers{lions}.Build the country, keep your eyes open, carry a big stick and offer no jokes.Indian politicians are jokers with loaded deck, clean your deck and vote for strong patriot Indians.
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I have noticed that the standard of reporting among the media in our country is very poor compared to western countries. Many articles contains one sided reporting, there are numerous spelling and grammar mistakes even in our national news papers. But one aspect we seem to excel in is negativity and exaggeration. Articles are published with controversial titles to attract readers and stories are exaggerated to create controversy. Such tactics are in poor taste because individuals form their opinion on what they hear on the television, read on the newspaper etc so the media should be more ethical. Therefore, the media in both countries should highlight things we have in common and not fan paranoia. Personally, I hope Indian and Pakistan government can work together and build economic ties, which can benefit both countries. Lastly, I reside in a western county and I have witnessed people from both communities getting along with each other really well. They want things to improve in their respective country so they are not reminded by the western people that they come from a developing nation. They want the standard of living to improve and increase in employment opportunities so they won’t have to leave their homeland for a better life elsewhere.
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I have noticed that the standard of reporting among the media in our country is very poor compared to western countries. Many articles contains one sided reporting, there are numerous spelling and grammar mistakes even in our national news papers. But one aspect we seem to excel in is negativity and exaggeration. Articles are published with controversial titles to attract readers and stories are exaggerated to create controversy. Such tactics are in poor taste because individuals form their opinion on what they hear on the television, read on the newspaper etc so the media should be more ethical. Therefore, the media in both countries should highlight things we have in common and not fan paranoia. Personally, I hope Indian and Pakistan government can work together and build economic ties, which can benefit both countries. Lastly, I reside in a western county and I have witnessed people from both communities getting along with each other really well. They want things to improve in their respective country so they are not reminded by the western people that they come from a developing nation. They want the standard of living to improve and increase in employment opportunities so they won’t have to leave their homeland for a better life elsewhere.
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The writers personal bias ruins the article from being fair/balanced. The article justifies the killing of human beings, and the writer states such attacks satisfying. I am sorry to say, but killing of individuals are only satisfying to those who are blind with hatred, which the writer clearly displays in the article. I am a human being and I don’t care if an individual is Hindu, Muslim, Sikh etc. I have friends from different communities and we are friends because we have things we common and not because we happen to belong to the same faith, caste, region etc. Anyway, I hate political debates about India/Pakistan because it’s pointless. The solution requires sacrifice from both sides but it’s unlikely to happen. It will be wiser if the current young educated generation takes a different approach to this problem from the past generations. An approach which seeks to resolve the problem in a diplomatic way, not through proxy war.
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Not a single individual has contradicted the facts of the criminal nature of the pak state, its army and isi, with any rational facts or arguments. The rest is all bs. Unless Pakistan is appraised based on facts fo what it is, how can someone resolve a strategy to counter act the menance that the pak state, army, isi and the ideology it propogates engenders.
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Pakistan a country made up of lazy youth who believe in reading pointless religious theology in some god forsaken religious school.
The Pakistani youth could not use its time in making itself useful like its neighbors India and China–whose GDP’s are close to double digits due to their youth who have successfully educated themselves in technical education making their countries IT and manufacturing hubs.The fate of a country depends upon its youth and not upon the military or the government–if the people of Pakistan choose to be lazy uneducated and unemployed,misinterpret religion to incite violence and promote polygamy,progressively push the country into the stone age so be it.
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Meanwhile, once you stop equating Islam with criminal Pak entity, you will stop seeing criticism of Pakistan’s policies, its army/ISI and the multitude of crimes it has committed against humanity in last 60 years, as criticism of Islam. No one has defamed islam all over the world than Pakistan, by calling itself an Islamic state.
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This particulat attack on the Pakistani soldiers could very well be the result of a real mistake.American military is not as competent as it is touted to be.They make plenty of mistakes like any other military.
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dont you just hate smarmy ugly black baboon face indians when they try to ape western writers and their do-good finger pointing. indians and they kauthiliyan snake like traits. it is india and its hegemonistic designs, its india that stole kashmir, india that started terrorism through mukhti bahini in bangladesh that split pakistan in two, in rann of kutch, in baluchistan, india stole siachen, in water issues in countless other issues always formenting truble. the sun DOES NOT SHINE OUT OF INDIAS ARSE,. Blame everything on pakistan but most of indias neighbours hate india as a big bully. pakistan will not bow down to indian bullying
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Not only your colleague was agahast at your inhuman happines,but any human of any country with normal sensitivity should also be aghast at it.There is a kind of rabidity in the anti-Pakistan views of Indian scribes and the so-called intellectuals.There is a total failure of understanding of the interests of our country as well as of Pakistan.Even America should not be happy with the violation of Pakistan sovereignty.if the action was erroneous,NATO(virtually America) should punish the guilty and compensate the affected families for the loss of life and damage of property to Pakistan.If it was a deliberate action.
America has lost one of its staunch supporters and may soon start paying for this loss,if China-backed Pakistan really does whai it has stated.
We have a govt the policies and actions of which encourage terrorism and grow it in India.Terrorism and communalism which Sonia flaunts as secularism is the basis of Congress’s hold on power.The day congress is routed,and that day is not far off, Indo-Pak relations will normalize.Similarly our relations with China will improve.It will be sheer impudence to quarrel with China when the US is afraid of it.America knows as the rest of the world does that china is as powerful,if not more powerful than America.America is making just customary noises about its sole super power staus to use countries like India,against China.And if not thrown out of power soon,congress may involve India in anti-india deals as it did in the nucluer deal.
.China has another big advantage;She has not made enemies as America has done.Fair weather friends of America may desert her in a crisis.
Terrorism is no longer Pakistan’s cup of tea.Our relations can quickly improve,if Chidambrams and Anthonies are booted out So,let’s stop cribbing against Pakistan and focus on the ousting of UPA for bringing trillions of dollars of black-money and scam money.That will boost the growth of our economy and consequent growth of strength in the world.China didn’t have to prove her strength by attacking other countries.But she hasn’t ever hesitated to challenge America wherever her national interests were involved.When we have honest and dedicated leaders at the helm of affairs,we will quickly adopt wise and country-centered policies and actions.
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The distinction between taliban and Pakistan army has been blurring with time. Pakistan army has been trained to fight for “Islam” and not Pakistan which makes them little different from jehadi terrorists. An incident like this was waiting to happen.
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I guess Mullah Zaeef is right after all: “Pakistan … is so famous for treachery that it is said they can get milk from a bull. They have two tongues in one mouth, and two faces on one head so they can speak everybody’s language; they use everybody, deceive everybody.”
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The only credit Pakistan can claim for its 64 years of existence is the manufacturing and export of high grade terrorism…. they desrve every bit of what they are getting.
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very nice reply dear…one can never feel the loss of blood until and unless they themselves suffer that,,,Pakistan is that country which is the highest victim of terrorism 30,000 civilians of Pakistan have been killed in this war just to make the world safe..but these indians can never understand that…i hope that they will feel it and understand it once there will be more sagas like Mumbai attack.. and believe me Indian army can never sustain these attacks.
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Dasg,
Dont you know that destroying temples, Gurdwaras is peaceful act.
Isnt it Mr. Muhammad Ilyas ?
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khan sahab…aap jaise log kam hai udhar. ofcourse, koi kisi ki maut pe khushi nahi mana raha idhar. agli baar mein bhi mumbai mein ho sakta hoon, asli sawal wo hai.
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You want India to be destroyed so that you can remove Indian from
your name and call yourself only — A proud Muslim.
Is that right ?
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Very sensible and sensitive response. Let me clarify: I feel absolutely no hatred towards the average Pakistani, who is, I’m sure, trying to get on with his/her daily life, just as we are. But I do have a major problem with the feudal-military elite that rules your country — and spreads death, destruction and despondency in ours. Nowhere in my article have I said even a word against the Pakistani people (two of whom I count among my close friends) or Islam, one of the world’s great religions and which I believe to be one of flowers in the beautiful bouquet that is the Indian sub-continent. Please reflect for a moment: if an outsider entered your house, killed your people, destroyed your property and then mocked you… would you feel any love for such a person?
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Peace will reign if only the Pakistani govt stops exporting terror, dismantles the terror infrastructure in that country and books those wanted for murder/terrorist attacks in India. You’ll find India and Indians taking 10 steps to normalise relations for every step Pakistan takes. But I don’t see any attempt on Islamabad’s part to move in that direction. You’re right” peace is impossible with such a mentality.
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Mr Arnab Mitra, has raised specific points and the blog is based on facts and not fiction. Other than mumbo-jumbo about peace, I have not seen a single cogent criticism about what specifically is not right in the points he has raised. For too long, the mainstream media, has sought to overlook the incorrigibly venal and duplicitous nature of the pak entity. Even the so called MFN status to India, 16 years after India gave it to Pakistan, is just a media farce and a typical pakistani fraud and lie. There has been no action by Pak to reciprocate that and Mr Geelani, has gone back on his word to say no final decision has been taken.
You have to be a moron to not see that pak army/isi and the state is at the core of every criminal enterprise and terrorist groups that operate against India from army/isi thug ruled state of pakistan.
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What has 60 years of efforts to foster friendship with Pakistan given us ??
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From Gandhi-Nehru, through Shashtri-Indira, Desai-Vajpayee to Manmohan what has India’s policy to foster friendship with Pakistan given us ? It has given us 4 wars, all launched by Pakistan . It has given us extermination of Hindus and Sikhs in West Pakistan and genocide of Bengali Hindus in East Pakistan. It has given us a state that has trained, financed the worst criminals to hijack our planes, attack Parliament, attack temples, provide shelter to Daood and launch 26/11 attack.
No you may not need to hate Pakistan but loving genocidal criminals from commuinal Jinnah-Iqbal to Yahya-Tikka Khan of the 3 million genocide of Bangladesh, to butcher Zia-UlHaq to the Kargil criminal Musharraf to the originators of 26./11 Kayani-Pasha , there is nothing to love in the bigoted Pakistani state.
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Is the weakening or disentegration of W Pakistan in Indian interests ?
Do we have state sponsored terrorism from East Pakistan anymore ? No. Infact, Bangladesh has now banned religious parties from parliamentary elections and the state is not engaged in arming, training and protecting jihadi terrorists. If W Pakistan disintegrates into Sindh, Baluchistan, Pakhtoonistan and Punjab, in all likelihood, Sindh, Baluchistan, Pakhtoonistan will be non-terrorist-sponsor states. Yes Pakistan Punjab will remain a criminal thug entity engaged in terrorism. But it will be much weaker and engaged in fights with other ex-units of Pakistan. It would be interestinmg to watch punjab and sindh negotiate distribution of indus waters and punjab’s access to the sea. So Indian should either totally ignore and isolate w pakistan or provide moral and diplomatic support to the units and people that want to get out of the pak punjabi army criminal ideology and rule.
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In Pakistan, the entire state is based on false-hood. They teach utter false-hoods and have deleted Hindus and Sikhs from there history and have adopted the murderers of their own ancestors as their heroes. In India the state is secular. The students are taught Mughal history with equal fervour to other periods of Indian history. Akbar is praised and eulogized , while the communal killer and thug Aurangzeb is critically appraised. In Pakistan, Aurangzeb is the hero ! Mahmud of Ghazni, Mahmud of Ghori , Timur-e-langra – all bandits and thugs , who are not even from Pakistan, have been adopted as their ancestors. So no amount of rationality or talk of peace is going to change the ground reality of a state born out of communal bigotry and ideology of Jinnah and now occupied by his rightful heirs – the taleban, LeT , Pak army/ISI.
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US-based Kashmiri separatist Ghulam Nabi Fai pleads guilty to charges of spying for ISI
WASHINGTON: US-based Kashmiri separatist leader Syed Ghulam Nabi Fai, accused of being an ISI agent and trying to influence American policy on Kashmir has pleaded guilty on federal charges of spying for the Pakistani spy agency.
Fai also acknowledged receiving money from the Pakistani spy agency through clandestine routes and causing revenue losses.
Pleading before the US Eastern District Court of Virginia on Wednesday, Fai pleaded guilty and agreed to the charges of federal prosecutors that he received at least $3.5 million from ISI between 1990 to 2011. This resulted in a revenue loss of between $200,000 to 400,000 to the US government.
His sentencing is scheduled for March 9. Fai agreed before the court that he was in direct contact with the ISI officials including the head of its security directorate.
He conceded receiving talking points from ISI regarding what to say and write. He agreed that he received directions from ISI with regard to which specific individuals to invite for KAC conferences.
Fai, 62, has consented to forfeit all four bank accounts in his name or in the name of KAC totalling about $140,000. He also agreed before the court that he had send to the ISI annual budget of the KAC for approval.
He continues to be under house arrest till the time of his sentencing. Fai was arrested on spying charges on July 19 and then put under house arrest.
A resident of Fairfax Virginia, an affluent suburb of Washington DC, Fai was head of the Kashmiri American Council (KAC) and claimed to lobby on behalf of the people of Kashmir.
Federal prosecutors, in their submission before the court, have charged him with working for the ISI and accepting millions of dollars from the spy agency.
He is accused of funnelling $4 million ISI money into the US to influence country’s Kashmir policy.
His handlers in Pakistan allegedly funnelled millions through the Kashmir Centre to contribute to US elected officials, fund high-profile conferences and pay for other efforts that promoted the Kashmiri cause to decision-makers in Washington, US attorney Neil MacBride had said in July.
“Mr Fai is accused of a decades-long scheme with one purpose to hide Pakistan’s involvement behind his efforts to influence the US government’s position on Kashmir,” MacBride had said.
The affidavit alleged that although the KAC held itself out to be a Kashmiri organisation run by Kashmiris and financed by Americans, it was one of three “Kashmir Centers” that are actually run by elements of the Pakistani government, including ISI. The two other Kashmir Centers are in London and Brussels.
The FBI had arrested Fai for allegedly collaborating with ISI by “clandestinely” funnelling hundreds and thousands of dollars to change the view of American lawmakers on Kashmir.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/US-based-Kashmiri-separatist-Ghulam-Nabi-Fai-pleads-guilty-to-charges-of-spying-for-ISI/articleshow/11023279.cms
( Some of the money paid by ISI made it into the pockets of Indian journalists , who take a soft, pro-pak position in Indian media )
Question is how many people has government of India successfully prosecuted for receiving funds from ISI to conduct terrorism inside India ? The case against jihadi Saeed Geelani went no where and he has been freely doing pro-pak propoganda for last 30 years in India.
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WOW..IT REALLY amazes me that Indians have got nothing better to do then just right pure nonsense bout their other countries…you ppl should stick to making crappy movies u know..peace
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Arnab Mitra,
I think you will not survive in HT for very long. This paper is controlled by fake-liberal-secular extremists.
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This is still one of the best written blog around. No one has been able to reach his level of writing yet (in my opinion)
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nice .. ur website.. i like it ur website… and ur topic very good topic
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