IPL blogger and us



Each blog post averages around 1,000 comments and there are scores of other blogs living off it. What is it about fakeiplplayer.blogspot that makes it so popular?

It’s cheeky, irreverent and deliciously scurrilous. It goes where no journalist – print or television – can, or perhaps will, ever go. And that is the secret of its astounding success (meteoric, if you prefer cliches). Have you seen it? Check it out: fakeiplplayer.blogspot.com.
We had him on Hindustan Times Page One twice – first when we just heard of it, and the second to inform its cult-like followers all was still well with it, the blogger was safe, and hammering away at his next blog.

The blogger claims to be a player of the bottom-of-the-league team Kolkata Knight Riders and that’s how he accesses its team meetings and the intrigue that’s supposedly happening behind locked hotel doors.

It opens up parts of the cricketing world fenced out for most of us earlier –the team meetings, the dressing room and, the most tantalizing bit, what players do after stumps (no milk-and-bed routine here).

He exists surely. And his blog has been a major highpoint of IPL 2, which has been a little colourless so far – it’s picking up lately but the experience has been nothing like the inaugural season.

But for fakeiplplayer, Season 2 would have been excruciatingly dull. For the record, the major players are Bhookha Naan — a controversial head coach — and Lordie – a former Indian captain.

Bhookha Naan is the villain with his flock of hangers-on and Lordies is this lonely ranger who is battling for his honour – he can’t let another Aussie walk all over him.

The latest twist in the story is that the flock around Bhookha Naan is thinning. And Lordie is playing the statesman, strategizing a rescue plan for the team. The owner is back in India on a dancing assignment.

The blogger remains unidentified. There have been speculation about his identity, but no one has cracked it yet – a former Indian team batsman remains a prime suspect, apparently because he writes well.

The blog is very well written, not something you could associate normally with cricketers past and present, and is funny. It’s a minor achievement to go through it without at least a smile.

But my point is something else. The blogger, fakeiplplayer, is changing the way people follow cricket – they will not be satisfied any more with mere match reports, interviews, stats and expert comments.

They are getting all that anyway – from live coverage and the analysis and more that come with it. There is an overdose of all this in fact, with more of the same stuff coming in the newspapers next morning.

Fakeiplplayer has brought them now a ringside view of things that makes everything else pale in comparison. They will settle for nothing less. It’s not my case to follow the way shown by fakeiplplayer.

But wouldn’t you like to read about strategy sessions? Or about heated team-meeting exchanges? Or how about whom the players are seeing, seriously or otherwise? Why not? Deepika Padukone did get written about a bit in cricketing columns before she moved on to entertainment-only pages.

The writer of fakeiplplayer.blogspot takes it to another level, which may not make sense on sports pages. But, hey, their partying does make for interesting reading.

Everyone is following the exploits of the Sheikh of Tweak, for instance, and Kishan Kanhaiyya. Specially the young rookies who have stepped out of India for the first time – “they are looking for some crumbs to fall by their bedside”.

I can see some serious sports editors cringe in horror with what this blogger is doing to sports reporting – they may rightly argue this is not sports at all – but can you really look the other way and ignore it all?

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  • http://lughole.net Saarthak

    The blog i amazing. I wish he had a guidebook of nicknames though. I havent yet figured out who kishan kanhaiya is. Sheikh of Tweak is still easier :D , so is Peter ka beta!!

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    Sana Reply:

    Bloggers are becoming real trend setters…the best thing about blogging is honesty…straight out of your mind…thats what makes a blog worth reading:)

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    yashwant raj Reply:

    yes, true — and some like fakeiplplayer just rock

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    yashwant raj Reply:

    kishan kanhaiya is a former cricketer turned commentator — should be easy to guess now

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  • http://mywriterkeeda.wordpress.com Ishmart Alec

    hi. the ignorant me, just heard of him today. but im absolutely loving it. man this guy is good. and has guts (if hes for real that is)

    http://mywriterkeeda.wordpress.com

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    yashwant raj Reply:

    enjoy

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  • http://www.hindustantimes.com yashwant raj

    have fun

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    The top Indian blog of the moment? : BlogWatch Reply:

    [...] colleague Yashwant Raj has written about the mystery blogger who writes an often spicy but always an insider’s account of the goings [...]

  • http://www.hindustantimes.com yashwant raj

    here is some news on the IPL blogger — he will disclose his identity after the last match of his team — and will then retire from all forms of cricket — what a pity

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    rajeev yadav Reply:

    I dont think he is a kkr player.

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    yashwant raj Reply:

    really? why?

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    Rajesh Kumar Jha Reply:

    Earlier, i did not take it seriously. Only yesterday after going through ur blog, i scanned couple of writings posted on the fakeipl….. Needless to say, i was impressed. It was engrossing. This particular blog is caple of changing the cricketing details in times to come. Thanks u and even the mysterious blogger.

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    yashwant raj Reply:

    truly path-breaking reporting

    Som Reply:

    You know what? I’m really jealous of the guy. In two days he did what I could not do in two years! I run a moderately popular cricket blog and it’s not a fiddle faddle either. The Times (London) listed my blog in ‘Best of the Web’ and ICC blogrolled the stuff. And here you have the Fake IPL Player taking the blogosphere by storm. Incredible!

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    yashwant raj Reply:

    you will remain the best som. but any lessons here from what fakeiplplayer has done? the kind of stuff that people want to read — beyond analysis, stats and expert comments. I think the reason why the blog is so popular is the newness of the information there. New stuff — what happens at team meetings, the intrigue, a tour of the dressing room — the pep talk etc, etc. what do you think?

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  • Vikas

    Ziyo mere dost…dil khush kar diya…..I thought you are writing my thougths:)…history shows when Pak is strong and stable…it creats havoc for India….when it is weak and unstable…it is less troublesome….let Pak break…this whole theory of India being nuked is also farce….

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  • vk

    Who said truth tastes good. It is bitter but truth.

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  • KrishnaGopal

    You find the NATO attack on Pakistan satisfying because you are a Hindu who finds the existence of Pakistan unbearable and given the humiliation dished out to India by Pakistan in the 1948 war when Pakistan captured 80,000 Sq Km of Kashmir and in 1965 beat India to a stalemate, That and the fact that Pakistan killed and raped 3 million Hindus in Bangladesh, Hindu woman were raped on the sides of roads by Pakistanis and the fact that India is incapable militarily of doing nothing against Pakistan when terrorists strike India.

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    Arnab Mitra Reply:

    Huh! That’s what I call a BVR missile … beyond visual range missile… you’ve left me completely befuddled, my friend.

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  • shyam sunder

    every word u written is right. as for i feel it is not de US govt but it is the public opinion in US which is the guiding factor for US actions in this case .Now US masses has gone totally against their govt giving any relaxation to Pak because now their lives are affected I feel this will bring sum sort of changes in Pakistan’s capabilties (not intentions) to get away with terrorrist actoins

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  • Dalit

    Chaddi Alas Mitra, for him death of 23 people is nothing but pleasure, I donot see any difference between him and Kasab. At least Kasab is a 8th pass and can be punished.

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  • Sajad Khan

    Kashmir belongs to kashmiris not Pakistan and not India we are we

    ll aware India Israel (USA) are our enemies. Yes Pakistan Afghanistan and Iran must form a federation and support each other to oppose evil insiped empire of India and Israel(USA). Proof India supports MQM and PPP these so called political parties are criminal gangs payed for by India and Uk USA to weaken Muslim nations by their criminal activities.

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  • sid

    i love your threat of china…i suppose i won’t be wrong if i say that the biggest
    threat for us is within,when we look at china,they really are super power and the nation on the move,we are brainiest people on earth,master craftsmen…sorry to say,all the high-tech i-tech is being manufactured in china of the highest standard..for example look at apple..etc and to come to terms with china’s iconic status we too have some icons that world can acknowledge…. china bank building in shanghai,guanzhou tv tower,bird’s nest and so on…and we have/had..indira gandhi,rajiv randhi,sonia gandhi,rahul gandhi,priyanka gandhi,vadhra’s and some small insignificant demi-icons….so cheer up,we will catch up with them one day…have faith in your million god and goddesses and some demi-gods(mentioned above) plus some guru’s…

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    Anonymous Reply:

    well, I’m prepred to do soemthing rather than be cynical and resign myself to the Chinese as a super power.

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  • Natasha Jehangir

    Rhetoric being posted as original thought….not very original….points for being well written though.

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  • Anonymous

    Pakistan is a throughly fraudulent, criminal entity. Absolutely nothing has changed in the criminal state which continues to train, arm terrorists against India and continues to protect 26/11 terrorists, IA Hijack terrorists and all others. its in India and world’s interests that Pakistan is contained, held accountable, isolated, marginalized and ostracized until it changes its policies or ceases top exist as Pakistan today.

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    Arnab Mitra Reply:

    Way to go… if only every Indian thought like you…

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  • nusrat khan

    this article captures the sentiment of the average indian vis-a-vis pakistan quiet accurately, thank you.

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  • Anonymous

    Pakistan ’s juvenile obsession with Kashmir resulted in it becoming an arrmy ruled state, that committed genocide against its own citizens and losing 1/2 the country. Any state, with intelligence little more than a criminal moron, would have figured out that a state based on hateful bigotry of jinnah cannot sustain itself. Even today as it loses control over Baluchistan and Waziristans are ruled by militant groups , its criminal , corrupt and thug army/isi has not changed its ways and moron Pakistanis obviously continue to support the criminal entity.

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  • Kshama

    Excellent Article and totally true!

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  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Ray-Kalm/100001696983976 Ray Kalm

    Screw off India. Even after us giving you most favoured nation, you keep laughing at us.

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    Arnab Mitra Reply:

    Believe me, we’re not laughing…. when terrorists indoctrinated, trained, armed, employed, paid and exported by Pakistan are attacking our nation and killing Indian citizens, laughter is the last thing on our minds. Still, every Indian PM, from Nehru to Manmohan Singh, has extended a hand of friendship… only to have it rebuffed. Why? Because peace with India will rob the military-feudal elite of Pakistan with the raison d’etre, the one reason, for their dominance of that country’s political and economic commanding heights.

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    Anonymous Reply:

    What you say is anathor lie from the crminal entity of Pakistan. India gave Pakistan MFN status in 1996, hoping unilateral good gestures will invite positive reactions from Pakistan. What followed was indian airlines hijacking, Parliament attack, Kargil, 26/11 terrorist attack and numerous otrher terrorist attacks carried out by the terrorist wing of pak army/isi called LeT.

    Meanwhile, Pakistan has yet not given india MFN status but only declared an intent, which has no value and is anathor fraudulent move by Pakistan to win even more concessions without ever really removing trade barriers against India. i repeat, pakistan has not given MFN status to India yet and there is no time frame known by which that will be given.

    Its callous, clueless Indian leaders who countenance engagement with such a copngenitally criminal entity whose foundations are based on a vile ideology.

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  • Sadhana

    Well said. Gandhi called a spade a spade but it never made any difference in the face of British officialdom’s unconditional support of Muslim league. This might be the first time since the Anglo-pakmuslim collaboration began in the 1840s anglosikh wars that the two allies are officially at military odds.

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  • Anonymous

    India should never forget , that at partition while Indian government and leaders tried best to promote communal harmony, stop riots the criminal Pakistan muslim league and Jinnah went on a genocide unprecedented in human history. The result while only 10-15% of Indian muslims left India , 90% of hindus and sikhs were killed or evicted from West Pakistan. Thats just a undeniable fact about the genocidal and criminal nature of Pakistan. Today, 150 million Muslims make india home, while Hindus and sikhs have been literally eliminated ( from 25% of population to 1% ) from Pakistan. The state promotes religious bigotry and is based on a criminal interpretaion of a medieval ideology of intolerance imported from outside. Thats why Pakistan is a criminal entity and a failed state and India is foolish to engage it. India should have minimal contact, isolate it and not engage this criminal entity in any way or shape or form. Any engagement will result in ghetting defrauded.

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    Arnab Mitra Reply:

    Any blog on Pakistan can become a forum for a debate on the communal question, but getting even for the alleged wrongs of Partition wasn’t the point of this article. My pleasure at seeing the US give Pakistan a bloody nose is motivated purely by the atavistic feelings of seeing a completely unrepentent neighbourhood bully get his comeuppance. Millions of Indians from all communities — Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain and Jew who make up the great Indian nation, which is both salad bowl and melting pot — feel the same way. My personal appeal to all readers: Please don’t communalise India’s defence against the undeclared war being waged by the rulers (as distinct from the people) of Pakistan. We will lose our moral authority to claim the high ground the day that happens. BUT, I KNOW: THAT DAY WILL NEVER COME.

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  • stranger…

    hahahahaa.. this man dunt knw anything.. so no need of giving importance to it :P
    he is just telling one side storyy .. saying like indians are sooo inocent.. they eat from ear :P kidss >… further i will not comment on this type of one sided storyy ..

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  • Ramnarayan

    The article is an absolute fact, now I know most of Pakistani conservatives will say “You Indians blaw blaw blaw”. The fact of the matter is average people of Pakistan suffer because of the non-sensical approach the Pakistan government has opted for during the past 60 years. In order to build a nation a country needs to allocate its resources smartly. Take a look at Pakistan’s GDP and then take a look at its expenditure on arms. I mean to say what for are they building this arms dump yard. Has India ever attacked them: No But they have continued to do so mostly to maintain their ego and neglected their people. So what happens when you do this, people are uneducated, neglected,easy target of terrorism. Look 20-30 years from now , if you change now you may have a great country, if you choose otherwise the country may not exist.So to the avg peeople of Pakistan” Open your eyes for the sake of next generation, Live in Peace , and let the world live in peace.

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  • aamir

    Mr. Mitra, I can see to an extent where you are coming from “the spoilt Pakistan most times getting away with different kinds of things”. What you have brushed aside quickly is the main villain of the sub-continent was the crook Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru architect of the Kashmir disaster, knowing that his stand on that matter was criminal but decided to show the world how low an animal a Kashmiri pandit could be With Kashmir not an issue, the sub-continent woud be different and you might be savoring healthier past times

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    Indus Darya Reply:

    Mr Aamir it may interest you to know that the UN resolution on kashmir in regard to the plebicite requires pakistan to remove its troops out of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir as a precondition which pakistan has not fulfilled.
    Also the Maharaja at the time was empowered by the Constitution to choose accession which he did to India. Pakistan is founded on communalism and is an historical disaster. Forget Kashmir, pakistan is a part of India and it will be in everyone’s best interests if a South Asia Without Borders is worked towards subject to the annihilation of the islamic retards seeking the 7th century!

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  • Shanky_raina

    the article is very very well written.i agree war is not an option and we dont have capability for covert action. but india can do “*** for tat” to pakistan. what pakistan is doing to india, we have to do to them.

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  • Gulam70

    Thank you for the truth and waking-up Indian politicians. I hope people look at this article not from biased perspective but the facts it contained.

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  • Sangeetkumarjain

    You seem terribly misinformed. I donot blame it on you. It is because you have been made to think like that by your governments.

    This ininforamtion is proved by your only single point – Who invaded Siachin?

    God bless you.

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    Anonymous Reply:

    1989 Siachin War was started by Greedy India, which the bully of south Asia
    you are misinformed by your extremists right wing RSS media

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    josh Reply:

    You will find that Pak refused to delineate the LoC in Siachen. During the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation, Pak chose to open a front on the western borders and so lost territory it had previously occupied illegally. After Pak’s surrender, India and Pak agreed to return to the LoC, but there is no LoC in the Siachen area. How dumb can you guys have been :o )
    Accept India’s offer of converting the LoC to a permanent border – so far you’ve lost territory to China, India and now the Taliban – even a donkey learns to turn away from the cliff edge before it slips.

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  • Harshran

    India is the laughing stock of the world, All this hype of being a “Superpower” makes me as an Indian Hindu cringe because we can could not keep India united and our congress party and Nehru in their rush to rule sacrificed India at the alter of partition for the creation of Pakistan.

    As Indians and Hindus we can never forget that Muslims ruled India for 1000 years and that Pakistan occupied Kashmir which it captured in 1948 and defended in 1965 and that it killed millions of Bengali Hindus.

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    Shankar Reply:

    I am big fan of Maulavi Math … ya right 1000 years!! the religion itself is only 1300 odd years , untilthe 15th century they barely had a few vassals along the indus and by 1757 the British/ East India started taking over most of their territory , while marathas still maintained large tracts in central india. That is beside the point , as invaders you cannot claim rights over territory you could not maintain.. Oh I see just like Chinese friends the delusion of grandeur seems to be pakistani prerogative. Pakistan is an aberration and should be allowed to fail by not bothering about it

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  • Chingaar

    I can understand the harsh reactions of many Indians towards pakistan and feel that they are not without some justification. It has attacked India four times – 1947, ‘65, ‘71 and ‘99. And defeated every time by India. It has launched blatant terror attacks, through its home grown terrorists, on India’s citizenry. The fact of the matter is, that pakistan is founded on the abhorrent ideology of communalism and is an historical mistake. It is a client state of US interests and subservient to the royal retards of saudi arabia who are the biggest pimps of the USA. This latter nexus has funded the jihadi retards, seeking to recreate the 7th century, which proliferate in pakistan under the wing of the deep state and undertake assymetric warfare in India. Pakistan is an ugly story. It is founded on the abhorrent ideology of communalism and is an historical mistake. It has no valid basis to exist and in desperation to maintain their power and pelf its miltary led establishment uses the opium brand called islam to control its people. Now islam is gushing out of all the orifices of its people. Should this cauldron of terrorism launch another incident against India , then India must blocade its port of karachi and gwadar and salami slice it under the cold start doctrine. The pimp state of pakistan is a curse on itself and the region.

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  • Jayantyad

    I think Hilary Clinton was right, “Pak cannot keep snakes in their backyard and expect them to only bite your neighbours “

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    digiloveslicking Reply:

    Clinton is wrong – Pakistan is not keeping snakes in its backyard, Pakistan is the snake. The first snake was Jinnah and all the others are his offspring – make no mistake about it.

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  • Ramesh

    They wept with joy when Mumbai was attacked . Remember I would have sympathy if civilains were killed by external forces. USA killed only **** soldiers. But Pakistan’s army, ISI and jihadists have killed innocent civilains ion several countries, without consideration of territorial integrity and soverignity. I will only tell Kiyani, Pasha, Zaedari, Gilani and Rehman Malik – GIVE ME EVIDENCE AND I WILL TAKE ACTION. If you have evidence give me.

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    Pashtoon Reply:

    A very good try by blind Indian. Dont forget how many normal people US killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. Ramesh you should go to eye and mental doctor to check your health. Lol

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    digiloveslicking Reply:

    The US is only giving you what you deserve. They are talking to you in the language you understand – good luck to the US. The more of you they kill the merrier.

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  • Faheem

    Your article portrays a typical Hindu mentality where Pakistan hatred is institutionalized. Your media earns on Pakistan bashing, you are a bad neighbor, sorry to say.

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    Venkat Reply:

    Feeling is mutual, sorry to say.

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    Anonymous Reply:

    What do you mean by typical Hindu mentality ? What would you say if someone said the vile, criminal conduct of Pakistan and your defense of the vile , criminality of pakistan army/isi ‘represents the typical ‘ islam mentality’

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  • Bilal

    World is not just a bulleted description of Powerpoint presentation. You have to taste yourself all the sweet and bitter realities in order to understand what life really is with the people you’re living next to. The problem with you Indians is that your heads are baffled by two major factors: one, international capitalists hold you to their heart for being a bigger market; it’s their coloured screen through which you’re supposed to see the world, not with your naked eyes. Two, Your cheap film industry shows you what you public want to see. Here, by ‘you’ i mean crowd or mob. Crowd is always headless when it demands something or expects something. Better if you have round of Pakistan once not restrictin to the five star hotels. I bet you’ll be loved even if you declare that you’re an Indian.
    Sounds strange?

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  • Faheem

    Typical Hindu mentality.

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  • Devadas.ch

    Arnab Mitraji I am a student of political science, your article is an eye opener because I could never have put my thoughts together in such a meaningful way that you explained the facts of the present Pakistan and its nature as a country, and its failures etc. No country raises to be a friendly country with hatred as its policy!That’s exactly what bothered me when BJP started a political party to stop the corrupted congress from doing all the evil.Neither, BJP nor the State of Pakistan should have started off with hatred as their everlasting motives! With hatred we can win nothing!
    devadas. cherukuri (Washington DC)

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  • Anonymous

    @Basit, most terrorists , Like LeT of Pak army/isi are inspired by a hateful criminal ideology that claims their religion/cult is the best and only religion while other religions are false. Unless that criminal ideology based on religion is isolated and contained, terrorists from LeT will find inspiration.

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  • Salim Dar

    NATO will find out for themselves next time they repeat this. They are losing in Afghanistan. Their supplies have been stopped through Pakistan. It won’t be long before their trucks have no fuel and no food for their soldiers, and weapons which won’t work anymore. Let’s see how long a hungry army with no working weapons will last?

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    digiloveslicking Reply:

    This is the same logic Yahya Khan used on 3rd December 1971 and smugly siad to himself that once this is over India will be history. Instead Pakistan as it existed then became history. Kayani seems to be in the same punch drunk mode as Yahya, but is he as stupid? If the ruse is to milk more money and arms out of the US and US falls for it, US will be the fool. If takes Pakistan on, then Kayani will be the fool. Unfortunately, for Pakistan barkers here, the history is not in Kayani’s favour in that he is very keen to emulate Yahya – to be too clever by half is an invitation to disaster.

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  • raj

    India is a big country with small people… an american politician
    Indians = slumdogs

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  • AjmalKassab

    well i guess Pakistan deserved this as much as India Deserved Bombay attack. I can see why low life like you would feel joy in death of 24 people, did you enjoy the deaths in Bombay attack as well, alot of Pakistani’s found that emmensely satisfying as well…

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    Malik Zeeshan Reply:

    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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  • Sunil

    Only solution is to destroy Pakistan and Islam then there will be peace. No use calling Islam a religion, it’s not a religion but an arab ideology created by uncivilised people.

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  • Venkat

    Agree. The impotent rage ringing out from those words are very similar to those of the Indian government whenever there is an attack on our country from accross the border. “Don’t test our patience”, “Dismantle terror camps in PoK”, “Give us Dawood back”,…it goes on endlessly. How many times have we heard these over and over again? Impotence is the other word for the successive Indian governments. We will not have much international credibility unless we are able to stand on our own and deliver.

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  • AMERICAN HERO

    THE WRITER IS VERY RIGHT ARTICLE IS WELL WRITTEN
    PAKISTAN IS VERY AMBITIOUS WITH INDIA PAKISTANI MILITARY AND SO CALLED PAK LEADER WANTS TO FIGHT WITH INDIA WELL THE ACTULY
    THE PROBLEM IS PAKISTAN WANTS TO GO BACK TO INDIA MERGE
    AND INDIA DOES NOT WANT PAK BACK IN INDIAN UNION

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  • dw

    Somebody say india is cleaner than pakistan? Shut it u plums. why is that prick amitabh hapy that pakistant getting what it deserves? why does it deserve that? you pricks even reading news? why bring the **** cricketers in this? indians take bribe as well yh, just that they lucky enough to get away. Musharaf nay india ki maa ko day di teh cause you guys were hyping. india – pak war, pak hit india preety bad init? thats why you guys still feel the chill up yours.

    when there is war there are no rules to how you fight, or is there? so why hype over pak guys took indians ‘from the back’. you ppz only have one reason and only one to respond to a loss of a war of indians.

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  • Anonymous

    Meanwhile , whats so important about 24-28 Pak soldiers killed by US raid ? After all Pak army supports and protects criminal terrorist groups like LeT, jEm that have killed 1000s of civilians.
    More importantly, was it not the criminal, callous, coward Pak army that refused to accept for burial, 100s of its soldiers who were killed in Kargil ?

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  • Rajesh Kumar

    Good post. Totally agree with this thinking.

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  • Shahzeb_18

    Narrow minded indians

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    RajX Reply:

    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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  • #1_Indian

    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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  • Anonymous

    Ha ? Pakistan has every right to take counter measures to stop indian hegemony ,you have admitted india seeks to impose its will, that makes india an evil imperialist country
    indian media is also sick, like fox news
    Pakistan is only a problem for America due to small afghan issue
    whilst India – pak issue is to do with kashmir occupation by india

    america has disputes with everyone, and india has disputes with all its neighbours
    who are you to say pakistan is a problem

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    Viki Reply:

    If u can force a proxy regime in Afghanistan under false excuse of religion then b prepared if others also treat U in same manner. What if Afghans had invaded Pakistan when Zia hanged Bhutto with US support U guys r munafiq of highest order. Hegemony?? Is there anythin in Pakistan besides Nanakana Sahib which we want or care abt?? first think abt tht. Baloch r pissed n fed up of u fools. Afghans want Frontier back. B prepared 4 another partition in this decade

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  • Red X

    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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    Kamal Reply:

    Not Indians, Pakistanis consider Pakistan as a failed state. Many educated Pakistanis are now looking to settle abroad. India has some problems with neighbouring states which is bound to happen between the two neighbours. They are not the same as India has with Pakistan. But the whole world has problems with Pakistan, which is considered as breeding grounds of terrorists who create problem with the whole world. As for Kashmiris, it is better Pakistanis stop talking about them, after the way they treated Muslims of East Pakistan, now Bangladesh.

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    RajX Reply:

    Pakis can only have wet dreams. Pitiable and pathetic arabized society.

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  • Utsavsinha

    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:

    and you are an ISI scumbag!!

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  • Anonymous

    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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  • Anonymous

    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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  • Arnab Mitra

    Your reference to my religion is a reflection of your thought process, not mine. The 166 people who died in 26/11, the securitymen who died in the attack on the Indian Parliament… the list is endless. As peace loviing as you, or the next person, I’ve come around to the logic that bullies/tormentors don’t learn their lessons unless there’s retribution. Hopefully, the Pakistani elite will learn that being at the receiving end of bullets is not a very pleasant feeling.

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  • Anonymous

    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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  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_2YD3ACPTZUGGUZ5H7WCWYAPNLA Ranjit

    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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  • Anonymous

    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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    MrIndia Reply:

    In Human history nothing evil survives, Nazis didnt, soviets didnt, Saddam & Gadaffi didnt.
    Also enemies of United States ultimately are destroyed, now porkistan, you have become an enemy of the US, they are quietly making nefarious plans to destroy, probably split you up like the USSR. When your split into four different states,who is going to claim Kashmir? Will it be a part of Sindh or Punjab? Who will keep the nuclear bombs? Tu to gaya saala! After US destroys yoy, we will destroy wats left HAHAHAHAHAHA!

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    Anonymous Reply:

    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

    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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  • #1_Indian

    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:

    Kindly explain what is ANTI-MUSLIM about this article?

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    Dasg Reply:

    The author logicaly, lucidally and honestly presented facts as they are. I dont know what sort of “Indian” you are who calls just anger at mass murder of the type seen in 26/11 as being hateful. Would you forgive someone that readily if they killed your loved one!

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  • ahmed

    Mitraji, if say six close family members og yours had been shot like this, would you have felt so good what about their families? you need to see a doctor for sick minds soon

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  • Jai Hind

    you must be tried for war crimes!!!!!

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  • Vijay Murugan

    Is it just my feeling or is it a reality that India has got no spine? Why we always need to prove we are just cowards, we cant do a thing on our own, we ride on the shoulders of Daddy (US), fearing if we do it on our own, we would be hit hard?

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  • Guest

    Mr. Arnab Mitra may dance with glee, yet I will be the last person to equate him with the majority of people in India. I have visited India and found the people I met most friendly and balanced in their views. Please do not judge an entire nation through the antics of a minuscule group, comprising feudals and generals, who have been dominating the political scene here since Independence. The silent majority have been kept systematically cowed down; anyone who dares to step out of line either disappears or is brutally murdered. The bearded riff-raff shown on TV screens, specially by the western media, do not represent the Pakistani masses at all. These
    are mercenary and paid goons used by the establishment to portray a particular
    view to the outside world, while in the meantime the ruling minority continues with their plunder and loot. The common people may be living in abject poverty but every
    powerful civilian or military bureaucrat here is a multi-millionaire in dollar terms.

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  • Bharat

    Could not agree more with you Arnab. Let me also add that ‘comments’ like by one Yousufi on this blog sums it up for me what Pakis are all about ans that is – “denial” and “blame other for their own impotency”

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  • Haider_khan

    you cant comment in such a way for whole pakistanis :o black sheeps are every where that doesnt mean that whole nation is dirty. i agree with Amitabh we are getting what we deserve because our establishment make some stupid descisions in past which we are suffering now. but its not the way to celebrate the death of others.

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    Raja Reply:

    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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  • Anonymous

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    The bottomline:
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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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  • Kjkj

    US should get out of Asia and try to repay their trillion dollar debt. Not only are they affecting the world’s economy, they killed thousands to millions of innocent lives in Afghanistan, Iraq, and many other countries.
    And seriously, if you ever lived in Pakistan, you’ll know for sure that India isn’t as innocent as they are portrayed in the media. Rather than talking trash about a country that was blindly attacked with no justified reason, try living in that country to actually witness the reality. They don’t want America in Pakistan, and India also attacks Pakistan. Just pray that India and Pakistan will one day be at peace because in the end, they are just brothers.
    But I’m being serious, America should learn to mind its own business because there are so many countries hating on America.

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  • the truth

    Arnab Mitra has a few reasons, I just as an ordinary person have several dozen of valid reasons that India is the main cause of terrorism in the region. Indian policies are only based to please their new western masters !

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  • Shekon

    This is very good. wake up India – this is not India with a begging bowl – India of the 1970’s where an foreign trip was considered social upward mobility.

    If Indians want to be anywhere even close to China, LEARN To act like China.

    Firm, strong foreign policy and with Pakistan, India needs to invest a few billion to instigate internal disturbances, arm & morally support Sindh and Baloch separatism groups, do a industrial espionage on Pakistan;s core infrastructure installations and harm their business from every angle possible including paid assassinations of their top intelligence, scientific, business and political figures.

    We need to attack indirectly anything that makes Pakistan stronger & create fear in their core establishment. Starting from websites/emails all the way to their nuclear arsenal.

    Fear is stronger than death itself – India needs to create fear in the DNA of Pakistan so that for next 10 generations they do not attempt to create any more disturbance for India.

    RAW and other intelligence agencies in India are samosa eating monkeys who have ZERO vision, negligible resources and weak leadership.

    Bypassing them and creating a semi-private espionage agency would be ideal and I can help formulate such an organization with advisers from ex militayr/ IAS/ IFS/ RAW & other similar minded agencies.

    This “private” agency would function without disturbance from any political party or outfit within India and be under a broad National Security Plan.

    Is India ready for this ? we are !

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  • SHASIVG

    Which country are you from…..the US???

    we built nukes to protect ourselves from a possible nuclear aggression BY ANY STATE. Pak was never our target……. if so why did we not use it against them from 1974 to 1998.
    they were not a nuke power before 98

    BTW if you think only the west has the right to have nukes….then F-OFF.

    1)YOU BUILT THE GOD DAMN THING IN THE FIRST PLACE.
    2)YOU ARE THE ONLY ONES EVER TO HAVE USED THEM
    3)YOU BOUGHT THE WORLD TO THE BRINK OF ARMAGEDDON IN TH CUBAN MISSILE CRISES.

    how are we supposed to feel safe with people like you around.

    anyway we have already built the bomb…..and there is nothing you can do about it.

    THE AGE OF THE WEST IS COMING TO AN END…………..I CAN UNDERSTAND YOUR FRUSTRATION

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  • TrueUglyIndian

    Wow.. That guy king just ripped all indian on here.. Well said king.. U just dissed all american **** suckers.. lol now joke time, why dont we just bomb india.. I mean all of india what do we have to lose.. Oh yea Bombs!!!! loool ha ha ha..

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  • Ronnie B

    Comments from Pakistanis here demonstrate why Pak is, not going to be, but is a failed state. In fact, Pak, if it is not a failed state, needs a nudge here and there to become a failed state. It would be the kindest act for good and decent Pakistanis, and yes there are millions of decent Pakistanis, that the world could sponsor. Pak is a like a mad bull in a China shop and is destroyong everything around it. The best thing is to put it out of its misery. The slow burn toward 4 independent provinces, as well as an independent Pushtunistan, is an inevitable correction of a historic injustice.

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  • Nikhil

    @yasser….seriously many Indians dont care what goes on in pak …….so why do you come to an Indian newspaper website and read plus post comments :P
    what is it that you want??why are you so obsessed?with what?

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  • Tbaakza

    you are a hindu bigot, 24 people lost their lives. how would you feel if any pakistani said that about the mumbai attacks, shame on you as…le

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  • Rani Sharma

    The easiest way to bankrupt Pakistan is to subsidize the production of cotton and garment and flood international markets. Cotton and garments are the only source of foreign exchange, other than the begging bowl, for Pakistan. Like the Hong Kong doctor who told his patient who had a diseased penis” Dont wolly, you hab the Hong Kong dong. Soonel or latel it will fall off.” Let us just put the squeeze on Pakistan till it implodes. It is easy for the US to attack because it is far away. Pakistan may be bankrupt but it has a bunch of crazy jehadi generals who will not hesitate to send nuclear bombs into New Delhi if that is the last thing they can do before escaping to the West where they stack all the stolen dollars from aid provided by the USA. If they do that then the road to prosperity that we have so firmly established will be full of potholes.

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  • http://profiles.google.com/muhammad.ilyas.pk Muhammad Ilyas

    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:

    “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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    Dasg Reply:

    Many Hindu temples, Sikh Gurudwaras have been demolished in Pakistan, Bamyan Buddha were destroyed while Pakistan controlled Taliban. So for for an inhabited of a viciosuly theorcratic state to raise issue of empty mosque is not just ironic but pathetically rich. Pakistan was global pieces not peace, as evident from involved of Pakistan trained terrorsist in almost all major terrorist acts across the globe. Pakistan has as much right to Kashmir as Ireland to Liverpool.

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    Anonymous Reply:

    Dasg,

    Dont you know that destroying temples, Gurdwaras is peaceful act.
    Isnt it Mr. Muhammad Ilyas ?

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    vick hard Reply:

    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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  • Sk

    I’m with you 200%.

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  • Surinder

    In 1947 the Hindu king of Kashmir asked his predominantly Muslim subjects if they wanted India/Pakistan or remain Independent? They chose Independence from Both. That is how it remained till guess what …Pakistan army and it’s razzakars attacked Kashmir? Na we have hegemonious ideas? Does pakistan not want influence in Afghan…does your ally China sit in Tibet..did you not want bangladesh when they did not want you?

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  • Proud **** Muslim

    India was a Muslim nation and it will become Muslim again. We wont give up

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  • Rohank

    right, very next day he also said that “we all watch Indian channels, our kids model Indians, so why so much hype or hate for India” :)

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  • Rohank

    king, i think you wanted to say that “Hindu Zionists” are after masoon pakistanis ?

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  • JJJackxon

    The Pakistani state is a historic anamoly and injustice imposed on Iits peoples by mercentilist imperialists and deserves to pass away into history. Unitl then, Pakistan will continue to destroy everything and everyone around it. A free Balunchistan and Pashtunistan and Sindh will promote democracy and prosperity for hundreds of millions. It is as simple as that. Every action the US or India takes in the area should be guided by this principle: it is time to manage and promote the early attainment of freedom for the oppressed provinces of Pakistan.

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  • Sk

    If India learned anything from history, Pakistan is a pariah nation on the verge of failure. Peace is not really possible with the Pakis. The only way for anyone to tame Pakistan is to cut it into pieces – Baluchistan, Sindisthan, Punjab, and Pashtunistan. Pakis are doing an excellent job trying to cut Baluchistan off their map. India and the rest of the World powers just need to encourage them.

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  • Az

    I am not surprised what Arnab said, more surprised that he said it. Its starts from Kashmir or does it starts with assassination of Gandhi, or even when 2-nation theory was established. Poor from both sides of border have been the real casualty of this hate history. 180 million on one side and 1.20 billion on the other will co-exist….and this wont change.

    We the 5% fortunate lot can enjoy this hate as we can afford, I hope for a day when we start thinking of what can change life of our poor country men rather wasting energy on fighting and hating each other…….

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  • Yahya_Iqbal

    A typical mindset

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  • Allen Durante

    Armchair generals like Mitra want to fight today’s and tomorrow’s wars. They will be absent from the battlefront.

    Real generals like to fight only the wars of yesterday because they are very reluctant to jeopardize the lives of their troops unless it is absolutely necessary.

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  • Sklegend

    Looks like Obama have just call Pakistani counter part, just right after this article :-) hahaha poor writer

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  • nomad

    Bravo! For once a nice, realistic and “spade as spade” blog! Another issue is about Pakistan being a nuclear state and hence the world has to submit to it’s blackmailing methods. Pakistan is likely to disintegrate by itself. But India, if it has the b*lls, can expedite the process by bringing economic pressure, complete diplomatic isolation and determined and well funded covert activities. The risk to India will remain unchanged. US and the West together or individually will have to address the nuclear issue.

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  • Arnab Mitra

    Ladies and Gentlemen,
    One major appeal. Please avoid communal comments. Saying that Person A is taking a particular position because he/she is Hindu/Muslim/any other religion takes away from the debate, which has been vigorous, spirited and, regretably, occasionally, very communally loaded. I do hope all of you will agree with me on this and abide by this self-imposed restraint.

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  • Malik Zeeshan

    The response that Pakistani interior minister gave was that You provide us tangible proofs and we will hand over if there is anyone guilty, Ajmal kasab is not a Pakistani even, Indian government is sunk in ISI phobia, if anything happens in India you people start blaming ISI without any proofs, Indian agencies are so incompetent that they havent yet colected any proofs.

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    digiloveslicking Reply:

    Kasab is not a Pakistani is proof enough that these maglomaniacs will never ever accept any proof be cause allah’s creation can do no wrong. Forget this claptrap – burying Pakistan is in our interest and we must bury it regardless of the US and China trap. We must also play China’s game and give covert support to the Tibetans and Uighers. You can only defeat your enemy by talking to them in the language they can understand. The language that we speak sounds to them like the language of a fool.

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  • Malik Zeeshan

    such a pathetic and unprofessional article, if this is Indian media then i am afraid the Indian extremism about Pakistan will be ever increasing.

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    df Reply:

    Truth hurts Zeeshan. Take it in your stride or perish. Change is the only thing constant. Pakistan does not want to change hence perish they will.

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  • Muhammad Rabi

    Yes and the Strongest Country’s army (around 750,000) cannot control a valley named as KASHMIR.

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    Surat Reply:

    Buddy, why is that we have to remind you about 90,000 POW’s? Read history, you are living in the land of Maharaja Ranjit singh;s empire, you and your encestors surviced because Lion Ranjit Singh let them. Come out of your cocoon life and learn to live peacefully. Because you will not be able to pay for next war , it will wipe of lots of scums like you along with many innocent lives. Kashmir acceeded o India because Hari Singh decided as your goons were looting and raping people (this is what have been taught to you peopple). Now get lost before we kick you *** before americans does.

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    coolgoose2 Reply:

    what about Baluchistan..in 10 years, that will be an independent nation.. thanks to the new Afghan regime.. one more limb out of Pakistan..About, Kashmir, we dont want the valley. we will split Jammu and Ladakh before making that nation an independent region along with the current POK. then we will woo them out like Bangladesh..

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  • Ambijat

    Pleasure imbued with a sense of weakness would only lead to further degeneration of self. So, this blog is held in bad taste.

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  • Muhammad Tayyab

    Yes you are not killing in proxy but with govt. and legal protection. Don’t we know how Kashmiries are being killed. Where the 2500 unmarked joint graves have come from? And still you are not killer, Bullshit.

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    Raj Reply:

    And what about the millions of Hindus you muslims have killed in Bangladesh and Pakistan? Muslims are hypocrites and are okay when they kill millions of Hindus but if Hindus retaliate then they get angry. The world knows the truth about muslims and everyone including christians, jews, hindus and buddhists are getting together to destroy this evil monster called islam.

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    Kolaverydi Reply:

    2500 unmarked graves??? too little let’s at elast make it 250,000!!! after all they are all **** terrorists.

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    Amrits1 Reply:

    you have “MAD” in your name, thats what you are..Race of a “MAD” man, you are his name sake, he started it all, now terrorising India and the world.

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    Abbal009 Reply:

    yes buddy Tayyab, there are graves but they belong to the rogue Jihadis your nation trained.

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    Ofcourse Reply:

    If only you guys didn’t send terrorists to Kashmir…there would be no such graves.

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    Guru Reply:

    If we were killing Kashmiris and doing what Israel does to Palastinians, Kashmir would have been hindu majority by now. BTW I am not here to convince you against what you learnt in your Madrasa but remind you that ‘What goes around comes around’. It is our fault that we did not choose Governments with balls but that will change soon and you will get beat up on both sides

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  • http://twitter.com/speed_racer777 vick hard

    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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  • Majeed_1256

    Every time I hear there is a bomb blast somewhere in Pakistan, I take up a glass of wine in cheers. With NATO and Drones and Karachi target killings, I might be drunk all the time in the comming days.

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  • Muhammad Tayyab

    Let me remind you india can be the largest and it is but not the strongest country of south Asia. With this type of thinking you can make yourself happy only. Isn’t it shit that by you so called strong country is afraid of a country which is ten time smaller than it not ten time weaker?

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    SP Reply:

    Why don’t you hardheads understand that in whatever you are saying, the ultimate reponsibility (or irreponsible behaviour) is of Pakistan.

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  • Muhammad Tayyab

    Whenever we confronted with America, India started chest beating (America and Pakistan will fight and then we will get our goal) don’t have guts to do itself but what would be the value of India when U.S will go after packing all its stuff as defeated by a small group of Muslim fighters? Now india is dying to take place of America after it but when they will face same attacks by Muslim fighters then it must be crying again “Pakistan is exporting terrorism” Let me remind you all indian kids, to protect your motherland and to fight for your home can never be terrorism what Muslim fighters (TALEBAANS) are doing in Afghanistan.

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  • Dharmendra

    I am really proud that there is some one in media who has balls to write what every indians from all walk of life feels and belive, its time to chage our foriegn policy specially towards pakistan( did not write pakistan with capital P as i do have rispect for this nation). Since independence we have tried to be frienf with this nation and see the result we have, one should know that one can can clap with one hand, it takes two to make a sound. Time to be brutally enemy and lets say in fase of our neighbour , no playing games as what will happen that this nation will will enemy of us well it is all our enemy and our politician should know that giving other cheek policy is not working and time has come to show our enemy side as pakistan has seen for decades our friendly side, and our politician should stop playing religious politics. I know many will diagree but do i care as i am not here to win friend or popularity contest.

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  • Amir Rana

    flash back 1857…. didn’t have the “dumm” to hit us directly, so mollycoddled with the British and brandished smirks whilst hiding behind the englishman’s boots. Fast forward 2011, still can’t hit us direct. Is that, sir, what you call “satisfaction”?

    You guys support Taliban terrorists and BLA in our country but don’t have the gall to admit it. Atleast we admit we are setting you on fire, and not just in Kashmir, we also support the naxalites :)

    Hear this from a Rana Rajput : We will scorch your hands if you go to war with us. Who cares about winning ? This aint 1965 nor 1971 bro.

    Don’t believe the stupid indian movies which stereotype pakistanis with goofy hats of the 19th century. We got the muscle and the “bomb”.

    Last but not the least, believe it or not, it is the utmost desire of the vast majority of Pakistanis to have normal ties with India, as most of us, including myself, have family and hometowns that side of the border.

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    Aks Reply:

    You couldn’t even retain your original religion, culture and heritage and bent over and capitulated to a bunch of invaders, what the heck is a rana rajput anyways, LOL. Our real rajputs, will teach you surrender monkeys a lesson anyday. After a good hiding you’ll convert to the new creed and post on some somalian website saying you are indian. Thats what you pakistanis are, wannabe tough guy converts…

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    AndyTO Reply:

    You are a Rana Rajput, and yet converted to Islam, Rajputs defended their religion, no converted in fear of sword. You are not a Rajput, but a ill gotten son of an Arab or a Turk who fucked your mother doggey style

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    Ajayverma656 Reply:

    Excellent point Andy. Pakistanis and muslims in general are the only ones who say “Ha Ha Ha, my mom got screwed, while yours did not”. Unbelievable!!!. None of the muslim armies which marched on to India had women with them, yet they sired children with distinctive Arab features, example look at Wasim Akram with that bridge nose. You can be absolutely sure that one of his fore-mothers got raped, maybe even doggy style. Look at Ayub Khan, who once mentioned that one of his ancestors was in Nadir Shah’s army that invaded Delhi. Guess, what that would make of Ayub Khan :-) ))) But, hey Pakistanis are too obtuse to even think on those lines.I do not think that this Amir Rana’s mom got screwed by a Turko/Arab/Afghan/Tajik/Uzbek/Martian, but one of his ancestors surely did.

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    Abc Reply:

    What’s “us” in 1857? There was no Pakistan in 1857. Pakistan is an artificial country with no real identity other than being anti India. Sooner or later this artificial country will collapse. Inshallah.

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  • Anonymous

    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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  • tejinder mohan singh

    pakistan by default is a fake and cannot be trusted country….

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  • The Hindustani

    A very courageous article, Sir. Pakistan deserves no more sympathy than Nazi Germany. Just like the Nazis perpetrated the hideous crime of Holocaust, the Pakistani Army, Government and YES PEOPLE are guilty of ethnic cleansing of Hindus in Punjab, Bangladesh (Earstwhile East Pakistan) and Kashmir.

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  • April1

    Indeed this article is terrible. The british divided india into two to control indirectly. Now the Americans are doing the same, but they have to leave someday, america is no longer in position to hold its war position. This article just shows the slave mentality of india. Indeed this article ignites hatred among the people of pakistan and streghtens the position of pakistan army that always potrays india as enemy. Hopefully the author gets some sense and sees the big picture

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  • Farhan Khan

    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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  • Dumbfart2

    Agree wholeheartedly.These ******** have got what they deserved.And as far as I am concerned the country should be blasted out of existence before nuclear arms fall in the hands of the terrorists within.

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  • Reena Satin

    Relishing misery is sick, no matter what the excuse be..

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  • Nav

    Shahid Afridi is a bearded loser. Good his as$ kicked by Team India in the world cup.

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  • Anonymous

    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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  • Faahadabbasi

    dude.. firstly.. obama has apologized to pak president… so eat ur heart out..!!!
    secondly… ur infatuation with anything pakistan will never end as is evident from this blog… so keep spending ur time wishfully thinking someone will finish pakistan as u are not able to do so even after so many yearss which will never come true…

    if u say “what goes around comes around” to justify attack on pakistan… then india should be attached by all its neigbours as it is the only country in the south asian region which has poked its nose in everyone’s of its neighbours business..!!

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  • Ali Khan

    “King”, why do you even read our news websites?.. Aren’t your countries’ websites good enough?

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  • SAMIULLA

    AT BEST ITS IGNORANCE ON PART OF THE AUTHOR TO WRITE THIS ARTICLE. WHEN LEADERS OF A SMALLER COUNTRY ACT FOOLISHLY, ITS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO ACT MATURE. WE WILL DESTROY OURSELVES WITH ANY MIS-CALCULATION. THE BEST THINGS THAT CAN HAPPEN TO WEST IS A TUSSLE BETWEEN CHINA-PAKISTAN ON ONE SIDE AND INDIA ON THE OTHER. BOTH THE GREAT ECONOMIES DESTRY TEMSELF LEAVING THE WEST TO HAVE A FIELD DAY.

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  • Nehal

    Your will to control Pakistan and all its neighbouring countries plus getting a free hand in central asia is a wild indian a dream. Pakistan Zindabaad

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  • valiant

    India did not invade Siachin, It was always ours. The statement of our buddy Mark is like why did you Defend your house against possible intruders. I guess Mark lives in the reign of Ram where there were no thieves to defend their homes from . He is also of a view that Indian government should not use weapons to protect its territory and lives of her people . What kind of absurd comment is it!!! who is the largest weapon importer. Indian army wont be able to fight chinese and pakistani army with punches and kicks .
    China already had nuclear weapons at their disposal, and It is in the best interest of India to have a few up our sleeves. Even if for the purpose of deterrent. India after all has a no first use policy as opposed to Pakistan which openly claims to use it as a first strike option. India Government has supported Tamil rebels in Sri Lanka but again they were being persecuted and killed by the Sinhalese. They were rebels and insurgents in real sense, being forced to use terror tactics fighting a disproportionate battle with a much larger Sri Lankan army for thier survival

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  • Nehal_says

    Its very simple, Unless India dont settle the core isues with Pakistan, India will never prosper

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  • Nehal_says

    Hindu bragging about Pakistan again, Nothing new !

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  • Anwar Mahmood

    The cat gets bit hurt, mouse does dance
    Distanced in hide hole, got mouse chance
    The cat is Pak, and the cat is brave
    The mouse is glee in hole mini cave

    The mouse says hole is safe for sure
    Deep deep, deep, mouse will endure
    The cat is bit hurt, just bit hurt
    Mouse from deep hole now can flirt

    I won’t call timid rat a snake
    The cat even laughs at rat jokes take
    Rat make sure, don’t climb, don’t peep
    Stay deep in hole, stay most deep

    Come to the hole top, mouse wanna play
    Even cat’s sight be your last day
    Heart fail, heart fail, heart fail attack
    Mouse sees cat, dies just like that

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  • Rstgmnk

    Arnab Mitra, a very well written and succinct blog. Loved it. Indian patriots feel alike.

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  • Farhan Ali Khan, Auckland

    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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  • monalisa

    Sorry. Cannot offer my sympathy to this rogue terrorists State. No Tasser stupid we are level-headed highly intellectual breed than you silly backward creed living in the sixth century.

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  • Anonymous

    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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    nasif, although I am not in agreement with everything in the article, it is very clear if you read objectively that the author is not celebrating the death of the Pak soldiers, but is merely expressing his satisfaction at the humiliation of Pakistan at the hands of the US. While the details and the consequences of the incident have been very sad for the individuals who have been killed, it is also true that Pakistani authority’s response to it is IMPOTENT rage and nothing more. Your comment seems lucid, and you seem well endowed in words, so why not try to read the article objectively first and then comment. I offer my condelences to the dead, and feel that while this incident might have been accidental, Pakistan’s terrorism supporting policies and flawed decision making is a reason is in very bad taste, not only for India and the rest of the World, but also for its own people who are just getting caught in the fire. I agree with Arnab that this is a manifestation of Pakistan’s obsession and use of terrorism as state policy and if this continues, they will be ruined by their own actions. Seeing Pakistani authorities, and how they behave, they will always blame outsiders, neighbours and the rest of the world as their enemies hellbent on destabilizing the so called sovereign nation, to take the focus away from their own mistakes. I would be happy for Pakistanis if they shed their obsession with India and try to better their own people’s lives, but if they continue like what they are doing now, I would be ecstatic to see their demise from the world stage. Nothing against the Pakistanis who are trying to make it better for themselves and trying to be good fathers, mothers, teachers, soldiers defending their nation or just a common man with dreams. May we all find peace, even when we don’t declare it loudly just for the listening pleasure of the Pakistani authorities. So, you misunderstood the intentions of the author and the article, but I hope you find reasonability in the article now.

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  • Anwar Mahmood

    Fools can laugh, smile be glad
    Paks don’t care for silly and mad
    Time does come and time does go
    When even fools get chance, you know

    Dance little fool, this is just chance
    Tomorrow be sorrow and be no dance
    Paks are grand, they are so sweet
    With China as best friend, none can beat

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  • Anwar Mahmood

    America like others in past will run
    Pak pathans be there, else none
    Pathans are Paks, loved so much
    Prettiest humans are them such

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  • Anwar Mahmood

    No one will ever have sustained stay in Afghanistan. All must learn from the past.

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  • Suresh. kumar

    Please don’t feel so happy at Pakistan’s discomfort. India will be next. India is getting too close to USA licking America’s boots just like Pakistan did years ago.
    India has the political class that will sell India to the highest bidder.

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  • Anwar Mahmood

    Afghanistan will ever be free on its own.

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  • Anwar Mahmood

    All will be soon gone out of Afghanistan.

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  • Anwar Mahmood

    Future be no different from the past.

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  • Anwar Mahmood

    Even a bit sadness on cat’s face sends glee in mouse’s heart.

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  • Khan M

    Very clearly the author is more of a ‘popular writer (who plays to the tune of popular public sentiments)’ and not a pragmatic (rational) scholar/writer who understands South Asia as a region or its politcs/diplomacy. First of all
    President Obama personally apologised for the attack – please click on the link. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/05/world/asia/obama-offers-condolences-in-deaths-of-pakistani-troops.html?_r=1&hp ,
    secondly unlike the reaction Indian politicians give “Next time we will retaliate” Pakistan on the contrary did react but in a more logical manner – Closing the Nato supply line – and HE APOLOGISED : so please be reasonable and mindful of facts before writing next time.

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  • Dasg

    In Pakistan nationalism is defined in terms of hatred of India, Indians and Indianess.
    The entire culture is geared to hate kaffirs in general and Hindus in particular. A few remaining minorities that survived post-1947 genocide, expulsion and conversions have not even basic human rights and are treated as subhumans. The whole purpose of existence is based on 7th century manual, that is rightly or wrongly used to justify the worse type of cruelty within and without, that is systemtically carried out by the army that controls the state and has popular backing. In that secnario one has to be foolishly optimistic to expect anything but a medieval barbaric mindset that just allows or tolerates but in fact actively promotes violence against any culture or nation deemed as dhimmis. That is the sole reason why Pakistanis are infamous in the West as being in the forefront of international terror network.

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  • Anonymous

    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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  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Ali-Larter/100001970700213 Ali Larter

    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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  • roamin

    Finally, somebody is calling a spade a spade

    Arnab, you are true patriot.

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  • Anonymous

    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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  • vibhor pahwa

    although m an indian nd i do feel dat pakistan has been d epicenter for terrorist activities….but d column written above is pathetic…
    i cant believe a person getting pleasure from some 1 else’s death even if u r against dat country…
    PATHETIC THINKING…BULL**** COLUMN (though i just read d first 4 lines coz dey were enough to tell d downmarket thinking of d person writing dis column)

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  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Jabli-Izvesti/100003096480500 Jabli Izvesti

    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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  • American Indian

    Completely agree with the author. Let’s do some targeted assassination against lakhawi/dawood/masoor azhar.GOI has been spineless for years after india gandhi.

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  • John

    Pakistanis deserved it………..they have killed millions in world and polluted the atmosphere of the world….US should nuke Pakis and get rid of the Pakistan monster

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  • radhe

    Pakistan deserved it. It has killed millions around the world includeing India and US…….I am happy somebody showed the coward Pakis who the boss is….

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  • Govintra

    Pakistan is a SECULAR NATION. This attack is against SECULARISM. We as a SECULAR nation must protest it and try to help our neighbor by attacking USA.

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  • Kolaverydi

    Your so called respected journalist must be Digvijay Singh- but when did Diggy do journalism – oh yeah he did it in a Pakistan madrassah.

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  • Khan

    hahahahahahahahahahh excellent comment Indian not killers???? Com on r u living in Mars or some where else MrSameetabilgrami???? wats going on in Kashmir. Wats ur Indian army and the Police doing there. spreading Luv n peace in Kashmir with Kashmir people. Wat a joke u Indians people r.

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  • Arun

    Nato needs to more to degrade PAK Army and ISI.More PAK troops will die.And chances of Army coup will diminish as Army’s star will set in peoples’ eyes.

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  • Raj

    India is a big country with small people…an American politician
    Indians = slumdogs

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  • babul

    The only way to deal with Pakistan is “The language of guns”.Whoever speaks with Pakistani administration politely and gently, Pakistan mistook them as weak.One way India can bleed Pakistan by increasing the speed of Arms race. No way Pakistan can match India. And while they will try to match, they will follow the example of the defunct Soviet Union.

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  • Zain Toronto

    After reading this article it does prove Hindu Mentality can’t be changed, we support Pakistan decision to review MFN status to India. We would also recommend Pakistan Govt to impose more taxes or block all air, Sea and Land transit access for India from central Asia and Medal East

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  • Hitesh_bk

    Wow, This is so typical of Pakis.. Ugly smelly indians.. What are u. You are the worst class of indians who got converted on sword.. I have seen even uglier smellier pakis.. You guys are no goras.. Don’t think u are whites.. I can’t stand most of the pakis.. They have particular pungent order which smells even shittier the shit.. Arabs call u second class uglier slave muslims who dont have any self respect and worship their *** thinking they would accept u ugly ****.. Though No where in the world Arabs are respected for their dumb *** atitude and hypocracy.. N most funniest part is all pakis wanna copy arabs and to be called arabs.. You didn’t even have ur own history and language so speak our language and show off our culture.. If you are arab stop using our language and start following ur own arab culture..

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  • Zaidi4061

    you indians are right india is great country. But I don’t know why any of my co-worker(by the way I ive in USA) who visited india (out source training) DO NOT WANT TO GO BACK IT IS SO DIRTY PEOPLE SHIT ON
    THEE STREETS!!!!!!!!!!

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  • PeaceForAll

    How author’s thinking is different from that of the Terrorist? It is satisfying for them to see us getting killed. There is no justification for killing a human being. It doesn’t matter if they were Pakistani soldiers or innocent civilians of Mumbai. Any thing based on hate will lead to hate. Please reevaluate your way of thinking. Thanks.

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  • Bob Stokes

    @yasser, I will take abuse as a badge of honor. Obviously, ONLY IF you are a Pakistani.

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  • Rahu

    Pakistan deserved the bombings from NATO……well done NATO

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  • df

    Hats off, I fully agree with you. But India will never learn. Meet any pakistani and he has nothing but hatred against India. A fine example is the article below.

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  • guest

    Pakistan deserved to be bombed

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  • rob

    NATO did the right thing….

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  • Abbas

    Arnab, I completely support your arguement as an Indian. lets call a spade a spade. Pakistan is known for terrorists across the world except for some of its foolish citizens.

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  • Neil

    Great Article…Somebody finally has the guts to say the way we all feel.

    WAY TO GO……

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  • Zusheikh

    India is not angel, Indian army rape women in Kaskmir day after day, They also train terrorist in Blochistan and in Afghanistan Against Pakistan, They train Tamil tiger against Sri Lanka, I can only say about the writer he should broaden his mind, no to look through Hindu Taliban’s mind. Best wishes to all the Indians for the New Year 2012.

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  • rob

    **** terrorists deserved it!

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  • Buddha

    Lovely, well-researched article, Arnab… The content is so obvious, it did not need researching at the same time.

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  • digiloveslicking

    “And that, to me, is the language of post-modern denial.” You are being very kind to your friend. It is not denial, it is burying one’s head not in the sand, but in one’s own arse. India’s interests lies in complete dismemberment of Pakistan and let us not beat around the bush over it. Whatever the world may want to call it is irrelevant. What we are concerned with is our own survival and our survival requires that Pakistan be buried in the junkyard of history. Period.

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  • Sane Indian

    The only problem with the killing of **** soldiers is that this time US has refused to pay blood money to the **** Generals, who got used to lining their pockets with greenbacks. Kargil Murderer Musharaff himself boasted about “THE BOONS” they got from Amercia for handing over Al-Qaeda terrorists.

    Pakis can settle any murder for BLOOD MONEY…It is in their blood to be subservient to some nation…Till now US, now the new king of Pakis is China… One day they will also kick them and they will go running to Iran and still continue to kill Shias in their country.

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  • Sarvan10

    I think the author has given his very honest opinion and the vast majority of Indian definitely agree with his line of thinking… good luck and keep writing… sarvan

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  • Franca3083

    Please do not tarnish all Pakistanis with the same brush. There many decent peace loving people in Pakistan. Don’t judge us all by the actions of few who happen to be in power.

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  • M6hus

    you think killing of the pakistan army soldiers satisfying I really hope that someone from your family gets killed in the same way so that you can feel the pain of the mothers and fathers of those soldiers. You speak of pakistans army wrong doings there are differnatly as bad as the indian and the american armys we all know what they get up to indian army rapes muslim young girls kills muslim young boys rapes there mothers kills there fathers and expects them to take all that with a smile on there face if not they will be killed and that is the indian army o” sorry and the mass graves that the indian have dug and put hundereds of muslims in them I REALLY WISH TO ALLAH THAT THEY GET THE SAME TRETMENT AS THEY GIVETO OTHERS.
    As for the american army do I really have to say anything it’s all out there tell others to respect human’s whale they kill muslim’s all overthe world but that’s ok coz they not humans.

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  • Guest

    The article though cheesy is factual although I disagree that loss of any one’s life is a cause for celebration. There’s no denying that Pakistan is a terrorist state and not only Indian Govt but the Govt’s worlwide have failed to treat it accordingly. It’s failed policies have little to do with religion and more to do with it’s opportunistic politics and tussle between it’s military and civilian govt fighting each other for survival and upperhand.

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  • Kantya

    Why no mention of Islam? That is what causes Pakistan to behave the way they do.

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  • Sane Indian

    pakistan will not bow down to indian bullying, but willingly lick the feet of Chinese & Americans

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  • Khushuashish

    very apt, correct and great reading

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  • Nav

    India is doing well on all fronts, whereas Pak is not. Pakistanis just need to realise they don’t match up to India in any area.

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  • Anonymous

    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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  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_U4ULIXX5BGHH5K737D3DTTPRXY Made.in India

    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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  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_U4ULIXX5BGHH5K737D3DTTPRXY Made.in India

    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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  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_U4ULIXX5BGHH5K737D3DTTPRXY Made.in India

    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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  • A proud Indian Muslim!!!

    India is the biggest anti muslim nation on earth,, it should be destroyed.
    I am an Indian muslim waiting for that day and for the killings of thousands of muslims in gujrat,Kashmir and in communal riots all over India, for the destruction of the Babri masjid.I promise that day will come shortly and India will disintegrate,,
    A proud indian muslim!!!mwaiting for india’s destruction. we will destroy India.

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    Anonymous Reply:

    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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    Indus Darya Reply:

    Your emotions are running ahead of you.
    One thing you would do well to bear in mind is that yes there are inequalities and developmental issues in India too and there are some extremists also but India is a secular state and a beacon of democracy. And most importantly when atrocities occur against ( some) muslims in India it is the majority of Hindus who come out against such vile acts. I salute the brave lady from Tehelka and Teesta Setalvad ( hope I spelt it correctly). Bear in mind this does not happen in pakistan when minorities are persecuted. Moreover, the legislation that disadvantages minorities in pakistan cannot be overturned by parliament thanks to our holy and proud muslims.

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  • Jagan

    Pakistan has always been a rouge and a pain. But one need not be happy just because USA has done what India should have done when it was attacked and humilated.
    India did not have the guts and there is no point in rejoicing.In the background of India’s repeated failure to stand up to a bully. Rejoicing now is a very cheap senttiment

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  • Alisandhu

    I thought maybe the next generation of Pakistani and Indian would be more tolerant of each other, but listening to all of you is very discouraging.

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  • Nehru

    Pakistan needs to stop all forms of terrorism both within their own country and exporting terrorism to its neighbours. They need to disarm its self of guns and bombs from public and civilian domain. Only obdient arm forces should be armed for its defence but if they shoot at its neibours then they can expect to be shot at.

    Americans in Afghanistan has every right to defend itself, and world knows that Pakistan is harbouring terrorism within its army as well. Sooner the American goes in to Pakistan and disarm the better the chance of world living in peace thereafter.

    GOD SAVE AMERICANS TO DO THE JOB – & BRING HEAVEN ON EARTH.

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  • Pertinentobserver

    Superb blog. Great job:)

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  • anil

    Pakistan is out of place in the fast changing 21st century world as it continues to clings to an obsolete worldview. Only pakistanis who had the opportunity to get out of pakistan & stay outside pakistan for some years are able to view things with a bit more objectivity !. Even in Britain Pakistanis display the strongest tendency to create “Mini-pakistans” whereever they go ! . Pakistan is a Cancerous Tumour which is disintegrating & spreading the cancerous cells far & wide within the body of humanity. It needs a CHEMO-THERAPY urgently.

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  • Khan123

    Indian are the nation of narrow mind.i have ever seen in the world you dont have any care of saying of ghandi gee .The great man who teach you the lesson of endurance.i think you have no right to live in the world .

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  • Alok

    A short or medium term alliance with China could do the trick; China is as cerebral as Pakistan, so having them on our side will deprive Pakistan of its major spine. Meanwhile, rooting for China and pitting them up as rivals to the U.S. will make for a bi-polar world, thereby allowing India more scope to maneuver (much like China did during the cold war). Narendra Modi understands this strategy well, that is why he’s making trips to China, so that when he assails power in 2014 (hopefully), he can crack down on the jihadists.

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  • BHUSHAN

    How can you trust pakistani muslim who tried in PUNJAB and in KASHMIR and then weep for GRAVES .Dont they feel ashamed .Shameless bruts

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  • Human

    After going through this post and all comments I can see the success of those people who are famous for “divide and rule” – we both nations are still fighting.

    Countries/divisions are all man made, save the beauty of planet, save environment, save earth. Stop fighting, there are more serious things going around like natural disasters. Save the planet first.

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  • Atika Rehman

    I am a Pakistani. And I think it is sad that you feel such hatred, which has built up due to our military and civilian govt’s inaction to crackdown on terrorism. Having said this, it is heartening to see that your piece has earned a mere 39 likes. You are just as indoctrinated as the Pakistanis you loathe so much. I hope most of your peers don’t share your sentiment of hatred.

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    Arnab Mitra Reply:

    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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    Man of Reason Reply:

    Mr Mitra – As a pakistani I appreciate your response and your sense of reason, a quality which is virtually completely lost in pakistan. I also agree with your perspective. The fact remains that pakistan is founded on the abhorrent ideology of communalism and is an historical mistake. It never had nor has any valid basis to exist and its corrupt military led elite thrives as a client state, while its masses have no future. This corrupt establishment demonises India, makes (false) claims to Kashmir to justify its control of whatever resources are going. Pakistan is no match for India militarily, economically and politically and knows it , hence the policy of assymetric warfare. One earnestly hopes that it can find reason and realise its salvation is in a genuine peace and reconciliation with India on a phased basis subject to despatching its holy monsters to `heaven’ on a one way ticket. A no war pact with India would be a welcome first step. At the end of the day the people of pakistan are part of the north Indian branch of the great Indian family and share a great civilization spanning thousands of years

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  • Rabblerouser666

    Right, and that’s helpful.

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  • KS

    Super-duper like. Pakistan not only as state but as society is rogue. Constant irritant causing headache for entire world.this part of world is doomed.It should be balkanized and exploited by Americans as well as local ‘Vadheras’/hoors etc. which will crop up in such anarchic state.They must pay for their evil designs.

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  • Bilal_salim

    i am aghast at the hatred .. Peace is impossible with such mentality

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    Arnab Mitra Reply:

    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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  • Lalimasingh

    Right said, Fred. ***-for-tat…just wish we (India) had the balls to do so.

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  • Shitindian

    I pity the writer..he has a Brain of a 2 Year old..how can anyone even let something like this get published..oh well one can always expect SHIT from Indians !!

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  • Nish B

    Great blog.. Couldn’t agree more… I’ve always felt that we don’t need to do anything to Pakistan..they will self destruct..and it’s happening in front of us… US has some work on its hands..they will get to Pakistan before north Korea or Iran…in fact I feel Iran is no way as dangerous as Pakistan. All terrorist attacks emanate from this country. The day is nigh when a dirty bomb attack will emanate from Pakistan.. As far as India is concerned..let’s make LOC the international border..move on and concentrate on removing poverty and economically strong… 20 years down the line there will be no Pakistan. Our border will be called west Punjab. Inshallah??!! Put that in ur pipe n smoke pakis

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  • digiloveslicking

    Being satisfied with US attacks is like basking in the reflected glory and to put it very crudlely is to make love through a proxy! India must fight her own battles and not assume that someone else would do it for her. Grow up and be a man!

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  • Mainphu

    I wish we go to war with India and nuke u ***** back to stone age. Now that will give me immense pleasure since we have nothing to lose. Plus Ur nukes r not even capable to fly from Delhi to amritsar. We r not afraid to die unlike u *****. Ur growing economy n flush of money will weaken u further.

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  • Aryan

    i agree with mr. mitra on this. It is unfortunate that even after 64 years of hope we cant reconcile ourselves to the fact that pakistan is the ENEMY. We can never have peace with them. Dont get me wrong, we have tried for 64 years and failed. But its time to accept the fact that we face an existential threat from them. As Mr. Mitra rightfully pointed out, pakistan continues to view itself from an anti india pardigm. So bottomline is, it is either us or them. I am one of the subscribers of the view that the 26/11 attacks were orchestrated by the pakistani establishment to provoke india into a war that would unify the different factions currently fighting each other for dominance in that nation. Rightfully we didnt fall into the trap. A failed/failing pakistan in the last throes of desperation is bound to throw up a conundrums of problems for India. Therefore we cant wait and watch but be proactive and help it along in its spiral towards self destruction. This can be economically, militarily or any other method. We should not fall for the MFN card that they have played. Pakistan like Australia(who after long, decided to sell us uranium) needs the money, and this is nothing but a ploy. But where Australia is not a threat to us, Pakistan is . Unfortunately as china views it as a counterweight to India, it will continue to limp along with support from china.This takes the economic method off the table Eventually it will come to decision whether we want to continue to live with the constant shadow of insecurity in our country or if we want to take the leap and end the threat once and for all. Of course with nuclear weapons involved, this decision is one that has to be thought through carefully. I pray and hope that along comes a strong prime minister who decides that we have suffered enough at the hands of the crazies across the border and makes the move to destroy them once and for all. We cant coexist. No way around it. Its either us or them

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  • Anonymous

    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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  • Aryan

    In addition to my last post, I think the only way each one of us can do something about it is if we(and i mean each one of us) work to change the way India governs itself. If u want to change the way the government thinks, you have to be part of it. We cant crib about our impotent government cos it is us who elected them to the post. The government just reflects the impotence of our people and our cowardice in giving the enemy what it deserves. I never had the flair of a politician, so i can never become the prime minister. But what i can do, rather than giving up on India and going abroad, is to work to one day be able to influence how the government thinks, acts, reacts. I can be part of the civil services, more importantly the IAS. And i hope that one day all of us indians who believe we deserve better and want to do something about it, do their part.

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  • Rgold121275

    I like to see a nuclear exchange between India and Pakistan. Let’s cut the population of both countries to a half or maybe even to one third of what they are today. Good way of reducing population of the world, it is getting really crowded.

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  • Jack the Ripper

    I think Pakistan is being sodomized

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  • Anonymous

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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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  • jamil lone.

    Ever since Partition,most Hindus have hated Pakistan.It is understandable to an extent.Also,the Moghul occupation of India has left many Hindus to hate Muslims and again,this too is understandable to an extent.Your glee too is understandable to an extent.Yes,Pakistan is a sorry state for many reasons,none simple..But it is time for this hatred towards Muslims be examined by bigots like you.You bring shame to India and all secular Indians.
    China still occupies a a par of India but you guys are impotent on that score!
    Look at your horrible caste system and the millions of poor caught up in grinding poverty.Before you throw stones at others,get your house in order.
    As for Kashmir,the world knows your barbarism there,subjugating millions through sheer brutality.It is unfortunate that the Western media turns a blind eye to your terror there but we understand why that is the case.You are arrogant and cocky now but you will pay for your inhumanity .

    Jamil Lone..

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  • jamil lone.

    How long does it take you to approve a message?
    Jamil lone

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  • Anonymous

    @Mr Arnab Mitra,
    I have a request.
    Mr Joginder Nath Mondal of WB in 1940-ties, played a crucial role in the division of India , as he and 4 other legislators provided crucial support to Jinnah’s Muslim League to form government in undivided Bengal and then in division of India. Mr Mondal gave up everything in India and migrated to Pakistan in 1947. Here is his letter of resignation from Jinnah-Liaqat Pakistan government 3 years later in Oct 1950, when he fled to Calcutta India to save his life.
    Please read it in full as its an insiders account of the chartacter and nature of the Pak state.
    Link provided below.

    http://www.mayerdak.com/root/jnmandal.htm

    (numerous other links to can be found for this historic resignation letter )
    This letter in my opinion must be compulsary reading for anyone studying Indian history for the events surrounding 1947.

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  • WiseAmericanGuest

    Arnab Mitra can talk all the smack that he wants about Pakistan. I’ll be the first to admit that Pakistan has problems, and that it has committed wrongs. But despite Pakistan being a failed state, it is in a much better geopolitical position than both Afghanistan and the United States.

    Afghanistan is being held together because of a 10-year NATO occupation. Once that ends, then who knows how it will end up. It is not hard to imagine the Taliban taking over again, with our without help from Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, etc. It is much more disunited and corrupt than Pakistan, and I would not be surprised if it plunges back into civil war.

    The US is on its way out. Actions like the NATO strike are not new, only in the past they have attacked militants and innocent civilians. It only has a few years left in the region. I live in the US, and I know how much the public wants the war to end. The US has created a bigger debacle than Iraq in Afghanistan, and it cannot control the future of Afghanistan once it leaves without support in the region.

    That leaves India. As Arnab himself indicated, India is reluctant to go hostile against Pakistan. It can try to seek to make a base in Afghanistan, but does India really want to make friends with the same Afghanis that it accuses Pakistan of sending to Kashmir as jihadists. Despite Afghanistan vs. Pakistan tensions, I doubt the people of Afghanistan, particularly the Islamists, would want to cozy up with India.

    This is because Islamists all over the world are furious at India’s occupation of Kashmir. Mitra really wants Pakistan to destabilize and break up. He should realize to not make such statements in the heat of the moment, and realize what the actual score is in the game.

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  • Zeenat232003

    posts like these really don’t help in any way. they aggravate the animosity between the countries. why can’t people be a little more careful with their words? I’m sorry to say, but this blog post has served no purpose at all except that it is full of hate speech.

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  • Godot

    So the funny thing is, in EVERY other part of the world, you see Indians and Pakistanis coexisting peacefully. It’s only within our native countries that we find ourselves thrall to this Anti-India/Pakistan mindset. Speaks volumes for the insidiousness of both nations’ mindsets.

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  • Fawadala

    hahhah read the comments of indian, they are tanlking like british and americans. you stupid people look at you first. world biggest slum dogs. pakistan is a failed state but we are still alive and our poverty level and unemployment rate is better than you.
    dont talk about what world says about pakistan. you do trade with iran and iran is a country which is more dangerous for world (western and american point of view).
    one day pakistan will rise again. inshALLAH.
    we dont bother your hates toward us, because we hate more than you. pakistan and india is true enemy, and can not be a friend.

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  • Anonymous

    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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  • jamil lone.

    You printed all these vulgarities expressed by others but chose not to show what I had to say because it was reasoned and true.Shame on you.
    jamil lone

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  • Anonymous

    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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  • MR88

    not only does this serve as a perfect example of how deep rooted hatred prevents progression towards peace and prosperity for both countries but it also goes to show how hatred handicaps one of morality, rationality and over all common sense.

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  • Sushilgoyal110

    Mr Mitra has his ear to the earth when he says that he does not know how to resolve the conflict with Pakistan.Mr Mitra chronicled how many times Pak reneged.Now it is playing second fiddle to China to ratchet pressure on india …….giving China bases in POK and wooing China unashamedly, awarding it permission to develop infrastructure in disputed territories.A rogue state is destined to be wiped out from
    the map of the world. Pak’s
    DNA is’hatred for India’.Sooner we learn from the Law of Nature,better it is.

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  • Anonymous

    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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