The Indian Defense Minister’s admission last week that his country is in an arms race with China speaks volumes of India’s intention to establish itself as a regional hegemony; or counter another global ‘rising empire.’ Defense Minister A.K. Antony was quoted saying: “just as what China is doing, we are also trying to strengthen our capabilities.”
India has issues with all her neighbors; China, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Nepal. But it is not only border issues with China that’s keeps New Delhi excited. I agree with A.K. Antony’s assessment that in spite of “occasional troubles”, India wants to resolve its issues with Beijing only through negotiations. But I read his statement knowing Indo-Sino border dispute is rather permanently intractable and 13 bilateral talks have yet to yield anything meaningful.
Of course India does not want to wage war against China and for that matter other perceived regional foes. But conflict with China has been making headlines lately and it reflects the popular mood as well. Indians will not forget the1962 war and understand that the border dispute is still unresolved. But there is also an envious, competitive India that is unwilling to allow China to become “the most powerful nation” in the next 3-4 decades. My Indian friends frequently send me emails arguing how India can surpass China in economic and technological growth. Of course military prowess goes with it.
As you may have noticed from my previous opinion pieces I think a hawkish Indian media is fueling a false sense of national pride and aggression and it shows: the Pew Global Attitudes Survey claims that 47 percent of Indians have negative feelings about China. And, 62% of Indians consider China’s growing military power a “bad thing” and 45% of them rated China’s growing economy the same way.
You can argue that this distrust is historical. But if you look through the archives of Pew Global Attitudes Survey you will find that this situation was substantially different in 2002- when Indian TV channels had not mushroomed all over the place. Although India appears ‘soft’ on Tibet these days but issues such as separate visas for residents of Kashmir trigger such hysteria that peace seems rather semantic.
India and the United States are both equally concerned about China’s growth. Indian TV journalists and analysts are constantly talking about how China will match, if not supersede the weight and potential of the US by 2050. Some Indians argue that it will be sooner. This is one issue of convergence for the American empire and it’s regional associate; India.
I talked to Prof. Noam Chomsky last week and India’s ‘complicated’ foreign policy came up. I agree with Professor that India’s foreign policy is rather complex but on many issues including China there is complete convergence of opinions between India and the US. We should not forget that Pakistan – even at points in history when it was a complete proxy of the United States maintained independent relations with China. Not only did Pakistan open the back door diplomacy channels between China and the United States but also maneuvered China’s entry in the United Nations.
And, despite all good mannered statements from Foreign and Defense ministries, Indo-Sino conflict along 3,500 km border is heating up. Recently the Indian Air Force chief, Fali Homi Major, called China “certainly a greater threat than Pakistan.” He is correct: China is no Pakistan. Indian diplomats have to mind their language, diplomatic manners when talking about China. They cannot ridicule and bully China the way they have treated Pakistan.
And, unlike Pakistan where the Indian government tries to be a mirror image of popular opinion- on Chinese issue these same Indian representatives are much more ‘stately.’
Watch a portion of my interview with Prof. Chomsky:
Ibrahim Sajid Malick is a Pakistani-American writer, technologist, and social entrepreneur. He has been writing on Pakistani society and politics since 1986. He has held several media, communications, and technology positions for organizations large and small. Mr. Malick graduated from New School for Social Research with a master’s degree in anthropology. He holds several technology and management certifications. He works for a leading technology firm and blogs at www.ibrahimsajidmalick.com
Indians are afraid of China. Pakistan should use its China relations to negotiate with India because America is on India’s side.
Total rubbish. china can’t protect pakistan. India is the mighties nation in asia. No one can match our sucess.
@vejay:I think Vejay’s comment is a classic example of all fart and no shit. Too much patriotism I suppose, but it’s more important to look at things realistically. By the way, I too am Indian.
As for Mohammad’s comment, I do think that it’s highly inaccurate. But you’re entitled to have your opinion.:)
i ttly agree wid u vejay..pakistan cant do anything..and what do think mr. mohd ali?? Jus China’s support wil b enough for u to fight against India??? U still in ur dreams..Allah sirf sacchaee ka sath dete hai…
china supersedes the indian might.it doesn’t require an iq of 150 to get that.
its thrice the size of india in territory and more than double in military.
but when it comes to a war, no power can topple another.
India can’t win a full fledged war against china on its own,but even if left to itself – would be sufficient to shatter china’s economy apart.
The same can be said about war with pakistan.
Pakistan ,to speak objectively ,would lose-but the victorious side will pay a heavy price for it.
Is all this so hard to see?
I feel somehow US used Pakistan’s help till it could squeeze the last bit of whatever it needed from Pakistan, and now it has turned its attention towards India, because India like China is growing at a rapid pace and US wants the market share of both the countries wealth.
As we know the only thing they(US) are good at making is defense items and it will sell to both the countries and sort of make sure they use them, so US can sell more.
If, South Asia were to form a nexus(which is a big dream), then South Asia can command rest of the world in every manner, which will not be acceptable to the rest of the world.
War, if at all, will be thrust upon India and China… neither side will win…both countries will use up their reserves to buy weapons at premium rates to ensure false sense of superiority.
What we know about prevalent issues related to India, China and Pakistan are often sort of “taught” or “spoon-fed” to us by the media. And media often is just a propaganda agent of their respective governments and , I would date to go upto this extent, their respective business lobbies (US oil cos. are examples)
Common people in these countries will feel and say things purely propagated by intense patriotism,inaccurate information and emotion. And, for a nation like Pakistan, religious extremism makes it even more intense.
In my humble view issues are beyond these which common people may not even have thought about.
This little piece by Ibrahim Sajid Malick also smells of biasness against India. How can some individual interpret what the defece minister of some nation is trying to say something and is polite with the neighbour who is stronger in military and economic might.He even goes on to talk about the 1962 war..!!
War is but a word that is generated in the mind of a blind patriot.
Mr Malick no matter how erudite and well-researched you think your piece is, it still shows that at the end of the day you will just compare the nations in terms of the military might which is like thinking like a school-bully.
At the end of the day,issues are much more complicated that being polite and diplomatic, going to war, be a religious extremist and so on and so forth and at this I would agree one hundred percent with Rahul “china supersedes the indian might.it doesn’t require an iq of 150 to get that”
So Mr Malick you did not have to “research” so hard to write this piece.
I wont even comment on people like Mohammad and Vejay.
After watching Noam Chomsky’s interview by Ibrahim Sajid Malick, I see India and China conducting business under US influence in Asia. Some conflicts between the two could be resolved peacefully, perhaps. It could take until the reduction of US as super-power because of shrinking economy, that Chinese and Indians would see the danger of military spending and dominance.
we can’t possibly compare the military capabilities, intelligence services, economic etc, of China to India’s. it’s pretty obvious whos gonna walk out of a war of that kind unharmed. matter of fact the military hardware of India is nearly close to that of Pakistan’s otherwise Pakistan wouldn’t have been a trouble to India all this time with it’s dying economy. India has a long way to go to catch up China’s massive growth in all aspects, not to forget Russia that is a traditional ally of China.
Here is why India should not be compared with China – India plays junior league while China is playing professional game
1. GDP comparison: China’s GDP is almost 3 times of India’s, that’s about the gap that exists between US and China.
2. Olympic sports medal count: you probabl already know well what the differences are.
3. Olympic math ranking and medal count: if you don’t already know, China usually tops the game, while India roams around 40th, far behind Viet Nam.
4. Space Technology: China is pretty much among the 1st tier club with US and Russia: manned space program, space walk, ASAT, etc. India shows none in this area.
5. Moon Exploration: India should be proud of their successful launch of the moon orbiting satellite, but remember also that their launch was more one-year after Japan and China launched theirs.
6. Life Expentancy: check out UN’s web pages.
7. Literacy level: check out UN’s web pages.
Pak-China dosti- what do you smoke? care to share with rest of us so all halucinate with you. India is more power technologicaly- all IT comes from India NOT China. We speak English NOT China. China has more poverty and no hope for poor. don’t compare dirty communist with pious capitalist.
and china is no friend of pakistan. you are china’s dog. that is it.
In India we have freedom and we are the fastest growing economy in the world. U Pakis cant have anything because you don’t have freedom. hahahaha. U chineeeeee lovers..lol…you will soon be ruled by china
All official data that China releases are wrong. They live in a closed world.
Noam Chomsky is an outright idiot. He is against our ally- Israel. All Indians shoudl denounce him. I never liked this guy to be honest. He seems completely retarded when it comes to matters of actual importance. This guy claims to be an intellectual who basks in the radiance of logic but I fail to see any sound logic in his thought process.
Whether he is simply stupid or something more sinister is for you decide………..I’ll say this, he makes Maoists look like die hard truth activists in comparison and that, well, that just ain’t right man…..
Russia is an idealogical ally of China Mr Jim. It has been an ally of India since India’s independence. Probably the main reason for that is arms and warfare sales…!! Nonetheless, I do agree with you that China is superior to India in terms of warfare. But to make statements like “it’s pretty obvious who’s gonna walk out of a war of that kind unharmed” is a sign of NAIVE thinking. Something that has been taught to you by some over-zealous TV journalist. No state walks out “unharmed” of any kind of war.Be it intelligence, economics or the literal WAR. And then comparing India’s warfare capabilities with Pakistan?? Well, I am no expert of warfare capabilities but I do not know where did you get that information from. Do you have any trustworthy data to support that?
Pak-China Dosti Zindabad is another example of the media led blindness.What DOSTI mate? China supports Pakistan militarily and financially which US too has been doing since 1950..!! So what? To use emotional words like DOSTI clearly show how much emotion has taken over sanity and logic. And it is precisely this emotion in which Pakistan’s and India’s leaders want all of us to live in.Not to mention China’s.
I fully agree with Ashwin Mehta where he mentions about US selling arms to India and Pakistan.
At the end of the day it is all about money honey..!
geopolitics- nationalism in itself evokes emotion. are you suggesting we stop being a ‘nation state’ or do you want to deny us the basic emotion of patriotism?
Mumbai-rocks: I have never heard anyone speak so disrespectfully of Prof. Noam Chomsky. Yes, he supports right of self-determination for people of Palestine and Kashmir. Does that make him an idiot?
Mujahid,
I am not suggesting anything to anyone.It is just a matter of viewing the grey areas of things rather than just think in black and white of nationalism,religion and WAR. It is good to be a nationalist but it is always naive to believe in everything that any nation’s media and government tells. What happened with German patriotism during WW-2? OK it WAS patriotism but it was totally directed towards German superiorty and Jew hatred. Result millions of people were brutally killed.
Think about this kind of patriotism too..!
I donot know why indians are so much concerned with its regional countries growth..Yes they have right to look around whts going on but despite of doing this they cross the borders and starts begin to criticize on issues which are totally irrelevant to their policies.
India has been more casual with pakistan since last few years..May b coz of their media support but with china its a different ball game.Infact present indian government has been accused of being soft on the issue of rising chinese aggressiveness vis-a-vis.Indian PM has blamed the media for blowing the border row issue out of proportion.I think india shud nt forgt the humilitating defeat at the hands of china in 1962 border war and more important thing is that government of india is still treats the report as a classified document and have no concrete reason from not making it public after so many years.
India’s intentions to establish itself as a regional hegemony? India follows a minimal credible deterrance policy and until recently had not even bothered militarizing its long border with China. Only after China’s open and aggressive views on the issue being made public, has India started stepping up its forces on the border.
Maybe you dont remember its China and Pakistan who started the war in 62 and 71 respectively. Maybe India is well justified when its strengthening its defense seeing as both China and Pakistan are open threats to it.
And to correct some of the ‘facts’, Russia is only an ideological ally of China, and in all other aspects a clear competitor. I concur dosti means friends and surely Pakistanis are laboring under an illusion if they believe the Chinese are friends. China is only using them as a weapons market and also to destabilize India.
All said and done, China is yes stronger in every aspect when compared to India. BUT, if there is ever a war between the two asian giants, there is going to be no victor. Technically one of them may win the war, but the cost will be so great it will be no victory. or should you say pyrrhic victory.
Its surprising how many educated people on both sides make ridiculous statements in the heat of passion. Wonder how aggressive and illogical the lesser educated common people in these countries must be.
@Junaid:
When you say India is too concerned about its neighbours, dont you think you are in fact being over concerned about India?
Maybe you should remember your humiliating defeat in 71 at the hands of India and the Kargil fiasco before trying to remind India of a defeat thats half a century old.
Baba ibrahim u sound like a camel whos moves r un-predictable
but body langauge always proves constipant with full of conspiracies
hey guys as an indian i know that within 20 years india will be a superpower which i am proud about ,we must have good relations with our neighbours but also be militarily strong to defend ourselves from those forces who try to defeat us,having lived in the states for ten years i have some good chinese friends (i have moved back to india now) ,love is a strong potent and people are people ,i dont like warmongers (hawks) live and let live and spread love and prosperity around
Dear All; No country on the map of the world can attack and control another sovereign state. To be precise, in today’s scenario it is almost impossible to destroy a nation and control its territory. We can take a few examples from the recent past. US could not control Vietnam. USSR failed to capture Afghanistan and it again in doll drums in Afghanistan.
Weapons, as powerful as atomic bombs, can not prove to be solution of the problems among states. We should better follow the policy of mutual co-existence. China cannot attack Indian. India cannot afford to attack Pakistan and vice versa. Let advocate an end to arms race in the region. All the countries in South Asia are powerful and cannot be defeated. As far as the prospect of India becoming a super power is concerned… off course it can become one, but if and only if it resolves conflicts with its neighbors through dialogue.
What about Pakistan? “India is not US and Pakistan not Afghanistan,” ex-president of Pakistan Musharraf says. In other words, the conflict between two would only lead to destruction, no one can be victorious.
President Musharaff was right. India is no US. But, India is America’s number 1 ally. India is willing to sell her soul to America because India is now ruled by greedy corporate interest. There was a time when it was fashionable to be progressive in India. Now even youth looks down upon socialist because every slumdog wants to be a millionaire.
China is growing very fast and increasing influence in Asia and Africa. Because China has so much control over Pakistan that is why US is working with India to control that. it is very simple. it is not about pakistan or india. it is all about china.
Junaid you should apply for a job in the CIA as it seems you have access to many “classified documents” of nations like India.
Again I see bias here.Bias against a country which you think is your country’s (I am assuming you are a Pakistani) enemy. Well it is very very easy for an Indian to blame Pakistan for all the issues that are visible to a common man and vice-versa for a Pakistani.
No one can argue over China’s economic and military might. But any war between two nations in the modern world would hit the economy so bad that it would be dang hard to recover. Refer Fawad Ali’s comments.
Forget about a war between Asian giants like India and China which is going to destroy the economies of both these countries though of course China will achieve,as Waisenkind said, a Pyrrhic victory.
Assuming Pakistan is not a part of this war (which is highly doubtful assuming a war does happen between India and China) it will still hit Pakistan badly because of the economic damage incurred by China.
So Mr Junaid, there is going to be no “humiliation” for any particular country. It is just going to murder of countless men and most likely common citizens of both countries which is a humiliation for humanity.
Abdullah, seems to be knowledgeable when he indicates that US is trying to control Pakistan. Well, but the explanations given by him seems to be biased again. “Corporate greed” haan??”Sell her soul” ?? Its funny how people can used these words as if they are experts on any nation’s internal matters. In my humble view things are much more complex than what your little mind would even be able to imagine. You are right US does want to have some control over the growing giant that China is. Not to mention the huge debt US govt has to pay to China. But saying things like “sell her soul” and all that stuff, well its BS. US cos. invest in a markets where they can sell. They do the same in Pakistan and they do the same in China..!!! Most of the US car companies are present in China and I have seen Chinese people driving cars like GM, Ford and Buick. Has China too sold its soul to US?
It globalization my friend it not the medieval times where souls could be sold. Guess you still live in those medieval times and may be thinking of killing someone who has an opinion or may be does not believe in your religion.
@abbas: bhai jaan khawab nahi dekhte indian China and Pakistan will remove india in 2015 so how could india be a superpower.huh there 150 active terrorism movement which are doind terrorinsm openly..huh..huh
@abbas: bhai jaan khawab nahi dekhte China and Pakistan will remove india in 2015 so how could india be a superpower.huh there 150 active terrorism movement which are doing terrorinsm openly like mumbai attack waghera …huh
india will remove in 2015 so could India be super power?
Nawal Butt, your thinking powers seem to be residing in your last name. LOL.
So you know of 150 terrorist groups operating in India. Well I am sure by this time FBI must be looking around for you after your comment was traced. And in no time you will be arrested.
But I am sure this is not the case.You are still there imagining stuff that is creation on an ignorant and bigoted mind (Butt..!!)
geopolitics- I am an Indian until Kashmir becomes an independent nation. So, yes I can speak for India too. I understand that the continuing border dispute between India and China and China’s rapid growth in military power creates anxieties about the future relationship. China’s aggressive foreign policy postures also do not encourage a benign view of it. There are enough strategic thinkers in India who reckon China to be the major future threat to India.
As per corporate greed- it is not only rhetoric: it is real. Just look around if you live in India and you will find class disparities breaking all past records.
geopolitics- cheap shot on Mr. Butt’s last name. Very childish…
The best way to win a war is not to wage one at all. At the end of the war the loser suffers a lot and the winner lives to suffer more… None of the asian countries would start a WAR…
Abdullah,
It is sort of disturbing when you say that you are an Indian until Kashmir is an independent nation.Why don’t you just migrate to the so-called Azaad Kashmir on the other side of the PoK until the Kashmir which is on the Indian side is “liberated”. Why live in India in the so called “corporate greed” and call yourself an Indian?
Well, I have lived in India, China and in the US. So I can tell you about the corporate greed better.It is everywhere my friend…!! More so in China.
Some Chinese small scale trading cos. will even send young girls who act as sales representatives to befriend you , have a drink with you and even sleep with you, just when they know that you are visiting China for business. They are dang aggressive sellers much more than any Indians or Americans..!
And well China is a threat to India and India is a threat to China and Pakistan is a threat to India and India is the biggest threat to Pakistan.
There are so many threats to all of us my friend.
What you are telling about rapid military growth and all just seems to be the exact language used by any media-person or to use a respectful word “a journalist”, it may be true may be not. Media often tries to make common people fearful so that the keep on trusting the present rulers as their protectors, buy more products for their safety (like guns in the US) and so on and so forth.
In my humble view it is high time all of us adopted a very very cynical attitude towards today’s media and what our respective governments tell us.Most of this is propaganda and conspiracy theories..! I believe 26/11 is an example of this propaganda. I wouldn’t even deny the role of Indian leaders in 26/11.
Abdullah- yeah that was a cheap-shot.But what Mr Butt said was nonsensical as well. Do not be biased when you judge those people’s comments that reflect a different opinion than that of those which seem to be similar to yours.
geopolitics- i used to live in the US and whenever my local friends did not agree with me they will tell me to go live somewhere else. Not in Kashmir – this is my land and you can take India out of here. I am not alone. More than 90 percent of people living here want their divided state to become an independent country.
i agree indian media spreads hatred and fear. i agree our government plays in the hand of so called public opinion. but you and i can have civil conversation. india should not freak out if China is giving us visa that looks different.
Geopolitics, the best way to remove the prospect of war remains the removal of the bone of contention. There has never been a better time than the present to take cooperation between India and China to the levels they are capable of reaching. The need of the time is to formally and finally resolve the disputes between the two giant sized states. The conflicts of the past between China and India were not of nations but between states following different policies to secure themselves. Now that the two states are in a better environment of “Realist-Idealist” mix, specific measures can be looked at. The border dispute should now be formally and finally settled. This will need accommodation from both sides and that should not be an insurmountable problem given the new circumstances. The larger issue of weapons rivalry between the two states and through either of them into the region is another issue which requires urgent attention. If these two vexing issues are taken in hand, the way ahead in the 21st Century would be free from the compulsions of the past and pave the way to a stable future. If that is achieved, the military perspective which so dominated the India-China relations in the last 50 years would be balanced by the larger contexts of economy, trade, and international cooperation. China and India would then be partners in providing a lead through the principles of Panchsheel and in moving the world away from military conflicts.
i want to say this to those who think we indians are afraid of china or any other country, WE LOVE PEACE, till someone don’t mess with us, or else, history knows none could capture India, As for techs and all, may be china is more improved than India, but when it comes to war, it does not take much time in TURNING THE TABLES.
And those who think china with pak, or soething like that, pls be realistic, everybody thinks about themselves first.
Personally i think why do people fight over internet, its because they can’t do anything, just came and said, we will kill u or something like that, come on guys, Why to war??
Do u know what it takes to have a war??
Do u know about them who lose their lives, whose family lose their sons.
U know i hate wars!!
Infact i never fight, its like that i don’t start fight, but yes i can end it, till my breath is in my lungs.
So i think that makes clear y we stay calm!!!!!
Peace and Love friends(I MEAN EVRYBODY WHO RESPECT PEACE AND LOVE).
Buri nazar walo ka muh kala!!!
And rest may go to hell and fcuk themselves!!! u know what i mean.
Peace and Love…….
To those who think FREE KASHMIR is the best option, i wanna know how long will they be free once India leaves them??
I’m not much into these discussions, but i think pakistan or china will be using them, and tell me Kasmiri friends, would u be living with terrorists??
will that suit u??
would that be a good life?
i have heard of the bad behaviours done on kashmiri peoples, even some my friends are kashmiris, they told me, but i think free kashmir is not the solution, First of all India won’t leave it, secondly even India does, i dnt think personally Kashmir be free for very long.
Believe me, whatever is kashmir’s reality, won’t be hidden for too long, truth comes out, and when it does, it makes things right.
PEOPLE, PLEASE COME OUT FROM THE BLINDNESS OF HATRED, SPREAD PEACE AND LOVE, THESE FRUSTRATED TERRORISTS ARE EATING THEMSELVES AS WELL AS US!!!
PEACE AND LOVE FRIENDS..
Ha ha ha..! Abdullah, at least I am not freaking out if you are getting a Chinese visa as an Indian-before-Kashmir-is-liberalized which is different from that of an Indian. But is it not strange that you do not need a visa to travel to India?
Personally, my view is a bit of idealistic in the sense that I really do not believe in separate states based on religion,race,language or culture.
I believe in law of averages as in , if say out of 90 % of Kashmiris who support an independent state 50% (a very high number I suppose) have a high level of IQ and independent thinking ability then that independent thinking ability does not really come into picture when a so called leader tries to manipulate the majority thinking .Because the other 50% with lower IQs will give you an average of low IQ per individual which always makes things easier for that leader.
Well from a very humane point of view if it is really in the benefit of Kashmiri people to have an independent state then I am totally in support of this idea. But I highly doubt that this will be the case.Not saying that not being independent gives them a better life. But just drawing example from the independence of India where people like Nehru ruled ,and they have literally made this country a dynastic-democracy, and promised a state which would be far better off without British rule.
I really dont care where someone like you lives: Azaad Kashmir , Pakistani Kashmir or Indian Kashmir or in India. But personally calling yourself an Indian until Kashmir is liberated is sort of disturbing.You really need an independent state to get rid of this confused identity
And I really do not care what land belongs to whom.Your land, my land are all emotional words which clearly show how corporate media and politics shape the way we think. At the end of the day if the common man in Kashmir (or India or Pakistan) is able to provide for his family and loved ones that what’s I believe liberalization-of-mankind would be.
Vikram – what you said makes sense. But it seems highly impractical. War like situation too is something that is an effort to create panic among people and to fuel false sense of patriotism. And the ideal economic balance and co-operation (in absence of political tension) between India and China is not possible in the way you are describing at least in the near future. In my humble opinion, Kashmir issue, Indo-China border issue are far too important politically and strategically for the politicians for all the three nations that no immediate resolution of these issues is possible.
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State of utopia was only possible when a GOD ruled over people. And you and I were not even there to see it so I do not even know if that was real
Joke : India Vs Pakistan ,Nuclear war
The Pakistan army decides to launch a nuke-missile towards India.
They don’t need any permission from their government(actually such a thing does not exist in Porkistan), and promptly order the countdowns.
Indian technology is highly advanced.
In less than 8 seconds, Indian army detects the Pak Countdown and decides to launch a missile in retribution.
But they need permission from the Government of India.
They submit their request to the Indian President. The President forwards it to the Cabinet.
The Prime Minister calls an emergency Lok Sabha session. The LS meets, but due to several walkouts and severe protests by the opposition, it gets adjourned and adjourned indefinitely.
The President asks for a quick decision.
In the mean time, the Pak missile failed to take off due to technical failure.
Their attempts for a re launch are still on.
Just then the Indian ruling party is reduced to a minority because a party that was giving outside support withdraws it.
The President asks the PM to prove his majority within a week.
As the ruling party fails to win the confidence vote, a caretaker government is installed.
The caretaker PM decides to permit the armed forces to launch a nuclear missile.
But the Election Commission says that a caretaker government can not take such a decision because elections are at hand.
A Public Interest Litigation is filed in the Supreme Court alleging misuse of power by the Election Commission.
The Supreme Court comes to the rescue of the PM, and says the acting PM is
authorized to take this decision in view of the emergency facing the nation.
Just then one of the Pak missiles successfully took off, but it fell 367 miles
away from the target, on its own government building at 11.35AM.
Fortunately there were no casualties as no employee had reached the office that early.
In any case, the nuclear core of the missile had detached somewhere in flight.
The Pakistan army is now trying to get better technologies from China and USA.
The Indian Government, taking no chances, decides to launch a nuclear missile of its own, after convening an all-party meeting.
This time all the parties agree.
Its three months since the Pak army had started the nuclear war.
But as Indian preparations begin, “pro-humanity” and “anti-nuclear” activists come out against the Government’s decision.
Human chains are formed and Road Rail Blockades are organized.
In California and Washington endless e-mails are sent to Indians to stop the war condemning the Indian government and mentioning “Please forward it to as many Indians as possible”.
On the Pakistan side, the missiles kept malfunctioning. Some missiles deviate from target due to technical failures or high-speed wind blowing over Rajasthan.
Many of them land in the Indian Ocean killing some fishes.
Pakistan had enough of it’s own technology.
A missile (smuggled from USA) is pressed into service.
Since the Pakistan army is unable to understand its software, it hits its original destination: Russia. (The smuggled missile was an old one made during the cold war times)
Russia successfully intercepts the missile and in retaliation launches a nuclear missile towards Islamabad.
The missile hits the target and creates havoc.
Pakistan cries for help. India expresses deep regrets for what has happened and sends in a million dollars worth of Parle-G biscuits.
Thus India never gets to launch the missile.
Pakistan never gets it right.
And
we live happily ever after!!!!
Keep Smiling.
Jai Hind……………
For those who don’t know about Parle-G biscuits. This is the great biscuit of India. Indian Urchins grow up by eating it.
Geopolitics, what do u think about my views, and pls justify ur answer
TUM SUB KI BEHN KI CHOOOOOOT U BLOODY INDIANS
pakistan india ki bhen hai mc malik
kyun malik? tum pakistanio ki behn ka patila hota hai? Chooooot to phat ke char ho gayi hoti hai!!
interesting…how an interesting discussion turns into farce. now it seems that everyone has lost sight of the actual issue that mr malick raised thanks to the anti-pak and anti-india passions. only if we could all mind our own businesses and channelize this passion to progress…
carry on folks!!! nice read
arsal:- u r 100% right thst if these 2 stataes become closer to each other they can b most important nation in the world but who is hindering the way to b so india or pak??? to b friend the most important is to have confidence that is defficient between these 2 countries n wat u think a country havr midrub in his hand can b friend of others. u shouod mind it that kasmir is carotid artries for apk as river from kasmir acts to b artries for lanf of pakistna if we ignore kasmir means we ignore our circulation system n it will ruin pak tomorow or two years after or 200 years . .but as far kasmir s` importance for india is concerned then mind it that kashmir is just a piece of land for india but matter of life for pakistna, as land cant b survive without the water resources.geographically Kashmir cant b aparted from Pakistan if we do so we r weakening pak forever. so the party making the partner weak can not b friend of 2nd. 1st of all disputed please b solved out then these weapon ll become useless, war ll b dream, n prosperity ll b in real form in the lives of bot countries.@Ashwin Mehta: @Ashwin Mehta:
- u r 100% right thst if these 2 stataes become closer to each other they can b most important nation in the world but who is hindering the way to b so india or pak??? to b friend the most important is to have confidence that is defficient between these 2 countries n wat u think a country havr midrub in his hand can b friend of others. u shouod mind it that kasmir is carotid artries for apk as river from kasmir acts to b artries for lanf of pakistna if we ignore kasmir means we ignore our circulation system n it will ruin pak tomorow or two years after or 200 years . .but as far kasmir s` importance for india is concerned then mind it that kashmir is just a piece of land for india but matter of life for pakistna, as land cant b survive without the water resources.geographically Kashmir cant b aparted from Pakistan if we do so we r weakening pak forever. so the party making the partner weak can not b friend of 2nd. 1st of all disputed please b solved out then these weapon ll become useless, war ll b dream, n prosperity ll b in real form in the lives of bot countries.@Ashwin Mehta: @Ashwin Mehta: @geopolitics:
Dear Mr. Malick,
What’s the point of leaving the conversation open to people? Everyone just gets nasty and there is no real conversation, just jingoism. It’s almost pointless. Both Indians and Pakistanis get downright stupid in their arguments.
I suggest only those comments that are not abusive and have a real point to make should be posted, and the rest moderated.
Siddharth,
New Delhi.
Why waste time with this article really? Mr MAllick’s tone in this post sounds very familiar, the types you hear on PTV over and over again. India bullies pakistan?? now come on! how much more ridiculous can this get?
Now for some more constructive reading …
I agree with Ashwin. We are belaboring some constructive point of views here but at the end of the day PTV rules…!!!
Its hard for people from India or Pakistan to see reality really. Thats why I called it a systematic brainwash.