Terrorists attack on Indian soil is nothing new. But after the massive bomb blast in Hydrabad which has killed more than 60 people and that too after few days of the attack on Taslima Nasreen, compelled to think about the world scenario from a different angle. I do not know how many of you will be ready to take my view on this? But I have reasons to believe so if I recall the history of more than 500 years of world.
Indians and Hindus are suffering heavily of the animosity of a new kind. The reasons are vague and ambiguous. But it is interesting to analyze.
I want to raise a simple question. How many of us will agree that there is an animosity between Christian and Muslim? I think – everyone irrespective of caste, creed, religion or region. After 9/11 this animosity became the world affair. Earlier this animosity was being fought under the carpet. Hardly any intelligentsia from Hindus, Muslims or Christians took notice of happenings. But now world is witnessing Christian-Muslim animosity.
It all started with the division of Indian continent. Till today, BBC is unable to carve Kashmir with India to ensure that the wound remains live. Why?
There is a new dimension to the world problems. India is suffering heavily because of Christian-Muslim animosity. But the most important question comes, why India is suffering as a result of animosity between Christian-Muslim?
India remains on top in the map of Muslim terrorists after USA, UK or Israel. India suffers because of this on regular intervals. A weak governance act like fire and Indians suffers without break. The world media, intelligentsia and powerful lobby are unable to notice the India’s situation. Indians leaders and media are illiterate enough to ignore this.
The attack on twin tower killing 4000 at once was a clear indication of Christian-Muslim animosity. This brought the animosity in open in the eye of the world. Today, it has reached at peak when US is attacking on Afghanistan and Iraq and now planning to attack on Iran. The world is sorting out the old issues. There is a possibility that the animosity will convert to friendship in some form or other because it is an unequal war, but it has to take some time.
Now the question comes, in such turning moment, how India is going to save itself? USA and even UK are able to protect themselves and save the anticipated huge blasts one after other. But what is going to happen to India run by weak people at top from Sonia to Manmohan to Pratibha Patil.
Indians are suffering miserably. The toll has grown ominous. For the past two years, India was second only to Iraq in the number of terrorist fatalities worldwide, with 1,361 deaths in 2005 and 1,256 in 2006, according to statistics compiled by the U.S. government's National Counter terrorism Center.
India has to suffer. Indians have to face the music. Indians are being killed on regular basis. Indian Muslims are becoming terrorists. Indian people are getting killed. And all these happen because of poor law and order and above all poor appreciations of the global situations. Indians will remain deprived and become terrorists. Whether Indian Muslims become terrorists or Hindus are killed, it is a loss to India.
I was shocked to see the news analysis in one of the Western channel (Yahoo News) that: a pair of almost simultaneous bombings by Islamic extremists tore through a popular family restaurant and an outdoor area on Saturday night, killing at least 42 people in this southern Indian city was because of Hindu-Muslim tensions.
Did anybody talked about Christian-Muslim tension when world trade center was brought to ground? How can the systematic and planned bomb blast on poorly managed Indian city be attributed to Hindu-Muslim tensions? It is pathetic to find that even Indian reporters do not notice these writings. Why should not this biased approach of western media be reported on Indian TV channels?
Similarly I was surprised to see the article of Daniel Pipes. He in an article ‘Ban Islam’, published in New York Times writes, “In perhaps the most serious contemporary attempt to ban the Koran, a Hindu group argued in 1984–85 that the Islamic scriptures contain "numerous sayings, repeated in the book over and over again, which on grounds of religion promote disharmony, feeling of enmity, hatred and ill-will between different religious communities and incite people to commit violence and disturb public tranquility." It is good for Western thinkers to quote Indian statement for their benefit.
One side they talk about Hindu-Muslim tension other side they write something else. The same yahoo news writes, “Officials confirmed on Sunday that foreign-based Islamic extremists may have been behind the attacks.” Then from where the question of Hindu-Muslim tension was raised and why?
It further contradicts on its own idea of tension when it writes. "Available information points to the involvement of terrorist organizations based in Bangladesh and Pakistan," Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh state, where Hydrabad is located, told reporters after an emergency state Cabinet meeting. Combined Forces are attacking in Pakistan without asking the local government to ensure that terrorist activities are curbed. Reporters must understand the responsibility of combined forces to fight against terrorists.
Reddy did not name any groups, but Indian media reports, quoting unnamed security officials, identified the Bangladesh-based Harkatul Jihad Al-Islami. Reddy declined to provide more details. "It is not possible to divulge all this information," he said. Harkatul, which is banned in Bangladesh, wants to establish strict Islamic rule in Bangladesh, a Muslim-majority nation governed by secular laws.
The news article writes further about the tension that Hindu-Muslim animosity runs deep in Hyderabad, where a bombing at a historic mosque killed 11 people in May. Another five people died in subsequent clashes between security forces and Muslim protesters angered by what they said was a lack of police protection.
This is a terrorist attack and it has been confirmed by many earlier attacks.
"This is a terrorist act," said Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, the chief minister for Andhra Pradesh state, where Hyderabad is located.
But I am unable to understand why these events are being categorized in animosity angle. This is ridiculous. From my point of view today world is facing the global threat because of the Christian-Muslim animosity and there is no reason to think otherwise.
Much of India's Hindu-Muslim animosity is rooted in disputes over the Himalayan territory of Kashmir, divided between India and Pakistan but claimed in its entirety by both countries. More than a dozen Islamic insurgent groups are fighting for Kashmir's independence or its merger with Pakistan. I doubt that any insurgents are fighting for Kashmir. They are fighting unresolved battle of Al-Qaeda who has successfully globalized the animosity between Christians and Muslims.
The report writes that more than 80 percent of India's 1.1 billion people are Hindu and 13 percent are Muslim. But in Hydrabad, Muslims make up 40 percent of the population of 7 million. But there has never been any fighting between Hindu-Muslims. If there are any it is all just a law and order problems. Even Gujarat has no such problems. India has been able to resolve the issues. Even there used to be riot in 70s or 80s but they were mere a governance problem because I can quote the example of Bihar where riots were frequent. But as soon as Lalu came to power in the beginning of 90s, there have been no riots in Bihar. Bihar has forgotten that there used to be riot, Hindu-Muslim riots.
The idea conveyed in foreign media and even Indian media reporting like this is poisonous to Indian society and global peace. The concept of Christian-Muslim animosity is deep rooted, it must have started with British overthrowing Muslims to rule over India in 16th century. A Christian as top leader may be a hidden threat to India and Indians.
It is unfortunate at this critical time that we have weak people at top in India. When George Bush is threatening Iran from Washington to face dire consequences for Iranian misadventure, Indian home Minister shows his incapability openly. "Our country is so big that even if we have the information that something is planned, we do not know where or when," Home Minister Shivraj Patil said after the Hyderabad attacks. It appears that a senior minister of economically fastest growing nation talks like coward manager as far as safety of the people is concerned. It is shame.
A series of terrorist bombings have ripped across India in the past two years. It’s all not because of Hindu-Muslim animosity but because of India’s closeness to USA. In July 2006, bombs in seven Mumbai commuter trains killed more than 200 people, attacks blamed on Pakistan-based Muslim militants. There have been some intentional biases in report like this what I saw in yahoo news. This must be going on for long time but in today connected world, we need to understand the world differently. This is a wrong way to understand the world dynamics.
Hindus have a long way to go before it becomes a potent threat to Muslims so talking about Hindu-Muslim tension from my point of view is ridiculous. But certainly as China’s GDP is rising with more than 10%, there is a possibility that Chinese-Muslim animosity will be seen in the world scene shortly. A changing geopolitical situation must encourage people to look the world from different angle.
Presently world must prepare and face the consequence of Christian-Muslim animosity. India has to prepare well to fight these ugly battles if at all wants to develop.
Indians and Hindus are suffering heavily of the animosity of a new kind. The reasons are vague and ambiguous. But it is interesting to analyze.
I want to raise a simple question. How many of us will agree that there is an animosity between Christian and Muslim? I think – everyone irrespective of caste, creed, religion or region. After 9/11 this animosity became the world affair. Earlier this animosity was being fought under the carpet. Hardly any intelligentsia from Hindus, Muslims or Christians took notice of happenings. But now world is witnessing Christian-Muslim animosity.
It all started with the division of Indian continent. Till today, BBC is unable to carve Kashmir with India to ensure that the wound remains live. Why?
There is a new dimension to the world problems. India is suffering heavily because of Christian-Muslim animosity. But the most important question comes, why India is suffering as a result of animosity between Christian-Muslim?
India remains on top in the map of Muslim terrorists after USA, UK or Israel. India suffers because of this on regular intervals. A weak governance act like fire and Indians suffers without break. The world media, intelligentsia and powerful lobby are unable to notice the India’s situation. Indians leaders and media are illiterate enough to ignore this.
The attack on twin tower killing 4000 at once was a clear indication of Christian-Muslim animosity. This brought the animosity in open in the eye of the world. Today, it has reached at peak when US is attacking on Afghanistan and Iraq and now planning to attack on Iran. The world is sorting out the old issues. There is a possibility that the animosity will convert to friendship in some form or other because it is an unequal war, but it has to take some time.
Now the question comes, in such turning moment, how India is going to save itself? USA and even UK are able to protect themselves and save the anticipated huge blasts one after other. But what is going to happen to India run by weak people at top from Sonia to Manmohan to Pratibha Patil.
Indians are suffering miserably. The toll has grown ominous. For the past two years, India was second only to Iraq in the number of terrorist fatalities worldwide, with 1,361 deaths in 2005 and 1,256 in 2006, according to statistics compiled by the U.S. government's National Counter terrorism Center.
India has to suffer. Indians have to face the music. Indians are being killed on regular basis. Indian Muslims are becoming terrorists. Indian people are getting killed. And all these happen because of poor law and order and above all poor appreciations of the global situations. Indians will remain deprived and become terrorists. Whether Indian Muslims become terrorists or Hindus are killed, it is a loss to India.
I was shocked to see the news analysis in one of the Western channel (Yahoo News) that: a pair of almost simultaneous bombings by Islamic extremists tore through a popular family restaurant and an outdoor area on Saturday night, killing at least 42 people in this southern Indian city was because of Hindu-Muslim tensions.
Did anybody talked about Christian-Muslim tension when world trade center was brought to ground? How can the systematic and planned bomb blast on poorly managed Indian city be attributed to Hindu-Muslim tensions? It is pathetic to find that even Indian reporters do not notice these writings. Why should not this biased approach of western media be reported on Indian TV channels?
Similarly I was surprised to see the article of Daniel Pipes. He in an article ‘Ban Islam’, published in New York Times writes, “In perhaps the most serious contemporary attempt to ban the Koran, a Hindu group argued in 1984–85 that the Islamic scriptures contain "numerous sayings, repeated in the book over and over again, which on grounds of religion promote disharmony, feeling of enmity, hatred and ill-will between different religious communities and incite people to commit violence and disturb public tranquility." It is good for Western thinkers to quote Indian statement for their benefit.
One side they talk about Hindu-Muslim tension other side they write something else. The same yahoo news writes, “Officials confirmed on Sunday that foreign-based Islamic extremists may have been behind the attacks.” Then from where the question of Hindu-Muslim tension was raised and why?
It further contradicts on its own idea of tension when it writes. "Available information points to the involvement of terrorist organizations based in Bangladesh and Pakistan," Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh state, where Hydrabad is located, told reporters after an emergency state Cabinet meeting. Combined Forces are attacking in Pakistan without asking the local government to ensure that terrorist activities are curbed. Reporters must understand the responsibility of combined forces to fight against terrorists.
Reddy did not name any groups, but Indian media reports, quoting unnamed security officials, identified the Bangladesh-based Harkatul Jihad Al-Islami. Reddy declined to provide more details. "It is not possible to divulge all this information," he said. Harkatul, which is banned in Bangladesh, wants to establish strict Islamic rule in Bangladesh, a Muslim-majority nation governed by secular laws.
The news article writes further about the tension that Hindu-Muslim animosity runs deep in Hyderabad, where a bombing at a historic mosque killed 11 people in May. Another five people died in subsequent clashes between security forces and Muslim protesters angered by what they said was a lack of police protection.
This is a terrorist attack and it has been confirmed by many earlier attacks.
"This is a terrorist act," said Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, the chief minister for Andhra Pradesh state, where Hyderabad is located.
But I am unable to understand why these events are being categorized in animosity angle. This is ridiculous. From my point of view today world is facing the global threat because of the Christian-Muslim animosity and there is no reason to think otherwise.
Much of India's Hindu-Muslim animosity is rooted in disputes over the Himalayan territory of Kashmir, divided between India and Pakistan but claimed in its entirety by both countries. More than a dozen Islamic insurgent groups are fighting for Kashmir's independence or its merger with Pakistan. I doubt that any insurgents are fighting for Kashmir. They are fighting unresolved battle of Al-Qaeda who has successfully globalized the animosity between Christians and Muslims.
The report writes that more than 80 percent of India's 1.1 billion people are Hindu and 13 percent are Muslim. But in Hydrabad, Muslims make up 40 percent of the population of 7 million. But there has never been any fighting between Hindu-Muslims. If there are any it is all just a law and order problems. Even Gujarat has no such problems. India has been able to resolve the issues. Even there used to be riot in 70s or 80s but they were mere a governance problem because I can quote the example of Bihar where riots were frequent. But as soon as Lalu came to power in the beginning of 90s, there have been no riots in Bihar. Bihar has forgotten that there used to be riot, Hindu-Muslim riots.
The idea conveyed in foreign media and even Indian media reporting like this is poisonous to Indian society and global peace. The concept of Christian-Muslim animosity is deep rooted, it must have started with British overthrowing Muslims to rule over India in 16th century. A Christian as top leader may be a hidden threat to India and Indians.
It is unfortunate at this critical time that we have weak people at top in India. When George Bush is threatening Iran from Washington to face dire consequences for Iranian misadventure, Indian home Minister shows his incapability openly. "Our country is so big that even if we have the information that something is planned, we do not know where or when," Home Minister Shivraj Patil said after the Hyderabad attacks. It appears that a senior minister of economically fastest growing nation talks like coward manager as far as safety of the people is concerned. It is shame.
A series of terrorist bombings have ripped across India in the past two years. It’s all not because of Hindu-Muslim animosity but because of India’s closeness to USA. In July 2006, bombs in seven Mumbai commuter trains killed more than 200 people, attacks blamed on Pakistan-based Muslim militants. There have been some intentional biases in report like this what I saw in yahoo news. This must be going on for long time but in today connected world, we need to understand the world differently. This is a wrong way to understand the world dynamics.
Hindus have a long way to go before it becomes a potent threat to Muslims so talking about Hindu-Muslim tension from my point of view is ridiculous. But certainly as China’s GDP is rising with more than 10%, there is a possibility that Chinese-Muslim animosity will be seen in the world scene shortly. A changing geopolitical situation must encourage people to look the world from different angle.
Presently world must prepare and face the consequence of Christian-Muslim animosity. India has to prepare well to fight these ugly battles if at all wants to develop.
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