Malicious Intent...

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Opinion
Malicious intent
Dr Farrukh Saleem
Sunday, October 12, 2014

Capital suggestion

June 15, October 12: One, Operation Zarb-e-Azb has managed to break the back of terrorists and their sponsors. Two, more and more evidence is piling up that the Indian model of economic development is failing. For the record, terrorists and their sponsors have been able to manage only three suicide attacks since the launch of Operation Zarb-e-Azb (on June 15). For the record, civilian fatalities in terrorist violence in Pakistan have dropped from 3,001 in 2013 to 1,332 as of early-October 2014. Over the same period, suicide attacks have gone down from 43 to 18.

Across the border, the Indian model of economic development is almost completely dependent on three pillars: call centres, software houses and back-office services.

According to The New York Times: “Structural problems were inherent in India’s unusual model of economic development, which relied on a limited pool of skilled labour rather than an abundant supply of cheap, unskilled, semiliterate labour. This meant that India specialized in call centres, writing software for European companies and providing back-office services for American health insurers and law firms and the like, rather than in a manufacturing model.

“Other economies that have developed successfully – Taiwan, Singapore, South Korea and China – relied in their early years on manufacturing, which provided more jobs for the poor.”

Kuldip Nayar sees the “induction of religion in politics”. Subir Sinha of the University of London, in a 927-word article, explained ‘Why India’s new PM may bring disaster to India.’

Arundhati Roy believes that “India’s chosen development model has a genocidal core to it” and that “bloodshed is inherent to this model of development.” According to Arundhati, “now, we have a democratically elected totalitarian government.”

India’s latest fiscal picture has a stubborn budgetary deficit that is further crippling the economy. India’s latest trade picture has a current account gap approaching seven percent of GDP. And then there’s the Modi government bent upon throwing away $200 billion for stealth fighters, main battle tanks, backfire bombers, aircraft carriers, frigates and Scorpion submarines. And then there’s India where two out of three Indians earn $2 or less a day.

Over the 1994-2014 period, India’s left-wing extremist insurgent militias, the Communist Party of India and other secessionist groups have killed a total of 63,702 civilians and security forces personnel (South Asia Terrorism Portal; Terrorism | South Asia Terrorism Portal

India’s current matrix comprises a failing model of economic development, a warmongering prime minister, an extremist cabinet, state polls in Maharashtra and Haryana, a new chief of army staff, indigenous terrorism plus pressures from secessionist militias. Lo and behold, the Indian political and military leadership is seeking refuge by rushing into conflict escalation with Pakistan; diversion-cum-deflection, two in one. Our ‘most favoured nation’ is once again up to its old, evil booby traps.

The new web of malicious intents comprises destabilisation of Balochistan, hardening the Afghanistan-based anti-Pakistan platform, fuelling Uncle Sam’s anti-China penchant, planting wild anti-Pakistan conspiracy theories in the global media and taking full advantage of Pakistan’s internal political squabbles. Our ‘most favoured nation’ is once again setting up pincer military manoeuvres to simultaneously threaten our eastern as well as our western flanks.

Modi is on a short fuse-and that means further conflict escalation. United we stand, divided we fall. Someone intelligent intelligently cautioned to be “beware of all enterprises that are on a short fuse.”

The writer is a columnist based in Islamabad. Email: farrukh15@hotmail.com

Twitter: @saleemfarrukh

 

[Markus]

How nice?

I then wonder as to why S&P upgraded India's two year economic outlook to "Stable" from "Negative" just last week.

 

[Kompromat]

@Hyperion @Icarus @Xeric @Irfan Baloch

Your input here is eagerly awaited.

 

[Roybot]

Two, more and more evidence is piling up that the Indian model of economic development is failing.

And what evidence would that be?

 

[illusion8]

And what evidence would that be?

How cute was that.

Indian economy is failing hence the border tensions. Pakistani economy is booming, along with political stability and lo and behold - op. Zarb has eliminated all sectarian, AQ, Kashmiri, Baloch and all the rest of the yahoos which is the cause of "malicious intent" from India's corner.

 

[ranjeet]

And this belongs to Senior cafe. Really?

 

[rockstarIN]

What kind of article is that?

He starts with Pakistani armed operations against militants and directly jump into Indian development.

What is the connection? or where is the connection....even there is indirect connection, it is not explained!

The columnist totally failed to draw a line to Pakistani terrorism and Indian economy and quoted Arundhado Rai and Kuldip Nayar(for what? Indian Economy?)

Even China won't even say such about Indian economy, I thought to write about something bad after watching Madison Square Modi speech!

 

[VCheng]

India’s current matrix comprises a failing model of economic development, a warmongering prime minister, an extremist cabinet, state polls in Maharashtra and Haryana, a new chief of army staff, indigenous terrorism plus pressures from secessionist militias. Lo and behold, the Indian political and military leadership is seeking refuge by rushing into conflict escalation with Pakistan; diversion-cum-deflection, two in one. Our ‘most favoured nation’ is once again up to its old, evil booby traps.

What a nice assessment. Now lets us compare:

"Pakistan's current matrix comprises a failing model of economic development, a neutered prime minister, an clueless cabinet, election results that are being questioned for ulterior motives, a new chief of army staff, indigenous terrorism plus pressures from failing governance, widespread breakdown of law and order and a disintegrating civil society. Lo and behold, the Pakistan's political and military leadership is seeking refuge by rushing into conflict escalation with India; diversion-cum-deflection, two in one. Our own nation is once again up to its old ways that booby trap it past, present and future."

It seems to a fair observer that both sides use escalation and de-escalation on the LoC as a very useful tool as needed.

 

[Contrarian]

What a nice assessment. Now lets us compare:

"Pakistan's current matrix comprises a failing model of economic development, a neutered prime minister, an clueless cabinet, election results that are being questioned for ulterior motives, a new chief of army staff, indigenous terrorism plus pressures from failing governance, widespread breakdown of law and order and a disintegrating civil society. Lo and behold, the Pakistan's political and military leadership is seeking refuge by rushing into conflict escalation with India; diversion-cum-deflection, two in one. Our own nation is once again up to its old ways that booby trap it past, present and future."

It seems to a fair observer that both sides use escalation and de-escalation on the LoC as a very useful tool as needed.

The essential premise of the article is wrong.
Indian economy is not failing, it is rising. Fiscal deficit is coming down each year, growth has already picked up and is rising.

The model is working. The PM is already trying to kick it up a notch by introducing mass manufacturing in his 'Make in India' campaign.

The author seems more wishful in his article, than being accurate in assessment of what is happening in India.

 

[VCheng]

The essential premise of the article is wrong.
Indian economy is not failing, it is rising. Fiscal deficit is coming down each year, growth has already picked up and is rising.

The model is working. The PM is already trying to kick it up a notch by introducing mass manufacturing in his 'Make in India' campaign.

The author seems more wishful in his article, than being accurate in assessment of what is happening in India.

The author is a known shill for the Army, so his views are only to be expected.

However, my point is that both sides find Kashmir to be a useful issue more for internal use than anything else.

 

[Contrarian]

The author is a known shill for the Army, so his views are only to be expected.

However, my point is that both sides find Kashmir to be a useful issue more for internal use than anything else.

There is a difference. The Indian public does not as such care for Kashmir. It does not occupy mind space of Indians unless there is something massive happening. It is generally relegated to the background. Neither do the Indians feel that they constantly need to chest thump and show gratitude to the Army.

For Pakistanis, Pakistan Army is the sole source of pride and Kashmir represents an open wound. It is a crowd puller there...has mindshare of the populace.

Consequently, the ability to use or misuse Kashmir for internal use is limited in India compared to Pakistan.

 

[VCheng]

There is a difference. The Indian public does not as such care for Kashmir. It does not occupy mind space of Indians unless there is something massive happening. It is generally relegated to the background. Neither do the Indians feel that they constantly need to chest thump and show gratitude to the Army.

For Pakistanis, Pakistan Army is the sole source of pride and Kashmir represents an open wound. It is a crowd puller there...has mindshare of the populace.

Consequently, the ability to use or misuse Kashmir for internal use is limited in India compared to Pakistan.

Yes, you are correct that Kashmir is more central to Pakistan's internal issues than it is to India's given their different sizes, but my basic point is valid. Both sides find it useful to manipulate for their own internal consumption.

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6 things Pakistan and India can do instead of fighting - Blogs - DAWN.COM


6 things Pakistan and India can do instead of fighting
By Talha Ahmed
Published about 4 hours ago

Indian sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik gives final touches to his sand sculpture at Puri beach on October 9, 2014. – AFP Photo
They live side-by-side. They started off their journey together. They share history and in some instances much the same culture. They know it and the world knows all the good that they can do so simply by standing together.

Still, it appears that Pakistan and India would much rather fight each other and end up killing scores of civilians rather than join hands in progress.

In case they change their minds, here are six things India and Pakistan can do together instead of fighting:

Explore: 6 surprises that greet a Pakistani in India

1. Increase people-to-people contacts
We need this more than ever. The forces of extremism and bigotry are loud on either side, and the way to counter the ensuing misconceptions, hatred and stereotyping is to get the people in touch with each other in a manner unfettered and unfiltered by media biases.

To this end, the governments should facilitate traveling between the two countries. Ease up visa regimes, provide security to tourists, set up student and faculty exchanges, invite professionals, intellectuals and artists over to their sides of the border, organise concerts, host joint exhibitions and events, develop shared publications, invite critique and let guests conduct their research and document their experiences.

Also see: 7 things that make a Pakistani feel at home in India

The more the discussions, the lesser the mistrust and devious propaganda. And anyway, in 67 years of existence, we both have in fact been hurt more by our own propaganda than the other's.

2. Trade freely
Remove the non-tariff barriers and bureaucratic hurdles impeding trade. Let India get its Non-Discriminatory Market Access to Pakistan. Create separate routes for different tradable items that stay operational round-the-clock. Cut down duties and improve customs clearance procedures.

Yes, India is a much bigger market than Pakistan, but proportionate trade is still possible, if the government sets the right policies. In auto, textile and several other sectors, exports and partnerships can benefit traders from both countries equally.

3. Tell the story of Partition, together
Shouldn't we have had enough of maligning the other, of teaching our kids hate. Let's, for once, work together and come up with a better story to tell our children now -- of one where people did give and love, where men, women and children saved one another from injustices regardless of their religious or regional affiliations.

Educationists and historians from both countries must sit together and work on this narrative which shows that in an event when all begin to go topsy turvy, people had have their humanity in tact and shielded one another from harm.

Indians and Pakistanis have been one people for most of their histories. They may be separate now, but they're clearly not foes, with a shared culture and consciousness in many an instance.

Know more: The Pakistan Ideology: History of a grand concoction

So let's tell the stories of Partition, but let's tell them together. Purge school curricula of political propaganda and make films that tell the stories of people, not ideologies. Write stories that record the joys and sufferings shared through centuries and not the divisions borne over a few decades.

We may be two nation-states now but our attitudes toward life, our cultures and customs, our zest for sport, our love for the arts, our values of friendship, hospitality, tolerance and progress remain the same.

Take a look: Indian, Pakistani film industries need to grow together: Shaan

Let's make sure our young ones know that's who we are, that we help and respect each other because that's just what we do.

4. Play each other
Pakistanis and Indians indulge themselves in mostly the same sports and games. Cricket, hockey, football, volleyball, kabaddi, squash, tennis, polo, snooker, bridge — and the list doesn't end. Our sportsmen have run neck-and-neck with each other for decades. A Pakistan-India contest defines the term 'sport' for people all over the world.

Why not play each other more often, then? And not just on the professional level. Get youth from the academies, schools and colleges to participate in games between the two countries. The governments must facilitate here and making visa issues an excuse to be impede contact in this vital arena should not be acceptable.

5. Fight common issues/crises together
Nascent democracies face the same problems all over the world. Problems, especially social ones, are even more similar across Pakistan and India because, again, they come from shared social backgrounds.

So why don't the governments and civic bodies join hands to fight them? A unified voice against child marriages will be much more empowered and will resonate across a much wider area than isolated efforts against the vice.

Also read: Satyarthi to ‘join hands’ with Malala for peace

Let's pool in our resources and efforts. Condemn rape, fight abuse and discourage gender discrimination. Do it aggressively and do it together. Create common platforms and help others adopt the models which worked with one or the other.

Illiteracy, disease, discrimination, exploitation, poverty, unemployment...all are problems where the two countries can do more than they have.

We have two of the biggest populations in the world, and therefore are most vulnerable to emerging global threats like climate change and food shortage.

If we don't stand together, we may not stand at all.

Look through: After India, Pakistan win Nobel Peace Prize, love replaces hatred on Twitter

6. Stop selling conflict
It's a myth. A Pakistan-India war is not just unfeasible, undesirable and improbable, but it is actually economically impossible as well.

Still, vested interests within the powers that be on either side of the border keep flaring up tensions and selling conflict to the populations of their respective countries for selfish gains.

Read on: Malala invites Nawaz, Modi to attend Nobel ceremony

The governments and media need to be honest with the people and tell them how things really stand right now.

Yes, there is extremism, insurgency and intolerance and one country may have tackled it better than the other. But that's inconsequential. What matters is to let people know that it exists in pockets and thrives from the support of only a few, and that the state will never let that narrative win.

All of this cannot happen until the war rhetoric ceases from both sides. Both neighbours should stop calling themselves 'nuclear powers' because that is of no consequence other than flaring people up. We keep threatening each other with our nuclear arms without knowing the scale of disaster these arms can cause.

We also need to find a workable solution of the ongoing border tension because while the rhetoric may be all guns blazing from New Delhi and Islamabad, it is the poor families living along the border who are in reality suffering.

Take a look: Talks not war: India-Pakistan tensions

The rhetoric from either side needs toning down and the two should establish a narrative of mutual respect, along with easing up treaties and policies towards one another.

If the risk of floods persists after the Indus Water Treaty, rework it.

If foreign fishermen are found too often in your seas, let them off on a small penalty. Jailing and torturing poor ordinary men from the other country will never win you anything.

And most importantly, for the sake of our future generations, let's curb our exorbitant defence expenditures and focus on areas where we can develop our people and give them the tools to live a life of dignity and not one of poverty, neglect and humiliation.

 

[illusion8]

Yes, you are correct that Kashmir is more central to Pakistan's internal issues than it is to India's given their different sizes, but my basic point is valid. Both sides find it useful to manipulate for their own internal consumption.

The whole cease fire violations is for -

1) Pakistan's attention seeking endeavor from India for talks bcoz of the cold shoulder given by India.

2) take away attention from Pakistan's internal mess.

3) Kashmir has been put on cold storage by India plus there is a strategy to handle it internally - try and revive it and bring it international attention - hence the running to the UN constantly.

4) Push in terrorists before the winter snow and for the upcoming Kashmir elections.

The flare up is because Indian forces have been given a free hand.

We don't have any internal issues that would necessitate for Indian establishment to make it take it's people's attention off from. In fact, we need the Indian people to focus more towards internal issues at the moment.

 

[SrNair]

Lol this article.
It seems the author wrote this while he was sleeping .
In 1990 GoI gave a lot for development of IT.Now we are important player in that.And it is not a call service.It is software exporting.We dont need more push on that sector.
That is why GoI pressing and making policy for manufacturing after 2010 and Narendra Modi govt is energised it.Within 2 decades we can see magnificent results .

 

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