@Vibs , Loyus
thanks, Loyus, welcome aboard, I hope you will crate an introduction thread soon
you both have pretty much said the same thing re deployment of state troops and how a state reaches this decision. More or less for same reasons Pakistan deployed its troops less successfully if I might say in East Pakistan and much successfully in Balochistan that has less to do with the military tactics and more to do with our own tribal chieftain mindset who think that violence is the only way to deal with those who dare to oppose them, hence they don’t get the required public support they like which further exacerbates their anger towards the “insolent” Baloch commoners
Coming back to Indian unrest, You mentioned Jharkhand being led by tribsmen themselves with dismal results and outlook for the people they claim to represent. Along with some leaders with questionable background, again you will see the parallels all over the world. the common denominator is the native and the civilian who is the actual loosing party here.
You are right in comparing the adivasis here with those in the Amazon. There are tribes here in India that actually speak Sanskrit, and also tribes that still retain the genetic lineage of the first humans to arrive in the sub-continent. Sadly, I don't see how they can continue living the way they do in today's world.
Yup, same dilemma being faced by the Kelash people which is even more profound due to the sudden unhelpful attention of Taliban. but hey, regardless of nationality, ethnicity or religion , why not consider the human cost? Their culture and way of life being dismembered in this century. We cry a river for the polar bears and whales but what about the plight of our own kind? Are we going to decide for their fate? What sets us apart from the rest of the animal kingdom? The apathy or sympathy and care for the fellow beings?
Despite th all the moral arguments it seems might will remain right since it has been from the dawn of time. Either these people sublimate themselves in the rest of the population and loose their identity now or it will be done for them anyway.
Re naxalites rebellion, can we agree that there is a failure on the part of the leadership and its institutions? There is definitely a middle way? the Kelash valley for example is a reservation site and these people of Greek origin have been left on their own with their own laws and customs by the state in an Islamic republic . so what are the chances that these people are given some sort of reservation area/ park to live their lives according to their customs? Be it symbolic and maybe to accommodate few millions with the rest being offered good incentives and better living conditions if they join the state in building the infrastructure and exploiting the resources of the land. I can assume that any sane person will choose that open rather than to live in the continuous violence from both warring sides that is entering the 4th decade.
I am sure improving the quality of life for these people is a better option than burning their houses and beating up their women as and when the rebels attack the Indian paramilitary forces. Few animals and a field is all they have and when these are demolished in front of them that leaves deep marks and makes them a willing recruit for the rebels. This action by the Indian forces has some chilling similarities to the Israeli practice of demolishing the homes of the Palestinians because they know so well that for an Arab, his home is everything and its not just the physical hardship and monetary punishment that is the goal of the Israeli occupation forces but to cause the psychological trauma and emotion wound that has far more lasting impact.
The scenes in this video of the paramilitary beating up the young women and girls with such ferocity and hatred is not an easy viewing and I had to skip it. I get that the state’s organs have the duty to uphold its interests and its constitution but what differentiates a democracy in these modern times from the medieval kingdoms is the acknowledgement of the value of life and justice for its people and even those that are not its willing citizens. Only then it can look outwards and criticise other nations otherwise its just a house of glass.