Comments on: Terror In The Name of God

By: Ram

Ram — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 13:49:55 +0000

How about Godhra then? Most were women and children burnt alive. During partition similar and worse crimes were comitted on larger scale. Who are these right thinking people you are talking about? what goods they have to sell? What constitutes brutal is a subjective matter. These can only be considered as opinions.If more people killed and more children orphaned is considered brutal then Anti-sikh riots were more brutal. But then that won’t suite right thinking people. And ofcourse they won’t talk about godhra. This is the problem of secular elements in India. I am in no way saying Gujarat was not brutal. But singling it out or singling one party will only complicate matters. It will not solve the problem of communalism. We need to accept that both sides have failed miserably to promote right kind of secularism in India. Accept that congress is no less communal. Hold all accountable for their actions.

By: Milind Kher

Milind Kher — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 05:50:22 +0000

Crimes against women and cases of burning people alive were a much higher % of the casualties than any other riot. Nobody said that the other riots were civilized.

All right thinking people have agreed to the brutality of the Gujarat riots. Everybody is now coming together on one platform and the people of India will categorically reject those who play divisive politics.

By: Ram

Ram — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 22:47:01 +0000

Milind,

What do you mean by -the Gujarat riots were the most barbaric in the history of India. What was so civilized about Anti-Sikh riots or riots during partition on much larger scale. Can you please elaborate?

By: indian

indian — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:04:36 +0000

you know what the funny part is? we don’t have a recycling system much in our India, like recycle garbage waste or anything for that matter, we have waste lying around in prominent areas in our country, hmm so i wonder what would you do when you have poisonous waste which is affecting all our lives? let it be and talk about the new waste coming in, hmmm….. wake up dear friend ….. we need to recycle our political waste first, in case recycle doesn’t work you could consider throwing it in a safe location or burning it.

we Indians love to live in our best and worst of conditions, why because we really don’t care for much of the system, it comes only to use when u are stuck in a problem where you look for political help to get you secure,

Terrorists have no religion nor way of god am sure, they terrorize people, we have many people who terrorize in our own political system and judiciary!

You want a better India, become a politician and be responsible for over 100 000 lives and their living conditions, its easy to speak as a single entity, try speaking for thousands of people and you could bring in changes, but for a start, try helping the change rather than being a detective, we have many speakers and detectives already, we need workers to build India.

Peace my fellow Indian,
me

By: Milind Kher

Milind Kher — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:51:57 +0000

Urdudaan,

In my opinion, the Gujarat riots were the most barbaric in the history of India. Modi can never be absolved of that irrespective of any economic miracles he may work.

As far as Bush is concerned, the invasion of Iraq was totally unjustified and utterly condemnable.

We just HAVE to make people accept this. We have to stand up for the truth whatever the odds.

By: Urdudaan

Urdudaan — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 05:41:11 +0000

I find it disgusting that you have put ‘Saddam Husain’ along with ‘Usama bin Ladin’.
Saddam Husain was a victim of American opportunism and use & throw policy. I don’t understand the poor logic & bias of people. He was clearly punished for not bowing to Israel(The God given land to the Jews via the UN!). When a Muslim kills, he is bad, when a Muslim is killed he is bad. Generally a killer(Hitler) is bad, but a Muslim-killer (Bush/Modi) is still acceptable. However when it comes to a killed-Muslim(Saddam Husain) all allegations by his enemies against him hold true & undisputed. This hypocrisy will always keep the East subservient. We happily bow to those who did not let Indian enter their Hotels(Jamshedji Tata) or Trains(Mahamta Gandhi). They still champion our hearts.

By: Aam Insaan

Aam Insaan — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:36:02 +0000

Nadia
‘For sustainable peace to prevail in India!’

1. Cessation of all hostile propaganda against India by Indians;
2. Direct action to curb religious extremism of all shades in India;
3. Intensify Global pressure on Pakistan, cut off relations and stall all peaceful resolution between the two countries;
4. Discontinue of trade and cooperation between the two countries
5. Close down the Embassies, no diplomatic relations with Pakistan.
6. Declaration by India that Pakistan is a rogue Nuclear state;
7. Concrete measures towards dismantling Pakistan’s Chinese nuclear installations;
8. Radical increase in Indian military spending and boost militarization, forcing Pakistan to follow suit & since it is already a declared defaulter- force it to be declared a failed state… no IMF loan ..no American aid….strangle the ungrateful betrayers.. Once & for all….

By: Nadia

Nadia — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:36:12 +0000

Mohan, CIA have many times done covert operations all over the world, at the time when it happened no one admitted to it but today we all know it for being facts? So of course they are among the suspects.

Lots of good things where happening which would be good steps for the normalisation of the relationship between India and Pakistan recently before the attacks. Even the IPI gas pipeline have been a step to further the stability between India, Iran, and Pakistan. A lot of groups whether be it national groups from these countries or from outside them might very well have seen this normalisation as a threat to its own goals and ideas of what is right and what is wrong.

The whole world knows the US want more pressured on Iran, to the clear point that they even pressured India NOT to go ahead with the IPI gaspipeline deal. But India went ahead anyway with a clear message in the meeting in Tehran that no outside pressure will change this deal. And then we have….

So lets once again be honest in this debate. The suspects are many.

Claiming that its a conspiracy theory to have the CIA or any other western intelligence etc as suspects is really not realistic thinking. They are suspects and so are many other groups too. What they all have in common is seeing normalisation between India, Iran and Pakistan’s regimes and people as a threat to them and their economical and political interests in the region.

So what to do?
Choose to do as I have read many Indian’s and Pakistan people have chosen to do: CHOOSE PEACE over and over again, each time. This is the way to revile who wants conflict and who wants dialogue and truthful sustainable peace!

1. Cessation of all hostile propaganda against each other;
2. Joint action to curb religious extremism of all shades in both countries;
3. Continue and intensify normalization of relations and peaceful resolution of all conflicts between the two countries;
4. Facilitation of trade and cooperation between the two countries and in all of South Asia . We welcome the fact that the Srinagar-Muzaffarab ad and Poonch-Rawlakot borders have been opened for trade and that the opening of the road between Kargil and Skardu is in the pipeline.
5. Immediate abolition of the current practice of issuing city-specific and police reporting visa and issue country-valid visa without restrictions at arrival point, simultaneously initiating necessary steps to introduce as early as possible a visa-free travel regime, to encourage friendship between the peoples of both countries;
6. Declaration by India and Pakistan of No First Use of atomic weapons;
7. Concrete measures towards making South Asia nuclear-free;
8. Radical reduction in military spending and end to militarisation.

By: Mohan

Mohan — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 09:13:04 +0000

Nice article, though that reference to CIA-Mossad was unnecessary. Just as Mohib’s reference to Pragya investigation in his first article after Mumbai attack.

I just want to make one point regarding the constant hyphenation of Hindutva and radical Islam. While it is true that one feeds on the other, there is one difference between the two which is worth pointing out. It is that Hindutva is not based on any scripture, whereas radical Islam bases itself on the Islamic scriptures, however twisted or distorted their interpretation of those scriptures may be.

By: Milind Kher

Milind Kher — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:42:36 +0000

Sridhar,

I spoke with respect to your below statement.

“If religions have not suceedeeded in making us humans more civilized, why continue to delve in them?”

Essentially, if SOME people have not benefited from religion, it cannot be construed to mean that NONE have. Therefore, let people draw the benefit from whichever path they choose, whether that of religosity or otherwise.