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IndiaVsCovid-19 Part II

200k is where India stands with the number of Covid-19 cases at the time I'm writing this blog. Although I'm neither capable nor qualified enough to comment on whether our country and our government dealt with the pandemic wisely or not, but I can definitely point out a few things that don't really sound very logical or scientific. Also, I'll not go into the Tableekhi Jamaat & stone pelting stuff because its already been so loud and clear for the common people to witness.

To begin with, the whole purpose of lockdown in various countries was to get a buffer time to minimize the spread of virus in that duration and plan for the containment of the virus after the unlock. But in India, if the lockdown had to be lifted the way it did, totally unplanned, then staying locked for 65 days and compromising the livelihood was a sacrifice the common man made for nothing. I hope at-least they'd made some plans for the second wave to hit in the winters.

Another big issue is the migrant issue. When it was the immigrant states which were taking the services of the migrant workers, wasn't it their responsibility to provide proper food and shelter to the workers. Rather than starving them and forcing them to walk back to their emigrant states 1000s of Kms away. And this is not all, the Delhi Government even made sure they provide food & shelter to the illegal Rohingyas (This is where the votes come from), but starve the UP migrants workers. And finally to force them crowd the bus stand after spreading a fake news a night before, that there are buses arranged for them to go home. Cheap Politics... But what better to expected from that guy.

Now, comes the worst part, which shows the biggest fault lines in India. During the time of strict lockdown, we saw numerous cases and times, the government officials, including the IAS and IPS, requesting the religious clerics to address their people, so as to stay at home and not crowd the places of worship. Followed by the arrogant clerics putting N number of baseless and illogical counter arguments to defy the lockdown. I'm like seriously... is it like the words of a cleric mean more than the words of an elected Prime Minister? Is religion above law and order? And are our executives so incompetent that they need to make an appeal to such clerics to get a government order implemented?

Finally, in the last 65 days, some things did seem crystal clear-

The real poor died. The fake poor looted and took the best advantage of government provided relief schemes. The middle class paid for those schemes. Few rich did appreciable charities & social service, while the others had a real good time in their farmhouses or bungalows putting selfies of acting to wash utensils and become a headline the following day.  

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IndiaVsChina

A person's character can be seen by looking at his friends, but to see a person's strength, you need to look at his enemies.

I often hear - 'India's biggest enemy is Pakistan'... and I'm like... Seriously? Are you kidding? C'mon... We deserve much better. Also because, for instance, the Lion doesn't bother about the enmity with a puppy. Although the pup might often try to bite the Lion when the Lion is not alert, but ideally there is no comparison. *Just an example, meaning no offence to the common Pakistani citizens.

To begin with, a minute of silence for all those who believe in "Hindi-Chini Bhai-Bhai". Even after China keeps on slapping India whenever it gets a chance to, still if there are people thinking the above phrase to be true, a serious medication is needed. Moreover, we keep on hearing that we have a threat from China to the east and Pakistan to the west. But this too seems just a nomenclature now. Its actually China to the east and China to the west. And soon enough we might witness an era of Chinese colonization in Asia, starting from the Pakistan occupied state of Baluchistan. Why calling occupied? Google it :)

Most of us know about the Indo-China war of 1962, in which we suffered a defeat at the hands of the Chinese. Not really a military defeat, but a political one. Not many people know about the Indo-China war of 1967. This was a humiliating defeat for the Chinese and India gained a much needed moral victory.  Its the reason I admire the then Prime Minister of India, Mrs Indira Gandhi.  Looking at the positives, she was really good with her neighborhood policy and internal security. Hers was the time when the RAW used to be at its prime.

Coming back to China, its a country which has a deep respect for history. The Chinese understood after 1967 that they cannot directly lock horns with India. And its almost around 53 years, not a single bullet has been fired across the Indo-China border. Reports of skirmish or standoffs might come from the LAC, like the present day scenario in Ladakh. But kicks and punches are not the way how armies fight. So, has China been quiet since 1967? Perhaps not. China has been really good at praising on the face and stabbing in the back. Be it on Kashmir, terrorism or any other matter, in the UN, or any global platforms, China has continuously posed hurdles for India. On the other hand it has been an all weather ally for Pakistan. CPEC, weapons, funds and what not. Moreover, China has been funding and supporting the communist ideology in India and even tried its best to create unrest in our North Eastern states to standstill any development. Now with a communist government in Nepal, its also trying to blemish the historical Indo-Nepal relationship. Even in trade, we stand at a deficit of around $65 billion.

Coming to the good part now. With a strong government in power which also has a strong diplomatic relations with other countries, we can anticipate a very minimal impact of the Chinese plots against our country. But yes, there are measures to be taken. We do need somewhat aggressive policy towards China.  And if the time comes, we too have a lot of arsenal in our bag.  Vietnam, Tibet, Taiwan, Africa, HongKo....Oops...perhaps I shouldn't go deeper. In conclusion, all we need to ensure is that we do not remain so defensive that we fail to keep pace with China in becoming the new superpower of the world. As the wise proverb says, “seeking revenge is not the best option always but neither so is forgiving every time”. 

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IndiaVsAnti-Nationals

“Hindustan ke itihaas me jab bhi yahan koi kila fatah hua, darwaaze hamesha andr se khole gye- quoting Major Gaurav Arya”.

So this has been a bitter truth in our country and even very popular in today’s culture. Its just that “Dhokha wahi, chaal nayi- quoting myself :P”.

To begin with, rather than making this article politics centric, which would flush down the whole idea of putting this topic and leaving behind the thought of whether the writer is right or left winged. I’ll just try to confuse you all with some vague scenarios, because that’s what academics are meant to do :P.

Also, since this is a sensitive topic, so, definitely I’ll not point fingers or take names of any particular person or organization, because that would be morally wrong (LOL, I'll not take names because any false or vengeance complaint will potentially cause me trouble, although I’m of the opinion that such people/organizations should be exposed with names).

So, broadly I'll classify these people into two. First kind are the ones who promote fake propaganda of our enemy nations against our country. And second are the ones who quietly hinder the development of our country in the name of human rights or environment protection or wildlife or anything that seems fit.

The first kind generally includes the so called intellectuals, writers, TV channels, journalists, politicians, international awardees, professors, their students and so on. One of the recent demonstration as a result of their work was seen in the Shaheen Bagh protests, followed by the planned Delhi Riots. Although I agree that protesting is a right in democracy. But you need to make sure you do not cause problems to the common people. Most of the people in this group are inspired by monetary benefits, others on the other hand, are radicalized. Supported by ISI, PFI, China, Middle-East and so on. Be it on Kashmir, or religion or minorities or anything the government does for the betterment of the country, these people always have a problem and speak the words of Pakistan or China. Mostly because now a days negativity easily becomes sensation. You wanna be famous or get into spotlight again after your career is ruined? If yes then, C'mon… speak ill about the country, speak ill about the government, use religion as a weapon, and the magic begins. You might even land getting an election ticket from some political party. The easiest and fastest trick to a short-lived fame. Remember “Bharat tere tukde honge, insha-allah insha-allah”?   These are the most venomous snakes who after being fed, bite the person feeding them.

Coming to the second category. These are the silent killers. They bite you repeatedly, yet many times you do not realize you’ve been bitten. These are the people funded by the foreign agencies again, ISI or even CIA for instance, whoz main agenda is to stop any development in India as a part of their non-tactical warfare. Against nuclear power plants, damns, industries, mining, construction of Airports, Railways or any other necessity, these people suddenly wake from their sleep and start their funded protests to save the environment, climate, wildlife and what not. Legal suits are readily filed by the so called saviors of the society. Mostly these are NGOs, social activists, lawyers etc. The largest copper smelter plant in India was shut down by one such protest, resulting India to turn from a copper exporter country into a copper importer. Numerous other such cases are in the North-Eastern states of India hindering the growth of the whole North-East. And the most hilarious fact it that these activists do not have any source of income, still live a lavish lifestyle. No wonder where the money comes from. Try detailed research on Narmada Bachao Aandolan.

Now, what is the way out of this? In my opinion, the government rather than tolerating them in the first scenario or bowing to their demands in the second, should make strict laws to counter such anti-national elements or activities. The judiciary needs to be a bit more far sighted before taking such cases about what long term impacts will their judgement make on the path to success for this country. Common people should be more aware about these kind of people & organisations and not fall prey by supporting their false narratives on social media or otherwise. India has been extremely tolerant to such people for far too long, its high time we take necessary steps to ensure stability, peace and prosperity in our country. Ultimately its our motherland and its our duty to pass on a better India to the future generations. Jai Hind.

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Locking down the Virus, rather than locking down people. #IndiaVsCovid-19

Since my inception in this world, which is almost two and a half decades now, never have I ever seen this world witness a trouble time as the one it is witnessing now. From the richest of the rich to the poorest of the poor, from the heir of the Great Britain to a common daily wager in remote Bihar, everyone has been affected by Corona Virus by some or the other way. Some are suffering health, some are suffering hunger, some are suffering economy and mostly everyone bothered in someway or the other.

Coming to the China virus, its done really well for China, which is now exporting $3000 ventilator for $50000 each and $0.02 masks for $0.20 each. Out of the several viruses we came across in the past years like the Ebola (50% mortality rate), Marburg (25%), Influenza (40%), Rabies (100%), how come a virus which has one of the least mortality rate (3.4%) of all the viruses has been able to create such a worldwide panic situation. Or is this just a game plan of China, to boost its exports by exporting fear?

People talk about how every country is trying to cope up with this situation and win the war for humanity in its own way. More precisely, even the big people from the WHO talk about how India can lead the world against this pandemic. But, is India really doing that good for itself and the world? With the kind of leadership that we have, one must admit that among all, this is the best that we have got and they are putting all efforts to uplift the country from this danger.

Lockdown, social distancing, clapping, lighting lamps and candles etc seem to be fruitful but are these really enough? Or are we missing some common sense here?

If we look at how corona virus spreads from one person to the other, its mostly when the infected person breaths out or coughs. The virus then infects the surrounding air and the surfaces nearby. Now instead of locking down people at their homes and pushing the economy to recession, how about locking down the virus itself?

We know that the vaccine for this virus is not coming anytime soon and hence we need to adapt to cope up with this virus.

If Modiji could appeal the people to make masks a part of their lifestyle compulsorily for the next few weeks, and slowly start lifting the lockdown. Within no time, the virus effect will come down to its knees and the economy will start reviving itself towards a real high growth. Just following the normal routine along with wearing masks all the time and everywhere, along with washing hands regularly, the chances of spreading the virus will come down drastically. 

Just one condition that each and every person follows this religiously.

If then an infected person also comes near a healthy person, his own mask will prevent virus outbreak from him and the healthy person’s mask will further protect the latter by wiping out any minor possibility of the some particles escaping the infected person.

Now, every person needs to change at least 3 masks a day, this can be post breakfast, lunch and dinner. Followed by a proper hand-wash and disposal of the used mask. And any touching of the worn mask while having water or any other short instance of touching the nose or mouth should be done with sanitized hands.

This way the virus will remain locked down within the infected person, hence there won’t be a need of locking down the whole country. Also, we will also stop the spread of virus within the family members of the infected people.

Now the next question is how to achieve this. So, either the government can distribute a box of masks for every person just the way they are distributing ration, or people themselves can make simple masks at their homes using ordinary cloth or a hankie. Some questions will arise that how effective will be a surgical mask and a home made mask compared to the N-95 masks. So the N-95 mask prevents 95% of the liquid particles to breach inside. While the plain surgical mask prevents just 5% input. But the interesting thing is that even the ordinary mask is capable of confining the output from an infected person’s breath or coughing. So with all the people wearing even the ordinary of masks, the infected person wont let out any virus from him and the healthy person wont have a chance to intake it. Hence, this spread is bound to stop. And after buying this amount of time, our country is capable enough to produce the N-95s or N-99 masks for even better protection. As an additional information, the cost of making a plain mask is less than one rupee and the N-95 mask costs approximately 20 rupees each. 

This is the time when whole world economy is hitting the rock bottom and China is continuously exporting fear to make it worse. India needs to rise and lead the world not only against the virus but also against the economic and biological world war started by China. This is the time for India to realize its $5 Trillion economy dream and beyond. To stand like a superpower and gain the global supremacy it had during the medieval era.