The strongest challenge that we face today is terrorism. Nobody has any clue how to fight this. I don't understand who is the enemy of terrorism? Is the word terrorism itself a political jinx? Or is it the age-old fight of 'haves' and 'have-not'?
The roots are obvioulsy are not too old - may be not more than 25 years. Few say it is the by-product of cold war. Few say it is the by-product of power hungry nations. Everybody has a justification. Every to-be terrorist has frustration in life.
Mahamtma Gandhi's principles of non violent war were never more relevant. Terrorists don't need arms (who supplies arms to them anyway!) - they need to talk, express and negotiate instead of hiding behind civilians of Lebanon.
It is a complicated world and simple answers do not exist. A start of non violent war somewhere would be a new start. Mankind has seen the impossible before and I hope to see an end to terrorism too.
Friday, July 21, 2006
Wednesday, July 05, 2006
Rahul Mahajan episode and public conduct
Hyped up too much. It is hard to believe that there is no vested interest of few people in exploiting Rahul Mahajan's situation. But that is how the challeging it is for Rahul Mahajan. He must realize he is son of one of the powerful leaders of BJP and act accordingly. Allegations against him are formidable.
This is one clear example of how not to manage a public life. The alleged drug abuse is still under trail and hence we can't comment anything on this. However, it is important for young leaders to know how to conduct themselves when they are public life. There is no room for mistake or even alleged mistake. One can't afford allegations and go under trial by sacrificing significant amount of time with judiciary. It is important to conduct in such a way that you are respectable and nobody dares to do an allegation.
There are a very few people in public life like that. Vajpeyee, Manmohan Singh, L K Advani, Chidambaram, Antony of Kerala to name a few who still strive to hold high moral grounds in the eyes of public. Of course there are critics, but allegation is different from criticism.
BTW, would there be a possibility of Rahul Vs Rahul?
This is one clear example of how not to manage a public life. The alleged drug abuse is still under trail and hence we can't comment anything on this. However, it is important for young leaders to know how to conduct themselves when they are public life. There is no room for mistake or even alleged mistake. One can't afford allegations and go under trial by sacrificing significant amount of time with judiciary. It is important to conduct in such a way that you are respectable and nobody dares to do an allegation.
There are a very few people in public life like that. Vajpeyee, Manmohan Singh, L K Advani, Chidambaram, Antony of Kerala to name a few who still strive to hold high moral grounds in the eyes of public. Of course there are critics, but allegation is different from criticism.
BTW, would there be a possibility of Rahul Vs Rahul?
Tuesday, July 04, 2006
Let us live for a cause
We live for a cause. In the movie Million Dollar Baby, Hillary Swank said "boss, if I quit Boxing, there is no reason for me to live"... one of the most intriguing statements. When one lives for a cause, everything around the person changes. The cause and the means will find you.
Indians today must live for a cause - to contribute and make our country the strongest leader world has ever seen. There has never been a better time than this. World wars made many countries gave an opportunities to be stronger, to invent new ways, to get disciplined and what not. We are having a different challenge today - a war within ourselves.
We must stand up for the cause and contribute. Reverse brain drain that is happening is a great sign. New political parties launched by students is a great sign. We are all made for a cause. We all have it within us. Just the right kind of enabling will take us there.
Indians today must live for a cause - to contribute and make our country the strongest leader world has ever seen. There has never been a better time than this. World wars made many countries gave an opportunities to be stronger, to invent new ways, to get disciplined and what not. We are having a different challenge today - a war within ourselves.
We must stand up for the cause and contribute. Reverse brain drain that is happening is a great sign. New political parties launched by students is a great sign. We are all made for a cause. We all have it within us. Just the right kind of enabling will take us there.
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