Modi Failed On All Fronts May Declare Political Crisis in India
THE CRUELS ARE MOSTLY TO OPERATE AND WIN IN 2019 POLLS IN INDIA?
Observation by: Balbir Singh Sooch-Sikh Vichar Manch: 
HIS FAILED SUBMISSION FOR SEEKING ANY LEGAL RELIEF FOR HAPLESS, NEVER IN THE SYSTEM OF INDIA OR PAKISTAN IN VAIN
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 The Military Rule-Coup Is in off Spring- ‘Into a Particular State, Especially an Unconscious State’ On Behalf of MODI AND AMIT SHAH in India
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Be Cautious Now and Hereafter
Expose the Politicians Includes Ruling Class about Their Joy of Usefulness of War
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The Remembrance as a Tool for Political Gains
We Are Yet to Develop a Vocabulary of Commemoration
The National War Memorial honours the supreme sacrifice made by our soldiers Photo: MR Bhui
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Can We Make Out? As to who is who in the Context of Bofors, Rafale & Kurukshetra?
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A.  Commemoration and remembrance are not intended to glorify war, but quite the opposite. They serve to provide society with an occasion to recall the futility and horror of conflict, and an occasion to honour those who were true to their duty.
B.  Properly institutionalised, they are a safeguard against jingoism and a strict injunction to politicians to honour the apolitical ethos of the armed forces and to be mindful that remembrance and politics are never to be mixed.
C.  Remembering the fallen heroes: BY INVITATION: Sq Ldr Rana Chhina: last updated: Mar 3, 2019, 7:21 AM (IST): Remembering the fallen heroes: Sunday Special » Column; The Tribune, Chandigarh
D.  Sq Ldr Rana Chhina Commemoration serves to provide society with a chance to recall the futility and horror of wars. And an occasion to honour those who were true to their duty unto death: The succeeding generations of India's fallen after Independence found no place in state memorialisation.
E.  Even today, little thought is devoted to providing a national framework for public commemoration. We have no register of casualties such as is maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, which also includes details of all Indian casualties of the two World Wars.
F.   At the very outset is the disturbing tendency to appropriate remembrance as a tool for political gain. Earlier, the Amar Jawan Jyoti — constructed under the arch of India Gate in January, 1972 — was installed by Indira Gandhi more to highlight her achievement as the architect of the victory of the 1971 Indo-Pak War than to honour the fallen soldiers. She followed an established Indian political tradition of claiming plaudits for the sacrifice of soldiers while paying perfunctory lip-service to their memory.
G.  On February 25, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the National War Memorial in New Delhi. In doing so, he was fulfilling a poll promise as well as addressing a long-felt need for such a memorial to honour those members of India’s armed forces who have made the ultimate sacrifice in the service of their country.
H.  Unfortunately-regrettably, sadly, Kipling's words immortalized- ‘to elevate a mortal person to the state of divinity or bestow eternal life on somebody’ in his 1890 poem Tommy, still ring true in the Indian context:
For it’s Tommy-British soldier this, an’ Tommy-British soldier that, an’ “Chuck-throw him out, the brute-monster, thug!”
But it’s “Saviour- ‘rescuer; somebody who rescues somebody or something from harm or danger’ of ’is country,” when the guns-hunters begin to shoot-gun down.
I.   While the construction of the memorial is in itself a welcome step and the Prime Minister is to be congratulated on his resolve to see the project through to its culmination, there are a few larger issues connected with India's approach to remembrance and commemoration that are worth examining in greater detail:
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1.   On February 25, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the National War Memorial in New Delhi. In doing so, he was fulfilling a poll promise as well as addressing a long-felt need for such a memorial to honour those members of India’s armed forces who have made the ultimate sacrifice in the service of their country.
2.   While the construction of the memorial is in itself a welcome step and the Prime Minister is to be congratulated on his resolve to see the project through to its culmination, there are a few larger issues connected with India's approach to remembrance and commemoration that are worth examining in greater detail.
3.   At the very outset is the disturbing tendency to appropriate remembrance as a tool for political gain. It has taken more than 70 years for the nation to construct a memorial to those who sacrificed their lives to uphold its freedom and integrity. Earlier, the Amar Jawan Jyoti — constructed under the arch of India Gate in January, 1972 — was installed by Indira Gandhi more to highlight her achievement as the architect of the victory of the 1971 Indo-Pak War than to honour the fallen soldiers. She followed an established Indian political tradition of claiming plaudits for the sacrifice of soldiers while paying perfunctory lip-service to their memory.
4.   The Indian Army played a significant role during World War-I. Over 1.3 million Indian combatants and non-combatants served overseas at the cost of some 74,000 dead.
5.   This deployment was supported by mainstream Indian political opinion at the time as it was felt that the shedding of Indian blood on the battlefields of the world would result in an acceptance of India’s demand for political autonomy by the British.
6.   However, when the colonial authorities failed to live up to the Indian expectations, it resulted in hardening of the political stand from home rule and dominion status to Poorna Swaraj or complete independence. As a result, the soldiers who gained India her freedom were consigned to the dustbin of history.
7.   Similarly, during World War-II, the strength of the Indian Army had swelled to some 2.5 million by 1945. It was the largest volunteer army in the history of human conflict. Indian divisions emerged from the conflict being counted as among the finest fighting formations in the world. Over 86,000 Indian soldiers, sailors and airmen paid the ultimate price at the altar of duty.
8.   Yet, with the onset of Independence and the subsequent pacifist view of the Government of India, war and its memorialisation were not considered relevant to the ideals of the new republic.
9.      Gradually, a narrative was built up denigrating the services of the old Indian Army prior to 1947. It was seen as having served imperial interests in colonial wars and was gradually eased out of national memory.
10.  However, even succeeding generations of India's fallen after Independence found no place in state memorialisation.
11.  Those that fell in the defence of Kashmir in 1947/48, or who perished trying to stem the Chinese onslaught in 1962, or died in the plains of Punjab or the deserts of Rajasthan in 1965 went unnoticed until the creation of the Amar Jawan Jyoti in 1972.
12.   Political and bureaucratic apathy over the last 70 years combined to deny the Indian soldier not just an acknowledgement of his service or a commemoration of his sacrifice, but also of his place in history.
13.   Even today, little thought is devoted to providing a national framework for public commemoration. We have no register of casualties such as is maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, which also includes details of all Indian casualties of the two World Wars.
14.   Suggestions to institutionalise a grassroots culture of remembrance by highlighting the valour of the armed forces, have fallen on deaf ears; as has the suggestion to adopt a uniquely Indian flower of remembrance, which can be worn by all citizens on a special day of remembrance in much the same manner as variations of the poppy are used by the Commonwealth countries on the Remembrance Day.
15.   We are yet to develop a vocabulary of commemoration.
16.   The widespread use of the term ‘martyr’ is a cultural imposition drawing on the Hindustani shaheed for its inspiration. The President is the Commander-in-Chief of its armed forces. He lays no wreath to honour the dead of his armies on Republic Day, nor did he see it fit to inaugurate the National War Memorial last month.
17.   Commemoration and remembrance are not intended to glorify war, but quite the opposite. They serve to provide society with an occasion to recall the futility and horror of conflict, and an occasion to honour those who were true to their duty.
18.   Properly institutionalised, they are a safeguard against jingoism and a strict injunction to politicians to honour the apolitical ethos of the armed forces and to be mindful that remembrance and politics are never to be mixed.
19.   Unfortunately-regrettably, sadly, Kipling's words immortalized- ‘to elevate a mortal person to the state of divinity or bestow eternal life on somebody’ in his 1890 poem Tommy, still ring true in the Indian context:
For it’s Tommy-British soldier this, an’ Tommy-British soldier that, an’ “Chuck-throw him out, the brute-monster, thug!”
But it’s “Saviour- ‘rescuer; somebody who rescues somebody or something from harm or danger’ of ’is country,” when the guns-hunters begin to shoot-gun down.
20.  Sq Ldr Rana Chhina — The writer is a secretary and editor, Centre for Armed Forces Historical Research: last updated: Mar 3, 2019, 7:21 AM (IST): Remembering the fallen heroes: Sunday Special » Column; The Tribune, Chandigarh
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21.     On the chessboard-‘board used for playing chess’ of diplomacy: As India and Pakistan try to outmanoeuvre-outwit, outfox each other to win global support, India could lobby with various players to pressurise its neighbour to act against terror:
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22.   Modi Govt with lies pedalled the country for a ride? Balakot air strikes: Union Minister Ahluwalia’s video creates a furore-‘uproar; an angry or indignant public reaction in India outside’ :
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23.   “If what the minister says is correct, then what it means is that the Modi Govt has connived with lies pedalled by the jingoistic media & taken the country for a ride,” the CPI(M) tweeted.
24.  Balakot air strikes: Union Minister Ahluwalia’s video creates a furore-‘uproar; an angry or indignant public reaction in India outside’ SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT KOLKATA, UPDATED: MARCH 02, 2019 22:34 IST: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/ahluwalia-video-on-air-strike-creates-a-furore/article26420334.ece
25.  Balakot Air Strikes: CPI (M), Congress say Centre telling lies.Opposition parties in West Bengal on Saturday shared a video of Union Minister of State S.S. Ahluwalia who can be heard saying that the air strikes in Pakistan were only to deliver a warning and that neither Prime Minister Narendra Modi nor any of the party spokespersons had claimed that 300 people were killed.
26.  “After the incident, Modiji gave a speech; did he say that 300 people have been killed? Did any BJP spokesperson say that? Did Amit Shah say that? The reason there was no large-scale destruction was because we wanted to put across the message that we are capable of destruction if needed. We did not want any human casualty,” Mr. Ahluwalia was seen telling reporters.
27.  West Bengal Congress vice-president Om Prakash Mishra shared the video on social media and said, “No terrorists killed in Pakistan by our airstrike.” The official Twitter handle of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) — @cpimspeak — also shared the video and targeted the Prime Minister.CPI (M)
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28.   Minister of State in Modi's cabinet, SS Ahluwalia is saying @narendramodi or @AmitShah never claimed that our #AirStrikes killed 300+ Terrorists & we didnt want any "Human Casualties". Is the Govt now backtracking from its claims that they took out a Terrorist Camp in Pakistan?  4:24 PM - Mar 2, 2019
29.  Modi Govt with lies pedalled the country for a ride? Balakot air strikes: Union Minister Ahluwalia’s video creates a furore-‘uproar; an angry or indignant public reaction in India outside’
30.  “If what the minister says is correct, then what it means is that the Modi Govt has connived with lies pedalled by the jingoistic media & taken the country for a ride,” the CPI(M) tweeted.
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Kashmir and Human Beings Tragedy in the World: Why? - By: Balbir Singh Sooch-Sikh Vichar Manch
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1)   Expose the Politicians Includes Ruling Class about Their Joy of Usefulness of War
2)   The Remembrance as a Tool for Political Gains
3)   We Are Yet to Develop a Vocabulary of Commemoration
The National War Memorial honours the supreme sacrifice made by our soldiers Photo: MR Bhui
 The Military Rule-Coup Is in off Spring- ‘Into a Particular State, Especially an Unconscious State’ On Behalf of MODI AND AMIT SHAH in India
Be Cautious Now and Hereafter
Observation by: Balbir Singh Sooch-Sikh Vichar Manch
First posted on: March 3, 2019 at 8:48 PM (IST)
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The Military Rule-Coup Is in off Spring- ‘Into a Particular State, Especially an Unconscious State’ On Behalf of MODI AND AMIT SHAH in India
EXCEPT FURTHER CRUELTY WAITING NOW FOR INNOCENTS IN INDIA AND PAKISTAN NOW
Be Cautious Now and Hereafter
THE CRUELS ARE MOSTLY TO OPERATE AND WIN IN 2019 POLLS IN INDIA?
Modi Failed On All Fronts May Declare Political Crisis in India
THE CRUELS ARE MOSTLY TO OPERATE AND WIN IN 2019 POLLS IN INDIA?
Observation by: Balbir Singh Sooch-Sikh Vichar Manch