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by Manu
22 Nov 2008 09:24
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Malegaon blasts and the limits of fake secularism
Replies: 1033
Views: 177842

Re: Malegaon blasts and the limits of fake secularism

And the Psy-Ops has started full flow 'Hindu terrorism' debate grips India By Zubair Ahmed BBC News, Nasik, western India A new and highly controversial phrase has entered the sometimes cliche-riddled Indian press: "Hindu terrorism". As with the term "Islamic terrorism" and &quo...
by Manu
22 Nov 2008 07:35
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Internal Security Watch
Replies: 2843
Views: 553862

Re: Internal Security Watch

Link Madarsas multiply 200%, refuse modernisation Rajendra S Markuna | Haldwani In spite of the Uttarakhand Government's best efforts to modernise madarsas and bring these on par with mainstream schools by adequately funding the traditional religious learning centres, the madarsas have failed miser...
by Manu
22 Nov 2008 07:31
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Malegaon blasts and the limits of fake secularism
Replies: 1033
Views: 177842

Re: Malegaon blasts and the limits of fake secularism

Link Congress puts sinister spin The Pioneer Edit Desk But Malegaon truth shall prevail Despite the bravado of its official spokesperson — who accused Mr LK Advani and the BJP of “defending terror accused” — it is clear that the Congress is rattled by the political turn that the so-called investiga...
by Manu
22 Nov 2008 07:28
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Malegaon blasts and the limits of fake secularism
Replies: 1033
Views: 177842

Re: Malegaon blasts and the limits of fake secularism

As an aside, if you remember, pre-2004, we used to object to BBC characterization of BJP as Hindu Nationalists. The TOI(let) and other assorted outlets frequently refer to them as the 'Saffron Camp'. I suppose that is acceptable? Will it be okay to refer to INC as the "Mughal Camp" or the ...
by Manu
21 Nov 2008 09:18
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Malegaon blasts and the limits of fake secularism
Replies: 1033
Views: 177842

Re: Malegaon blasts and the limits of fake secularism

The only ones actually getting 'hammered' are the 11 accused "Hindu Terrorists" who have been charged under MCOCA and already declared Guilty by the Media. They will be continuously hammered till January 23 (when Chargesheet is to be filed), after which their "confessions" to Pol...
by Manu
21 Nov 2008 08:35
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Geopolitical thread
Replies: 3955
Views: 608313

Re: Geopolitical thread

CNN U.S. power, influence will decline in future, report says Story Highlights Report says China will have growing impact, second largest economy by 2025 There will be an unprecedented global transfer of power because of oil, report says Indonesia, Iran, Turkey, will likely see power, desire for na...
by Manu
20 Nov 2008 19:00
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Malegaon blasts and the limits of fake secularism
Replies: 1033
Views: 177842

Re: Malegaon blasts and the limits of fake secularism

And here is the UPA trying to distance themselves from this. India Today Link Home Ministry fails to restrain ATS on Malegaon Mihir Srivastava New Delhi, November 20, 2008 The Union Government cannot hide its embarrassment on the ATS' initial report that the special public prosecutor, Ajay Misar, to...
by Manu
20 Nov 2008 18:51
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Malegaon blasts and the limits of fake secularism
Replies: 1033
Views: 177842

Re: Malegaon blasts and the limits of fake secularism

Malegaon blast accused charged under MCOCA: ATS Under MCOCA, the ATS will get six months to file a chargesheet against the accused, as compared to 90 days under other laws. The standard reply may be that how can people who want POTA to be enacted now be against MCOCA? Further, the Home Ministry was...
by Manu
20 Nov 2008 14:00
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Malegaon blasts and the limits of fake secularism
Replies: 1033
Views: 177842

Re: Malegaon blasts and the limits of fake secularism

By the way does anyone recall how the Kanchi Shankaracharya was jailed, on Diwali of all times?

What happened to that case? I believe the charges were Rape, murder, financial fraud and womanizing. What happened to that Drama? Rediff Still has a whole Page dedicated to the man. Link
by Manu
20 Nov 2008 12:56
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Malegaon blasts and the limits of fake secularism
Replies: 1033
Views: 177842

Re: Malegaon blasts and the limits of fake secularism

From Above Link: What puzzles me is how a phenomenon that could be extinguished by an electoral defeat should have assumed such proportions that someone as supposedly knowledgeable as President Clinton’s national security adviser, Sandy Berger, could liken it to Islamic terrorism ? Strobe Talbott in...
by Manu
20 Nov 2008 12:45
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Malegaon blasts and the limits of fake secularism
Replies: 1033
Views: 177842

Re: Malegaon blasts and the limits of fake secularism

Sources attached with the probe said that a religious leader from Southern Gujarat was one of those who collected funds from the business houses. There they go again! I am sure none of our worthies here have read the links I posted. :roll: This is a Sabrang scam out-and-out. "Organized crime&q...
by Manu
20 Nov 2008 09:28
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Malegaon blasts and the limits of fake secularism
Replies: 1033
Views: 177842

Re: Malegaon blasts and the limits of fake secularism

Is BR also being penetrated? Somehow, the same kind of sentiments were expressed immediately after the Delhi Blasts. I hope Admins can take care of this. {One Admin's take: I happen to agree 400% with what Vivek Srinivasan has posted. The emphasis is on the IF . There is no trick to "penetratin...
by Manu
20 Nov 2008 08:55
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Malegaon blasts and the limits of fake secularism
Replies: 1033
Views: 177842

Re: Malegaon blasts and the limits of fake secularism

Fanne/N^3, this now makes sense. I just visited their website. It's pretty obvious what their "agenda" is. However, what is not known (to me), is did they actively influence This Report ? If so, it must be said that America is becoming the Saudi Arabia for EJs . Sanjay Chowdhry said this a...
by Manu
20 Nov 2008 07:21
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Malegaon blasts and the limits of fake secularism
Replies: 1033
Views: 177842

Re: Malegaon blasts and the limits of fake secularism

Malegaon probe: Purohit in hawala ring? I think they will soon have to keep him in ATS custody for: Having an Illegal LPG Cylinder connection Eve-Teasing Involvement in Petrol or Kerosene Adulteration Cheating in Board Exams in Class X Just keep him in Jail, along with the others, till elections. M...
by Manu
20 Nov 2008 07:14
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Malegaon blasts and the limits of fake secularism
Replies: 1033
Views: 177842

Re: Malegaon blasts and the limits of fake secularism

Bizzare... Link Malegaon blast: Another accused reveals Muslims assembled bomb 20 Nov 2008, 0243 hrs IST, Pranati Mehra and Mateen Hafeez, TNN MUMBAI: Sudhakar Chaturvedi, Abhinav Bharat national coordinator who allegedly participated in the Malegaon blast conspiracy, revealed during a narco-analysi...
by Manu
20 Nov 2008 07:06
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Malegaon blasts and the limits of fake secularism
Replies: 1033
Views: 177842

Re: Malegaon blasts and the limits of fake secularism

This should be in the Psy-Ops thread, but this is what the faithful are now going to throw at the Investigating agencies, from now on. Link Malegaon Blast: Crime Trail of Terror By Mustafa Khan As investigations into recent bomb blasts are still underway and it is difficult to prove what we write ho...
by Manu
20 Nov 2008 06:53
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Malegaon blasts and the limits of fake secularism
Replies: 1033
Views: 177842

Re: Malegaon blasts and the limits of fake secularism

^^ Perhaps a little more detail could be given, for all of us to understand more clearly what is being said. Meanwhile, Link Satyajit Joshi , Hindustan Times Pune, November 20, 2008 First Published: 01:43 IST(20/11/2008) Last Updated: 02:07 IST(20/11/2008) CBI threatened to kill me: Purohit Lt Col S...
by Manu
20 Nov 2008 04:55
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Malegaon blasts and the limits of fake secularism
Replies: 1033
Views: 177842

Re: Malegaon blasts and the limits of fake secularism

The Toi(let) one-sided coverage and their stinker of an editorial don't deserve to get read so I am not posting it here. Dark clouds are gathering over the horizon, it appears. We are being tested like never before. Link ATS runs out of ammo TN Raghunatha | Mumbai But needs 3 cases to book Purohit u...
by Manu
20 Nov 2008 04:14
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-Russia: News & Analysis
Replies: 6071
Views: 1274610

Re: India-Russia: News & Analysis

Rahul's informative post notwithstanding, the state of our Military (in terms of equipment, not men) is sad. Hardly any new acquisitions were made in the past 5 years. The Air Force is in a particular spot of trouble.
by Manu
19 Nov 2008 07:33
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Malegaon blasts and the limits of fake secularism
Replies: 1033
Views: 177842

Re: Malegaon blasts and the limits of fake secularism

Link 'No proof linking Lt-Col to Samjhauta' 19 Nov 2008, 0308 hrs IST, S Balakrishnan & Himanshi Dhawan, TNN MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: The excessive enthusiasm displayed by ATS counsel and Haryana cops in linking jailed Army officer Lt Col Shrikant Purohit to Samjhauta blasts may have created complicat...
by Manu
19 Nov 2008 07:15
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Internal Security Watch
Replies: 2843
Views: 553862

Re: Internal Security Watch

India Today Link Kerala's youths have links with terrorists in J&K: Police MG Radhakrishnan Trivandrum, November 18, 2008 Kerala is yet to recover from the shock. For the first time it is now officially confirmed that youths from the southernmost state are being recruited to work with the milit...
by Manu
19 Nov 2008 06:53
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-Russia: News & Analysis
Replies: 6071
Views: 1274610

Re: India-Russia: News & Analysis

India Today Link Russia not to provide Nerpa nuke submarine to India PTI Moscow, November 18, 2008 The Russian Navy will keep the accident-hit K-152 Nerpa nuclear attack submarine rather than lease or sell it to India with which negotiations were held about a possible deal worth millions of dollars...
by Manu
19 Nov 2008 06:51
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Malegaon blasts and the limits of fake secularism
Replies: 1033
Views: 177842

Re: Malegaon blasts and the limits of fake secularism

India Today Link Purohit handed over to Pune ATS Malegaon bomb blast accused Lt. Col. Prasad Purohit was on Tuesday handed over to the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) of Pune for his interrogation in a three-year-old case of beating up a Christian priest in Khadki near that city. Purohit's transfer to t...
by Manu
19 Nov 2008 05:41
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Malegaon blasts and the limits of fake secularism
Replies: 1033
Views: 177842

Re: Malegaon blasts and the limits of fake secularism

The Probe gets murkier, and murkier. Link The Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) is in no mood to let Lt Col Srikant Prasad Purohit go off the hook. Or it so appears. For, after his prolonged questioning in the Malegaon blast case, the ATS' Pune unit now wants to question him in a minor case of forgery and ...
by Manu
19 Nov 2008 05:30
Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
Topic: Distorted history- Causes, consequences, remedies
Replies: 4186
Views: 65176

Re: Distorted history- Causes, consequences, remedies

Excellent Job, Sir. This should be read by everyone.

If I am in Delhi at the time, will certainly try to make it to the IIC.
by Manu
19 Nov 2008 04:41
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Malegaon blasts and the limits of fake secularism
Replies: 1033
Views: 177842

Re: Malegaon blasts and the limits of fake secularism

Sure Ramana, but the system, flawed as it is, has enough checks and balances to ensure that an officer does not *have to* comply with Political Diktat, if his heart is in the right place. A good Cop can always take out of Mumbai (Nashik, for example) Postings, Long Leave/Sabbatical, deputation to a ...
by Manu
18 Nov 2008 11:38
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Malegaon blasts and the limits of fake secularism
Replies: 1033
Views: 177842

Re: Malegaon blasts and the limits of fake secularism

Either that, or at least the {deleted} award.

Their members sure seem to show up right on cue when they see that the tide is turning against them.

{No attributing organizational loyalties to postors, please. }
by Manu
18 Nov 2008 11:09
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Malegaon blasts and the limits of fake secularism
Replies: 1033
Views: 177842

Re: Malegaon blasts and the limits of fake secularism

Link Fuelling Hindu anger B Raman Investigations by Mumbai ATS, instead of remaining professional and scientific, have taken what large sections of the Hindu majority will view as a politically motivated direction. Media leaks by the ATS suggest it has started playing to the so-called secularists’ ...
by Manu
18 Nov 2008 11:04
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Malegaon blasts and the limits of fake secularism
Replies: 1033
Views: 177842

Re: Malegaon blasts and the limits of fake secularism

Link ATS charge backfires ‘Investigation’ descends into witch-hunt The Anti-Terrorism Squad of Mumbai Police has virtually ended up with egg on its face. After planting stories in those sections of the media which are only too happy to publish and broadcast any cockamamie tale that portrays Hindu s...
by Manu
18 Nov 2008 10:54
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Police Reform
Replies: 1084
Views: 270003

Re: Indian Police - 2006- 2007-2008

Link State credibility at stake Ajai Sahni Police credibility in India has always been rather low, but it now appears to be scraping rock bottom . One of the critical contributory factors has been the highly visible ‘investigations’ into crimes — including high-profile terrorist cases — that have b...
by Manu
18 Nov 2008 10:36
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Malegaon blasts and the limits of fake secularism
Replies: 1033
Views: 177842

Re: Malegaon blasts and the limits of fake secularism

Ramana/N^3, Please delete the following post, if it is considered inflammatory or downgrades BR standards. As I was the first one to speculate that this whole ATS tamasha is a farce, let me also add that it is very strongly believed that this whole thing is a last ditch do or die effort by Her Holin...
by Manu
17 Nov 2008 17:17
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Malegaon blasts and the limits of fake secularism
Replies: 1033
Views: 177842

Re: Malegaon blasts and the limits of fake secularism

India Today Link S K Sinha denies links with Malegaon accused PTI New Delhi, November 17, 2008 Describing charges of his links with Malegaon blast accused Swami Dayanand Pandey as "totally malicious and false", former Jammu and Kashmir governor Lt Gen (retd) S K Sinha on Monday said he wa...
by Manu
17 Nov 2008 17:12
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-Russia: News & Analysis
Replies: 6071
Views: 1274610

Re: India-Russia: News & Analysis

India Today Link Russia threatens to call off Gorshkov deal Sandeep Unnithan New Delhi, November 17, 2008 In a fresh set of pressure tactics, Russia has asked India for an additional $ 2 billion for the completion of the aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov failing which the carrier would be inducted ...
by Manu
17 Nov 2008 15:07
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Malegaon blasts and the limits of fake secularism
Replies: 1033
Views: 177842

Re: Malegaon blasts and the limits of fake secularism

Yet another "Twist" Link J&K parties gun for former governor On a day when Jammu and Kashmir goes to polls, bitter rivals National Conference and PDP have joined hands to seek a high-level probe into reports of proximity between self-proclaimed religious guru Dayanand Pandey, arrested ...
by Manu
17 Nov 2008 15:01
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Malegaon blasts and the limits of fake secularism
Replies: 1033
Views: 177842

Re: Malegaon blasts and the limits of fake secularism

Link Hindu twist to Samjhauta blasts leaves Haryana police confused Ajay Bharadwaj CHANDIGARH: The Haryana police are in a spot as their findings in the Samjhauta Express blast case are in sharp contrast to that by the Maharashtra ATS. While the Maharashtra ATS, which is pointing to the involvement...
by Manu
17 Nov 2008 14:52
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Malegaon blasts and the limits of fake secularism
Replies: 1033
Views: 177842

Re: Malegaon blasts and the limits of fake secularism

Posting some news items, without any comment. Link Sadhvi Pragya Thakur tortured by ATS: Lawyers 17 Nov 2008, 1413 hrs IST, PTI NASHIK: Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, an accused in the Malegaon blast, has alleged that she has been tortured and ill-treated by the Anti-Terrorism Squad, her counsel told a...
by Manu
15 Nov 2008 21:55
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Malegaon blasts and the limits of fake secularism
Replies: 1033
Views: 177842

Re: Malegaon blasts and the limits of fake secularism

This is what a Lok Sabha Committee thinks of the Tests (which are being adminstered by the ATS repeatedly. Link Truth serum not so truthful: House panel For all the hype over narco tests and brain-mapping of suspects a reality check has come from none other than the committee of Lok Sabha MPs probin...
by Manu
15 Nov 2008 21:53
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Malegaon blasts and the limits of fake secularism
Replies: 1033
Views: 177842

Re: Malegaon blasts and the limits of fake secularism

Even if by some miracle the Man is released after finding him not guilty, his reputation is already trashed. Link Malegaon probe: Purohit placed under disciplinary ban Agencies With the Maharashtra police arresting Lt Col Shrikant Purohit in the Malegaon blast case, the Army has placed him under a D...
by Manu
15 Nov 2008 21:37
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Malegaon blasts and the limits of fake secularism
Replies: 1033
Views: 177842

Re: Malegaon blasts and the limits of fake secularism

Link Sadhvi, Purohit's narco test negative Ramesh Vinayak Chandigarh, November 15, 2008 The controversial Sadhvi Pragya Singh and Lt Col Purohit have tested negative in their narco test regarding their direct involvement in the Samjhuata Express blasts but have yielded important clues on their clan...
by Manu
15 Nov 2008 20:56
Forum: Terrorism Archive
Topic: Bomb blasts in assam
Replies: 213
Views: 76625

Re: Bomb blasts in assam

Link Not just another NE bomb Lookback: Syed Zarir Hussain The Assam blasts of October 30 was not your regular north-east affair—it was the biggest ever terrorist strike in India To stress the point that Saturday Special does view north-east terrorism with the same déjà vu as its peers, we present ...