Terrorist attacks are claiming more civilian lives in India's northeast than in Jammu and Kashmir. The region is also witnessing more insurgency-linked violence. According to latest central home ministry figures, there were 1,489 incidents of violent incidents in the northeast in 2007 compared to about 1,000 in Jammu and Kashmir.
(Source: http://news.indiainfo.com/2008/04/23/0804231242_north_east_terror.html
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Here we look at the reasons for terrorism in the North-East, particularly Assam, which has been a victim of a number of bomb blasts recently.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/10065906/Assam-Infiltration
Although the IMDT Act was struck down by the Supreme Court in 2005, the deep rooted problem does not have an easy solution because of difficulties in identification, false citizenship certificates and vote bank politics.
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Showing posts with label Terrorism. Show all posts
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Sunday, January 11, 2009
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Reactions to Mumbai fidayeen attacks
Read about various reactions to Mumbai terror attacks. A Muslim body refused to bury the terrorists. There were protests from other Muslims bodies and an appeal for subduing the celebration of Bakr-Id. Swabhimaan respects this spirit and hopes it will prevail even for home grown terrorists and not just for terrorists from across the border. It hopes that no more M.C Sharmas will be ridiculed and there will be no more rallies asking for probes.
Another reaction that added a silver lining to the dark clouds was the increase in enquiries by the young for joining the armed forces. This incidence seems to have woken up a sleeping nation and triggered a rise in national spirit. Hope that this spirit lasts forever.
Doubts are raised whether we mean being Muslims = Pakistani and only being Hindu = Bhartiya. Swabhimaan never said that. Swabhimaan believes that strengthening your Hindu character will also strengthen your nationalism. Does it mean that we are saying that other Bhartiyas are not or cannot be equal citizens? No.
About the divisions in Hindu society - it is a well known fact that there are divisions that are exploited to the detriment of the nation and of the society. So what should we do? Let this happen? We do not know in which direction this movement will go - could it also lead to some amount of social reform? May be. It could also lead us to educating voters about the value of a vote, to tell them not to sell their vote. These are open questions and it is too early to answer these.
Questions are being raised why some Muslims stayed back during partition risking their lives? Because Bharat was not declared a Hindu nation, it was a declared a secular nation. But down the line, if someone decides to stand with terrorists against M.C Sharma, that person whether a Hindu or a Muslim does not deserve to be called a Bhartiya. We would like to know when there are talks about having an alliance with Israel to deal with terrorism, why do Muslim bodies come in way? We have to fight the mind-set that prevents our nation from dealing with Jihadi terrorism. It is this mind-set we are fighting, not the Muslims.
Another reaction that added a silver lining to the dark clouds was the increase in enquiries by the young for joining the armed forces. This incidence seems to have woken up a sleeping nation and triggered a rise in national spirit. Hope that this spirit lasts forever.
Doubts are raised whether we mean being Muslims = Pakistani and only being Hindu = Bhartiya. Swabhimaan never said that. Swabhimaan believes that strengthening your Hindu character will also strengthen your nationalism. Does it mean that we are saying that other Bhartiyas are not or cannot be equal citizens? No.
About the divisions in Hindu society - it is a well known fact that there are divisions that are exploited to the detriment of the nation and of the society. So what should we do? Let this happen? We do not know in which direction this movement will go - could it also lead to some amount of social reform? May be. It could also lead us to educating voters about the value of a vote, to tell them not to sell their vote. These are open questions and it is too early to answer these.
Questions are being raised why some Muslims stayed back during partition risking their lives? Because Bharat was not declared a Hindu nation, it was a declared a secular nation. But down the line, if someone decides to stand with terrorists against M.C Sharma, that person whether a Hindu or a Muslim does not deserve to be called a Bhartiya. We would like to know when there are talks about having an alliance with Israel to deal with terrorism, why do Muslim bodies come in way? We have to fight the mind-set that prevents our nation from dealing with Jihadi terrorism. It is this mind-set we are fighting, not the Muslims.
We started with Hinduism and extended it to nationalism. We see both as one, they can never be separated. We did not start with nationalism and restricted it to Hinduism.
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http://swabhimaan2008.blogspot.com/2008/11/om-ganseshay-namah-om-shivay-om-durgay.html
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Saturday, November 29, 2008
How Safe Are We?
Let us not allow some people to dampen our spirit. Recently, just a day or two before the Mumbai attacks, Manmohan Singh and Shivraj Patil differed on the gravity of the Naxal problem. For obvious reasons Shivraj Patil found it over-hyped. Let us take a brief look at the Naxal problem and how serious it is.
www.naxalism.info
Do our governments tell us the truth? Are we in safe hands? We are posting links to a series of videos to find out the answer.
http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=jV6z59RMGas http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=SKG_HCs6rfk&feature=related http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=fSTSAVgkL0g&feature=related http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=Ge-cX_RhcZY&feature=related http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=WbKBSLy3WRE http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=EZJaZyUr3Lc http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=HKAXSyFnOeY http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=TNOw8cNXI9o http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=bpm6kzOYmCE
About Swabhimaan:
http://swabhimaan2008.blogspot.com/2008/11/om-ganseshay-namah-om-shivay-om-durgay.html
For feedback, questions or membership please contact Swabhimaan2008@gmail.com
www.naxalism.info
Do our governments tell us the truth? Are we in safe hands? We are posting links to a series of videos to find out the answer.
http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=jV6z59RMGas http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=SKG_HCs6rfk&feature=related http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=fSTSAVgkL0g&feature=related http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=Ge-cX_RhcZY&feature=related http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=WbKBSLy3WRE http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=EZJaZyUr3Lc http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=HKAXSyFnOeY http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=TNOw8cNXI9o http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=bpm6kzOYmCE
About Swabhimaan:
http://swabhimaan2008.blogspot.com/2008/11/om-ganseshay-namah-om-shivay-om-durgay.html
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Saturday, November 22, 2008
Kashmiri Pandits : The Forgotten Victims of Terror
Who were the Kashmiri Pandits?
What happened to them after they were driven out of Kashmir?
What did they go through? How did they live?
How did the government react to this ethnic cleansing?
What are they doing now and what do they need?
Find out the story of Kashmiri Pandits : The Forgotten Victims of Terror
Hindi :
PPT:
http://www.esnips.com/doc/3cd8abb7-c6b3-472f-8f6b-821f9c7bb1de/Kashmir_Hindi
For Word Printout (3 pages):
http://www.esnips.com/doc/c7e6b43d-a1a7-46f5-9e13-a85124218165/Kashmir_Hindi
English :
http://www.esnips.com/doc/1fdd0698-10a9-45d1-b85a-64e1f71e11a1/Kashmir
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