The Indian National Congress has lost badly in the 2014 General Elections

The Congress has lost badly in the 2014 General Elections.

Some are willing to write off the Indian National Congress as a spent force, but all may not be gone yet.

True, the Congress does not have a leader at all at present; mis-rule, non-action and scams after scams, total arrogance of their leaders,have vented public anger against them.

But in politics anything can happen.

Just now the Modi govt is all bent to see a better India with good governance. The new govt. will need time to set things through. It will be better for the Opposition to play a constructive role and thereby gain people's respect.

Squabbling, rhetoric and lame and disgusting overtures should be avoided, because people see through things!

Constructive criticism is ofcourse alright. Within days of the new govt taking office, we see unnecessary hassles that could have been avoided.

The Indian polity is vibrant and aware of happenings and their context.

It is necessary for the powers that be in the state or national level to also understand this. And realise this for their own good.

We are at a threshold where we need better days to come. Be it from Modi or otherwise, we still do; there will be bigger factors at play otherwise, and we do not seem to realise this as yet.
~ Dr Pranjal Rajkhowa

Youth

Youth is an ever splendid thing. It is vibrant, joyous and adventurous. An era of no responsibilities to many; sheltered, and everlasting. No qualms, perhaps also with a disdain for any kind of guidance. Then comes a realization that one has to compete in today's world. This too, is an adventure, and taken in stride. When we were children, our parents were responsible for us; and true they did a great job of this. In our teens we knew better, or so we thought; we rebelled against things staid; we had a confict of personalities; why? Because we were growing up; neither here no there. Who cares about the world, anyway? It is ours to enjoy and make the most of it. Such is the opium of things at that stage. A few years later we are youthful men and women; many with jobs and family; happy in life. We become sociable, begin to take responsibilities just as our parents did, at home and at work. Slowly we understand things. Some get vain; others mature. But this is still youth! But too late we realize that youth does not last for ever. Our bodies age; our mental make up changes. No longer do we have the energy of days gone by; we look older, and cannot recall why, how and when all these changes came to pass. We yearn for days gone by; of our innocent days when there were no burdens; for our parents, who are no longer with us today; golden words they had said to us; their love and silent wisdom. They had been through this, too, we then reckon. Yes, youth is a wondrous thing; it never comes back.

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Putin wins?

With the US and EU sanctions against Russia one would think that Vladimir Putin is a cornered man, but not so in my opinion!

Yes he has his back to a wall; but Putin is seasoned, hard core and wily as a strategist and a politician.

With trillions of dollars sanctions against him he will now feel justified to take military action.

The EU (Europeon Union) is at present not in a position to take on Russia's military might, and not that they would be eager to get into this broil, with or without the US overtures towards them.

So what do we have now?

Vladimir Putin has a free hand with Ukraine with his military might: and the rest of the world can do nothing about it, since they have already done their worst via sanctions (albeit justifiably so to many!); and Putin will feel justified in taking over an industrial Ukraine to make up for some of his loss!

Given that the world does not want a third world war against a determined man who has nothing further to lose (and one must not forget Russia's 'affinity if necessary' towards North Korea), an imminent Cold War is just what Putin would want, to his own benefit!

I had said before that Vladimir Putin does not take things lying down.

As for the US, they too would not want a war with Russia. My respects to that great nation.

Youth, an ever splendid thing

YOUTH
Youth is an ever splendid thing. It is vibrant, joyous and adventurous. An era of no responsibilities to many; sheltered, and everlasting. No qualms, perhaps also with a disdain for any kind of guidance.
Then comes a realization that one has to compete in today's world. This too, is an adventure, and taken in stride.
When we were children, our parents were responsible for us; and true they did a great job of this. In our teens we knew better, or so we thought; we rebelled against things staid; we had a confict of personalities; why? Because we were growing up; neither here no there. Who cares about the world, anyway? It is ours to enjoy and make the most of it. Such is the opium of things at that stage.
A few years later we are youthful men and women; many with jobs and family; happy in life. We become sociable, begin to take responsibilities just as our parents did, at home and at work. Slowly we understand things. Some get vain; others mature. But this is still youth!
But too late we realize that youth does not last for ever. Our bodies age; our mental make up changes. No longer do we have the energy of days gone by; we look older, and cannot recall why, how and when all these changes came to pass. We yearn for days gone by; of our innocent days when there were no burdens; for our parents, who are no longer with us today; golden words they had said to us; their love and silent wisdom. They had been through this, too, we then reckon.
Yes, youth is a wondrous thing; it never comes back.

Youth, an ever splendid thing

Youth is an ever splendid thing.

It is vibrant, joyous and adventurous. An era of no responsibilities to many; sheltered, and everlasting. No qualms, perhaps also with a disdain for any kind of guidance.

Then comes a realization that one has to compete in today's world. This too, is an adventure, and taken in stride.

When we were children, our parents were responsible for us; and true they did a great job of this. In our teens we knew better, or so we thought; we rebelled against things staid; we had a confict of personalities; why? Because we were growing up; neither here no there. Who cares about the world, anyway? It is ours to enjoy and make the most of it.

Such is the opium of things at that stage.

A few years later we are youthful men and women; many with jobs and family; happy in life. We become sociable, begin to take responsibilities just as our parents did, at home and at work. Slowly we understand things. Some get vain; others mature. But this is still youth!

But too late we realize that youth does not last for ever. Our bodies age; our mental make up changes. No longer do we have the energy of days gone by; we look older, and cannot recall why, how and when all these changes came to pass. We yearn for days gone by; of our innocent days when there were no burdens; for our parents, who are no longer with us today; golden words they had said to us; their love and silent wisdom.

They had been through this, too, we then reckon. Yes, youth is a wondrous thing; it never comes back.

Our changing world!

Seeing the news these days, one feels that the world political order is rapidly changing. Even the type of warfare, allignment of nations towards events, are changing.

So also is social order, the way of thinking to meet these new challenges.

Islamist radicals, their ideology, and the concept and reality of the 'enemy without a state' is fast spreading throughout the world; well trained and well equipped extremists are causing terror everywhere today, so much so that one does not know how to contain them.

The battlelines are not defined, one does not know where the next terror attack will take place!

The western world, China and Russia are perhaps not yet affected to that extent; yes, there was 9/11 and it's aftermath with Laden; and more will follow perhaps.

In India, we have to live with it in the near future, and unless we take quick and tough decisions and a tough stand which has been imposed on our shoulders, this plague will cause us big problems.

Recently the ISIS has been seen to have plans of spreading their tentacles to Afghanistan, Pakistan and parts of Gujarat in India!

Much of the world is not aware of the dimension and consequences of this changing world order.

It is time for us to wake up to this threat as nations together.

Some years from now this will be seen as history in the making!