Politics – Paradoxical Paradigm
March 6, 2019
Politics – Paradoxical Paradigm
Padmini Arhant
I feel the importance for a relevant reminder to United States incumbent administration i.e. right from the time when Presidential candidate Donald Trump’s chance of winning the Presidential bid in 2016 experienced seismic tremor with the controversial Access Hollywood tape revealing then candidate Donald Trump’s sexist profanity against women, the race was practically over for the republican contender.
Subsequent to swearing in to the office of Presidency, the U.S.President was confronted with liberal outrage demanding the newly elected President Donald Trump ouster from the office in the movement led by Jill Stein, Hillary Clinton – the bruised democrat candidate having lost the election to the least expected rival and the left wing Senator Bernie Sanders from Vermont and more.
Then there was an insurgency against President Donald Trump to leave office citing mental instability for impulsive reactions on twitter handle (that is persistent until now as a signature trait) not barring the nuclear threat against North Korea with inflammatory remarks such as:
United States President Donald Trump pledging fast and fury destruction of North Korea boasting United States had a much bigger nuclear button than North Korea and so on… in the run up to then imminent nuclear confrontation with North Korea.
Fast forward to January 2019, the longest United States government shutdown costing U.S. taxpayers billions of dollars over border wall did not resolve among themselves for those claiming to be problem solvers on national and international disputes thus far.
Similarly, the de-escalation of India Pakistan feud is also hogged by political actors whether in the United States, India or Pakistan despite their individual belligerence displayed on numerous occasions including escalating warfare between two nuclear states rather than defusing war rhetoric and channeling focus on terror and terrorism remaining the contentious issue.
Undoubtedly, the political beneficiaries and their die hard supporters with crony conventional and social media playing prominent role in promoting bizarre propaganda on how their so-called respective leaders as President and Prime Ministers steer through the rugged terrains and sail valiantly on the rough seas on their own while conveniently and deliberately attributing my positive and productive contribution all along paradoxically to those involved in flaming the fire.
However, any efforts towards peace from anywhere is always welcome and not to be patented as a commercial commodity.
Politics never shying away from contradictory paradigm is the fact that makes political gains all the more fallacious and fraudulent.
Any engagement towards peaceful resolutions is worthy of recognition upon those demonstrating in action by resolutely and consistently committed to peace and progress of humanity at large unlike selective disposition favoring allies even when they are responsible for illegal invasion, occupation of foreign territory and gross violation of human rights viz. in Palestine, Syria, Yemen and now the resurrection of India-Pakistan long standing line of control (LOC) skirmishes along the Indian borders of Kashmir and Punjab.
There is more to it than meets the eye especially in politics.
The divine mission is witnessed not only by the world but also the Supreme entity, the all-knowing and seer of events on earth and galaxy.
Accordingly, those for whom I am an arch nemesis, I say to them – You may keep me anonymous and illegitimately assign my identity to wannabes, opportunists and power, fame as well as fortune seekers from politics and entertainment world in particular.
Nonetheless, you and those whom you have deployed in the ill-fated task can never seize my good Karma as it is noted by the one and only Supreme force – the infallible Almighty God.
Something to remember that all actions bear consequences and none are exempt from karmic effects as Karma is and ever remain the judge, jury and executioner in living and upon inevitable departure from this world regardless of stature and background.
Padmini Arhant
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Pakistan – Response to Investigation on JeM Masood Azhar
March 1, 2019
Pakistan – Response to Investigation on
JeM Masood Azhar
Padmini Arhant
Pakistan – The safe return of Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman is appreciated.
However, Pakistan’s foreign minister Shah Mehmood Quereshi response to evidence dossier on Pulwama terror attack causing more than 40 Indian security forces martyrdom inflicted by terror group JeM Masood Azhar housed and cared for in Pakistan bode well for none.
Pakistan foreign minister Shah Mehmood Quereshi during interview with western media a day after receiving dossier from India stating Masood Azhar is unwell and that he is too sick to even move around the house is unfortunately not very convincing.
Considering Pakistan establishment’s concern for JeM Masood Azhar health status,
A non-partisan, Apolitical international medical team should be allowed by Pakistan to evaluate Masood Azhar’s health condition for necessary steps in investigation process on the heinous terror attack against India’s CRPF security personnel.
Please refer to the video for needful action from Pakistan.
Harvard Graduate Zainab Merchant, a Muslim Woman was traveling from Boston to Washington D.C. She was routinely selected for screening at the airport over two years though there was nothing incriminating found against her during every TSA trial at the airport. On this trip Zainab was forced to show officials her pad during airport screening despite her telling them she was on her period and yet took her aside for additional screening with nothing found except further tainting TSA reputation on GESTAPO tactic.
India – September 2018 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi led BJP government arrested Human Rights Activists in different states remanding them to custody without verifiable evidence and held in house arrest on interim order. The Supreme Court hearing scheduled on September 6th, is rescheduled to September 12th, extending the house arrest exercising suo motu without proof of any wrongdoings.
Juxtaposed Congress Party members implicated on numerous corruption scandals with hard core evidences and another member Shashi Tharoor facing charges on his wife Sunanda Pushkar’s murder case are held above law. Similarly, BJP Prime Minister Narendra Modi involvement in communal violence in Godhra, Gujarat was exonerated allowing him to become the head of the so-called largest democracy.
Likewise, the industrialists and Bollywood actors and actresses get away with criminal offenses and murder respectively considering their close relations and representation in politics.
On the contrary – the human rights activists having dedicated their lives as lawyers, writers, journalists and civil rights activists defending the workers exploited in economic sector, farmers and indigenous groups against land acquisition, women and minorities subject to sexual assault and killings through deployment of police and armed personnel in conflict zones and more are selectively apprehended on fabricated charges and held in home detention and many in jail.
Among them, the United States Native Sudha Bharadwaj – Female Professor of Law, Trade Unionist and Civil Rights Activist is falsely accused of conspiring to instigate violence and possible alleged attempt to assassinate Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The media trial on Sudha Bharadwaj and other activists were conducted delivering the verdict in the BJP channel REPUGNANT TV unscrupulously poised as REPUBLIC TV with cantankerous and opportunist hosts and anchors.
Last but not the least in the latest saga the female traveller – The Indian Ph.D student from Canada Lois Sofia was sent to 15 days judicial custody following the police complaint from PM Narendra Modi’s government Tamil Nadu Chief claiming the student shouted Fascist BJP Government down down.
The State authorities atrocities against innocent civilians and honorable members in society sums up the GESTAPO rule adapted from GLOBAL FASCISTS PLAYBOOK ominously heading towards imminent termination with the end justifying the means for greater good.
Padmini Arhant
Author & Presenter PadminiArhant.com
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Indian Election 2019 – Dilemma and Dynamics
August 31, 2018
Indian Election 2019 – Dilemma and Dynamics
Padmini Arhant
The two major political parties – one projected as secular, plural and tolerant proved in name only i.e. Congress party headed by Rahul Gandhi and his mother Sonia Gandhi representing dynasty politics besides scandalous legacy is dé·jà vu for the base and the rest of the nation.
Interestingly, the neighbor Pakistan’s prominent press cheering for Congress return to power in India while celebrating the ejection of political dynasties submerged in corruption investigations in their domain viz. the Nawaz and Zardari family explains the former selective fascination and rejection respectively.
The other – BJP with RSS as the guiding force widely known and perceived as fundamentalists in the misuse of religion with Hinduism as casualty brandish the sword against dissent. The latest action against human rights activists as well as several controversial communal incidents traced to RSS influence cannot be ignored as political barb from the opposition and critics.
Indian politics being run by families as personal family affair at national and state level, they are noted as such and referred to as Parivar meaning family.
For example – Gandhi Parivar is in reference to Sonia Gandhi family with her son Rahul Gandhi elevated as party President and ever remaining the Prime Minister candidate.
Similarly, BJP is identified as Sang Parivar associated with RSS organization.
At the regional and provincial level, the Parivar (family) factor is prevalent and the political parties are set up following the common tradition – inheritance of power like the DMK in Tamil Nadu, RJD in Bihar, SP in Uttar Pradesh (UP), NC and PDP in Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) and the trend continues nationwide in the so-called world’s largest democracy.
Though there are many political factions representing different states in India, the ultimate choice is usually narrowed between BJP and Congress with both of them requiring coalition in Lok Sabha, the lower house of Parliament.
BJP political alliance with parties conforming to same strategy cane to power as NDA – National Democratic Alliance in 2014.
Congress on the other hand teamed up with whoever willing in the political assortment and came to power as UPA – United Progressive Alliance in 2008 and earlier.
Congress and coalition were ousted in 2014 predominantly due to an avalanche of corruption scandals that brought BJP as NDA to office.
BJP under RSS direction is currently dealing with self-inflicted wounds and branded as Hindutva, the title conferred to misinterpret Hinduism.
The term Hindutva is invented to malign Hinduism largely emanating from ignorance and indoctrination.
Hindu philosophy on peace, gender and social equality aptly depicted in Hindu Goddesses epitome of different faculty from energy to wisdom and prosperity. Furthermore, Hinduism is the progenitor to other religions like Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism and so on.
The assault on religions whether Hinduism, Islam or Christianity and Buddhism…is premised on provocation for political and vested interests. Notwithstanding the intent to stir reaction on sensitive issue.
The political options for Indian electorate are not unfamiliar as the two national parties BJP and Congress along with the remaining political groups prepare for the upcoming election in May 2019.
BJP tied to RSS have to contend with dissatisfaction and disappointment in the wake of many social and economic problems not barring freedom of speech and intolerance to peaceful protest or activism experienced among mainstream ordinary citizens in society.
Likewise, Congress maintaining dynasty and tarnished trajectory on corruption scandals hardly appealing to the public. The voters are burdened with the responsibility to choose the government in the forthcoming election.
Considering the tough situation, the question to both parties and their response most likely through surrogates and talking heads would clarify the status quo on India’s democracy as well as the quest for power over republic progress.
Given the latest hype, nod and frenzy to add confusion to dramatic disposition of Punjab’s State Minister – the cricketer turned politician Navjot Singh Sidhu and his apparent good will trip to Pakistan to attend the oath ceremony of the newly elected Prime Minister Imran Khan, also a former cricketer, raise the obvious question.
Since Congress President Rahul Gandhi recently claimed that he has no ambition to contest the Prime Minister post,
Would he then nominate the Congress member and Punjab State Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu to run for office of Prime Minister of India?
Navjot Singh Sidhu having been approved by both sides of the political aisle to represent India in Pakistan at the formal event might reflect well on Congress party in choosing the young State Minister to lead the youthful Congress in the national election.
With BJP – the candidacy offered to other potential contenders within party or outside other than the incumbent Prime Minister Narendra Modi in addition to disavowing RSS would provide better choices for the electorate in 2019.
In a genuine democracy, the people electing the Prime Minister candidate from across the political spectrum and the race between two final contenders at the general election would justify as a true democratic process. Unlike the existing system with party nominated Prime Minister candidates vying for the coveted position in politics.
Regardless, the above proposal for Congress to back Punjab State Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu and BJP to field new challenger instead of the current Prime Minister Narendra Modi would determine the political parties’ democratic values in addition to infusing new dynamics in the race in 2019.
Are Congress and BJP ready for such political illustration?
Also, Dalit obsession among Indian, Pakistani press and alike including the female rank and file member of Pakistan’s PPP party touting Tanzanian ancestry citing Hindu Dalit woman in interview, or for that matter any member from that community specifying them as Dalit that is not applicable to a brahmin, Kshatriya or Vaisya castes from India and various denominations in other religions or culture speaks volume of the individual trait and background arguably beneath human nature.
Do they act and behave as such in obedience and servitude to foreign diktat? These are the kind who bow to liability called royalty despite the latter existence dependent on the so-called commoners’ charity.
Whatever the reason behind crass demeanor, it only highlights their impropriety.
Again, it verifies their lack of credibility to serve or represent any segment let alone marginalized demography in Sindh, Pakistan or anywhere and for those in the press in India, Pakistan and elsewhere never cease to mention Dalit in their articles and public discourse reveal their inferior mindset, contempt and prejudice. Ironically, they discuss social and economic disparity when they contribute to inequality.
Yet another favorite expression in the Indian and Pakistani print press, media as well as for those whom they quote in articles is Hindu majoritarianism.
By the same token,
Isn’t Muslim majoritarianism in Srinagar the bone of contention on the entire State of Jammu and Kashmir?
Only small minds could be the author of The God of Small Things and notably the preferred designate to parody anyone beyond their scope of realism.
Unfortunately, the myopic view of these folks cloud judgment prompting ill-conceived classifications causing unwanted social rift and tension in the environment.
Padmini Arhant
Author & Presenter PadminiArhant.com
Prakrithi.PadminiArhant.com
The deal making in the rise and fall of dictators
August 4, 2018
The deal making in the rise and fall of dictators
Padmini Arhant
The news buzz on deal making between odd couples as one might think turn out to be among not strange but familiar bed fellows exchanging thoughts on reining control i.e. clinging to power.
Though hardly surprising considering the trend in the rise and fall of dictators created and fostered by shadow operatives’ obsession with dominance.
The video in circulation on Pakistan’s former President General Pervez Musharraf negotiation for power arousing interests in public domain.
As per the news article;
The footage with Musharraf listening to a question by a member of the gathering. The questioner asked the former Pakistani president and military dictator, “what do we have to change so that our money is used in a positive way to protect Americans from terrorism, from radical Islam [and] from Al-Qaeda. What’s gonna do that for us.”
Musharraf in his prompt and to the point reply said: “All I’m saying is, I have certain credentials from the past. I need to come [to power] again and I need to be supported not overtly but in a covert manner so that we win again.”
The news articles related to this story also cites the organizers of this secret meeting.
Jack Rosen, an American lobbyist and Chairman of the powerful American Jewish Congress, purportedly organized the gathering. The clip shows that Dr. Nasim Ashraf, the former chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board and head of the National Commission for Human Development (NCHD) also accompanied the former president.
A Wikipedia entry for Mr Rosen says he has advocated for Jewish and Israeli causes stating. “We are living in a post-Holocaust era and the forces that provided for a safe and secure Israel are changing. We have to look at what the future holds and have to use all the skills we’ve learned in America and that are available to us to ensure security for Jews around the world”, says the internet information portal.
Apart from being a lobbyist, the 69-year-old CEO of Rosen Partners, Jack Rosen is a board member of Altimo – a British Virgin Island (BVI) company that is the telecom investment arm of Russia’s Alfa Group consortium. It has investment interests in Russia, Central Asia, Middle East and Bangladesh.
JackRosen, who, in his article in Jerusalem Post, believed “A Pakistan without Musharraf could be a much more dangerous place.”
The stated article ended there.
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Pakistan’s General and former President Pervez Musharraf striking deals to reappear on the throne as Wazir-e-Azam (Head of the State) of Pakistan is common practice among those seeking the glamor of power. In reference to the secret meeting, one cannot imagine open rendezvous involving matter of this nature.
The current political situation in Pakistan following controversial general election in 2018 has the recommendation of members like General Pervez Musharraf behind foreign sources touted PTI Chairman, Imran Khan. General Pervez Musharraf has made the rounds on Pakistan, Indian and US media extending support to PTI chief Imran Khan.
As for the Jewish lobby – the powerful American Jewish Congress has been cited earlier in the involvement of local uprising in Iran, Israel’s primary rival in the Middle East.
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