07-22-2004, 09:41 PM
US and UK both still have travel advisory on TSP, how do you think US govt will act if a US citizen was taken hostage?
People respect nations who take care of their own. There's a saying about how a Roman could travel anywhere around the world knowing fully well that the force of the Roman empire was behind him. Times have changed, but it would be huge psyc-ops victory if GoI brings back those hostage home safe. Besides there's no ransom here that Indian govt can officially 'give' like the Phillipenes (last week)
As far as cost to Indian taxpayer, there are dime a dozen GoI babus flying around the globe for no good reason - infact read somewhere (maybe India Abroad) that there's atleast one India neta-babu types landing in US every week!
It'll be a another drop in the bucket - but worthwhile since it'll saves some Indian lives.
In fact Indian tax payer should question the govt as to what it's effort are to get it's citizens out of harms way especially since it's not a war where India is a participant.
People respect nations who take care of their own. There's a saying about how a Roman could travel anywhere around the world knowing fully well that the force of the Roman empire was behind him. Times have changed, but it would be huge psyc-ops victory if GoI brings back those hostage home safe. Besides there's no ransom here that Indian govt can officially 'give' like the Phillipenes (last week)
As far as cost to Indian taxpayer, there are dime a dozen GoI babus flying around the globe for no good reason - infact read somewhere (maybe India Abroad) that there's atleast one India neta-babu types landing in US every week!
It'll be a another drop in the bucket - but worthwhile since it'll saves some Indian lives.
In fact Indian tax payer should question the govt as to what it's effort are to get it's citizens out of harms way especially since it's not a war where India is a participant.