Bomb Blasts In India - 1

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Whether Raman gives credence to the victim syndrome or not, fact is, many muslims do feel victimized (this may be real or imagined).

What I think these incidents are trying to achieve is a Godhra like reaction which puts Hindus/Muslims at each other's throats. This would further institutionalize the sense of victimhood.

He's correct IMVHO, that we must disabuse the IMs of the notion of being victimized. There is an effort to keep muslims from integrating into the mainstream and this is a step towards that goal.

Now, about the fact that Hindus have been screwed by Nehru's brand of secularism, few Hindus are even aware of their history themselves. So why blame him for not talking about hindu POV in Gujarat?

There have been numerous bomb blasts all over the country, and yet there have been no mass demonstrations/outrage denouncing this and demanding action. I feel as a nation we are not really sure how to respond to this. Add to that our unwillingness to take a hit. During Operation Parakram, our itvity ppl pressured the govt not to escalate for fear of losing revenue.

Attempts by GOI to impose export tax on high quality iron ore sold to China raised a big stink among the Indian steel lobby who was afraid to lose revenue (nevermind the fact that the ore will probably be used to make tanks, bullets and guns that will kill our jawans).

If we as a nation stood shoulder to shoulder with the Kashmiris Hindus then, then most probably this would not be happening now as we would have developed the tools to deal with this sort of violence.

Bottomline, I dont see us as willing to take some pain in return for long term gain.

JMT cents.