[Reader-list] Army wanted Abdullah. Any surprises here?

[Taha Mehmood]

Dear Pawan, Dear Aditya,

It is with a huge amount of admiration that I have read your mails in the
past year. Admiration for the enthusiasm that you have shown to relentlessly
pursue what you believe in.

Don't you feel that if you take little more pain in articulating your ideas,
especially your disagreements with other members on this list, you will
perhaps be able to talk through to more people. You will be able to create a
range of arguments to support your worldview in the public domain. You will
be able to make other people see a point of view which you deem fit.

There is nothing wrong in agreeing to disagree.

Calling Shivam names, or laughing out aloud is perhaps a valid from of
reaction but it is alienating.

I think at best tagging and making fun does not prove or dis-approve
anything, at worst it indicates a lack mental strength and stamina.

I expect a robust, well thought out, sharp, biting, incisive, verbose,
witty, argumentative and an exhaustive debate from you.

Hope you shall live up to the expectations of many members like me on this
list.

Warm regards

Taha





On Thu, Jan 1, 2009 at 6:33 AM, Aditya Raj Kaul <kauladityaraj at gmail.com>wrote:

> yeah lol
>
> Typical of Shivam!
>
> Jai Hind!
>
> On 12/31/08, Pawan Durani <pawan.durani at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > yeah ...nothing surprising including the way you think...little
> Johnny....
> >
> >
> > pawan
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 6:22 PM, Shivam V <lists at shivamvij.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Army support is where the Abdullahs score over Muftis
> > >
> > > By Ashish Sinha in New Delhi
> > > Mail Today, 30 December 2008
> > > http://mailtoday.in/30122008/epaperhome.aspx
> > >
> > > NSG commandos protecting the Abdullah family, especially patriarch
> > > Farooq, are a happy lot because the former chief minister takes good
> > > care of them and has a more " mainstream" view of matters political.
> > >
> > > The contrast, mainly with the People's Democratic Party ( PDP), is
> > > significant as Mufti Mohammad Sayeed's attempts to simultaneously ride
> > > two boats — of " soft separatism" while sounding " national" — were
> > > detested by the security forces, especially the Army.
> > >
> > > Any political decision on Kashmir — especially when the ball is in the
> > > Congress's court — cannot afford to ignore the sentiments of lakhs of
> > > troops stationed here because, at least for now, they appear to be a
> > > more permanent fixture than any party, even the National Conference (
> > > NC).
> > >
> > > Personnel who have fought militancy in Kashmir say the " return of
> > > democracy" here cannot mean a retreat of the troops to the barracks.
> > > It is here that the Abdullahs surge ahead of the Muftis, especially as
> > > the PDP's plan of storming the assembly on a separatist agenda failed.
> > >
> > > Within the NC, the son scores over his father. Omar is seen as someone
> > > who means business and is capable of addressing the concerns of the
> > > youth, the most restless and wronged section of Kashmir today.
> > >
> > > When Farooq took over the NC from his father Sheikh Abdullah in 1981 —
> > > he became CM the next year — he was a political novice and pedigree
> > > was mainly why the baton came to him. But Omar, who represents the
> > > eagerness of the babalog s of Indian politics to make a difference,
> > > has a better track record. Only 38, he has been thrice elected to the
> > > Lok Sabha and was a Union MoS for over three years, handling commerce
> > > and external affairs in the NDA government.
> > >
> > > Kashmir is a society where the oft- promised dream of development-
> > > driven good days ahead has not been realised.
> > >
> > > "Farooq was in control of Kashmir twice during the troubled times —
> > > first from 1986 to 1990 and then from 1996 to 2002. But at the
> > > grassroots, he is still seen as a typical politician," said a senior
> > > BSF officer, adding " Omar is perceived as a firebrand leader
> > > committed to making a difference within the operating principle of J&
> > > K being an integral part of India. For a society ravaged by years of
> > > violence, that promise means a lot."
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