I-day..INDIANs again agitated..this time SHAHRUKH KHAN was stopped on the US airport and was detained for two hours in vein. this incident is sensational enough to make us angry, make our media confrontational...!! how they can treat our bollywood ICON like this..so cunning that somebody from our government said ' we will treat US people like this i.e TIT-FOR-TAT'!!
Well but i have something to confess here. i didn't find this event at all insulting...may be i have lost that patriotic urge for my nation or i see it as a cause and effect relationship..well u decide in the end of this session.
'respect is not demanded , it is commanded'.
if some of you people have seen SRK starred 'SWADES' , you can find a scintilla of similarity here between our criticism of this event and one scene from this movie in which SRK argued with the villagers on their blind belief that india is a better country than US because of our culture. at that time SRK refuted their testimony by putting some harsh but self introspective words. he just asked them that how can be our country so much great when you people can't even stand for a single cause together. 'we are not greatest' LETS FACE IT....he concluded!!!
back to present
Now tell me one thing 'is there any attack on US after 9/11?' answer is NO...and why is that..that is because they are determined to defend their country and each & every countryman ..no matter what the cost is. they are not the soft targets like us. they have identified the problem of terrorism within the 7 years and they have made themselves just invincible against that.
Now come to INDIA..it is facing terrorism since 1980s and we don't know when this will stop (26/11 still haunting us). we are not even able to come up with a solid plan to fight terror in 30 years and we still think that we can blame US for these security checks. US is saving itself because it is committed towards the safety of all people who live there. it is nothing wrong to save yourself at any cost and we indians don't do this. we are careless people and we want all to be like us. well , that is not the case here!!
well i am not supporting US , i am just advocating the US doctrine here. they are simply sending a message to the whole world that is 'we don't give a damn about anyone. we are going to follow the rules stringently' and my friends that is the message which scares the terror.
'India is a weak country' or more precisely politically weak country. the whole world knows that we are the soft target for terrorism and whatever happens we are not going to change ourselves. we will keep on dying , we will keep on exclaiming, we will keep on pretending, we will keep on crying and all is that because of only one thing we don't do and that is 'ACTION'.
This debate is beyond the shahrukh and khan. this incident and our resulted outcry shows that how weak we are and what is US perception for indians but ironically we can't blame US for this. we just can't demand our respect unless we know how to command it.
well so much for the 62nd I-Day.
AND BY THE WAY HAppy independence day to all of you..
enJOY
P.S 'The title of this post has a dual meaning, i hope you will get the intended one'
Sunday, August 16, 2009
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hey parag.. once again.. awesome post.. i liked the idea and thoughts tht u hv put forth.. and i totally agree with you.. Way to go.. keep it up
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Awesome article!!very Nicely put up...
ReplyDeletebut lemme tell to do another 9/11 in US is difficult ...
bcoz that itself was too audacious ataack
Happy independence day to all u DEPENDENT Indians..
ReplyDeleteNo doubt the article is very awesome.Its called Indian spirit never to loose hope and waiting for day to get rid of terrorism and and to become developed country.
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