EDITOR'S COLUMN
Friends
The last month of the calendar 2015 is around. Indeed as usual, one that begins has to reach its culmination. Most of the 12 months of 2015, has been a roller coaster ride for world in general, and India in particular.
Alarming rise of terrorist outfit ISIS has been a very dangerous development. Something is fundamentally wrong with the whole philosophy of this sickening outfit. Its cruelty has seen macabre dimension. The members, or can we call them animals involved in this outfit, are only driven by revenge for imagined or in some cases apparently real causes. Supposedly they are of Sunni denomination of Islam. But the forms of cruelty they adopt is most sickening. Fortunately for the world, the Ulema, all over the world, including those from Sunni group, has openly disowned and have exhorted the youth not to join this organization.
Latest of the horror perpetrated by ISIS was the attack on Paris where close to 200 were killed and about a thousand injured. Reacting sharply, post attack, French President Hollande has declared war on ISIS. World will not be same place in 2016, it looks like, with most major powers joining France in their bid to silence ISIS.
In India too, there have been killing of intellectuals, activists who were not taken kindly by a section of people. Murder of Dhabolkar, a rationalist, Pansare, who questioned deifying of Nathuram Godse, and Kannada writer Kalburgi have ignited debate on the alleged background of killers. Reportedly right wing organizations are blamed for the killings. If killing of Dhabolkar & Pansare happened in Maharashtra, Kalaburgi was killed in northern Karnataka. However, until this day both state governments have failed to nab the killers. This has resulted in a kind of loose talk on alleged ‘intolerance’ raising its head in the country, is being pushed on to the public space. It is true those who always enjoyed power, are not happy with the new government of BJP at the centre, and are being accused on sustaining intolerance by not taking killers head on. BJP too has not crowned itself to glory by allowing its foul mouthed leaders to go scot free for their unsolicited but stupid remarks. It is sad, with all this talk of development has taken a back seat. Will 2016 be different?
In the Month-in-Perspective, as usual, we have taken up myriad issues involving events of the past month. We have tried to include as many issues of relevance as possible with our unbiased take. Of course due to space constraints many events deserving comments have been left out.
Bihar election, touted as a kind of do or die for Nitisth & Lalu on one side, Modi & Amit Shah on the other, had the possibility of being a game changer. Grand Alliance of Nitish, Lalu and Congress won it hands down. Despite spending long spells in Bihar electioneering, as if a personal stake is involved, the result has rattled Prime Minister Modi. We have taken it up in Focus, for the implication it can have nationally. Hope readers would find it interesting. Rest are as usual. Do revert with your inputs.
The last month of the calendar 2015 is around. Indeed as usual, one that begins has to reach its culmination. Most of the 12 months of 2015, has been a roller coaster ride for world in general, and India in particular.
Alarming rise of terrorist outfit ISIS has been a very dangerous development. Something is fundamentally wrong with the whole philosophy of this sickening outfit. Its cruelty has seen macabre dimension. The members, or can we call them animals involved in this outfit, are only driven by revenge for imagined or in some cases apparently real causes. Supposedly they are of Sunni denomination of Islam. But the forms of cruelty they adopt is most sickening. Fortunately for the world, the Ulema, all over the world, including those from Sunni group, has openly disowned and have exhorted the youth not to join this organization.
Latest of the horror perpetrated by ISIS was the attack on Paris where close to 200 were killed and about a thousand injured. Reacting sharply, post attack, French President Hollande has declared war on ISIS. World will not be same place in 2016, it looks like, with most major powers joining France in their bid to silence ISIS.
In India too, there have been killing of intellectuals, activists who were not taken kindly by a section of people. Murder of Dhabolkar, a rationalist, Pansare, who questioned deifying of Nathuram Godse, and Kannada writer Kalburgi have ignited debate on the alleged background of killers. Reportedly right wing organizations are blamed for the killings. If killing of Dhabolkar & Pansare happened in Maharashtra, Kalaburgi was killed in northern Karnataka. However, until this day both state governments have failed to nab the killers. This has resulted in a kind of loose talk on alleged ‘intolerance’ raising its head in the country, is being pushed on to the public space. It is true those who always enjoyed power, are not happy with the new government of BJP at the centre, and are being accused on sustaining intolerance by not taking killers head on. BJP too has not crowned itself to glory by allowing its foul mouthed leaders to go scot free for their unsolicited but stupid remarks. It is sad, with all this talk of development has taken a back seat. Will 2016 be different?
In the Month-in-Perspective, as usual, we have taken up myriad issues involving events of the past month. We have tried to include as many issues of relevance as possible with our unbiased take. Of course due to space constraints many events deserving comments have been left out.
Bihar election, touted as a kind of do or die for Nitisth & Lalu on one side, Modi & Amit Shah on the other, had the possibility of being a game changer. Grand Alliance of Nitish, Lalu and Congress won it hands down. Despite spending long spells in Bihar electioneering, as if a personal stake is involved, the result has rattled Prime Minister Modi. We have taken it up in Focus, for the implication it can have nationally. Hope readers would find it interesting. Rest are as usual. Do revert with your inputs.
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