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2008HAIL INDIA'S SPACE PROGRAM MOON SHOT CHANDRAYAAN-1
The indigenous space program of India added
another feather to their
cap (or turban) by a successful launch of their 1st Unmanned Moon Probe
the Chandrayaan which lifted
off from the second launch pad at Satish
Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh on Oct 21,2008.
Chandrayaan lifted-off at 0620 hours
on board the indigenous built
rocket, PSLV-C11, from the spaceport of Sriharikota on the east coast
in Andhra Pradesh, some 100 km north of Chennai. The event marks
India's entry into small group of nations, capable of exploring the
Moon the European Space Agency (ESA), Japan, China, the US and
Russia/USSR
Chandrayaan-1 carries 11 payloads (scientific instruments) - five from India, three from ESA, two from the US and one from Bulgaria.
The 1380-kg Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft will first reach a highly elliptical Initial orbit and thereafter the satellite's Liquid Apogee Motor (LAM) will be fired at appropriate moments that will finally take it to an orbit at a height of 100 km around the moon around November eight.
The mission will undertake remote-sensing of the moon in the visible, near infrared, microwave and X-ray regions of the electromagnetic spectrum. Thus a three-dimensional atlas of the lunar surface will be mapped.
DESCRIPTION OF
PAYLOADS http://www.isro.org/pslv-c11/brochure/page7.htmChandrayaan lifted-off at 0620 hours
on board the indigenous built
rocket, PSLV-C11, from the spaceport of Sriharikota on the east coast
in Andhra Pradesh, some 100 km north of Chennai. The event marks
India's entry into small group of nations, capable of exploring the
Moon the European Space Agency (ESA), Japan, China, the US and
Russia/USSRChandrayaan-1 carries 11 payloads (scientific instruments) - five from India, three from ESA, two from the US and one from Bulgaria.
The 1380-kg Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft will first reach a highly elliptical Initial orbit and thereafter the satellite's Liquid Apogee Motor (LAM) will be fired at appropriate moments that will finally take it to an orbit at a height of 100 km around the moon around November eight.
The mission will undertake remote-sensing of the moon in the visible, near infrared, microwave and X-ray regions of the electromagnetic spectrum. Thus a three-dimensional atlas of the lunar surface will be mapped.
"Basically, this (Chandrayaan-1) is meant for a comprehensive mapping
of the lunar surface. Earlier missions (by others) focused on specific
regions or looked at
one aspect or other only. It's for the first time (in the world) that
we will have the entire lunar surface mapped up" said ISRO Chairman G
Madhavan Nair.
QUOTES FROM SCIENTISTS
Photos courtesy ISRO
QUOTES FROM SCIENTISTS
Photos courtesy ISRO
CONGRATS SACHN TENDULKAR- The Great Master Cricketer
Sachin Tendulkar crossed the threshold of highest runs scored in a
Test Cricket career by amassing over
12,000 runs!The Master Blaster is well known to the Cricketing World and his on the field and off the field behaviour has lent him to be a role model to fans all over the world.
Sachin from Bandra, Mumbai was a phenom right from his young days and has alsways been a great ambassador for the sport and India
He was awarded the Padma Bhushan recently- one of the highest Civilian honor of India
Another Cricket Great SOURAV GANGULY also hit form recently and completed 7,000 aggregate Runs in Test Cricket
CONGRATS TEAM INDIA CRICKET
CONGRATS JWALA GUTTA- WINS TWO GRAND PRIX TiTles is Badminton.
JWALA GUTTA clinched Women's Doubles ( w/
SHRUTI KURIEN) and Mixed Doubles title ( with V.DIJU) at the
Bulgarian Grand Prix badminton tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria On Oct 12th.MIXED DOUBLES
JWALA first combined with V DIJU to win the
Mixed Doubles .This is their consecutive Grand Prix title, defeating fifth seeded Indonesian pair of Fran Kurniawan and Shendy Puspa Irawati to clinch the mixed double's title. The Indian duo overcame initial hiccups and rallied from behind to pip the Indonesian pair 15-21 21-18 21-19 in a 45-minute gruelling contest.
Earlier in October the duo had won the Bitburger Grand Prix (Germany) mixed doubles title in Saarbruecken, Germany last week. hey were ranked World number 55 due to this win. It is expected that the latest win will taken them higher, possibly breaking single digits!.
WOMENS DOUBLES: 25-year-old Jwala also paired up with her Womens doubles partner SHRUTI KURIEN to beat 2nd seeded Indonesian duo of Irawati and Meiliana Jauhari in straight-games and win the title, making it two for of the day for Jwala.
The Womens duo are ranked World number 26 and have won the India National Badminton Doubles Champions seven times.
Jwala and Shruti beat Irawati-Jauhari 21-11 21-19 in just 28 minutes.
Jwala told media she was very happy and extended her regards to her coach S M Arif."I am very excited, very happy and I want to thank my coach S M Arif for his constant support."
JWALA & SHRUTi KURIEN (India)
CONGRATS JWALA (twice) and SHRUTI KURIEN and V. DIJU YOU MAKE ALL INDIANS PROUD.
HAPPY TO SEE JWALA AND SHRUTI ALONG WITH SAINA NEHWAL TO MAKE A FORMIDABLE TEAM OF YOOUNG INDIAN SPORTSWOMEN!!
US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS
LATEST
Oct 19 Colin Powell Chooses Obama
Retired General Colin Powell, a firmer Secretary of State for President Bush has endorsed Sen. Barrack Obama as the next US President.
While this has been seen as a nail in the coffin of GOP Republican McCain's chances, and the continuation of Bush-Cheney policies, Colin Powell's stature and role has definitely diminished and been tainted.
Chosen as a Soldier who would do the Commander in Chief's bidding, Colin Powell was used to parlay his substantial stature, likability and believability to sell the IS war in Iraq.
Kinda suckered in, Powell opted to play stooge, even after realizing that the mess in Iraq was based on a lie, and one he helped perpetuate and even convince many at the United Nations.
So an endoresement but a tainted one at that
In his effort to shore up International relations, in an unofficial capacity, General Colin Powell has spent lots of time recently in Africa.
Here he is doing the hip hop ie the Colin Powell Hip Hop in S.Africa...too bad he has not adopted an Afro sounding or Jamaican sounding name to stay true to his heritage.
Along with being drilled by the US Army, for a long time probably Gen Colin Powell forgot that he was Black only to be remonded of it occassionally )no doubt)...Just like CONDI RICE....but thats another story!!!
Oct 15 After: the last and final debate for US President, SCORE 3-0 OBAMA Wins in definite and increasing victory from Debate to Debate
OBAMA 3
/ McCAIN 0
ARAVIND ADIGA WINS MAn BOOKER PRIIZE FOR BOOK The white Tiger
Aravind Adiga has won this year's Man Booker Prize with his debut novel The White Tiger. The award, which honors the best fiction written in English by an author from the UK, Ireland or the Commonwealth
The 33-year-old Indian-born writer was also the youngest author on the shortlist for the £50,000 prize.Congrats are in order to the young author, a resident of Mumbai and who had a stint in the S as well.
Poverty i guess still sells, as 'The White Tiger', a tale of two India's, tells the story of Balram, the son of a rickshaw puller in the heartlands, one of the "faceless" poor left behind by the country's recent economic boom.
"I like books that have ideas in them and that move and entertain.and the book charts his journey from working in a teashop to entrepreneurial success. It's a quest to break out of the circumstances you find yourself in - it's a quest for freedom," said Adiga, adding it was a kind of book he would like to read.He said the book was set in today's India and "revolves around the great divide between those Indians who have made it and those who have not. At the heart of the book it is something existential. It's a quest to break out of the circumstances you find yourself in - it's a quest for freedom."
In the words of Head judge Michael Portillo "In many ways it was the perfect book."of the Man Booker prize, "My criteria were 'Does it knock my socks off?' and this one did ... the others impressed me ... this one knocked my socks off." Mr Portillo said what set the book apart was its originality in showing "the dark side of India".
Adiga is only the fourth person to win with their first book, after Arundhati Roy, Keri Hulme and DBC Pierre. At 33, he's one of the youngest winners in the 40 years of the contest..
Adiga beat favorite Sebastian Barry, Amitav Ghosh, Steve Toltz, Linda Grant and Philip Hensher. According to industry experts, the win means he can expect an upturn in sales and added recognition. According to BBAC/Amazon.co.uk, the six books enjoyed average sales rises of 700% following the announcement of the shortlist last month.
Adiga dedicated the award to "the people of New Delhi" and said "Making it to the shortlist on a first novel is sort of like winning and anything beyond that is quite a bonus," Adiga said. Adiga is a former correspondent for Time magazine and has written for the Independent, and the Sunday Times.\
OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE
Indian Saint Sister Alphonsa 2008
Sister Akphonsa was canonized
by the Pope and declared a saint on October 12, 2008. Sister Alphonsa
Muttathupadath (The Passion Flower)(1910-1946) of Kerala become the
first Indian woman—and second Indian—to be canonized and declared a
saint by Pope Bendict XVI at the Vatican in 2008.This marks a proud and important day in India's Christan heritage and history.
Sister Alphonsa, comes from a poor family in Kottayam district, was earlier beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1986 during his visit to Kerala. In March this year, the Pope decided to elevate her to sainthood after a decades-long procedure which included the Vatican's confirmation of the miracles ascribed to her.
The nun belonged to the Congregation of the Poor Clares of the Third Order of St Francis. Over 3,000 delegates from Kerala's Syro-Malabar church-India's largest Catholic denomination tracing its origins to St. Thomas-attended the canonisation, makeing a proud day in India's Christian heritage and history..
The only Indian canonized before was Saint Gonzalo Garcia, a Jesuit priest born in Vasai near Mumbai to an Indian mother and Portuguese father in 1556.
CONGRATS NEEL KASHKARI
Neel Kashkari appointed US Economy Bailout
specialist
Neel Kashkari an Indian-American of
Kashmiri descent is the Interim Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury for Financial Stability and Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury for International Economics and Development
US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson picked from his former company Goldman Sachs, 35 year old Kashkari, who started as a senior advisor. President George W. Bush nominated him as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs.
and approved by the US Senate on June 27, 2008.
Kashkari's position is "interim", pending Senate confirmation. and the short term job is expected to lasr only till January 2009, when the Bush administration comes to an end, due to term limits.
Prior to joining the Treasury Department,Kashkari was a Vice President at Goldman, Sachs & Co. in San Francisco, in IT Security Investment Banking practice, advising public and private companies on mergers and acquisitions and financial transactions.
Earlier,Kashkari was a R&D Principal Investigator at TRW in Redondo Beach, California where he developed technology for NASA space science missions such as the James Webb Space Telescope.
Raised in Stow, Ohio, Kashkari graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Engineering. He also received an M.B.A. in Finance from the Wharton School.
Kashkari and his wife Minal maintain residences in Maryland and California. Kashkari is a 1991 graduate of Western Reserve Academy, a private college prep boarding and day school.
OFFICIAL PROFILE
http://www.ustreas.gov/organization/bios/kashkari-e.html
Neel Kashkari an Indian-American of
Kashmiri descent is the Interim Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury for Financial Stability and Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury for International Economics and Development US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson picked from his former company Goldman Sachs, 35 year old Kashkari, who started as a senior advisor. President George W. Bush nominated him as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs.
and approved by the US Senate on June 27, 2008.
Kashkari's position is "interim", pending Senate confirmation. and the short term job is expected to lasr only till January 2009, when the Bush administration comes to an end, due to term limits.
Prior to joining the Treasury Department,Kashkari was a Vice President at Goldman, Sachs & Co. in San Francisco, in IT Security Investment Banking practice, advising public and private companies on mergers and acquisitions and financial transactions.
Earlier,Kashkari was a R&D Principal Investigator at TRW in Redondo Beach, California where he developed technology for NASA space science missions such as the James Webb Space Telescope.
Raised in Stow, Ohio, Kashkari graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Engineering. He also received an M.B.A. in Finance from the Wharton School.
Kashkari and his wife Minal maintain residences in Maryland and California. Kashkari is a 1991 graduate of Western Reserve Academy, a private college prep boarding and day school.
OFFICIAL PROFILE
http://www.ustreas.gov/organization/bios/kashkari-e.html
LATEST
TATA Nano car project moves to GUJARAT
The
mother plant for the Nano will relocate to Sanand in Gujarat. Gujarat
government has offered about 1,100 acres for the site.
Initial production will be at existing facilities at Pune and Pantnagar, and
car will roll out in the last quarter of this financial year. The Sanand plant will make 250,000 Nanos a year, rising to 500,000,
Initial production will be at existing facilities at Pune and Pantnagar, and
car will roll out in the last quarter of this financial year. The Sanand plant will make 250,000 Nanos a year, rising to 500,000,
TATA TATA! Bye Bye! W Bengal
(A popular form of Ciao/ Good Bye all over india)
In a sad commentary of States interest and greater good vs Politicking, the RATAN TATA idea of an affordable car NANO for $2,500 ( Rs 1 Lakh)) saw the END oF THE ROAD in Kolkatta/S Singur - West Bengal.
This short lived experiment with capitalism - for a change- saw the Communist government of West Bengal face the brunt of agitations FOR landless laborers.
While the grievances of landless workers, whose land was annexed by the State government remains tio be solved equitable, seems that such important details SHOULD have been addressed by the ruling Communist Givernment of West Bengal ( which is democratically elected in India just FYI)
Ms Mamta Banerjee, the leader of the Trinamool Congress, who led the agitations is an opportunist and has succeeded in screwing up India's image as a viable destination for Corporations both domestic and foreign.
While the debate and controversy goes on including the blame game, INDIA Inc neds to look into ALL ASPECTS so such mega land deals for MNC's and Corporations etc and MAKE SURE the peoples welfare and interest are ALSO central and taken into account.
Oct 8 US INDIA NUCLEAR DEAL SIGNED
The historic US India Civilian Nuclear Agreement was officially signed by President Bush on OCT 8 2008
Pres Bush signs the Nuclear deal
The
official title: India-US Nuclear co-operation approval and
non-proliferation enhancement Act was signed on Oct 8, 2008 in
Washington DC.
After intense maneuvering, the Agreement finally passed after being ratified by the NSG- Nuclear Suppliers Group of 45 nations, the US Senate and US Congress earlier this session.
Rep Howard Berman was on hand to see the passage of the bill which included his provisions, which helped navigate the bill through the administration.
Intense lobbying by the Indian-American community worked and both the US administration and Indian administration were voluble in their appreciation for the efforts by the NRI community.
Controversy
still remains on how and why the rules were modified or bent to allow
India to become part of the Nuclear family again- which signaled an
end to 34 years of exclusion- which the Indian media and government
labeled as Nuclear Apartheid!.
This agreement throws open India's Civilian nuclear facilities open to inspection but not Military installations.
Wed Oct 1:
After intense maneuvering, the Agreement finally passed after being ratified by the NSG- Nuclear Suppliers Group of 45 nations, the US Senate and US Congress earlier this session.
Rep Howard Berman was on hand to see the passage of the bill which included his provisions, which helped navigate the bill through the administration.
Intense lobbying by the Indian-American community worked and both the US administration and Indian administration were voluble in their appreciation for the efforts by the NRI community.
At
signing
from left are Congressman Joseph Crowley, Congressman Eliot
Engel, Senator Christopher Dodd, Vice President Dick Cheney, Senator John
Warner, Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman and India's Ambassador Ronen Sen
This agreement throws open India's Civilian nuclear facilities open to inspection but not Military installations.
Wed Oct 1:
US SENATE APPROVES NUCLEAR
DEAL WITH INDIA
The US Senate
approved the US India Civilian Nuclear Agreement, ending a 34 year ban
on US nuclear trade with India. The US Senate voted 86-13 and
culminated a process started in 2005. |
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The US India Civilian Nuclear Agreement gives India access to US civilian nuclear technology and fuel with a reported $18 Billion in primary business alone.
India has agreed to inspections of its civilian, but not military, nuclear facilities.
After the Pokhran nuclear test by India in 1974, the US had imposed trade sanctions along with several countries, which India often referred to as "Nuclear Apartheid".
India did not support the NPT Non Proliferation Treaty- citing that the "haves" were imposing a ban on other developing countries' technologies and instead tried to promote CTBT the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, applicable to ALL Nuclear nations, which iitially was rejected by the already Nuclear countries
This final bill passed the US Senate in a bipartisan display of support just as earlier in the US House of Representatives that passed the agreement on Saturday,Sept 27th. The latest US Senate vote now means President Bush can sign it into law.
NUKE VOTE SET FOR WEDNESDAY OCT 1
US Congress gets to vote on the US India nuclear Deal. All this in the shadow of the severe finaicial crisis that US faces. Maybe the $18 Billion business opportunity - just primary business alone- will be hard to pass by.. Stay tuned
Sat Sept 26
US Congress Ratifies US India Nuclear Agtrement and send it to President Bush and US Senate
The vote in the US House of Representatives was 298 ti 117 on Saturday
This was 8 MORE than absolute majority needed
120 Democrats vite FOR as did 178 Republicans and
107 Democrats voted against and 10 Republicans went against their party directive
Congressman Howard Berman D introduced the bill and Congress member Ms Ros Lehitinen R seconded it
Latest: Tue Sep 23rd
US India Nuclear Deal Ratified by the US Foreign Relations Committee by a vote of 19-2 Senator Russell Feingold, Wisconsin Democrat and Barbara Boxer, California Democrat, voted against the deal.
Latest:US India Nuclear Deal Ratified by the US Foreign Relations Committee by a vote of 19-2 Senator Russell Feingold, Wisconsin Democrat and Barbara Boxer, California Democrat, voted against the deal.
"I am hopeful that the nuclear deal will happen during my visit to the US."
The
Prime Minister of India ManMohan Singh arrived in New Yorik Tuesday
Sept 23rd for a 5 day visit which has enormous significance for US,
India and the World.
NSG
Approves Nuclear Deal for IndiaThe 45-nation Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG)approved an US proposal to end nuclear trade sanctions against India. The proposal only needs to be ratified by the US Congress to be implemented.
India as a stable democracy and an icon to many of the World has pledged to keep a moratorium in atom bomb tests and nuclear non-proliferation commitments
This opens up the plans for addressing Indias enormous need for energy domestically.
India Defense Minister A K ANTONY Visits USA- Pentagon & State dept
AK Antony with Condeleeza Rice
In a sign of increased cooperation and better relations between India and the US, a high powered delegation featuring India's Defence Secretary A K ANTONY was received at in the US, at the Pentagon. and the State Department
US Secretary of Defense ROBERT GATES received Mr Antony followed by a reception by US Secretary of State Ms CONDOLEEZA RICE and this preceeds a visit to the US in November by India's Prime Minister ManMohan Singh- when it is anticipated that the Bush administration will succeed in getting the US India Civilian Nuclear Agreement ratified by US Congress
(Photos Courtesy Press Corp -Embassy of India),
GOOD NEWS: CONGRATS
2 INDiANS WIN Right Livelihood Award 2008
| Krishnammal
Jagannathan and Sankaralingam Jagannathan are two lifelong activists
for social justice, and for sustainable human development, working with
those who are at the lowest rung of the social ladder were awarded the
2008 Right Livelihood Award, They have carried the Gandhian legacy into the 21st century, never ceasing to serve the needs of Dalits, landless and those threatened by the greed of landlords and multinational corporations. The Award known as The Alternate NOBEL PRIZE was worth 2 million kronor ($300,000) and was to be shared equally between the four award winners. (A total of 91 candidates from 44 countries were nominated.) The award was gven for two long lifetimes of work dedicated to realising in practice the Gandhian vision of social justice and sustainable human development, for which they have been referred to as 'India's soul'." CONGRATS MORE DETAILS and PICS |
RIP MAHENDRA KAPOOR
(Jan 9, 1934 died Sept 27, 2008)
The "alternate singer" and Cult favorite of sorts with
many many mmorable songs MAHENDRA KAPOOR passed away sept. 27th.Kapoor who was often overlooked as a singer right from the time he auditioned for All India Radio (AIR) and for a long time lived in the shadow of stalwarts like Mohammed Rafi, Talat Mehmood and even Kishore Kumar.
Not many know that he was awarded the Padmashri and bagged numerous State honors for his songs in regional languages.
Kapoor has 25,000 songs in various regional languages, including evergreen hits like ‘Chalo ek baar chalo’ (Gumrah), ‘Neele gagan ke taale’ (Hamraaz), and is perhaps best known for his patriotic songs, like Mere Desh Ki Dharthi'/ Manoj Kumar in Upkaar.
Some of other fantastic songs by Mahendra Kapoor songs include his debut as a playback singer in Navrang (1958), Aadha Hai Chandrama Raat Aadhi, with music director C. Ramchandra
LIST OF SELECTED BEST SONGS
BOMB BLASTS IN INDIA Again!
Oct 1, Wednesday
AGARTALA, Tripura The city in the North-Eastern part of India was rocked by four blasts. Two persons were killed and 30 others injured in the blasts. The condition of 10 is said to be critical. The first blast occurred at 0730 pm at Gul Bazaar while the second explosion was reported at Radha Nagar bus stand at 0730 hours. The third and fourth blasts occurred between 8.15 and 8.30pm at Colonel Chamani area and Gol Market.
Sept 30th Monday
MALEGAON, Maharastrta: Two towns in the Western India killed at least five people and more than 100 injured in an explosion in early hours in town of Malegaon in Maharashtra, The town near Nasik is known for its textile mills and agriculture.The explosives were planted on a motorcycle, ehich seems to be the modus operandi of the terrorists, suspected to be Islamic jihadis on a spree across the nation. malegaon is 75% Muslim population and has a population of abt 700.000. in 2006 there was also four blasts in the area which killed a reported 38 people.
MODASA, Gujarat":Another bomb blast struck Modasa town, located in Sabarkantha district in th State of Gujarat around the same time killing one and injuring nine,i
Sept 25th Friday
Dellhi In snother blatant attack, a HARMONY festival Phoolwalon ki Sair,was attacked, The festival symbolises communal harmony. between Hindus and Muslims . The motorcycle riding terrorists attacked a Sufi inspired community gathering and left three dead in New Delhi.
The festival is held between the Auliya masjid and the Jogmaya temple. Nearby is the shrine of Khwaja Bakhtiyar Kaki, who had succeeded Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti of Ajmer as the head of the Chisti order of Sufis. Hindus and Muslims have been living here peacefully since the area came into prominence during Mughal ruler Bahadur Shah Zafar’s time when Phoolwalon ki Sair became a popular festival for both communities. While Hindus offer flower pankhas (fans) at the temple, Muslims offer chaddar at the Kaki dargah.
People converge at Jahaz Mahal, an 18th-century palace now in ruins, before proceeding to the two shrines.
Top Afghan policewoman shot dead
Gunmen in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar killed Afghanistan's famous policewoman.
Lt-Col Malalai Kakar, head of Kandahar's department of crimes against women, was shot in her car as she was about to leave for work.
Kakar had survived earlier attempts on her life and was openly targetted for assassination. Kakar is the mother of six children and her son was also wounded in the attack, and is said to be seriously injured.
Talibans still active in the region believes a womans place is in the kitchen and only at home and when they were in power, the Talibans prevented educated Afghani woman from working as Teachers, Doctors, Nurses and also Police women.
OVER 100 KILLED in DELHI TERROR BOMB BLASTS
Just days after the 9/11 anniversary,
a series of bombs ripped the capital of India New Delhi, as terrorist
Jihadis placed bombs in crowded market place, killing nearly 100 people
and injuring and maiming hundreds more
.
AP Photo
As more details emerge, officials in India have announced SIMI The Students Islamic Movement in India which was an ordinary student bodyy to begin with but has taken sinister, evil terror form in rcent times.
In a related development, following the recent attacks in Delhi, which have followed the ones in Bengaluru (Bangalore), Ahmedabad, Surat etc., already calls from prominent people including the independant media has called for harsher, swifter response by India, including possible curtailing of personal freedoms via stricter Anti-terror laws
With India already reeling under floods in Bihar, this terror bombing
designed to split communities and sow terror in society adds
to the
burden of the common man and nation- and
India continues to be a strong stable democracy in an
region of totalitarian regimes (China, Myanmar) and Islamitic countries
albeit "democracies" - (Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Iraq) and
democracies with a history of civil unrest ( Sri Lanka and Nepal).
AP PhotoAs more details emerge, officials in India have announced SIMI The Students Islamic Movement in India which was an ordinary student bodyy to begin with but has taken sinister, evil terror form in rcent times.
In a related development, following the recent attacks in Delhi, which have followed the ones in Bengaluru (Bangalore), Ahmedabad, Surat etc., already calls from prominent people including the independant media has called for harsher, swifter response by India, including possible curtailing of personal freedoms via stricter Anti-terror laws
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