Bush all mighty?

Today, our minds are whizzing- all charged up, with a deep desire to make a change (any change), to set other people right, to put the country on the “Right track”. A debate on the country will sound us the demerits of Gandhiji’s brutal non-violence and pat the British back for the Victoria terminus and the Rajabhai Tower.
But what we do not realize is that we have paid a price of 200 years of slavery and a lot of wealth for the stone structures. Given the time, India would have given more wonders to the world.

So are we repeating history?
Today the Indo- US alliance is one that calls for attention. It has attracted both ‘for’ and ‘against’, from Indians, with equal might –(the right proportion for the country as a whole!)

Signing the alliance will surely put us on the fast track of development yet we need to be “ALERT”- to the insecurity of the politically and monetarily mighty AMERICA.
American welfare has always been treated as a global issue. The hungry and underprivileged nations too stand up to fight for American welfare. America lives each moment with a gun in hand and money in its pocket (to oblige nations).
It’s the Fear Factor.

If there is economic development in China, America becomes insecure, if Africa or Vietnam gets politically stable America becomes insecure, if India develops faster than America, Pakistan gets armed (with American fear and guns), if Russia forms alliances, America runs helter- skelter for its own alliances.

Such is the ingrained nature of our dear friend. All of America voted against Bush (after the attack on Iraq) until the elections. An entire envelope of fear of attack was well planned and disseminated only months before the election. And on this public emotional breakdown thrives the Government of America.

So joining hands with this socially responsible and politically correct country is going to be a task for us. And mind you, not just the responsibility of Mr. Shyam Sharan (Foreign secretary) and Dr. Manmohan Singh. It is our task too, to be AWARE. So how do we execute our responsibility? By getting down on the streets with posters? Or by joining politics? By being a part of a social organization or by preaching?

None of the above is required. What is required of us is to be AWARE, to have an opinion (not because it is preached by Rahul Gandhi or Milind Deora) but because we understand the situation. Because You believe in clarity of your thought and your responsibility to decide. Start not with bringing changes around you but with changes in you – and this will give the strength of belief to your opinion.

Read and know more. When you listen to speeches read between the lines, know where it is coming from. Read facts not opinions. Just because their speeches are fiery and their voice is loud does not mean that they are more correct. A critical; appreciation of their opinion is required.

Only when your opinion is founded on knowledge will it carry any weightage and only then will it offer a solution.
Give yourself an opportunity to think- to decide. Have YOUR OWN assessment and OPINION- and the rest will follow.