[Stating the very obvious. Of course, control over the levers of state, including the armed forces and the intelligence wings, puts a ruling outfit, with no whatever commitment to democratic, or for that matter any ethical, principle, in a position of great advantage.
Modi had shown up his level of commitment to ethics by way of hurling the charge of treason, just out of thin air, against his immediate predecessor and the previous Vice President of the country. He has also, via demonetisation against all legitimate professional advice, demonstrated, pretty conclusively, that he is no risk-averse person, in fact more than willing to make a move, which saner minds would consider reckless, in pursuit of his objective. By sending military aircrafts into Pakistani sky, he has, undoubtedly, rewritten the rules of the game which came into being in the wake of May 1998. Never mind whether any "terrorist camp" has been actually destroyed or not. Vajpayee had to send his External Affairs Minister as the escort for the released "terrorists" to be physically handed over in Kandahar. And, 'Operation Parakram' just fizzled out. His goal would now be to capture two-third majority in the parliament. A few weeks are still left. And, Pakistan's response is, at least somewhat, unknown quantity. There's a faint possibility that, in the process, South Asia may suffer only too grievously. P.S.: The conflict is (slowly) escalating, as it appears: I. <https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/pakistani-jets-violate-indian-air-space-in-jks-nowshera/articleshow/68179676.cms> II. <https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-02-27/pakistan-shoots-down-two-indian-jets-in-kashmir/10854976>] https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/cover-story/advantage-modi/articleshow/68176391.cms?fbclid=IwAR38I9_ZkpCRuUNLhShCbI6wmPTKNPW3K56u4Fmj-xAcKrH9thHChKJxnQE -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to greenyouth+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to greenyouth@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
