Paulo, actually it should not be shocking to you. India has been widely known to be completely callous with regards to state-sponsored violence in Kashmir, the North-East areas, against the Naxalites in central and eastern India and in a few other places. It is well documented by Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and other international NGOs and should not be surprising.
What should be of concern is that the world seems to be doing nothing about it. The US, Europe and other western democracies leave no opportunity to condemn China for their human rights violations. Even Israel is often rebuked, albeit mildly, but India is allowed to completely get away with it. The reasons are fairly obvious - India is an enormous potential market as yet hardly tapped by the West. And the USA sees it as an ally in their perception of an inevitable confrontation with China. See the latest Economist about the changing face of China's attitude toward the world - from one of subservience to one of entitlement. China henceforth sees itself as more powerful than the US. The US has two options - either engage China as a prosperous equal stakeholder in the world economy making them see that peace is their profitable way to further progress or engage them in confrontation. The choice may not even be left to the US, rather it may rest on China to decide which. Talking of India, their armed forces today are completely different from the armed forces we once knew. Sycophancy reigns, and so does corruption. They have not remained immune to the society surrounding them and to the civilians they report to. There is mass corruption in weapons procurement, resulting in sub-standard purchases. Court cases by honest officers against irregular and out-of-turn promotions which was once unheard of, are now the norm. Morale is at the nadir. I tell you India is not ready for a fight with anyone. Any skirmish, let alone a minor war, with China, will result in utter humiliation for India, making the debacle of 1962 seem like a victory in comparison. God help the wreck corruption has wrought in the Indian fabric. The garment cannot hold forever. Roland. Toronto. Paulo Colaco Dias says: Shocking. I have no words! J. Colaco writes: The following is quite disheartening to read. Even Agente Monteiro would claim to be a Saint after reading this http://tinyurl.com/KitemReBaba
