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What you miss Ram is that INSURGENTS are PEOPLE, who are driven to armed
uprising, in the pursuit of POLITICAL RIGHTS, which they are deprived of.
In a real, functioning democracy, run by people who BELIEVE in it, not merely
wave as a facade at those whose approval they so seek, there
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Media body supports Burmese cause
Nava Thakuria
Mizzima News (www.mizzima.com )
October 4, 2007 - Guwahati - The Journalists' Forum, Assam on Thursday urged
the Government of India to mount diplomatic pressure on the Burmese
What about Naxalite movements in various parts of India? It has been said that
those groups hold sway over a big chunk of India. Moreover, I fail to
understand one thing. The INSURGENTS calling for secession and being at WAR
with India can avail of procedures like habeas corpus through Indian
The basic question (as I understood it from C'da's posting) was the
accordance (lack of it) of humanity by the Govt. No one really says that
insurgents should NOT be given due process of the law and NOT be treated
humanely.
But shouldn't there also be a quid quo pro? Shouldn't the so many innocent
*** First off, WHAT does that have to do with HOW ordinary, meek
Oxomiyas turned into
INSURGENTS ? Where was India's democracy then? Or even now?
Or for that matter of other Indians turning into NAXALITES? Were
they born that way? Spoilt
brats of rich people turning into
Your confusions Ram, is a result of a self induced inability to
separate effects from causes. That simple.
At 6:50 AM -0600 10/5/07, Ram Sarangapani wrote:
The basic question (as I understood it from C'da's posting) was the
accordance (lack of it) of humanity by the Govt. No one really
Very well said Mridul.
At 12:11 AM -0700 10/5/07, Mridul Bhuyan wrote:
What you miss Ram is that INSURGENTS are PEOPLE, who are driven to
armed uprising, in the pursuit of POLITICAL RIGHTS, which they are
deprived of.
In a real, functioning democracy, run by people who BELIEVE in
No, C'da, I see only effects.
After all, to those affected it would seem *'damn the causes, I have a dead
son/daughter/wife/husband. here'*
and to others it might be *'damn the dead, lets find out who can blame
here?'*
--Ram
On 10/5/07, Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Your
At 7:55 AM -0600 10/5/07, Ram Sarangapani wrote:
No, C'da, I see only effects.
*** But having willfully discarded the curiosity to learn about the
causes, you have lost the most important tool you need to be a part
of the solution.
After all, to those affected it would seem
This is an interesting piece from the TOI. Recently, while talking to a
Kharkhowa in Europe (whom I had never met), I immediately deduced the
gentleman was a product of St. Edmunds, Shillong, and he was taken aback.
For a long time, I had thought, I had 'no accent' as Americans often state,
There is a provocative new documentary film on Kashmir. The following
review in Outlook magazine may be of interest to Assamnet.
http://www.outlookindia.com/full.asp?fodname=20071004fname=ananyasid=1pn=1
October 12 2007.
Azadi: Theirs And Ours
By the logic of the Indian state, India is free
I just read the review Baruah. Can't wait to see it. Any idea how I
can get in touch with Kak? I
obtained his video on Arunachal years ago, after you wrote about it
in assamnet.
m
At 4:44 PM -0400 10/5/07, Sanjib Baruah wrote:
There is a provocative new documentary film on Kashmir.
Next time whenever any one has a query, the questioner would have to
qualify each question with the rationale behind each question. I think
I would give your argument to the Students' Union so that they can
agitate that in future, every question paper in examinations must have
a page explaining
Gentlemen,
I am sorry to say that it is degenerating into personal attack. Is there a
need to continue it?
let's stop and count how many are arguing for Assam's sovereignty in this net
and how many are against. I count two for (not counting Rubi Bhuyan), and many
against. What amazes me
Does India have a state called Kashmir ? If I am not seriously mistaken,the
name of the state is Jammu and Kashmir that comprises of three distinct
zones---Ladakh ( Buddhist-majority), Jammu ( Hindu-majority) and Kashmir
valley ( Muslim-majority).I don't see similar uprising in Ladakh and
Brigandage of the secular Taliban!By Col (retd) Anil Athale |
Col. (retd) Anil A Athale is a Fellow at the Centre for Armed Forces
Historical Research. A former Joint Director (History Division) and
infantryman, he has been running an NGO, Peace and Disarmament, based in
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