Comments on: India, Defender of democracy.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:15:40 +0000

interesting
ankur it is not all that black and white
the fact is that the Sinhalese were also to blame for the birth of the ltte which went for the gun to defend their rights.
ltte is not an externally propped and funded organisation like those in jnk
because they are well organised and are considered one of the deadliest terror organisations even by the us agencies -with unparalleled expertise in car and suicide bombing.

By: pegasus

pegasus — Sat, 03 Feb 2007 19:26:49 +0000

Well don’t talk about india’s need to raise IPKF….
1) you support and train LTTE and then one fine day you send in a 10k large force to crush it…..
only logic I can think for is that either india is just like Pak…. (afgan) or we are plain nuts.

india got involved because we are a sadist imperialistic country like USA… and we have problems in finding that our neighbors are at peace.
http://shocking.wordpress.com/2005/06/09/india-is-a-peace-loving-nation/

By: opinionated indian

opinionated indian — Sat, 03 Feb 2007 18:48:16 +0000

@ Pegasus

IPKF was a big fiasco. No doubt about it. But then hindsight is a wonderful thing isn’t it? What would you or I have done, if we were in Rajiv’s position? The Sri-Lankan president specifically asked for our assistance. Being the major power in the region (south asia), should we have brushed off that request? In hindsight it is very easy to say, yes, we should have. But considering the involvement of ISI in various capacities, would it have been the wise thing for us to do? People keep saying that India got involved because of the Tamils in SriLanka. That could not be farther from the truth.

By: pegasus

pegasus — Sat, 03 Feb 2007 04:12:23 +0000

I have high regard for UN…. What I am saying is that sending troops abroad would be the fastest and most efficient way for India to gain respect in international politics.

However one should not forget the indian Peacekeeping fiasco in Sri Lanka… where we lost over 1k soldiers and 2k were put out of commision. yet we ended up making enemies in both Local Sri Lankan government as well the LTTE

By: opinionated indian

opinionated indian — Sat, 03 Feb 2007 01:56:37 +0000

Sorry, the article: http://www.economist.com/opinion/displaystory.cfm?story_id=E1_RQJNQGQ

By: opinionated indian

opinionated indian — Sat, 03 Feb 2007 01:56:20 +0000

If you can read this article, that might change your perception of UN. It has got noble aims, but the major powers in quest for their petty self interests have reduced the effectiveness of the whole organization. It is up to countries like ours to set a better example then the unilateral policy that is followed by major powers or creation of other offshoots like NATO.

By: Mercenaries, a dying breed

Mercenaries, a dying breed — Sun, 05 Nov 2006 05:09:26 +0000

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By: shocking

shocking — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 03:18:23 +0000

totally agree with you. It is a bogus organization, but helping it gives us some internaional good will. Plus you generously reward your brave soldiers. All this at no cost to you ….. wow it is a win win situation.

By: Cyberkitty

Cyberkitty — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 02:43:37 +0000

UN is a bogus organisation that pushes papers and does ‘stuff’ only for an eyewash, the only good thing is that a few Indian Soldiers are getting a fully paid foreign trip.