EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
India, as attested by the CIA, successive Administrations, and
senior State Department officials, is facing an expensive and in-
direct conflict with Pakistan. Pakistan, by training and sup-
porting insurgents in Punjab and Kashmir, has induced instability
in these border regions. As evidenced in Punjab, Kashmiri ter-
rorists are successfully propagating a dis- information campaign
alleging human rights excesses, rapes, and the like. The Press
Council of India, an independent, statutory body of journalists,
judiciary, business men, and other eminent Indians examined these
allegations closely and has released a report titled "Crisis and
Credibility: Lancer Paper IV." According to the report, although
there were human rights excesses, a majority of the allegations
were militant propaganda. In instances where the security per-
sonnel were found guilty, they were immediately punished. In a
recent edition of a reputed video magazine, "Newstrack," several
women acknowledged having falsely accused the security personnel
at the insistence of terrorists. Many of these women, after hav-
ing been repeatedly raped by the terrorists, have now joined the
Border Security Force (BSF) and are now urging others to take re-
fuge with the BSF. As evidenced in that report, the popular sen-
timent is now against the insurgency it once favored.
The terrorists have systematically silenced dissenting voices --
Vice-chancellors, judges, lawyers, teachers, journalists, pri-
ests, and families of security personnel are among those mur-
dered. This terror campaign that runs across religious boun-
daries has resulted in the exodus of several hundred thousand
civilians from the Kashmir valley. Many, never to return again
and claim property they legally own. Once prosperous areas, the
border regions now have struggling economies. Development aid is
necessary to restore normalcy and bring hope to the people.
Recently, the New York Newsday and The Statesman quoted a CIA
study ("Heroin in Pakistan: Sowing the Wind") to demonstrate
that Pakistan has been using profits from state-sponsored drug-
trafficking activities to fund Sikh and Kshmiri terrorists. The
Times of India reports that Pakistan sponsored gun-running is
rampant not only in Punjab and Kashmir, but also Maharashtra, Gu-
jarat (Ahmedabad), and indirectly Bihar (sale through Punjab ul-
tras).
The United Press of India reported an official of the then Nawaz
Sharif Government's cabinet, Sardar Assef (then minister for
economic affairs) resigning from the cabinet because ``Prime min-
isters or foreign ministers of every Muslim country that I visit-
ed complained against the presence of terrorists on Pakistani
soil. Every time I returned, I informed Sharif and the Foreign
Office, but nothing whatsoever was done.'' He further added that
"nothing was done" when the Tunisian Prime Minister asked Islama-
bad for help in catching a militant who had established himself
in Pakistan.
The Washinton Post in its analysis on U.S.-Pakistan relations re-
poted "In recent weeks, Pakistan has figured, if circumstancial-
ly, in a rash of high-profile terrorist incidents. People who
have come from, fled to, trained in or had other ties to Pakistan
have cropped up, sometimes in tenuous ways, in reports about
bombings in Bombay and at the World Trade Center in New York, the
shootings outside CIA headquarters in Langley, VA., and attacks
on police and tourists in Egypt."
The Internation Herald Tribune repoted that "Muslim guerillas
fighting the India government in Kashmir acknowledge that they
are receiving arms and training from Pakistan, as well as advice
from Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence Agency...In the Indi-
an state of Punjab, radical Sikh separatists continue to wreak
havoc with weapons obtained in Pakistan."
The Time analyzed that the "ISI emphasis on promoting pro- Pakis-
tan parties stems from Islamabad's eagreness to claim Kashmir for
itself; a stress on Islam reflects the influence of Jamaat-e-
Islami, a small but highly influential party that is part of
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's ruling coalition. The party...(is)
convinced that the only legitimate uprising for Muslims is Jehad,
a holy war based on Islamic teachings." The Statesman in an edi-
torial on the assassination of Dr. Guroo stated that "The killing
of Dr. Guroo follows a familiar pattern. Mirwaiz Maulvi Farooq
and Mir Mustafa were assasinated in 1990 when the Janata Dal
Government had initiated an equally hasty peace process which
ended abruptly in a way that the rabid pro- Pakistani militants
interpreted as a victory for them. It is likely that Pakistan is
involved in the command or operational part of the crime, or
both, since peace in Kashmir would signal a political and mili-
tary defeat for Islamabad and follow the familiar strategy of us-
ing teh Hezbul Mujahideen to eliminate peace brokers in Kashmir
and thwarting even preliminary attempts at negotiations."
The India Today's Newstrack video magazine's editorial comment on
the terrorism in Kashmir and alleged human rights violations by
the security forces "....For years we have been hearing the so-
called "excesses" of the security forces in Kashmir. Amenesty
international and other organizations have been drowing us in
oceans of crocodoile tears. There have been excesses and they
have been covered by the press. But why don't the bleeding heart
liberals worry about the terrorist atrocities in the state? Why
dont they worry about innocent young girls rapend by the mili-
tants and the young boys inducted into the movement at gun-
point. It may be fashionable to lecture the security forces on
human rights. But what about the human rights of the innocent
civilians who become victims of terrorism?""
The Times of India in an editorial following the killing of a
fdreaded terrorist and the violence that ensued commented "The
three-day long orgy of violence and destruction of property in
the Kashmir valley after the death of Muhammed Maqbool Ilahi, the
Hizbul Mujahedeen division commander for Srinagar, has effective-
ly derailed Mr. Rajesh Pilot's best-laid plans to restore normal-
cy in the troubled state. Perhaps this was precisely the inten-
tion of the Hizbul cadres and their puppeteers across the bord-
er."
Independent and responsible sources in the West, Pakistan, and
India have repeatedly reported Pakistan's complicity in assisting
terrorists activities in India (and many other countries). The
wave of terror that it has resulted has caused unsettled and
caused distress to millions of people and has diverted millions
of dollars from economic development into fighting a wasteful and
bloody war.
The Nation quoted the then Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif as saying
"He (Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif) said that Kashmir would become
part of Pakistan and thanksgiving prayers would be offered in
Srinagar..." The Nation again reported that "The Gates Mission (
led by Robert Gates, Deputy National Security Adviser to the U.S.
President) has confirmed that the information (regarding
Pakistan's running 31 training camps for the Kashmiri militants)
was supplied by the Pakistani officials."
Monday, January 11, 2010
TERRORISM IN INDIA EXTRACTS FROM INDEPENDENT REPORTS FROM THE WESTERN, PAKISTANI, AND INDIAN PRESS
Terrorism
What is terrorism? What does it involve? Who does it involve? In my mind, terrorism is, "evil, horror, and violence. It is the cruelty of killing mass numbers of people for illogical reasons." The Encyclopedia of Britannica describes terrorism as, "the systematic use of terror or unpredictable violence against governments, publics, or individuals, to attain a political objective." The FBI further describes it as either being, "domestic or internationalterrorism; domestic terrorism being the illegal or threatened use of violence within the United-states or without foreign direction in furtherance of political or social objectives; and internationalterrorism being violent acts dangerous to human life that are a violation of the criminal laws of the United-States, or any state." Clear, precise, and factual; yes. But emotionally correct, no.
Terrorism has struck all through history and around the world. Even in ancient Roman times, emperors such as Tiberius and Caligula dealt with terrorism by using banishment, and execution towards those who opposed their rule. Later in the 1860's a terrorist group called the Ku Klux Klan was formed by Southerners to terrify former slaves and prevent them from voting or run for office. In the 19th century, Western Europeans, Russians, and Americans adopted terrorism, and believed that the best way to get what they wanted was to assassinate people holding high positions of power.
In the 20th century,terrorism went through some great changes. The use of new technology such as automatic weapons and electrically bursting explosives encouraged terrorists to act violently and provided them with an easier way of attacking. At the time, attacks were mainly from groups trying to undermine or overthrow existing political institutions. However, today terrorism exists with different causes and purposes in mind. It has been used in anti-colonial conflicts such as in Ireland, Britain, Algeria and France. It is used when settling conflicts between different groups in possession of homeland such as Palestine & Israel. It is also used in religious disagreements in the case of the Catholics & Protestants in Northern Ireland and in internal conflicts between revolutionary forces and established governments, for example: Malaysia, Argentina, Iran, and Nicaragua.
Terrorism went from numerous attacks in the 20th century, to less frequent but more destructive assaults in the 21st century. The threat of terrorism has now become more deadly. But the Americans soldiers, the freedom fighters as some people call them are fighting back with no mercy. As Herr expresses in his book, "the battle grew into the bloodiest of the spring", "4,000 had been killed... it was another American victory." Over the past couple years; terrorists have developed new tactics such as portable bombs, suicide operatives, and weapons of mass destruction. These have been known to result in hundreds, not to say thousands of people being injured or killed. Some people even become terrorist, or are forced into terrorizing for reasons that they do not even know. As Michael Herr mentions, "Every day people were dying because of some small detail that they couldn't be bothered to observe." Take September 11 2001 into consideration, when two airplanes were hijacked and crashed intothe World Trade Center and another into the pentagon. In just two hours, families were torn apart, courage was tested, and the world was shaken forever. The hijackers had probably believed that they were dying on that plane for their country, but sadly did not know the true and exact reason for their presence, or their life for that matter. At the Democratic National Convention, Hillary Clinton said, "I visited Ground Zero right after we were attacked. I felt like I was standing at the Gates of Hell. I hope no American ever has to witness a sight like that again."
Saturday, January 2, 2010
Civil Services Examination, 2010
Civil Services Examination, 2010
Examination Notice No. 04/2010-CSP
Dated : 02-01-2010
Last Date : 01.02.2010
Examination Notice No. 04/2010-CSP
Dated : 02-01-2010
Last Date : 01.02.2010
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