this looks like an article that Isha khan would typically impose on our collective mailbox. I am surprised he (or his composite personality) missed this gem of a writing. Right up their alley.
The english is atrocious, the logic is muddled, half truths mixed with fantasies and lies.
Enjoy!
The fall-outs of Mumbai attacks
M. Zakir Hossain Khan
New Nation
http://nation.ittefaq.com/issues/2008/12/06/news0808.htm
Mumbai, the commercial capital of India, is to be considered as one of the fastest growing city in Asia, especially the extension part of this city. I had to visit this city in last September 2007 for the treatment of my father in TATA Memorial Cancer Hospital. Coincidently, the same TATA family is owner of the historical luxurious Taj hotel which was one of the major targets of the 'terrorist attacks in several vital places including the 'Jew's sophisticated residence'. No doubt is that this after the attack on Indian Parliament, attack on Mumbai is the most devastating and desperate in nature. In all respect there is a significant implication for India as well as South Asia in terms of security, economy and geo-political aspects. Unfortunately, India has started the old 'blame game' strategy against Pakistan just after the attack without finalizing the in-depth study and India has accused Pakistan to patronize the terrors linked 'Laskar-E-Tayiba' and PM of India has already threatened to take revenge over the alleged countries of South Asia. Consequently, tensions between two countries have emerged and Pakistan is planning to deploy its additional forces in the borders.
In this situation, several questions have been raised in my mind; why Pakistan patronizes the terrorists who are frequently attacking inside Pakistan? Besides, it has regularly facing several casualties of Pak forces and huge costs but Pakistan is still in pressure of USA and NATO ally to continue the so-called war against terror in Waziristan, at Afghan border area. Furthermore, a severe economic turmoil have affected the country' growth that was maintained 7-8 percent for last several years and global ongoing financial crisis has made the situation worse and IMF has already approved loan of $7.6 billion at tight conditions and analysts have projected due to maintain this tight-conditions around 30 lac people will loose their jobs. I cannot find any rationale to think that Pakistani Govt. will take another economic burden by opening up another war front in India border. (:D) It is a theory that has been stated by several western analysts that USA actually want Pakistan to be declared as a 'failure state' and former foreign minister Madeline Albright has already identified Pakistan as an 'International Migraine'.
In this scenario, Condoleezza Rice has recently visited India and she suggested both Pakistan and India to work together to combat terrorism in South Asia. And USA ahs already sent a special team to India in the name of assistance. Actually, USA will now more intervene in the foreign policy of South Asian countries in the name of combating terrorism and the growing economic as well as political process of India and its neighbor countries will be stuck due to image problem and due to instantaneous support to India, tensions of neighbor countries will be increased and unhealthy arms competition will be increased among countries. Besides, western countries are serious to capture the nuclear power to their 'safe-guard' so that any 'Islamic bomb' (?) cannot affect them. Some other policy makers of India are also concerned about the so-called 'Islamic bomb' and India, USA and Israel have found a co-relation about their thinking on future Pakistan. Actually western countries are scared about the future economic growth of India and China and a clear forecast is made by several analysts that the economic power will be transferred to Asia from western countries and that is why they want to kill two birds (India and China) by one bullet named by 'war against terror'. The question that has been stroked me several times (stroke!!!) that why the terrorists have chosen this time while India and USA have already primarily Okayed the nuclear deal? And why this has been occurred in the commercial capital of Mumbai.
Unfortunately, the targets of USA and Al-Quaida have matched in transferring the center point of war against terror to South Asia. USA wants to occupy the resources and markets of energy sector of South Asia and Al- Quaida wants to be the regional player in the power politics. The suppression of Indian majority people over minorities and year after year deprivation of the un-heard people have provided spaces to the 'bombers' to pursue their legal rights in economic and social activities. The harsh presence of 'class system' and regional disparities, ignoring the realities and citizen's basic rights are the major barriers for India's economy to be equitable. The 'Brahmanism' has been vigilant at all spheres of life and the frequent denial of low-cast and minorities are the common phenomena in India. Anti-terror squad has already identified the proof of active engagement and patronization of some forces of Indian army the direct involvement of Hindu terrorists in last several serial blasts, while the hundreds of Muslims were tortured and harassed accusing them as terrors.
Due to these attacks, in short run, India will face image crisis and scarcity that will be reflected by the low rate tourists and minimum flow of FDI. Along with the economic hardships the govt. of India has to tackle both the internal pressure of extremist to declare war against Pakistan and the risk of being loosing by Congress alliance in upcoming election. The cost of anti-terrorist activities, as precautionary and protective measures and instruments, will be the driving expenditure of coming days in whole South Asia along with India that will force to cut down the flow of fund for development acts beyond the losses as due to global financial crisis the developed countries or so-called donors will generally reduced their credit and grant assistance. Tourism related traders and economic activities will be in deep trouble and overall purchasing powers of that income group will be affected. Indian businessmen will more emphasis on dumping of their products to overcome the losses and in that case, country like Bangladesh may be first target to dump of Indian products. I can say, Mumbai attack is not the last case that is already proved by the last attack in Assam. The coming days will be more critical to South Asian people to live in peace and sustain their economic and social achievements.
In case of Bangladesh, there might not be the significant effect of internal economy of Mumbai attacks,??? but due to intervention or influences of global powers, it has to face the propaganda regularly and Indo-USA-Israel corporate alliance will keep Bangladesh to ransack the natural resources. Besides, a group of Indian policy makers are still believe to get back to the before 1947 India and they are no longer want to the economic prospects of whole people of India including the Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri-Lanka, rather try to 'size up' these countries by exporting insurgency and inputs for destabilization so that they will be failure states like Iraq or Afghanistan. This imperialistic mentality has been the major problem of the peace for South Asia and the outsider global powers have been playing role to dismal the economic, social and family strength or capacity of these countries to capture their markets and economy through UN, World Bank, ADB or other global organizations.
Specially, Bangladesh needs to be more cautious about the risk of insurgency and the policy makers should have to consensus about the policy to combat 'terrorist activities' both inside Bangladesh and South Asia. I believe the leaders of India have to be pragmatic to tackle the crisis and they should come out the 'blame game' and will sit with open mid to discuss and have result -oriented steps so that the prospect of India and China along with the neighbor countries to be global economic power can be ensured. India should understand that any unstable situation in neighbor countries will add the fuel to the insiders suppressed groups to be united against the interest of whole South Asia, what is not expected to anyone. I believe that the leaders of SAARC will pave their own pathway to face the prospects and problems without any intervention of global powers. May Allah save the South Asian citizens!
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