A small US Airline behaved irresponsibily to an Ex President and a fine human being, violating protocol and we are still not able to stand up and be counted.
Even small neighbours like Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal cock a snook at us and meddle in our affairs. Not a peep from our Government.
A rogue neighbour has been sniping at us regularly by promoting terrorism and we continue to pamper them by dissassociating the terror angle from composite dialogue. Also we allow them to tar us with the same brush of encouraging terrorism in Ballochistan. Our Prime minister signs a statement to this extend and even the Foreign secretary has admitted that the document was badly drafted. But no responsibilty has been fixed and no heads have rolled.
A arms supplying nation, big but in desperate economic trouble, needs the arms supply agreement with us more than we want them. But we allow them to demean us by acceding to their request to monitor the end use of the arm. What a crying shame? But no one is held accountable.
A serious crime was committed on 26/11 and we, as a nation, instead of solving the crime ran from country to country pleading our helplessness in dealing with terrorism. This despite we being a victim of terrorism for more than quarter of century. We still do not have either a deterrant capability or a flying squad to go surreptuously and take out training camps across the border or a programmed response. What a tragedy!!
We are a soft state. Will I see India stand up and be counted during my life time? I doubt
