The Italian term sprezzatura—a studied nonchalance that conceals intention—best captures the spirit of Trump’s foreign policy so far. The pattern is unpredictability, transactionalism, and disruption as diplomacy.
With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.
This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.
Quite interesting that it is being projected as all fault of the army. The whole fact is this – ‘The police arrived and arrested them (drunken soldiers) and took them to the police station. Here, the police are alleged to have beaten them up in custody.’
Everything bad happened thereafter.
No one is asking why did the police beat up people in custody? They don’t because that is the ‘norm’ of India. And why are they are asking ‘Why did the fauzi commanders not bow down before the authority of the police to beat up people?’ Because that too is the ‘norm’. Fauzis are expected to shut up in front of civilian authorities.
This Colonel did not accept his people being beaten up, as all other Indian citizens do.
Did the Colonel make a mistake? Indeed. He stood up against injustice. So, even his own Army Chief will not now spare him. He will definitely pay the price.
And those who will punish him (Army) will NOT ensure that the policemen who beat up the fauzis too get punished. No way. Will the Chief ensure that? In any case, who in the civil or government set-up cares for what he wants. And the veterans do not also have an association, like the civilians have.
In any case, drunk fauzis are to be taken by police to Military Police, not thrown in civilian lock-up.
But, who cares in India. The army is always to blame. Kick these guys and shown them their place.
“There are pent-up emotions among the armed forces against the civilian administration, primarily because of the way they have handled pay and allowances for the armed forces, issues of disability pension, warrant of precedence, among other issues” !
Exactly same as the ‘root cause’ theory extended for crimes or for terrorism !
Quite interesting that it is being projected as all fault of the army. The whole fact is this – ‘The police arrived and arrested them (drunken soldiers) and took them to the police station. Here, the police are alleged to have beaten them up in custody.’
Everything bad happened thereafter.
No one is asking why did the police beat up people in custody? They don’t because that is the ‘norm’ of India. And why are they are asking ‘Why did the fauzi commanders not bow down before the authority of the police to beat up people?’ Because that too is the ‘norm’. Fauzis are expected to shut up in front of civilian authorities.
This Colonel did not accept his people being beaten up, as all other Indian citizens do.
Did the Colonel make a mistake? Indeed. He stood up against injustice. So, even his own Army Chief will not now spare him. He will definitely pay the price.
And those who will punish him (Army) will NOT ensure that the policemen who beat up the fauzis too get punished. No way. Will the Chief ensure that? In any case, who in the civil or government set-up cares for what he wants. And the veterans do not also have an association, like the civilians have.
In any case, drunk fauzis are to be taken by police to Military Police, not thrown in civilian lock-up.
But, who cares in India. The army is always to blame. Kick these guys and shown them their place.
“There are pent-up emotions among the armed forces against the civilian administration, primarily because of the way they have handled pay and allowances for the armed forces, issues of disability pension, warrant of precedence, among other issues” !
Exactly same as the ‘root cause’ theory extended for crimes or for terrorism !