Friday, September 14, 2007
Good Fences Make Good Neighbors
A new study shows that people living in areas with poorly-defined borders are more likely to experience military conflict. So it just goes to show that those liberals who pooh-pooh/downplay the "obsession" with national borders are only sewing the seeds for conflict, rather than eliminating it.
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The ASI which filed the Rama affidavit is under the Culture Ministry run by Ambika Soni (closet Christian).
I heard Election Commissioner Navin "Chawla" is also one - does anyone know for sure?
When Mahatma Gandhi died he said "He Ram" (supposedly)
When GovernorGeneral MoinMohammed Ching breathes his last he will say "He Sonia" (not supposedly)
See how Dr. Ching reacted to an earlier insult
Dr. Singh pointed out that India had conveyed its outrage to the Danish Government in October last, both in New Delhi and Copenhagen. He said the newspaper should tender an apology and ensure that such acts were not repeated. The Government condemned the action of any country to offend the sentiments of any community, he said, adding that the publication of cartoons had offended Muslims worldwide.
http://www.thehindu.com/2006/02/23/stories/2006022317381400.htm
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"We had suggested that apologies should be sought and the Danish Government should obtain assurances that the concerned newspapers would prevent recurrence of such incidents," the Prime Minister said.
Prime Minister said; "any action that cause hurt to the sentiments of any group of our people is not acceptable to the government".
The government allowed demonstrations to be held across the country and Muslims came out in large numbers to protest the offensive publication. The protestors gave vent to their pent up anger by burning the Danish flags and denouncing western imperialism. Even though lot of anger was spilled on the streets the demonstrations by and large remained peaceful.
http://www.despardes.com/articles/feb06/20060219-cartoons-india.asp
Some nice comments on rediff
Go THRU 13th SEPT'S MINT NEWSPAPER.....
1st of all this sethusamundram project that costs 2,600 crores is NOT GOING TO HELP ANYONE....listen to what experts have to say...
(1) Capt. H. Balakrishnan (former indian navy sailor now joined merchant navy) said that "I've studied this project like a mariner & found that project helps no one. No ship of more than 30,000 tonnes of weight will be able to use this channel bcoz of it's depth" coz this channel is just 12 meters deep...& larger ships require more space....in fact no foreign company nowadays use 30,000 ton ships....actually normanlly shipping cos use 45,000 ton plus ships.
(2) Anjani Sinha of MCX says that even indian shipping cos will also NOT GET ANY BENEFIT from this project.
(3) Arun Sharma, president of Kolkata based shipping co also said that they will not use this channel as Govt has already given them notice to stay 50 nautical miles away from Sri Lankan coast line bcoz of Security threat from LTTE. but if they use this channel they will go within 15 miles distance from SL coast line....that means JAAN KO JYAADA KHATRA.
(4)Even some experts say that channel will not save 24 hours time to cross indian southern part...as to cross the channel a ship will need experienced pilot...that takes time & larger ships will need to turn off their propellers...or else they will run aground. Getting a pilot, then move the ship slowly & then off-board the pilot take 2-3 hrs each. So shipping cos will hardly save 2-3 hrs. which is not justified.
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Here are scientific reasons to ban this damn project.
1) Marine: Gulf of Mannar, has over 3600 known species of fauna and flora, many of them endangered and listed in Schedule I under Indian Wildlife Act. You can not simply put their life at risk by Sethu project. The bridge acts as a barrier and creates the opportunity for such a phenomenal marine life.
2) Channel: The channel is going to be a nightmare to manage. If the ship runs into trouble, there is no way to extricate it to clear the channel.
3) Kerala coast: The natural bridge also acts as a barrier to protect Kerala coast. It was evident in the 2004 Tsunami. The Setu Canal will provide an alternative route for the Infonesian tsunamis to funnel energy into the channel.
4) Biased reports: The only detailed report on this project has been commissioned by SCL in collarobation with NEERI and NIOT. The raw data came from S. Kathiroli, Director of NIOT, who also sits on the board of Dredging Corp of India(DCI). Wow!? Sure, you will get the unbiased report for Rs 26000 crore project. The report mentioned that there was no rock in the Ram Sethu bridge. It was proven wrong when a dredger got hit one solid rock and broke its spud.
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