Maoists in Nepal, Mutiny in Bangladesh, Cold China beyond the cold plateaus of Tibet, the Junta in Myanmar, High tides in Maldives and a marginally chaotic Pakistan. Those are India’s neighbour. No we are not at peace. We are at war. We continue to be optimistic rather than pragmatic about the situation we face. The dilemma is what would you do when your neighbours houses are on fire? Will you go out and help the neighbours or save your own home. An unsafe Pakistan makes the situation more susceptible to more terrorist activities in India. China well, would be easy to brush off and point west, but then they are definitely more proactive thatn us in whatever they do or claim to do. Any form of opposition in China is like finding a 100 storey skyscraper in downtown Kabul.
Pakistan was founded on every kind of vice one can imagine. It’s existence was approved to keep India's progress in check. I don’t expect any form of stable government barring, Army to provide stability to Pakistan. Pakistan has little to show of its own identity. You cannot just have an existence by being antithesis to some one else. There idea of originality is limited to the image in the mirror. The fact is that India has diversity, Pakistan has fractionalism. India is a thriving economy; Pakistan is more than a disaster to happen. It is an uncharted shooting range. It doesn’t matter who you are, where you from, whether foe or friend whether a guest or a mercenary. If it can happen in Lahore one can just imagine how hostile would the beautiful valley of Swat would be.
The question in my mind is, why are American quiet? Who did the Taliban managed to hit back after it was annihilated within weeks if not days. The fact is this thing happened in the American presence, sends jitter. You like it or not, Afghanistan-Pakistan region will never be ever stable at least in the life my life time. Pakistan (and Bangladesh) was carved out of India in just 73 days this insured Sub Continent remain divided and no single entity ruled over the Oil rich regions near the Caspian, Iran, Iraq. Off course Kuwait too was carved out of Iraq to ensure that Iraqi don’t have a port to funnel out the oil. Off course there are interests involved who have affinity for oil, both for consumption and for trade. That was one possible reason why the region is the way it is.
While if you happen to go through and read Afghani history, it is painted red. It is traditionally been a country always caught in war or cross fire of two fighting. Either it has been the cause or an instrument of war. Shakuni the great gambler in Mahabharata, was angry over the way her sister was treated, what followed is more than one chapter in History. However, one can just wonder if altitude of those places has rendered the place cold, cold of human emotions. Off course it is also a social issue.. I have nothing against Pashtuns/Afghani. It is the violence. I know every country has its share of things which things which are not glorious. India too has had a share of not so proud moments. But the phoenix did rise from the Ashes and managed to fight the dogma and some how manage to keep the flames of spirituality glow. I am afraid it will engulf itself in the turmoil.
The other thing of this terrorism menace going by the various acts of terrorism or what I called acts against humanity, you and I all are affected. You and I are both an eyewitness and a victim of these acts of terror against humanity. I am dead sure it is not about God or Religion. It is just a façade.
I think I will dwell more on this later.
Showing posts with label Pakistan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pakistan. Show all posts
27.6.08
Cricket: Sehwag deflates Pakistan
There are many matches in cricket which often proved to be one sided. India-Pakistan matches wouldn't be one of those. This India vs Pakistan match slated to be a good one.It proved to be all too good and dwindle down soon as Raina and Sehwag made 300 run chase look ridiculously boring.That what no one ever imagine, India-Pakistan matches being boring.
Oh no not again.
Shoaib Mallik and Salaman Butt started cautiously hardly scoring anything in first dozen overs.Their strategy of conserving wickets on a dead pan wicket paid huge dividends. Pakistani players are accustomed to tearing apart any form of bowling at the death, mean while their bowlers can keep it cool with some degree of control they excercise.Anyways Shoaib Mallik will get a respite for a centruy he hit that too against India. At least for now his head would be off the Guillitone. Misbha looked terrible in IPl is hitting into form perhaps a big score against India is on its way. Younis Khan again a very good bastman piled on the agony for India and followed a century in Dhaka in the finals with a half century in Karachi for a losing cause. I am sure Pakistan would have thought they have a fair chance after thy got Gambhir cheaply. But Rains and Sehwag had other plans.Indian bowler were thrashed. All right the pitch was flat but then containment has to be thought of if taking wickets is not happening. It wasnt to be, dimunitive Piyush Chawla wasnt spared too, unalbe to take wickets and pounded byt the batsmen, the stage was set for the on slaught. One can blame the pitch but common sense should have prevailed instead of giving two fours an over. Pakistan score a competitive 300, before the sorry unfold in not the manner which Pakistan would have imagined.
The madmonk Sehwag.
The original Mad monk, Rasputin would have pulled out all his hair if he were to see Sehwag bat. I seems all slam shut case when he bats and looks real edge of the seat stuff when it comes off. It did come off and Pakistan surrendered withought giving a fight. He clobered them all over the park and made Pakistani bowling look very ordinary. It looks bizzare the way he bats. He was only playing a risky cut short before he had a slump in his form and dumped from the team. But he looks a fitter in form cricketer as off now.In ODIs and Test the mad-monk Sehwag vitrually makes it him vs Pakistan affair provided he is plundering runs. He was out in wilderness a year back but that was then atleast for now he is scoring runs faster then before. He has scored a triple and doible century against Pakistan in Pakistan so that is a big boost. A century went a begging in Bangladesh but not to be so. I think this has just come at the right time for him. I think Pakistan have their back against their wall in their own backyard.
He creamed an effortless century tonking 5 towering sixes and in thr process made Ramiz Raja, former Paksitani Cricketers and present commentator officially his biggest fan and a brand ambassador.
Raina rains runs.
Raina is making most of this opportunity, Dhoni helped him by giving him the number he wants to bat.He score 84 and there was a brief period when he outscored Sehwag in runs and strike rate. If you are in Pakistan, playing against Pakistan and outscoring Sehwag for runs and dtrike rate then you are in a peak form. Will the consitent factor bug Rains ony time will tell but he has done very well do hold his fort in Sehwag presences. This may have taken the pressure off Sehwag and helped him not only making runs but also scoring a very crucial century.
There is a problem of plent for selection commitee so much so once Pakistan toured was considered to be the toughfest tours, now doesnt even features the big troika of Sachin-Dravid-Ganguly. Their are bowlers, allrounders namely Pathan brothers, spinners and off course the batsmen it would be good to see how Kirsten and Dhoni rotate the players.
I think Dhoni juggles what he says to media and messages he relays to his players. He hit a six and finished off the innings in style. I think he holds the record for finishing the innings with the six. He was placid in reactions as if he socring 300 with 8 overs to spare was a walk in the park, never mind the team was Paksitan.
Oh no not again.
Shoaib Mallik and Salaman Butt started cautiously hardly scoring anything in first dozen overs.Their strategy of conserving wickets on a dead pan wicket paid huge dividends. Pakistani players are accustomed to tearing apart any form of bowling at the death, mean while their bowlers can keep it cool with some degree of control they excercise.Anyways Shoaib Mallik will get a respite for a centruy he hit that too against India. At least for now his head would be off the Guillitone. Misbha looked terrible in IPl is hitting into form perhaps a big score against India is on its way. Younis Khan again a very good bastman piled on the agony for India and followed a century in Dhaka in the finals with a half century in Karachi for a losing cause. I am sure Pakistan would have thought they have a fair chance after thy got Gambhir cheaply. But Rains and Sehwag had other plans.Indian bowler were thrashed. All right the pitch was flat but then containment has to be thought of if taking wickets is not happening. It wasnt to be, dimunitive Piyush Chawla wasnt spared too, unalbe to take wickets and pounded byt the batsmen, the stage was set for the on slaught. One can blame the pitch but common sense should have prevailed instead of giving two fours an over. Pakistan score a competitive 300, before the sorry unfold in not the manner which Pakistan would have imagined.
The madmonk Sehwag.
The original Mad monk, Rasputin would have pulled out all his hair if he were to see Sehwag bat. I seems all slam shut case when he bats and looks real edge of the seat stuff when it comes off. It did come off and Pakistan surrendered withought giving a fight. He clobered them all over the park and made Pakistani bowling look very ordinary. It looks bizzare the way he bats. He was only playing a risky cut short before he had a slump in his form and dumped from the team. But he looks a fitter in form cricketer as off now.In ODIs and Test the mad-monk Sehwag vitrually makes it him vs Pakistan affair provided he is plundering runs. He was out in wilderness a year back but that was then atleast for now he is scoring runs faster then before. He has scored a triple and doible century against Pakistan in Pakistan so that is a big boost. A century went a begging in Bangladesh but not to be so. I think this has just come at the right time for him. I think Pakistan have their back against their wall in their own backyard.
He creamed an effortless century tonking 5 towering sixes and in thr process made Ramiz Raja, former Paksitani Cricketers and present commentator officially his biggest fan and a brand ambassador.
Raina rains runs.
Raina is making most of this opportunity, Dhoni helped him by giving him the number he wants to bat.He score 84 and there was a brief period when he outscored Sehwag in runs and strike rate. If you are in Pakistan, playing against Pakistan and outscoring Sehwag for runs and dtrike rate then you are in a peak form. Will the consitent factor bug Rains ony time will tell but he has done very well do hold his fort in Sehwag presences. This may have taken the pressure off Sehwag and helped him not only making runs but also scoring a very crucial century.
There is a problem of plent for selection commitee so much so once Pakistan toured was considered to be the toughfest tours, now doesnt even features the big troika of Sachin-Dravid-Ganguly. Their are bowlers, allrounders namely Pathan brothers, spinners and off course the batsmen it would be good to see how Kirsten and Dhoni rotate the players.
I think Dhoni juggles what he says to media and messages he relays to his players. He hit a six and finished off the innings in style. I think he holds the record for finishing the innings with the six. He was placid in reactions as if he socring 300 with 8 overs to spare was a walk in the park, never mind the team was Paksitan.
16.6.08
Cricket: India lose to Pakistan.
I ran early from office, and kept running, not wanting to miss India Pakistan final of the Kitply club. The built up did not match the hype of the events in cricket which had preceded to this (tri-nation?) tournament. Yes Bangladesh also participated by helping the team to get into finals. There were some news reports saying Pakistan is not a major worry but complacency is the bigger factor.
How can there be complacency against Pakistan ever?Alright the sting between matches is missing.The days are gone when we hardly faced each other on the cricket field.The days are gone and hysteria is almost as dead as waves in a low tide.Also gone are the visual controversies.The expression has gone from (You know India is playing Pakistan today) !!! to a (Is India playing Paksitan today?).The city of Mumabi would come to the grinding halt, pubs were packed and filled with cacophony of frenzy of cricketing fans. But the fact is it is the mother of all sporting rivalries.
It happened when ...
I don't remember what time I reached home.I just remember the score, it was 180 for one Younis Khan and Salman Butt approaching 100s. I was convinced then and there that Paksitan would be all over India. That would be the final score. I did not had a sceptic nerve in me saying India "may" win. Pakistani's capitalized with wickets in hand in the death overs. The only good thing to see was controlling wides and no-balls. I can just dream Indian bowlers bowling like the Paksitani do in the death, giving nothing away. But then cricket is always about hard ground realities. Misbah back from very ordinary IPL came back to haunt again as he will for all future India Pakistan clashes. He creamed them all over with Pakistan hammering India and piling 323.
I told you so ...
The Indian top order collapse. The agonizing if-he-would-have Sehwag gone early. It was the first hammer in the coffin. One of the last was when (Irfan) Pathan looking wayward hit only five in nine balls and then getting out cheaply, leaving Dhoni high and dry. Yuvraj who looks in total command in "50-50" batted well so did Gautam Gambhir, who is directing the pressure of expectations to scoring runs. Yusuf Pathan is still to fire. Dhoni may have got couple of calls wrong, but being blunt is so cool about him. He doesn't always plays to the galley and calls a fool a damn fool.
The Indian charge never came or came too late. Pakistan now hosts India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh in Asia cup although I am looking forward to champions trophy.
I felt a deserved Saturday evening was a dampener. So I think was the weekend.
Monday morning is blue as usual, although I started lated I just managed to reach office in time.
How can there be complacency against Pakistan ever?Alright the sting between matches is missing.The days are gone when we hardly faced each other on the cricket field.The days are gone and hysteria is almost as dead as waves in a low tide.Also gone are the visual controversies.The expression has gone from (You know India is playing Pakistan today) !!! to a (Is India playing Paksitan today?).The city of Mumabi would come to the grinding halt, pubs were packed and filled with cacophony of frenzy of cricketing fans. But the fact is it is the mother of all sporting rivalries.
It happened when ...
I don't remember what time I reached home.I just remember the score, it was 180 for one Younis Khan and Salman Butt approaching 100s. I was convinced then and there that Paksitan would be all over India. That would be the final score. I did not had a sceptic nerve in me saying India "may" win. Pakistani's capitalized with wickets in hand in the death overs. The only good thing to see was controlling wides and no-balls. I can just dream Indian bowlers bowling like the Paksitani do in the death, giving nothing away. But then cricket is always about hard ground realities. Misbah back from very ordinary IPL came back to haunt again as he will for all future India Pakistan clashes. He creamed them all over with Pakistan hammering India and piling 323.
I told you so ...
The Indian top order collapse. The agonizing if-he-would-have Sehwag gone early. It was the first hammer in the coffin. One of the last was when (Irfan) Pathan looking wayward hit only five in nine balls and then getting out cheaply, leaving Dhoni high and dry. Yuvraj who looks in total command in "50-50" batted well so did Gautam Gambhir, who is directing the pressure of expectations to scoring runs. Yusuf Pathan is still to fire. Dhoni may have got couple of calls wrong, but being blunt is so cool about him. He doesn't always plays to the galley and calls a fool a damn fool.
The Indian charge never came or came too late. Pakistan now hosts India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh in Asia cup although I am looking forward to champions trophy.
I felt a deserved Saturday evening was a dampener. So I think was the weekend.
Monday morning is blue as usual, although I started lated I just managed to reach office in time.
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