D-day--Indian style(updated)

Of course,we have to agree that Indians are magical in weaving stories.They are so good in inserting stories between you and your surroundings.As more and more magical stories are being inserted,you are becoming more and more insulated from your surroundings--the realities around you.In due course,the Indian stories themselves become your 'reality'.

That's exactly what's happening in Churachandpur right now.The people living there are becoming zombies totally controlled by India.

So,it turns out that Indian-style D-day is parading of the zombies as the tactical manoeuvres(my last post).

As we are talking about D-day we cannot forget Burma.I'm constantly trying to keep myself updated on the coming election there on the 8th of Nov 15.The only ethnic minority areas which Aung sang Suu Kyi visited on election campaign are Arakan and Kachin states.In both the states she was violently opposed.Arakan and Kachin? Don't the names ring some bells in our mind?

Leave alone Suu Kyi,any maintream Burmese leader would be violently opposed in the ethnic minorities areas.I think it's common knowledge there in Burmese society.Still Suu Kyi made it a point going to the two specific states.Why?

I have two posts,here and here,which try connect the coming D-day with Arakan and Kachin.

During the last 24 hours,events took place which threw out more insight about the coming D-day.

1)Churachandpur.Here is a report on the matter.

The main theme is that they are ready for talk if the invite from the Government of Manipur comes in a manner invoking Kuki-Chin-Mizo customary laws.The proposition is sure to make every body's head spinning.I'm certain that people in the Government want to send the invite immediately.But they would be at a loss how to send it.

Ensconced in the technicalities,the message is quite clear--Kuki-Chin-Mizo is a totally different from other ethnic groups constituting Manipur.There would not be any business if people do not first acknowledge this fact.Acknowledging this differnce,according to them,is the first step in getting a separate administrative machinery for the Kuki-Chin-Mizo people.

2)It's quite logical for anyone outside of Manipuri society to assume that those constituents, which consider Puya Meithaba as the darkest hour,as the most ethno-centric.

So,on the day they were commemorating Puya Meithaba New Delhi initiated the ethnic play in Churachandpur.

In other words,those constituents,which consider Puya Meithaba as the darkest hour,are in the direct cross hair of New Delhi.

3)On the 'ethnic play' day,the world's most populous ethnic group had also an important announcement.The Chinese,mostly constituted by the Han ethnic group,would from now onwards abandon having a single baby per couple.Now,they would have two babies per couple.

The new announcement points to the projected figure of 1.45 billions Chinese in 2030.What's the projected figure for India?

In other words,can India come out victorious on an 'ethnic play' scheme of things?

To my mind,it would be wise to keep repeating this question during the period starting 3rd of Nov and ending on 7th of Nov 2015.


UPDATE
01-11-15(12.16 AM).

A Russian Airbus airliner with 224 on board crashed over Sinai in Egypt.There was no survivor.

Mr Manohar Parrikar is right now in Russia.We have to remember that in the last Malaysian airliner mystery there was a Russian connection(in the make of the missile that was supposed to hit the airliner).

So,this Sinai edition of the series of Airliner mystery is a prorogue to the D-day--Indian style.

Is tonight the D-day(updated)?

I still cannot access Twitter.

My last Twitter login was at around noon.As I tried to read the latest tweets,I had noticed that the lock emblem and 'https' were crossed out by big red-colouerd 'X'.That was a novelty for me and the colour red in the address bar was certainly striking.And,I didnot fail to ask myself--'what's happening in my Twitter account?'

I also vividly remember the last few tweets.Someone from Indian Express was there at IIT,Delhi covering the Townhall of Mr Mark Zuckerberg.His last tweet(when I was log in) told me that queue was just started forming for a seat at Dogra hall.

So,the funny red cross materialized in the address bar when the Townhall of Mark Zuckerberg was starting in New Delhi.

That immediately brings us to the last Townhall in California which was attended by none other than Mr Narendra Modi,the prime minister of India.

I have this blogpost about that California Townhall.The blogpost said that as the Townhall was progressing in California they were planning to atttack the Tetseo Sisters at Andro,Manipur.

As my blogpsot came several days ahead of the Townhall(and the touorist fest at Andro)nothing nasty happened at Andro.

So,would this second Townhall in New Delhi bring us the postponed 'nastiness' to us?

As the original 'nastiness' was planned during the night of California Townhall at Andro fest,it may happened during the night of the Townhall in New Delhi.

Is tonight the D-day?


UPDATE
10.39 pm.

As I was having my supper.many thoughts came to my mind.

1)Tomorrow,Indian leaders are holding summit meetings with their African counterparts.Are Indian leaders still think of Africa as a dark continent?

2)This thought comes to my mind because some constituents within Manipuri society would be remembering what they call the darkest day in our history--the burning of the Puyas.Holding summit meetings with leaders of the dark continent on the same day when we commemorate our own dark day,are they saying,in the most subtle possible manner--'We know burning of Puyas was the darkest deed but we would do it again'.

3)If the D-day comes tonight and continue after midnight,we would have the starkest possible way of commemorating our dark day.

4)If (3) happens,then,it would give a religious tinge to the battleline.

5)If they succeed in giving a religious tinge to the battleline,they would certainly empower the 'leaders who are losing their ways'(my last post).In a craftiest possible way,they would manage to give a fresh lease life to those leaders.This would result in further intensification of competition amongst leaders and groups within Manipuri society.In other words,this would deepen the disunity in Manipuri society.

Last but not the least.This thought came to me some minutes after publishing this post(I mean,before even cooking my supper!) 15-20 minutes after publishing my post I noticed that there were sudden spike in bursting of crackers not far away from my house.I now think that this spike is already forming a pattern.On two other occassions,one,on the start of 'Hand In Hand' and the other,on the concluding day of 'Hand In Hand',I also noticed this spike.On both the occassions,I also published posts. 15-20 minutes after publishing both the posts,I noticed sudden spikes in the bursting of firecrackers.So,some people were letting everyone know that they were giving encouragements to 'Hand In Hand'.

Tonight,they are giving encouragement to an anticipated D-day.

Leaders losing their ways?

Today is the 90th birth day of RSS.

Early this morning we had a two hour long gunbattle with the rebles and the Indian troops near India-Burma international border.Was that a birthday gift to the RSS?

Rss's toxic influence in Indian polity is best symbolized by Dadri.There a Muslim family was attacked on suspicion that they had kept beef in their fridge.The head of the family was killed in the attack.

It all started with the Maharastra Government banning beef on some select days.The reason--to give respect to the sentiments of a partiular religious group.The governemts of Haryana and some other North Indian states quickly followed the lead by Maharashtra government.

In Indian society cow is sacred.Banning its slaughter is the first step in the RSS idea of what Indian nation is--the Hindu Rastra.

RSS's poster boy,Mr Narendra Modi,India'a prime minister,in his monthly address to the nation over the radio,this morning told the whole nation that he is going all the way to Uk to unveil the statue of Bhagwan Visheshwar.I did some quick searches but could not much information about the Bhagwan.Is the Bhagwan one among the crores of Indian deities?

If it's the case,the mixing of religion and state affairs in supposedly secular India have reached a new scale--the Prime Minsterial level.

Here,in Imphal also,we have a very intersting headline.I'm quoting the some parts of the report from Imphal Free Press.

--He also stressed the need to maintain a secular worldview as “we dovetail with other faiths in the State.”

“The Indian Constitution upholds the secular principle in order to allow all the different religious faiths to coexist in peace and respect” the Chief Minister said.

However he also implored the audience of the land’s past, before the arrival and convergence of many to Hinduism and Christianity.

“I wonder what the authentic faith of our forefather some three centuries ago was. Perhaps there was a more inclusive worship and celebration among the people of the valley and the hills” he said.

The Cultural University bill has received the accent of the Governor, he said.

We intent to preserve and promote and build the synergy of all the cultures of the State, irrespective of the hills and the valley through this institution, he added.--

It was a report of the Chief Minister's speech in a function discussing the issues of Umanglai.

It is clear beyond any doubt that our Chief Minsiter is thoroughly confused with the ideas of culture,religion and statecraft.Or,is it the case of the inability of our Chief Minister to escape the toxic influence of RSS?

But the most important question now comes before us.Is the Chief Minister the only leader who is stuck in the above position?

What about other leaders?

Our rebel leaders?

Did this morning's gunfight have anything to do with the first step in trying to answer these questions?

Is it 'Bengal'?

Let's start out with the obvious preface.The Chinese president is being welcomed in London and as the ceremony,befitting a State visit, is reaching its crescendo,NATO has begun the largest military exercise in 13 years in Italy.

Nearer home.they have just annoounced blockade,begining on the day 'Hand In Hand' concludes.(My last post).

The above preface is made up of news headlines of today's newspapers and it is pretty obvious that everybody would be reading them.

But one interesting aspect of the preface which most of the people are most likely to miss out is the significance of the day itself when they started a military exercise and when they announced a blockade--in short,when they announced war.

Today is Durga Puja--the official day from which India's goddess of war is being worshipped.

To be more presice,today is the official day for India's female deity of war.

This last sentence brings me a flashback.Months back,a lady was rescued just inside border into Burma from a mysterious chooper crash.As the newspaper reports go,the lady happened to be from Madhya Pradesh and there was a name mentioned in the reprts but I can't remember it.The last report said the lady was brought to Ukhrul district headquarters and the investigations were going on.Then,mysteriously,all newspaers suddenly stopped reporting on the subject.

But,what on earth,the lady in her early thirties,was doing in the thick jungles inside Burma,bordering Ukhrul? The answer remained shrouded in mystery and conspiracy theories for the last several months.

Today the shroud was opened up and the dots seems to be connecting.The lady,like India's goddess of war,single-handedly battled the supposedly insurmountable jungles of Burma.Even a frail lady can dot it!

Now,let's go a little deeper into the whole drama and try to find out if there is a meessage embedded there.

Durga Puja? Are the two words embody a riddle?

One thing is crystal clear--Durga Puja is the biggest festival for the Bengalis.Are they trying to hint at something connected with Bengal?

Now,let's return to the present day Manipur.Everybody is breathlessly waiting for the coming Indian retaliatory strike in response to Paraolon ambush,in which 18 Indian troopers were killed.Everybody is assuming that the strike will happen a few kilometers within Burma,where there are several camps of Manipuri rebels.As if to whet the appetites of the general public,the district adminsitrations of Chandel and Ukhrul have already placed night restriction along the international borders with Burma.A few days back,news reports said that the Indian Army have also established operational bases in Tusom and other secret places.

But,today only,the Bengal angle comes into play.

Are they recruiting the Bengalis of Arakan,who are being harshly treated by Burma.Besdies that,the Burmese authorities refuse to recognise them as Burmese citizen,even though they have been in Burma for several generations.

Is India forming a strike force comprising of hand-picked and specially-trained Bengalis of Arakanese descent?

Is this strike force already inside Manipur territory,along Ukhrul-Chandel sector of the international border with Burma?

With all these inputs in hand,let's try to build up a plausible scenario.

If the strike force is made up of Arakanese Bengalis,then,they won't attack the  camps of the rebel groups,who took part in the Paraolon ambush.To my mind,India's strategy would be setting up an ambush of the Burmese army by their Arakanese Bengali strike force in an area very close to the Manipuri rebels' camps.

If that happens,how would the Burmese army react?Would they attack the Manipuri rebels' camps?

To my mind,we need not answer this question.

The reason is that India is waging long-term war with the Manipuri rebels.They are not interested in some quick casualty figures.

If the Arakanese Bengali strike force ambush the Burmese army,it gives just the right pretext for some of the Manipuri rebels to disband their camps and move out of the area.When they leave the area,they would unwittingly begin a new chapter in Manipuri rebels history.The present geo-political array of deployment of forces demand that they would be forced to look for someone other than Khaplang as their ally inside Burma.Who will they ally with?That's the besides the point.What's most important is that the moment will mark a turning point--Manipuri rebels splitting into two major groupings,one alligning with Khaplang and other,with some force not seen yet.

I strongly suspect that the force which we are not able to see at the present moment would be propped up by the whole might of India.

If this scenario comes true,where India succeeds in splitting the Manipuri rebels into two warring groups,then it would be an auspiciuous beginning(like a puja day) for India to start its journey of waging a long-term war with the rebellions in Manipur.

Wannabe feudal lords and internal transformation.

Today marks beginning of another 'Hand In Hand',the 5th in the series of India-China joint military exercise.The venue of the latest episode is in Kummning and the soldiers from the Naga Regiment are taking part in the exercise representing India.

There was a transformation in the basic spirit of the 'Hand in Hand' when it came down in Pune in its 4th edition last year.The transforamtion was wrought upon it by something that took place in Imphal.I wrote last year detailing what had happened in Imphal and here is the link to that post.

But it was not only the 'Hand In Hand' which faced intrinsic changes in its character but also the whole face of Manipur's polity is experiencing vast changes as an impact from 'Hand In Hand'.I think some enterprising research scholar should document the detailed changes that is taking place in the polity of Manipur from one 'Hand In Hand' to another 'Hand In Hand'.

As a layman,I feel in my bone that vast changes that is still taking place.I'll try to note down one particular change which,to my reckoning,is going to have a far reaching impact in the polity of Manipur.

In my college days,there was this excited discussion among my friends about how the Manipuri society was ruled by 100 families.I have still no idea how we came about in puttin gdown the number to 100!Nevetheless,the discussions along that subject were always exciting and illuminating!

Despite the arbitrary fixing the number of families,there is the truth in saying that a closely-knitted network of handful of families were steering the fate of Manipuri society.It was a club of high class society.As such,the entry to the club was acutely restricted.Entry was sollely determined by birth,breeding and connections.The club was the fountaihead of feudalism.The feudalism part was what we hated most at that time.

As we were mellowing into middle ages,we were aghast in witnessing that the gate to the club was slowly but noticeably thrown open to a group of people who had the word 'revolution' as their mantra.It was a queer marriage of 'revolution' and 'feudalism'.We still could not believe that all these were happening in front of our own eyes!

Those who are chanitng 'revolution' has somehow become wannabe feudal lords.They are the children of an unresolved contradiction.

The impact of 'Hand In Hand' is most noticable in those wannabe feudal lords.It is as if they are in the throes of a shock therapy,which,regrettably,can only  instil the sense on them that they are on the fork of a road.Only that much.They still cannot remember that they are the children of an unresolved contradiction.

At this juncture,let's remember that India's president is prresntly on a tour to Palestine,the first time ever by an Indian presidnet.His catchword? "We will support Palestine but also keep on engaging with Israel".In short,they will try to keep the Israeli-Palestinian contradiction unresolved.They are the master in this subject.In a sense,India is a patchwork of centuries of unresolved contradictions.

So,here we are.Two important players--one who unwittingly become the children of an unresolved contradiction and the other,the master in playing the game of 'unresolved contradictions'.How these two players react to 'Hand In Hand'?

But 'Hand In Hand' is only a symbol.Our wannabe feudal lords seems not sensitive enough to a symbolic gesture.After the symbol would come hard battles.These battles would heralds a rude awakening to the wannabe feudal lords.They woul dsuddenly remeber that they are the children of an unresolved contradiction.Would they still agree that they happened to be the vanguard of the change that brought out the contradiction,though not resolved?Would they forsake our life or death contradcition that needs to be resolved decisively?

Our wannabe feudal lords have a lot to answer in the unfolding internal transformations, egged on the external factors like the 'Hand In Hand'.

War as a rite of passage

This story leads us to the soul-crushing state of affairs of the problem-land of small ethnic peoples.

However we wish that all the ethnic-based armies of Burma come to the negotiating table and sign the peace accord,that's in the realm of daydream right at the moment.With no peace accord in sight,the coming general election on the 6th Nov 15 would be a farce at the border areas.We have already seen signs of the coming farce when we read this story.

All said,all these are situated some distance from us.What about the soul-crsuhing problems of the affairs of small ethnic people near home?

The rumbling in Churachandpur district is a perfect example.Everybody is properly stunned by what's happening there right at the moment.All the samll ethnic communities in the district have genuine apprehension about the three bills?They are being swept by the clever machinations from New Delhi?They would oppose anything--regardless of merits or demerits--championed by the valley people?

So,which one of the above three points make a humble beginning to describe the present situation in Churachandpur?

Without even trying to answer the question,we can easily gauge the scale of intractable problem created by the interplay of the state of affiars of small ethnic peoples.But we cannot run away from the problem.We are right in the middle of the whole mess.

So,what's needed to be done?

First.let's go to an apprently unrelated event.Aung Sang Suu Kyi had given her first formal interview to Mr Karan Thapar.Being a first since she immersed herself into the mess called Burma,all the political observers were taken by surprise when she chose an Indian journalist for the honour.

But we are not surprised when we read this together with this post of mine.Suu Kyi made a public announcement to the whole population of India that its military is about to venture into military adventure inside Burma just on the eve of the general election on the 6th Nov 15.

And,NATO is embarking on the largest military exercise(since the Cold War) from the 3rd Nov 15.

And,Russian jets proclaimed to the whole world--'Come,we are ready'--when they tested the NATO airspace not once but twice,within the space of two days.

For the first time in the history of small ethnic peoples of this part of the globe,all the great militaries of the world are aligning their deployments for the coming operation along India-Burma border during the first week of Nov 15.We are not actually looking for the scale of the operation.Instead,we are more interested in the direction of impetus which is likely to be borne on the small ethnic peoples.The operation would serve as the proverbial spark which will force all these people to come out of their ethnic shells.

For thousand of years,all these peoples are comfortably cocooned within their ethnic shells.Great powers,like the massive deployments of time and energy by westernn missionaries have miserably failed to pry open this ethnic shells.Scholars and thinkers,within and outside,have toiled for generations to find ways to entice them away from these comfortable ethnic shells.But we see more and more ethnic-based armies sprouting all over the areas.These are the symptoms of the peoples not growing out of their adolescence.They need a rite for passage to manhood.

Now,some wise men and women are providing them with the much-needed rite of passage in the form of a terrifying war.They cannot escape this war.Either they willingly come out of their comfortable ethnic shells and fight it out like a grown up men or burnt to cinders by the flames of this war.

We would make history if the coming war pry open the thousand of years old and very confortable ethnic shells and make them all responsible adults out of the perrenially adoslescent state of affairs.