1-31 May 2021; Issue 3:05

While India was struggling with the 2nd wave of Covid, all Covid-appropriate behaviour were violated in Bengal Assembly Elections.

The 2nd wave of Covid caught all the agencies un-prepared and created unprecedented panic among citizen. All types of dis-information were trending.

Mamata Banerjee’s family venture of TMC is believed to be highly corrupt and scam-ridden, undemocratic, communal, partisan politician. She has severely undermined the democratic rights, secular values and the administration of West Bengal. At times she has also challenged the constitutional authorities of the Governor. There is a mass feeling in West Bengal that Mamata must be kicked out from CM’s chair…and kicked out now.

The Maoists & Naxals of the present times have to be either brought to the main-stream or be neutralised. They cannot be let to wage war against the state…killing the security forces and the police…and get away with the crime…and in this context, Hidma and his associates do not deserve to live.

Both sides of the coin are mine. I must not lose.

Now comes the main question…where does India stand in the complex issue of Afghanistan? How can India keep its objective relevant? Surely not by Military presence as they will surely be seen as occupying forces drawing jihadi ire.

The present US approach to India is doesn’t augur well for a warm relation esp in strategic terms. The US indifference to the humanitarian needs of India in the testing times of the worst pandemic, shows bankruptcy among the US think tanks. India has significant resilience among its professionals and population to withstand the challenges but the US has certainly lost at an excellent opportunity to win the Indian trust.