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[1] From: Mohammed Ayub Khan <muslimindia2020@yahoo.ca> Date: Tue Jan 23, 2007 Subject: Muslim spirit, ill-informed opinion? Muslim spirit, ill-informed opinion? Aasim Khan CNN-IBN Posted Monday , January 22, 2007 at 23:58 Updated Tuesday , January 23, 2007 at 00:46 Email Print NO MINOR PROBLEM THIS: Fact, it seems are not enough to become a war cry. New Delhi: When Muslim leaders exploit the execution of Saddam Hussein to whip up Muslim sentiments, then are they simply manufacturing anger and fear where there is none. Is the quest for votes so short-sighted that the Muslim leadership is just using regressive slogans to keep the community voting on the basis of religious identity? Saddam Hussein went to the gallows chanting Allah-O-Akbar. Thousands of miles away from Baghdad, on the dusty plains of Bundelkhand, Muslims chant the two same words in praise of the Almighty. These two words form an unbroken cord of faith, that runs through umma - the Islamic fraternity across the world. In the days when India was still ruled by the British, it was the Muslims of undivided India who took a cue from the Turks. They launched a nationwide freedom struggle, the Khilafat movement. Their leaders, the Ali brothers, became global heroes of resistance against the mighty British empire. But somewhere the script was rewritten and the progressive tone disappeared. The leadership took the ordinary Muslim on a revolutionary path, but there was no real revolution to attend. It's anybody's guess that the few who burnt copies of Satanic Verses, ever read the book. What's even more ironic is that many among them don't even recognise English alphabets. The skull caps might outnumber all others in a protest against America's War on Iraq, curing the state of Israel, but few will be able to locate Israel on the map. Even though the robust Urdu press has historically been inclined towards a progressive transnational perspective, the medium is struggling to survive. Just a few months ago, Justice Sachar told us about the sorry state of affair of the community, but leaders who claim to represent the Muslims have ignored the findings. Fact, it seems are not enough to become a war cry. ----------------- [2] From: "Aditya Mishra" <aditya11@sbcglobal.net> Date: Tue Jan 23, 2007 Subject: Muslims first. If this ain'tminorityism,what is national suicide? You still did not explain how any one else is responsible for the poor performance and high drop out of Muslim students? Most of educated people in India do not even seek govt jobs. OTOH most of muslims in Bollywood are the richest people in India. Original Message ----- From: Arif Khan Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2007 Subject: [indiathinkersnet] Re: [Pakistan Post] [VRI] Communal bank loans: Muslims first. If this ain'tminorityism,what is national suicide? -------------------- [3] From: Sukla Sen <suklasen@yahoo.com> Date: Tue Jan 23, 2007 Subject: Indo-Pak Nuke Scene: An Update I/III. Reuters New signs of India-Pakistan atom arms race: study http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=worldNews&sto ryID=2007-01-19T194934Z_01_L19472878_RTRUKOC_0_US-INDIA-PAKISTAN-NUCLEAR.xml&WTm\ odLoc=IntNewsHome_C2_worldNews-4 Fri Jan 19, 2007 2:49 PM ET VIENNA (Reuters) - India and Pakistan may both be on the verge of expanding atomic fuel production work that could heighten a nuclear arms race between the historical foes, a prominent non-proliferation think tank said. Fresh satellite imagery indicates Pakistan may intend to activate a new reprocessing plant "capable of separating weapons-grade plutonium out of spent reactor fuel" at its Chashma nuclear industrial park, the Institute for Science and International Security said in one of two matching studies. India, meanwhile, appeared close to adding at least 3,000 centrifuges, machines that enrich uranium into fuel for power plants or bombs, to roughly 2,000-3,000 existing centrifuges at its Rare Materials Project (RMP) enrichment plant, ISIS said. "This would significantly expand India's ability to make HEU (highly enriched uranium) for its military nuclear programs and enable it to add thermonuclear weapons to its arsenal at a rate of at least a few per year," it said in the emailed report. There was no immediate comment from Indian and Pakistani officials. President Bush last month signed legislation in a big step toward allowing Washington to sell civilian nuclear technology to India to improve strategic and business ties between the world's two largest democracies. Critics say the deal undermines the three-decade-old nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty because India has never joined it and developed atomic bombs in secret. The NPT holds that only states that renounce nuclear arms qualify for civilian nuclear aid. Pakistan, India's nuclear rival and also outside the NPT, sought a similar deal with Washington but was refused. As a result Islamabad has mulled expanding nuclear ties with China. "Noting India's recently intensified efforts to increase uranium enrichment capabilities at the RMP, the prospect of Pakistan dramatically increasing its own plutonium separation capability would raise the question of whether the two countries are already engaged in an expanded arms race...," ISIS said. Alluding to criticism of the U. S.-India accord and the 45-nation Nuclear Suppliers Group, which controls atomic material exports to prevent proliferation of nuclear weapons in unstable regions, ISIS added: "If the NSG (now) makes an exception for India, foreign suppliers of dual-use items will need to exercise extra care to ensure that the RMP is not the ultimate end user or beneficiary of exports intended solely for peaceful non-military purposes." India says 14 of its 22 nuclear facilities are civilian. Opponents of the U. S-India deal say it would make bomb-making at the other eight easier since civilian atomic fuel needs would be met by the United States. Indian-Pakistani relations improved last year after a series of direct talks including a summit meeting in September. II. Pakistan's nuclear policy rests on restraint, responsibility: Tariq Azeem http://www.app.com.pk/en/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2360&Itemid=2 Written by pub Friday, 19 January 2007 ISLAMABAD, Jan 19 (APP): Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Tariq Azeem Khan Friday said the media in Pakistan enjoys unprecedented freedom. "However, there are some restrictions as each nation has to safeguard its strategic assets as well as national interests," he said addressing a media workshop on 'Enhancing the role of media in security issues' here Friday. "No country has given the media a free access to its strategic installations," he said and added, Pakistan is not singled out and therefore, criticism against Pakistan in this regard is baseless," he told the participants of the workshop, organised by South Asian Strategic Stability Institute (SASSAI). "Pakistan, in the post 9/11 scenario, formalised a transparent nuclear policy, developed Command and Control Organisation and established Nuclear Regularity Authority to safeguard its strategic interests. The Minister said that nuclear weapons were introduced in South Asia by India in 1974 while Pakistan was still recovering from the tragedy of 1971. "It was such a compelling situation that Pakistan, while facing an existential threat, decided to acquire the nuclear capability," he said and added that it was entirely a defensive measure. "Pakistan has no aggressive ambitions and we will keep 'credible minimum deterrence' to safeguard our national interests. As a responsible nuclear weapons state the cornerstone of our nuclear policy rests on restraint and we desire to work in cooperative relationship with international community," he said. Pakistan formed National Command Authority to ensure regional peace, he added. Regarding Dr. A. Q. Khan, the Minister said Pakistan took some extremely 'unpopular' decisions and totally uprooted the network, besides fully cooperating with the IAEA. "As per a recent IAEA report, a total of 827 incidents of illegal trafficking of nuclear and radioactive materials had been reported from 1993-2005. This data includes some developed countries like USA, UK, France etc. which have stringent security mechanisms. Therefore, an unfortunate incident of past due to act of an individual must not be allowed to haunt Pakistan forever," he said. On the US-India nuclear deal, Tariq Azeem said that India and Pakistan should be treated equally and Pakistan should also be given the same opportunity. III. India-Pakistan to ink pact on reducing nuke accident risk By Indo Asian News Service http://www.dailyindia.com/show/104896.php/India-Pakistan-to-ink-pact-on-reducing\ -nuke-accident-risk New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) India and Pakistan will next month sign an agreement on reducing the risk from accidents relating to nuclear weapons, it was announced here Thursday. The agreement on 'Reducing the Risk from Accidents Relating to Nuclear Weapons' was cleared at a meeting of the cabinet committee on security chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The issue had been under discussion with Pakistan 'for quite some time and now the two countries are ready to sign it', External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee told reporters after the meeting. The pact will be signed during the visit here in February of Pakistan Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri for the India-Pakistan Joint Commission Meeting. Mukherjee will sign from the Indian side. The exact dates for Kasuri's visit were 'being worked out through diplomatic channels', Mukherjee said. India and Pakistan had reached an understanding on signing the agreement in November 2006 during the foreign secretary-level talks here and cabinet approval was awaited. Copyright Indo-Asian News Service ------------- [4] From: <jitu11in@yahoo.com> Date: Tue Jan 23, 2007 Subject: The subway that never ends! http://theafternoon.english.indiapress.info/ BY KAPTAN MALI | Monday, January 22, 2007 11:2:55 IST Work on Kurla subway (believed to be the largest subway in Asia) still remain uncompleted with officials busy playing blame game After a long wait of sixty years, the residents of Kurla feel that it would take a few more years for the Kurla subway to see the light of the day. The then MP and Loksabha Speaker, Manohar Joshi inaugurated the subway in January 2003 in presence of then Railway Minister, Nitish Kumar. This subway project has now stuck between the blame game of railways and BMC. The proposed subway of 165-meter long, 6.5-meter broad and of a height of 2.5 meter was with an intention to ease the vehicular as well pedestrian traffic in the area. The 90 per cent work by the Central Railway (CR), has been completed which used the latest pre-build capsule push technology, without affecting the train traffic on the busy central line. This subway passes under the nine tracks of the CR and is also said that it is the longest subway in the Asia. There was a demand for the subway since last 60 year. It was not only the demand of the residents of Kurla area but also of entire Mumbai. This was because as anyone who has to crossover from east to west would have to take a long turn either via Sion or via Ghatkopar. And in due process, many used to lose their trains. When asked about the reason for the delay in work, Johny Joseph, Municipal Commissioner, said, “If the railway has completed their work, it doesn’t mean that they are goody-goody, there may still be some major problems.” One of the official from the Commissioner’s officer said, “The project is of the railways and they have not completed even the work of staircase. After the work of subway is complete, the project will be completed.” On asking about the proposal allowing only the pedestrian to use the subway, he said that the VJTI in its report has said that vehicular traffic will increase the carbon-mono-oxide levels in the subway, which will cause suffocation to the pedestrian. However, the information provided by the BMC under RTI to Jitendra Gupta, Member, Citizen Transport Committee (CTC), clearly states that BMC has not decided to stop the vehicular traffic in the subway. Also it says that they cannot provide the reason behind this crucial change. CTC has been fighting for completion of the subway. Jeetendra said that if BMC makes this subway available for the pedestrian, it would be like all the eight crores going in vain as there is already a pedestrian bridge. However, R S Virdi, Divisional Railway Manager, CR, said, “Railway has completed their work and now the work that is remaining is that of the BMC.” ------------- [5] From: "P. Joseph Raju" <aa5756@wayne.edu> Date: Tue Jan 23, 2007 Subject: RE: [indiathinkersnet] "Miracle" healing.. Dear ones: Rebecca said it well and accurately. P. Joseph Raju -----Original Message----- From: indiathinkersnet@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 Subject: [indiathinkersnet] "Miracle" healing.. All Christians do not accept people like Benny Hinn! I am a Christian, I believe in the healing power of God Almighty, not people like Benny Hinn or any of the tele-evangelists that you might have seen or heard of.. Human beings do not have God's power but some have been chosen by God for certain purposes. ------------- |
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