{"id":207095,"date":"2022-12-17T01:32:40","date_gmt":"2022-12-16T20:02:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/?p=207095"},"modified":"2022-12-17T01:32:40","modified_gmt":"2022-12-16T20:02:40","slug":"not-1962-but-strategy-missing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/2022\/12\/17\/not-1962-but-strategy-missing\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Not 1962’, but strategy missing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tawang Face-Off<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\nBy Insaf<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\u201cIt\u2019s not 1962 anymore.\u201d An assertion by Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Tuesday last should bolster confidence at least among his people, after the attempt by Chinese troopsto unilaterally change the LAC in the State\u2019s Yangtse valley of Tawang sector. In a micro blogging site, he wrote: \u201cYangtseis under my Assembly constituency (Mukto) and every year I meet the army jawans and villagers of the area\u2026 It\u2019s not 1962 anymore. If anyone tries to transgress, our brave soldiers will give a befitting reply\u2026 they don\u2019t reply to raining of bricks with mere sticks, they do so with iron rods.\u201d This after, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh informed Parliament that the \u201cIndian troops bravely thwarted the Chinese PLA attempt and there were no fatalities or serious casualties to the Indian troops\u2026The ensuing face off led to a physical scuffle in which the Indian Army bravely prevented the PLA from transgressing into our territory and compelled them to return to their posts\u2026\u201d Be that as it may, national security and defence experts seek more \u2013 a clear vision and animpressive strategy to deal with the China challenge, instead of merely reacting to each crisis as it emerges.The recent clash took place two-and-a-half years after the toxic encounter between the two sides in the Galwan Valley, Ladakh in June 2020.The border face-off may have been managed for now, but in the long run Delhi needs to resolve the border issue with a belligerent Beijing, which is determined to pursue its territorial claims along the disputed border.Nagging insecurity among local populace in Arunachal and Ladakh needs to be effectively removed. It\u2019s not asking for too much!<\/p>\n

Bihar\u2019s Hooch Tragedy
\nThe hooch tragedy in Bihar again puts the spotlight on Chief Minister Nitish Kumar\u2019s prohibition policy. Will he rethink or remain cussed? The death of 26 people in Saran area on Wednesday last, expectedly triggered a slugfest between the Opposition BJP and ruling Mahagathbandhan in the Assembly. The latter demanding compensation to family members of the victims. But Nitish was firm \u201cJo piyega woh marega\u00a0(those who drink spurious alcohol will die),\u201d and said the policy \u201cwasn\u2019t my personal wish but a response to cries of women.\u201d His deputy, Tejaswi said BJP \u201cshould remember that Bihar has witnessed many hooch deaths while it was in power. Many of its own leaders have also been accused of involvement in illicit liquor trade. It shouldn\u2019t make hypocritical noises but cooperate with government which is making honest efforts to curb liquor consumption.\u201d In the haranguing match, Nitish\u2019s former political strategist Prashant Kishor\u2019s reaction is worth a mention: Bihar, he said \u201chas become a laughing stock because of prohibition. The law doesn\u2019t deserve any review but should be repealed forthwith. It\u2019s high time all political parties, be it Nitish Kumar, the BJP which shared power with him for years, and RJD\u2019s Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav, gave up their hypocrisy and took a decision without worrying about votes.\u201d Point well made, but will it be taken?<\/p>\n

Centre & Border Row
\nEmbarrassed with the border-row escalating in two of its States, Karnataka and Maharashtra, BJP top brass has had to step in. On Wednesday last, Union Home Minister Amit Shah asked Chief Ministers Basavaraj Bommai and Eknath Shinde to set up a six-member joint ministerial panel to address issues and not make any claims till Supreme Court gives its verdict. The issue, he chastised \u2018can\u2019t be settled on the streets but only through constitutional means.\u2019 This after violence erupted in Belgavi and adjoining regions of Karnataka last week. Further, a committee is to be set up under an IPS officer to maintain law and order and peaceful passage of people, transport and goods from one state to another. More so, after Maharashtra is peeved over Bommai ordering his officers in Belgavi to \u201cprevent visit of its ministers\u201d to the region. So far so good. However, Shah\u2019s political skills at a rapprochement between the two sides will be on test as to the insinuation that the \u2018Centre should play a role of the facilitator and not appear to favour any particular State.\u2019Fadnavis said there have been instances in the past when Karnataka had alleged that the Centre had favoured Maharashtra. He said Maharashtra too had claimed that an affidavit filed by the Centre in the Supreme Court in 2014 appeared to favour Karnataka.Will Supreme Court bail of the BJP and its warring factions?<\/p>\n

DMK\u2019s \u2018Rising Son\u2019
\nThe actor-producer-turned-politician Udhayanidhi Stalin can be said to be the DMK\u2019s \u201cRising Son.\u201d His induction as Minister of Youth Welfare and Sports Development in Tamil Nadu cabinet on Wednesday last, by father and Chief Minister M K Stalin has opposition AIADMK charging its rival of surpassing the Congress in family-based politics. But Stalin\u2019s line of succession as laid out or criticism about \u2018family rule\u2019 or \u2018dynasty rule\u2019is not new to Indian politics. Various chief ministers and leaders have inducted their sons into positions of power. Be that as it may, Udhayanidhi\u2019s induction was expected post Assembly polls May 2021and it comes through as he retires from films. And now that Stalin has gone through the formality, sealed future debates within the patty, the message is crystal clear\u2014 it\u2019s time for GenNext to be groomed for take over. The big question, however, is how Udhayanidhi will win over sides and come of his own without hurting others and himself. He will have to prove himself as a good administrator and that is a challenge. Perhaps, he will start by inducting his own team but work with existing ones. Social media is already dubbing him as deputy CM! But as Stalin said \u2018There is only so much I or any father can do, that too inside the party. It is for the voters to decide whether they want a particular person in power or not.\u2019 Time will tell.<\/p>\n

Students\u2019 Suicide
\nThe alleged suicide of three students taking coaching for NEET at a center in Kota, Rajasthan has put the spotlight on the larger and \u2018grave issue\u2019 of human rights, according to National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). Taking suo moto notice of the two separate incidents within 12 hours, the NHRC has sent notices to Rajasthan government, Union secretary of higher education, and chairperson, National Medical Commission. It particularly observed the grueling pressure that teenagers face \u2018at private institutes in the city for limited seats in pursuing technical and medical education.\u2019 In its opinion there\u2019s need to \u2018regulate private coaching institutes\u2019. For these are \u2018charging a very hefty amount. Students, from across the country, are staying in hostels\/paying guest houses with a high expectation of success\u2026\u201d Oft heard with no action! Incidentally, Kota has become a hub of private coaching centres for aspirants of NEET. The NHRC has asked the three authorities to spell out a regulatory mechanism to control private coaching institutions, a National Action Plan of a proportional increase of seats and initiating some progressive and student-friendly mechanism to get success in NEET, among other issues. Will it percolate down to a concrete roadmap or just another futile exercise? \u2014 INFA<\/p>\n

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Tawang Face-Off By Insaf \u201cIt\u2019s not 1962 anymore.\u201d An assertion by Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Tuesday last should bolster confidence at least among his people, after the attempt by Chinese troopsto unilaterally change the LAC in the State\u2019s Yangtse valley of Tawang sector. In a micro blogging site, he wrote: \u201cYangtseis under […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-207095","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-features"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207095","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=207095"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207095\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=207095"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=207095"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=207095"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}