1-31 October 2021; issue 3:10

Quad as expected, has shown a resolve to keep the indo-pacific ‘Free and Open for maritime activities’ for all. They also expressed resolve on various types of cooperation within the group. There were no mentions of going for any security cooperation or expanding the Quad membership to the other stakes-holders. These were on the expected lines and there is no reason to be pessimistic. The Quad has just taken some shape with its objectives not yet formalized in the form of a document. Many rounds of consultations will have to take place before a ‘charter of objectives’ is made and signed by the respective State Heads. The possibility of limited security cooperation cannot be ruled out in future.

The recent Chinese forays in to the Indian territories in Uttarakhand is a matter to be worried about. It shows that Chinese expansionism mindset continues. There is no reason to disbelieve that such intrusions will continue in future too, at other places too. Hence, India has to be proactive in its approach. Some such measures of Diplomatic, Military and Economic actions are suggested in this article.

Congress party of India is in the news of prominence for all wrong reasons…that Navjot Sidhu resigned as Punjab Congress president…that Kanhaiya Kumar has shun his allegiance to Communist and the representative of “Bharat ke Tukde” gang joined the Congress party amidst fanfare…that Jignesh Mewani, the hero of Gujrat sex scandal and strong player of caste card joined the Congress party…and that some senior Congress leaders expressed strong resentment of Kanhaiya and Jignesh being admitted in to the party.

While environmentalists the world over are rightly concerned about the climate changes, very few are aware of the multiple holes that the heavier and mightier rockets and missiles are drilling in our atmosphere as explained above. All super-powers and space agencies involved with space explorations would like to see these issues be swept under the carpet for as long as possible. Time has come when all activists of environment must come together and take effective steps unitedly so as to make our Earth, the only inhabitable planet to the best of our knowledge in the cosmos, a safer place to live. None should be allowed to damage the atmospheric cover of the Earth.

The tainted political leadership need hajmola to digest their wrong-doings

कई राज्यों में चुनाव का मौसम मॉनसून की तरह ही आने वाला है। वर्षाऋतु की प्रतीक्षा मनुष्यों के अलावे अन्य जीव-जंतुओं तथा पेड़ पौधों को भी होती है।मृतप्राय या ग्रीष्म की सख्त गर्मी की ताप से व्याकुल जीवनदायी ऋतु धरती के कण कण में नवजीवन का संचार करती है। शिकार और शिकारी जीवों की सक्रियता जीवनचक्र तथा प्रकृति के संतुलन को बनाये रखने के लिए वर्षा ऋतु अत्यंत आवश्यक होता है ।

The UN Human Rights Council has gradually drifted away from being a true representative of the world populace to a biased body of fewer power blocks. The UNHRC representation is highly flawed with large population being ignored. A nation having 140 Cr population and another having just few thousand, cannot be justified having one vote each in the UNHRC. All religions and cultures must find representation. The power blocks within the council significantly influence their actions. Islamic nations seem to have gained undue advantages.