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United States wages war in Afghanistan –“Come on now, you all have seen him hide WMDs, Right?”

Tensions mounting between North and South Korea –“You sank my Battleship”.

High level of distrust between India and Pakistan – “India in Afghanistan to attack us. I Knew it!!”
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Pakistan indirectly wages war in Afghanistan and in its own Borders- “Hey we are doing something , Aright? Back off!!

India and Maoists- “You slap me I blow you up”

Britain in Afghanistan Fighting Terrorists – “Ok USA, We have nothing else to do so might as well…”

India in Afghanistan –“hey I am trying to help my friend America here"

China breaches India border line-They were feeling left out.

Israel and Gaza – have they ever not fought in existence?

So these are some of the news (or mostly what one sees) on a day to day basis. People or rather countries on the verge of fighting or in the battle ground already. One thing that the war in Afghanistan has made clear to the world is that you cannot have your cake and eat it too. USA or rather Bush and now Obama at the moment, are yet to taste the icing.
Though most of the fighting is for World Peace, is it going anywhere? Are people feeling more secure, safe and are people really free?

One thing is for certain; all of the countries fighting Terror Groups in Afghanistan may have reduced the number of terrorist attacks but have not yet figured out how to stop them once and for all. It’s not easy but sometimes I feel in this age of technology and countries possessing so much military strength and financial backing , still find it difficult to track down one person responsible for almost everything bad going on in this world.

Countries have not only started to panic for obvious reasons but are going into overdrive. No one feels safe anymore. People live in some countries not knowing if they will see another day alive. It can no longer be termed as ‘Fear’; it has unfortunately become a way of life.

You might have seen the movie “A Wednesday” where naseeruddin shah plays the role of a normal middle class person, who takes on the government’s lenient approach to terrorists and in turn blows them up. That movie has triggered many discussions whether people termed as terrorists deserve to have rights. Recently the lone terrorist involved in the Times Square Plot has clearly shunned all ideas that America after 9 11 , in spite of beefing up security 1000 fold , still can be penetrated and with ease. He unfortunately being a citizen of USA was given rights which for reasons unknown were waived by him.

As tony stark(iron man) once said “Peace means having a bigger stick than the other guy”, holds true to what all countries feel like.
I often wonder, do the people who are on the other side know what they do are bad? Because just how we feel they are bad and we are good, they may feel that we are bad and they are good!

Terrorism remains to be the most sensitive and dangerous form of all problems the world faces at this moment. This can very much trigger a war that will see countries take sides. Hardly have I felt the terrorists are acting on their own. We may not know much but there are powerful people and countries backing them. It’s not possible for so many people to go unnoticed unless there was someone more powerful than them shielding their every move. Unfortunately you can’t go around pointing at people when you don’t have enough proof.

People will go to any length to seek a possible solution to the worlds never ending problems. But bear in mind that these problems are not ordinary and they require not only time but also a lot of money, people and commitment to continue the fight until the end. After the first war against weapons of mass destruction happened, people were happy momentarily, but the glaring fact remains that the war has not yet been won, it has just started.

I fail to see what solutions we can achieve with the direction this world is heading to. Not only are we fighting against certain groups but we are fighting against time too. We may very well win the war on terrorism some day but at what cost? It still remains to be seen.

Rather than trying to grab headlines with what little progress countries seem to be making in their own respective fights. I doubt we will see a day when everything stops and people promote life, more than anything else.

Me being mostly skeptical about what I just said above,believe that unless you have the most biggest powerful weapon that human kind has ever known, will the world actually take notice of you and do as you say.

For some the weapon might just be Love.

But again being skeptical of what I just said it has been proved that “Fear is more powerful than Love”.

Perfect Harmony amidst Total Chaos

Land of so many things, it’s hard to keep up or take note of. But there’s always something happening here, some good things but mostly bad. India has in more ways than one, again has raised its rather confused head and is eyeing the top spot in the world while still missing the bigger picture.

I was thinking for quite some time about some of the events happening, it is very surprising to witness how the govt seems to be tacking the naxal problems while being totally clueless about how to really reach a possible peaceful solution. Sometimes it’s good that there is democracy here, but when so many people are involved it’s very difficult to understand who is actually running the show.

While all these political games are being played India’s biggest threat is not from terrorists anymore it is undoubtedly the naxal problem and this may continue to drag India down from reaching the top spot.
We see so much development in some areas and cities and not an ounce of it in most places. People fail to understand that unless everything is developed, unless people are educated with basic stuff, India cannot move forward. I don’t doubt we are being eyed by other countries as being hesitant to come here and setup businesses as many have taken the risk of doing it and have been dealing with unthinkable problems. In the longer run, we as a developing country will stagnate and not see any progress at all; come to think of it we have been a “Developing Country” for quite some time now.

With success comes its own weird set of problems and it’s the Indian public that is facing the heat. Consider the recent Plane crash in Mangalore, no sooner that it happened the airways minister put in his resignation. It does not make sense for someone who needs to step up and figure out what exactly happened than to turn his back and run. This is where I don’t like democracy; there are so many people who have no work but to drag others down. It’s one thing doing your job and it’s quite another fighting all the time trying to keep it. We tend to see this in all aspects of work even though it may not be as serious as dealing with lives like few organizations do.

Come to think of it no place is perfect and people are learning to live and take each day as it comes, rather sad way to live though but like one says its lonely at the top, might as well enjoy all the company and comforts one has before it gets too complicated.
And for all those who wish to see the real India, you will find us living in "perfect harmony amidst total chaos".