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ISIS-Khurasan on Indian Frontyard

Afghans awoke on last week to a country with absent U.S. forces. The future of the country is uncertain with Taliban 's harsh ideology — one that restricts women from education and employment, and metes out swift justice to anyone who breaches the group's harsh interpretation of Islamic law. ISIS-Khorasan Rise of ISIS-K But trust me, Talibans look moderate compared to the new menace in this accursed land of anarchy, the ISIS-K . This menance has reared its ugly backside with a loud fart as the terrorist attack on Kabul airport that took lives for over a dozen US marines, tens of Taliban fighters, and dozens of innocent Afghan citizens.  Afghanistan has long been a base for radical Islamist movements from Mujaheideens to Taliban. Isis-K was formed by members of A l-Qaeda ’s Pakistan branch as well as defectors from the Taliban and the Haqqani network, an ultra radicalgroup. The K refers to Khorasan , an area encompassing NW Pakistan, Afghanistan, central Asia, Southern Iran an...

Farmer's Turban

  Ninja Policeman in India charging on 80 year old Farmer Something is morally wrong with the image of a young Indian policeman wearing protective guards and helmet hitting an 80 year old unarmed farmer during the farmers protest against the now publically tarnished farm bills. The policemen is demonstrating his trained skills to subdue the comman man with brute force.  So, whats wrong with this picture? Authoritarian oppresssion displayed in this picture reminds me of the 1907 ballad of defiance penned over a century ago to inspire farmers against the expoitive policies of the British. Punjab farmers who have dig in their heels against Centre at Delhi’s borders are experiencing the same oppression, propoganda, and malice sadly from their own government in an independent India.  The similarities between the two historical events is astounding and worth a discussion here. Farmers from Punjab, Haryna, and Western UP feel that farm laws passed by Indian parliament will ult...

Educated Assessment of India's Farm Bill

  Farmer's Protest in Delhi The Farm Bills 2020 is a combination of three agricultural bills passed by Indian Parliament in September 2020. These three bills are: Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill Three farm bills are expected to create a major impact on Indian agriculture and agro-trade and will change the way India's farmers do business. When farm bills passed, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called the passage of the bills a 'watershed' moment.These contentious bills have sparked protests by farmers in Punjab, Haryana, and Western UP. Lets take a deep breath and analyze the situation by studying the content of the bills as well as articulating the concerns of the farmers in a logical way. But what qualifies me to make this assessment? Brought up in the agro-industry base of the sugar belt in Western UP, ...