Thursday, December 10, 2015

In The News (20)



China spurs Narendra Modi’s pivot to Washington
The world’s largest democracy needs the investment of the most advanced one
Barack Obama’s pivot to Asia has had a bad press. The moment the US president uttered the phrase, the Middle East demanded closer attention. ...... the power of geoeconomics. .... Indians may buy German engineering and French jets but, in the game of great power politics, Europe is a bit-part player. The serious rumination is reserved for China and the US: the first viewed as a threat, the second, sotto voce, as an indispensable ally......

Modi has been nothing if not energetic on the international stage.

....... Modi does not lack ambition. It has become a commonplace to call the 21st the Pacific century. He wants to change that. We should be talking of

the Indo-Pacific century

. ...... ..India is now growing faster than a slowing China. And while China is getting older, India’s demography promises the energy of youth. Fair enough, but the Indian economy is only a fraction of the size of the Chinese economy. Catching up demands decent infrastructure, foreign investment and cutting-edge technologies. And lots of it.......

Xi’s One Belt, One Road strategy is calculated to make China the pre-eminent Eurasian power

..... For Delhi, the reopening of the silk routes to Europe and the Chinese push into the Indian Ocean feel like encirclement .... China is an untapped source of investment and infrastructure know-how. Yet Beijing’s ambitions also provide the context for the deepening of Delhi’s ties with Japan and Australia and the building of new relationships with Vietnam, the Philippines and Indonesia. The thread through these networks is the quest for a counterweight to an assertive Beijing..... India will always be ambivalent about the US. Part of it still hankers for the “strategic autonomy” that came with leadership of the nonaligned movement during the cold war. Visceral pride says India can never be a junior partner in a US-led alliance system. The historically close relationship with Russia also matters; the habit of close collaboration with Moscow has outlasted the collapse of communism.....

Yet the world’s largest democracy needs the investment and defence equipment that only the world’s most advanced democracy can offer.

.... Nehru once remarked that foreign policy is the outcome of economic policy. He was right ..... After decades as a big nation with a small worldview, Mr Modi’s India is shaping up as a nation set on remaking Asia’s balance of power.
दिल्ली धाउनु सिल्लिपन : झलनाथ खनाल (भिडियो)
सीमा क्षेत्रका एफएम रेडियोहरुबाट अत्यन्तै भ्रामक समाचार : माधव नेपाल
पाटन औद्योगिक क्षेत्रबाट सिके राउतका पर्चा बरामद, एकजना प्रहरी नियन्त्रणमा



मधेस आन्दोलन जारी रहन्छ : मधेसी मोर्चा, आमहड्ताललाई नाकाबन्दी भनिएको हो : महन्थ ठाकुर
राजेन्द्र महतोले भने, ‘कोही पहाडी पनि मधेस झर्दा आफ्नो जमिन साथैमा लिएर नआएको यथार्थ हो । मधेसको जमिन मधेस प्रदेशमै रहनुपर्छ ।’
असफल संविधानको यथार्थ
कुनै समूहको बर्चस्वको निरन्तरताको लागि समय एक्काइसौं शताब्दीबाट सत्रौं वा अठारौं शताब्दीमा जान सक्दैन।
अक्षय–अभिषेकले यसरी उडाए दिपिकालाई



साँस्कृतिक राज्य र राजनीतिक राज्य
सन् १९७०/८० को दसकमा नेविसंघका कार्यक्रममा आउने मान्छेहरु खुट्टामा चप्पल लगाएका हुन्थे । ..... त्यसबेला नेविसंघको कार्यक्रममा किताब, कापी र कलम नबोक्ने एक जना पनि हुँदैन थिए । त्यो यहाँ देखिएन । तर अहिले फोन चाहिँ सबैसँग रहेछ । ..... त्यसबेला महिला विद्यार्थीहरु कम थिए, ४० वर्ष पछि पनि त्यस्तै देखियो । यो दु:खलाग्दो कुरा हो । .... कुनै पार्टीसँग सम्बन्ध नभएकोले मलाई माले, मसाले, मण्डले सबैले बोलाउँछन् । उनीहरुको कार्यक्रममा गए भने हरेक वक्ताको बोल्ने, विचार दिने शैली एउटै हुन्छ, तलदेखि माथिको तहसम्म उही भनाई हुन्छ । कांग्रेस अथवा नेविसंघ वा तरुण दलका भने फरक हुन्छन् । हरेक वक्ताले फरक बोल्छन् । ..... महाभारतमा एउटा कथा छ । महाभारतमा कौरवहरुको विनाश भयो, पाण्डवहरु पनि विनास भए ।

महाभारतको युद्धमा सबैभन्दा बलियो निस्किए, यादवहरु ।

...... गुजरात, द्धापरका यादव अब छैनन् भन्दा हुन्छ । यादवहरु अहिले भारतको उत्तरप्रदेश, बिहार र हाम्रो मधेसमा छन् । तर गुजरातमा वंश नाश भएर गयो । त्यो एउटा सानो दम्भबाट आएको गल्तीले भएको थियो । .... हुन त गिरिजालाई पढेका मान्छे भनेर मानिदैन । तर, उनको राजनीतिक समझ ज्यादै राम्रो थियो । उनको सुचनाको स्रोत व्यापक थिए । आजभोलीका नेताको सुचनाको स्रोत कम छन् । फेसबुक हेरे पुग्छ, गाउँमा आफ्ना काका छन्, निर्वाचन क्षेत्र हेर्ने एउटा मुनिम छ, उसँग कुरा गरे भइहाल्छ भन्छन् । हाम्रा नेताहरु आफ्ना आसेपासेका कुराबाहेक नसुन्ने । कान र नाक बन्द राख्ने र मुखमात्र चलाउने छन्, अहिलेका हाम्रा नेताहरु । ..... एउटै भाषामा समाहित गर्नुपर्छ भने दोस्रो विश्वयुद्धमा जितेको अमेरिका, बेलायत, फ्रान्स थुप्रैको पहिचान एउटै बनाउनु पर्छ भन्ने थियो । बहुपहिचानले राष्ट्र कमजोर हुन्छ भने विचारधारा आएको थियो । .....

सन् १९९० भन्दा अघि उनलाई भेट्न कोही जादैन थिए, म जान्थें ।

त्यसपछि उनकामा ताँती लाग्न थाल्यो, मलाई त्यसो गरि भेट्न मन कहिल्यै लागेन । ........ जसरी कांग्रेसले समाजवादलाई पोलेर खायो, प्रजातन्त्रलाई पनि पोलेर खायो । राष्ट्रियतालाई पोलेर खाने हो कि भन्ने जोखिम चाहिँ उत्पन्न हुन्छ । त्यो मधेसवादीसँग भएको सम्झौता नेपालको राष्ट्रियता जोगाउने अवसर हो । त्यो अवसरलाई दूर्भाग्यबस सुशील कोइरालाले बुझ्न सकेनन् । ..... सन् १९९० मा गिरिजाले भनेका थिए यही टुँडिखेलबाट– प्रजातन्त्रमा कसैको हार हुँदैन, यो पञ्चहरुको पनि जित हो । यो संविधान जारी गर्दा सुशीलले कस्तो घोषणा गरिदिए भने– यो पञ्चेहरुको मात्रै जित हो । अरु यो देशमा छैन । ..... हामी विद्यार्थी हुँदाखेरि माले, मसाले, मण्डले भन्थें, ‘अनि नेविसंघहरु के त ?’ यिनीहरु कमाले हुन् । सन् १९६०/७० को दसकमा नेविसंघमा लाग्ने कमाले हुन् । बाटोमा, भीडमा नदेखिने तर कलेजमा चुनावको निर्वाचनमा जित्ने । ..... कांग्रेस यो संविधानमा कायम भयो भने प्रजापरिषद हुन्छ । देश पञ्चहरुलाई बुझाइदिएको हो । कांग्रेस अराष्ट्रिय तत्व हुँदा प्रजापरिषद् राष्ट्रवादी तत्व थियो । त्यही स्थितिमा पुग्ने हो । .....

बढे–बढे साहित्यकारले के भन्छन् भने, अछामको एउटा नेपालीको घरमा पुग्दा नेपाल आए जस्तै भयो । तर सुगामा (जनकपुर) सीके लालको घरमा पुग्दा विदेश पुगे जस्तै भो ।

..... म एउटा नाम चलेका पत्रकारसँग कार्यक्रममा जनकपुरमा थिए । चीतवनमा उनले भनेका थिए, ‘मेरो विद्यालयका हेडमस्टर यतैतिरका हुन् । तर उनी नेपाली होइनन्, तपाईजस्तै हो ।’ उनी जनकपुरको मान्छे । नागरिकताबिना त हेडमास्टर हुन पाउने नियम पहिले नै हटेको थियो । घर जनकपुरमा छ, जनकपुर त भारतमा पर्दैन । पछि थाहा भयो हेडमास्टर मेरै दाई पर्ने रहेछन् । मैले पछि भनिदिए, ‘उनी मेरा दाई रहेछन्, नेपाली होइन रहेछन् ।’ ..... भुटानका नेपाली भाषी नेपाली हुने । अमेरिकामा ३ लाख नेपाली छन् । तीमध्ये भुटानका शरणार्थी एक लाख, भारतका नेपाली मूलका एक लाख, नेपालका नेपालीहरु एक लाख । मधेसी ३०/४० हजार गनिदैनन् । किनभने नेपाली कार्यक्रम हुन्छ, त्यो राजनीतिक प्रकृतिको हुँदैन, त्यो साँस्कृतिक प्रकृतिको हुन्छ । दसैंमा मधेसीले टिका लगाउँदैन ।
Four Bodies In Elmhurst
Google Fiber superfast Internet service may come to Chicago
Google's super-fast Internet service could come to Los Angeles
Nepal solution lies in honest search for effective federalism
Shyam Saran: Nepal treads a perilous path
We don’t get to see our face in Nepali identity: Mahanta Thakur
We don't get to see our face in the Nepali identity. Nor do they accept us. They dub us Indians, call us Bihari, raddi kaghaz, khaali botal, sir par gamchha, o Bihari bhaiya, o Madheshi bhaiya. Bhaiya literally means brother, but they mean pejoratively.
Madhesis reject Nepal’s package
The Madhesi leaders said that though they had a good meeting with Ms. Swaraj at the Hyderabad House, they remained unconvinced about Nepal’s sincerity. “Kamal Thapa has proposed a three-step solution package and suggested that the issue of creation of a federal united province of Madhes will be discussed in a committee after three months. Mr. Thapa is trying to deceive us because the issue of a Madhesi province has already been suggested by two different committees that were set up earlier. There is absolutely no need to set up a new committee. The government needs to set up the province of Madhes with all due rights and safeguards for the Madhesi people of Nepal,” Mr. Mahato said. ...... “India should understand that the blockade of Birgunj border trade post is not engineered by the leadership but by the lakhs of Madhesi people who have faced continuous humiliation in the hands of the Nepali elite,” said Mr. Mahato, emphasising that soon upon going back to Nepal, the UMDF delegation will sit with Madhesi protesters to ensure that the blockade at Birgunj is not allowed to be broken by the Nepali police forces.


Abe likely to unveil Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project
a Rs. 98,000-crore loan for the ultra modern high-speed train project.
मोर्चाका नेताको भारत भ्रमणपछि के हुन सक्छ !
Donald Trump’s surge is all about less-educated Americans
दिल्ली सामु घुँडा टेक्यो ओली सरकार : कर्ण
भर्‍याङमुनि साप पालेका थियौं, टोक्छ भन्ने थाहा थियो: राजेन्द्र पाण्डे
भ्रष्टाचारी प्रमाणित गर्न लोकमानलाई एमाले नेताको चुनौती
Nitish Kumar welcomes PM Narendra Modi's Bihar package of Rs 1.25 lakh crore, demands its implemention
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today for the first time welcomed the Prime Minister's Bihar package of Rs 1.25 lakh crore and the additional investment of Rs 40,000 crore, and demanded their sincere implementation for development of the state. .... Kumar stressed that no politics should be played in the state's development and said the construction of National Highway (NH), electricity generation through Ultra Mega Power Projects (UMPP) and other schemes would go a long way in fulfilling the state's aspiration for infrastructure. ..... Brushing aside interruptions by Leader of Opposition Prem Kumar who wanted him to announce bonus for paddy procurement and speak on law and order situation, Kumar completed his 75-minute speech on his dedication to the state's development through implementation of his seven-point commitment with an investment of Rs 2.70 lakh crore over the next five years. ...... the state goverment will provide electricity to all households by next year and also supply water through pipeline. ..... He said that the state government will construct pucca roads in habitats with populations of 250 and connect pathways within villages with concrete roads so that people do not have to soil their legs while going from one place to another as was the case in the rural areas now. ..... Hailing the NITI Ayog report which stated that Bihar registered 17.6 per cent growth rate in 2014-15, the highest among all states, the Chief Minister said that he will not be satisfied till the state makes over eight per cent contribution to the country's GDP. ..... Bihar's contribution to the national GDP has increased in recent years reaching 3.39 per cent last fiscal, but it was still small and the state must contribute 8.2 per cent to the GDP to showcase its development, the Chief Minister said.
Guessing game on over Narendra Modi-Nitish Kumar meeting
"We expect a meeting with former PM HD Deve Gowda and take his consent on using wheel, instead of arrow, as the JD(U) symbol"
भारतले नाकावन्दी खोल्ने कमल थापाको सूचना झुठो भएको खुलासा
भारतीय राजदुतले धम्क्याएपछि मधेस आन्दोलन स्थगित गरेका थियौं- जे पी गुप्ता
A Modi-Made Disaster Hits Nepal Hard
Ravindra Patil a ‘wholly unreliable’ witness, says HC; verdict tomorrow
The Judge observed that the evidence of Patil was doubtful because he had made improvements in his version later when his statement was recorded.
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday doubted the evidence of Ravindra Patil, former police bodyguard of Bollywood star Salman Khan and witness in the 2002 hit-and-run case, observing that he was “wholly unreliable.” ...... Salman, however, challenged the admissibility of the statement and said the witness was not available to him for cross-examination and contended that the trial court had erred in accepting this piece of evidence.
Terai people form 51% of population, hold mere 2.5% jobs in civil services: Upendra Yadav

In The News (19)

Google: We have proof that our quantum computer really works
The company's new algorithm could hold the key to next-gen AI
Google and NASA Hope Lightning-Fast Computers Will Unlock the Secrets of Nature
Quantum computers can perform about 100 million times faster than today’s machines.
Dev partners urge Nepal to speed up anti-graft efforts
Thomas Piketty to India’s Elite: ‘Learn From History’
How Germany Reacted to Angela Merkel as TIME’s Person of the Year
Angela Merkel
US intelligence community wants to help IBM crack quantum computing
Politics In Hawaii Threatens To End Astronomy As We Know It
China Pakistan Relations
4 Ways China Can Become a Global Governance Leader
Steps China can take to remake itself into a leader on global governance issues.
While China used to be the leader of the third world during the Cold War era, China’s overall capabilities meant that it could not provide an alternative model of development for other developing countries. But things are changing now. Today’s China is marching (slowly) toward superpower status and this means that it is in a much better position to help other developing countries achieve their own national dreams. ......

Without a stable and peaceful domestic environment, it is simply impossible for these developing countries to focus on their economic development.

..... China can export its own rich experiences in establishing an effective bureaucratic system for other developing countries. In other words, China can make so-called “failed states” work again. ..... a golden opportunity for developing countries to climb out of their resource traps and create new industries that center around knowledge, abetted by the Internet ...... The simple reality of global finance is that developing countries are receiving too little capital from the developed world. ...... This isn’t a result of the lack of capital, because there is abundant capital around the world. The key issue is that capital owners in the developed world are not willing to risk their investments in most developing countries due to all kinds of political, social, and economic uncertainties. ...... a broader democratization of international relations.
Asia's "Cold Peace": China and India's Delicate Diplomatic Dance
the shadow of a militarized border dispute was never far away. ..... Unexplained Chinese military activity on the disputed border is likely to leave many Indians thinking more about perfidy than partnership. If it was meant to signal disapproval about Modi’s openness to strategic partnership with Shinzo Abe’s Japan, it will probably instead bring Delhi and Tokyo closer. .......... Just days after the summit, when there should have been a diplomatic afterglow, there was an aftertaste of anxiety. .......

Indians are accustomed to a pattern of apparent Chinese provocations on the eve of high-level meetings—as if to remind India of its place.

Last year, a prolonged incident was resolved before Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrived in Delhi. Months later, another took place before former Prime Minister Singh went to Beijing, testing his policy of restraint. This one was different: it began before Xi arrived, eased only towards the end of his visit, and resumed with a fresh “incursion” into contested territory within 48 hours of his departure...... Xi Jinping’s recent warnings to the People’s Liberation Army about “absolute loyalty” and heeding his command had something to do with the Indian border standoff. ..... Xi Jinping has been successful in deepening his control over the PLA and other of China’s potentially errant security ‘actors’. ......

Despite all their commonalities, including proximity, great civilizational legacies and the shared challenge of lifting the welfare and dignity of billion-plus populations, China and India had bizarrely little to do with one another.

...... China became India’s largest trading partner ...... transcend past differences and focus pragmatically on development. ..... Modi .. has a large democratic mandate and is in a position to do deals. He appears to be guided by a strong sense of the national interest and can’t be outflanked on the right in mainstream Indian politics. If any Indian leader is going to be in a position to sell the Indian public a compromise with China on the border issue, it will be Modi. ......

Any effort to improve relations between Asia’s two rising giants is a net gain for global order and human welfare.

..... the two men, who between them influence the fates of more citizens than any previous two leaders in history ..... China announced intentions to direct $20 billion of investment into India and the establishment of special industrial parks in two of the country’s most dynamic states. ..... Tourism would be encouraged—Hindu pilgrims helped to visit Tibet, movies made and books translated—to ensure wider popular understanding between two great cultures. ...... The Myanmar-Bangladesh corridor was identified as a placed of shared economic opportunity. ..... China will support India’s full membership of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, once fairly much the preserve of China and Russia ..... for now it remains difficult to imagine the prospect of China and India extending their modest policy coordination on Afghanistan to a shared vision on Pakistan. .....

It’s easy to call the Indian-Chinese relationship a rivalry, only it isn't, not yet at least.

..... a deeply asymmetric relationship. India’s economy and military strength is a fraction of China’s, and the best India can hope for in strategic terms is a combination of resilience and deterrence .... A generous appraisal of Xi and Modi would suggest they are

like-minded technocrats, rightly impatient to strengthen their economies and societies.

Mountainside military maneuvers will only keep them from that lofty goal.


समस्या समाधान नभए सरकारमा नबस्ने : राप्रपा
जनकपुर बजार अब दैनिक केही घण्टाको लागि निर्धक्क भई खोल्न पाइने
विगत चार महिनादेखि बन्द रहेको जनकपुर बजार अब दैनिक केही घण्टाको लागि निर्धक्क भई खोल्न पाइने भएको छ । जनकपुर उद्योग वाणिज्य संघले जारी गरेको विज्ञप्ती अनुसार दिउँसो ३ बजेपछि बजार खोल्न पाईनेछ । ..... आन्दोलनरत्त पक्षसंग भएको भद्र सहमति अनुसार सम्पूर्ण उद्योगी व्यवसायीले दिउँसो ३ बजेपूर्व आन्दोलनका कार्यक्रमहरुमा सहभागी हुने र त्यसपछि पसल संचालन गर्ने पाउने संघका अध्यक्ष शिवशंकर साह हिराद्वारा हस्ताक्षरित विज्ञप्तीमा उल्लेख रहेको छ ।
केन्द्रिय गठबन्धनको निर्णयप्रति राष्ट्रिय मुस्लिम संघर्ष धनुषा गठबन्धनको कडा आपत्ति