"Root cause of terrorism"
Ref:- India should endeavour to solve Kashmir and Israel / Palestine problem in true spirit of secularism with Obama in White House.
By this time the government of India must have realized (after misleading vociferous support of world community in the aftermath of November 26, 2008 Mumbai terrorist attack has fizzled out as is evident from December 23, 2008 media coverage of statements of Interpol Chief and White House spokesman) that India's claim - that "Root cause of terrorism" doctrine has become irrelevant in view of post 9/11 world community's stand where "terrorism of every type" is to be condemned and fought irrespective of its root causes - is merely an exercise in delusion.
India is gradually and painfully realizing that Obama's threat of first solving Kashmir problem before India is allowed to say anything against Pakistan is not a mere rhetoric but an assertion of "Root cause of terrorism" doctrine and India will have to gird itself up for this challenge.
But India cannot face this challenge by merely trying either to shelve or to solve the Kashmir problem. India will have to endeavour to also contribute as a member of world community (especially in this age of globalisation) to solve the chronic Israel/Palestine problem which has gravely affected the entire world and also the neighbourhood of India including Afghanistan, Iraq war (with its implications also in the Kashmir problem and terrorism in India).
For this India may do the following:-
(1)- As for the Kashmir solution, India may best leave it to the political acumen of Obama to solve this problem.
(2)- For resolving the Israel / Palestine issue--
(i)- Being a secular country India should ask the world and especially the Christian world and the USA/UK and its allies (who have unnecessarily created this conflict by assuming that the followers of two religions cannot live peacefully in one county) that if Hindus and Muslims are expected to live together peacefully and cordially in India, then why Jews and Muslims cannot live together in one country.
(ii)- India should further ask the world community why Jews and Muslims are being forced to live separately in two countries (Israel for Jews and Palestine for Muslims).
(iii)- India should not only press this line of argument at all international forums and do vigorous canvassing & campaigning to propagate this line of argument in favour of genuine secularism but should also endeavour so that the world community ensure that Jews and Muslims live in one country Israel - Palestine.
India has to realize that unless India shows mirror to the Christian world and the USA and its allies regarding their hypocrisy and lack of integrity about secularism, India and the world at large can neither be free from terrorism, nor from many other problems being faced by South Asia.
Fortunately, Obama seems to be a man of integrity and if India conducts this campaign for genuine secularism wisely then it can be proud of immensely contributing to solving a complex problem being faced by mankind, namely the Israel /Palestine dispute.
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