Geopolitical Analysis

Sir, This refers to ‘Soft Power in place of gun…… etc, (The Hindu Nov. 26): US’ official and corporate frugal relief to the earthquake victims in Pakistan and PoK is a consolation to General Musharraf and a plus point for his deft handling of the US. However, notwithstanding all that has been said two things stand out clearly.. One is that a warmer bonhomie between the Pak President and the US will not reduce the intensity of hatred of Pak radicals towards the Americans. It will not prove effective in derailing the ultimate goal of the radicals — the vision of Greater Caliphate. The second result, already manifest, is that General Musharraf will intensify his pressures on Washington to force India for big concessions in Kashmir. That has already begun to happen and we saw that during his address to the recent meeting of the donor countries in Islamabad the General linked up Kashmir issue with October 8 earthquakes. Kashinath Pandita, 320, Jawaharnagar,T.T, Jammu- 180002, Pin 180002, Tele: 0191.2505161.

Sir, This has reference to ‘Women speak out’ (TH Nov 27 Magazine) – No culture is happy with pre-marital sex not even the primitive tribal cultures in Africa. Yet human nature being what it is, for some pre-marital sex could be an urge or a chance or a play of curiosity. In Britain 35 per cent school girls are reported to have had it, obviously safe one, because of high level of education, I think resentment from various quarters to what Khushboo said is not actually against the pre-marital sex but against trivializing highly personal and tender relationship among the youth of opposite gender. As regards Sania, she is born and brought up in a liberal Muslim family and atmosphere. That is why she has been unable to distinguish between a ‘liberal Muslim’ and a ‘good Muslim’ If she could she would better call herself a ‘liberal Muslim’ than a ‘good Muslim’. She received the hype of the press essentially for being a ‘liberal Muslim’. That would have helped the people to understand the logic of her endorsement of Khusboo’s views. Kashinath Pandita, 320-Jawaharnagar, TT., Jammu – 180002, Email: knpandita@yahoo.co.uk.

Dear Sir, ‘ Need to speak up against LeT’ (ToI Nov. 22) is a good analysis with a faulty conclusion. Through ideological orientation and the use of force the jihadis are struggling for the establishment of Islamic Caliphate. That concept is to be understood in the light of a highly corrupt, exploitative and detestable so-called democratic and pluralistic political system propagated by the west. The muscle power of Islam has made great achievements and more are in the offing. It played the crucial role in prompting the US to break up Soviet Union, the only real and effective threat to Islam. Having uprooted the communist state, Islamic activists are now dealing with the lesser “evil” viz. the US. Israel had to vacate the West Bank; India is beleaguered in Kashmir, Yugoslavia is broken and European Muslims have established their identity, Iran is theocratic, Afghanistan, the most backward of Islamic nations may prove the Achilles heel for the Americans, Indonesia’s boast of cultural diversity has been deflated, and in India regional potentates are wooing Muslims day in and day out to rule over them. Under the dispensation of proposed Islamic Caliphate Indians will get rid of the shameful political mess they are in. The world will be a much safer and much more peaceful place with Muslims holding the reins of power in most of the Eastern and Western countries. The Hindus, having had more than a thousand years of enslavement, can never shed their slavish mentality. Muslim who ruled the subcontinent for nearly eight centuries are gearing up to return to their past era of glory. K.N. Pandita, New Delhi.

Letter to the Editor, The Hindustan Times:

Sir, This is with to reference to ‘ Hitting a Roadblock’ (HT Oct. 2). Ambassador Yaghoubi of Iran has put his country’s position with remarkable lucidity keeping his cool. India and Iran both are democratic countries.
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By the former Director of the Centre of Central Asian Studies, Kashmir University: The Left and the opposition in the parliament have criticised the UPA government for voting against Iran in the recently held IAEA meeting. They have called it the reversal of India’s non-alignment policy. This was also the argument, which the Iranian government tried to sell to India on the eve of the voting.
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K.N. PANDITA writes in a Letter to the Editor in the Tribune of India on August 29, 2005:

New Delhi – This has reference to the report “Now a petro-cold war” (Aug 8). The US and its western partners would like to reduce their dependence on the Gulf energy supplies because of the Muslims’ growing opposition to American domination. But Central Asians are also Muslims and revivalist groups are not inactive there. The shift of emphasis from the Gulf to the Central Asian region, therefore, is not a viable solution.

The real solution is that of the West, including the US, changing its policy towards the Muslim world. The relationship has to be based on justice and equity, which will ensure viable working relationship between the West and the Muslims the world over.

Written to Asia Times, by K.N. Pandita:

NEW DELHI – Dear Sir, This is with reference to ‘Beyond Muslim condemnation of terrorism’ by Louay Safi (AT 5 August 2005). Some Muslim organizations have reacted against the brutality of London bombing. But that is not enough. It is the
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By K.N. Pandita – Supreme Court of India, the highest institution of justice in the country has delivered its judgement in the case of terrorist attack on the parliament. One of the accused has been given death sentence and the other one served ten years of rigorous imprisonment.
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by K.N.Pandita – In a letter to the Security Council Uzbek President Islam Karimov has demanded withdrawal of nearly 800 American troops from the Karshi-Khanabad air base close to Uzbekistan-Afghanistan border. It implies refusal of over flight rights to the Americans, and refuelling and emergency landing facilities.
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This is with reference to Irfan Hussain’s Pak should not be in denial over 7/7 (AA 28 July). If the writer had expanded the canvas of the psyche of Muslim diaspora to encompass their groups in a number of western countries and not only the UK, it would have made an excellent study for the scientists in the branches of sociology and psychology. There is more to the Muslim psyche than just the liberalism of British democratic system. I do not think most Muslims have emigrated to UK or the western countries just for the love of British democracy. The real discussion has to be about the basics of Islamic concept of it being the last religion brought by the last of the Prophets on earth.
Kashinath Pandita
28 July 2005

Letter to the Editor, The Kashmir Times, 22. July 2005, by K.N. Pandita:

Sir, this refers to the write-up ‘Azad or Soz (KT 22 July). Muftri Saeed will hand over to the Congress candidate
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Letter to the Editor of The Tribune, by K.N. Pandita, July 21, 2005 – Sir, This is with reference to your editorial ‘Terrorist strikes: Stop the infiltrators in their tracks’ (The Tribune 21 July). This rhetoric has been in place for last sixteen years. Neither infiltration has stopped despite
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By K.N.Pandita – Sir, This is with reference to your editorial ‘Terrorist strikes: Stop the infiltrators in their tracks’ (The Taribune 21 July). This rhetoric has been in place for last sixteen years. Neither infiltration has stopped despite commitments by General Musharraf nor the routes of infiltration are sealed despite loud claims by Continue Reading…

Letter to the Editor The Tribune, sent on July 18, 2005, by K.N. Pandita – Sir, This is with reference to ‘Synonym for terrorism etc.’(The Tribune 16 July). Pakistani connection of 7/7 London Continue Reading…

Published in Kashmir Images, by K.N. Pandita, July 16, 2005 - London police has implicated four British nationals of Pakistani origin for July 7 bomb blasts. Investigation is going on and is likely to widen the net. Obviously, London police and the British government will not make all the related information public. It will trickle down by drops and bits.
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Pub. Kashmir Images, by K.N.Pandita, July 12, 2005 – Many western political pundits did not expect the result of the recent Iranian presidential election the way these have came about. The reason is that for quite some time, the
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Found in BBC News uk edition on June 29, 2005: India and US have signed a 10-year agreement to strengthen defence ties

The landmark agreement will help facilitate joint weapons production, co-operation on missile defence and the transfer of technology.
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Comment of Kashi Nath Pandita, made in Asian Age and reproduced on this blog:

Bombay, June 28, 2005 – Sir, With reference to Mukund B. Kunte’s Seafarer: A different take on Nehru (June 26), though Nehru had a keen interest in history, at best he was only a
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Hurriyat will talk to the Pandits, K.N. Pandita

The news is that for the first time the Hurriyat will talk to the Pandits. They will visit their camps. It is to highlight their claim to “secularism”. But strangely, the thought of secularism
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The Asian Age (India) published the following letter in its issue of 24th June 2005, by K.N. Pandita

Sir, With reference to Farzana Versey’s letter Ominous Signs (June 20), I am the one who had written the letter to the JKLF in 1989 to which Aditya Rangroo has alluded in Homeless Pandits (June 18). The ground realities unfolded by 15 years of
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