Hi Vinod Ji,

"Given our fundamentally flawed and society-dividing model of democracy, a few slip-ups and a slight re-alignment of political and social combinations is all it takes to upset all calculations and projections and produce unexpected results that, as we saw in the recent Maharashtra elections, can hide unacceptable failures. No wonder independent India has produced so few great leaders of the caliber and integrity that the freedom struggle threw up."

I am 200% agree with, its a unfortunate that India do have a tons thousands of politicians but not a single to lead this beautiful country. If we look up the results of our recent elections, one thing is very clear, In India national interest is being compromised for the sake of petty politics and number game. Our elite or so called urban educated population never have time to think realistically and take some responsibility or show some flexibility in their opinion at least for the sake of the nation’s interest. young generation is getting too much materialistic, money and big houses that all matters to them. what left? Rural real population... but they so much fed up of corruption and exploitation that they are not bothered about long term view, who ever give them money, show them race card or class card...and last but not least money they will vote for him or her....

The party of Atal Bihari Vajpayee has lost the moral high ground: By expelling Jaswant Singh BJP has showed that Party has no respect for democracy and in fact no room for internal democracy. My simple question is why BJP didn’t expelled Mr. Advani Ji when he did the same thing “Praising Jinnah” about a year ago? Why Party saved him and expelled Mr. Jaswant for the same mistakes?

When you said "What is more important is that as a nation we must have the courage to accept and face history honestly, warts included."

Do you really think these political dinosaurs will ever let us to know the right version of our history? Our both the national parties pillars are standing on lies, and these lies can bring them in power or might throw them out of power.

We as nation are so ignorant about facts and so scared to know reality, so there is no need to blame these stupid politicians.

BJP has done the biggest mistake by expelling him, and again given congress a upper hand to start another "Jinnah" ghost game against them.

India political arena is full of S****. Congress has started this game of naming every thing, from scheme to parks under Nehru and Gandhi names I agree with this but to be honest Vinod every party does the same thing in India. If you remember Naidu in AP did the same thing when he was in Power, BJP is doing the same in Karnataka and Mayawati is doing the same thing in UP, but the difference between them is Mayawati is doing only for herself, from statue to parks with huge elephants. For me every party should be banned to use any public money for their own false propaganda.

Main pillar of our democracy be it congress or BJP quickly becoming ideologically irrelevant in Indian political arena. Their own self-destructive policies and negative thinking is preventing them to become major force in Indian politics.

Because of this regional parties are getting upper hand and using national parties for their own cause nothing to do with development of their own community or state.

Today our Indian leaders are just happy to exploit the ignorance of our public and dividing the country’s political map on regional and community based politics. Today India has everything she needs from talent s to infrastructure; from better education system to more job opportunity except a leader and political and public will to transforms this great country into super power.

Hello Vinod,

Well its really good to see that even today diplomacy are working and can work in future also if any countries really wants diplomacy to works out for them. What Mr.Clinton did is outstanding and I also remember even in India when Mr.N.Rao was PM he did asked Mr.Vajpayee Ji to represent India in UN so that India can can kill the bill on the Issue of Kashmir and that time Mr.Vajpayee Ji did tremendous job for us in UN. All Past story nothing in present...

Today I don't think we have any single leader who can lead the masses. Its a bad luck of India that we have too many politicians but not a single leader, all leaders can be politicians but all politicians cant be a leader. its a fact ...

To rise above you need a leader a very basic ingredient of nation to stand tall even in worse time but at least I cant find even a single leader here in India...

Well I like the heading especially the way your headlines sound "India thwarts two jihadis who were plotting in India". But to be honest even by thwarting this Indian leadership are too scared to take any concrete action against the extremist organization and jihadis hiding in Kashmir and also in other parts of India because government thinks that its could stir an insanitary storm and religious tension. Sad to say we haven't learn anything from Mumbai massacre. Like only two days ago Indian law commission says "Bigamy against true Islamic law"
http://ekawaaz.org/2009/08/07/bigamy-true-islamic...
but stopped short of recommending a change in the Muslim law as it feared this could stir an unhealthy controversy. unfortunately in India its all talk and talk and no walk...

well they are trying to rape whole world and humanity so nothing new about this. Terrorist and Rapist got the same mentality rip apart the peace and love.

India is very soft target for these coward terrorist, very basic reason of this is our dirty politics and mentally bankcrupt leaders. We just dont have guts to stand for soemthing we belive in. Srilanka and Israel they are doing what they think is right for thier country, and what India is doing? Nothing...We are just sitting and waiting for world to help us.

Nothing new in ti. Iran always been supporting Hamas and other terrorist organisation. Even few days their minister came out in full support of Hamas
http://ekawaaz.org/2009/01/21/hamas-in-gaza-had-t...
So I am not surprised.

Indian Government can say anything, but dont have steel in thier back to actualy do it.

For everyone law is equal, but in front of Law we are not equal, virtually we have one law a soft one for supporter of Terrorist organisation who know how to twist the things and another law for free speaker who belive in truth and try to raise their voice and concern. Shame