The title of this post may sound absurd to most of you guys, but I was compelled to write this note after reading the said article online.
Well it all started when some gujarati association decided to invite the Chief Minister of the state who happens to be Narendra Modi. Narendra Modi, did not wanted to be in the news for any wrong reasons, so he asked for a initial confirmation from the ministry of states affairs whether he will be granted a visa. He said, he would confirm his attendance only after receiving a written assurance that his visa application would not be declined, or else he is happy to address the dinner summit via video conferencing.
That is a very good calculated step by a diplomat, to avoid farce situations like in 2005. In response to this, the Human rights activists in US, filed a petition with the Homeland security, to make sure, his visa application is not granted, keeping in mind the Gujarat Riots during early years of this decade.
By no means I condone what happened, because loss of life is always condemned irrespective of caste-creed-religion or region.
The above said petition is in staunch contrast to what happens in US daily. US and UK attacked Iraq in pretext of WMDs which they have failed to find till date. No leaders have been yet brought to charges for any inhumane acts that were carried out in Abu gharib jails in Afghanistan. Millions of people have been displaced, and thousands have lost their lives, during these years of war in Middle East, but no human right association seems to care.
One company which was closely related to Osama bin Laden, was allowed to bid for a contract to build a memorial in place of WTC towers. Many radical muslim leaders have been allowed to move freely between UK and USA, and no one seems to bother. Queen of England, have been in authority, when slavery and apertheid was carried out, but still no one cares when the office decline to issue an apology for all that was done.
There have been clearly no human rights movement when millions of people were killed in Burma, or China. No human rights activists have came forward to file a petition for ban on the olympics in China.
So my question is why target just one man? But then after a bit of thought, I realised these facts.
The annual growth rate of Indian economy has been outstanding, and they have been less and less reliant on the US market every year. Long gone are the days, when India used to survive on the cheap labour market. Indian IT companies have started competing on quality labour with quality output to the foreign companies. Most of the clientele now confirms, the decision to do business with India, is not just cost driven, but the attitude of the Indian staff.
Funneling down this Gujarat has lately seen the onset of IT companies, which historically used to have base only in Hyderabad, Bangalore, Mumbai and other metros. The point to be noted here is that the companies are not shifting base, but are expanding, so Gujarat is essentially capturing new markets for India.
Gujarat has been attracting the largest FIIs in last few years amongst those from USA. Also when Narendra Modi urged the people from Gujarat who have now settled down in US and are doing well, to invest in their mother land back in 2005, people realised their duty, and money started to flow.
This is not just a case of one state in India, but most of the NRIs are financing major schemes throughout the nation. So the opposition of this was bound to happen in the first world. Remember English media cried foul when County league cricketers left England for more lucrative IPL and ICL tournaments.
Coming back to the point, Narendra Modi, has proved himself as an excellent orator, and a public charmer. Even though he was denied a visa in 2005, he managed to succeed in what he called a mission to raise awareness of Gujarat as an investment destination amongst non resident gujaratis.
So when history was bound to repeat itself, the media is already speculating if Narendra Modi draws investment in huge proportions especially when the markets are on the verge of recession. The US media does not want an Indian diplomat to come to their soil, and drive away their investments, so they have started the same thing in whatever pretext they get.
Mind well, Narendra Modi has been elected by the people of Gujarat who the US human rights claim to be the victim. I suggest George Bush or Tony Blair (Should be Gordon Brown now!) stand an election of US president and let people of Iraq and Afghanistan vote for them and decide for themselves, whether they need to deny visa for an indian diplomat!!!
Well it all started when some gujarati association decided to invite the Chief Minister of the state who happens to be Narendra Modi. Narendra Modi, did not wanted to be in the news for any wrong reasons, so he asked for a initial confirmation from the ministry of states affairs whether he will be granted a visa. He said, he would confirm his attendance only after receiving a written assurance that his visa application would not be declined, or else he is happy to address the dinner summit via video conferencing.
That is a very good calculated step by a diplomat, to avoid farce situations like in 2005. In response to this, the Human rights activists in US, filed a petition with the Homeland security, to make sure, his visa application is not granted, keeping in mind the Gujarat Riots during early years of this decade.
By no means I condone what happened, because loss of life is always condemned irrespective of caste-creed-religion or region.
The above said petition is in staunch contrast to what happens in US daily. US and UK attacked Iraq in pretext of WMDs which they have failed to find till date. No leaders have been yet brought to charges for any inhumane acts that were carried out in Abu gharib jails in Afghanistan. Millions of people have been displaced, and thousands have lost their lives, during these years of war in Middle East, but no human right association seems to care.
One company which was closely related to Osama bin Laden, was allowed to bid for a contract to build a memorial in place of WTC towers. Many radical muslim leaders have been allowed to move freely between UK and USA, and no one seems to bother. Queen of England, have been in authority, when slavery and apertheid was carried out, but still no one cares when the office decline to issue an apology for all that was done.
There have been clearly no human rights movement when millions of people were killed in Burma, or China. No human rights activists have came forward to file a petition for ban on the olympics in China.
So my question is why target just one man? But then after a bit of thought, I realised these facts.
The annual growth rate of Indian economy has been outstanding, and they have been less and less reliant on the US market every year. Long gone are the days, when India used to survive on the cheap labour market. Indian IT companies have started competing on quality labour with quality output to the foreign companies. Most of the clientele now confirms, the decision to do business with India, is not just cost driven, but the attitude of the Indian staff.
Funneling down this Gujarat has lately seen the onset of IT companies, which historically used to have base only in Hyderabad, Bangalore, Mumbai and other metros. The point to be noted here is that the companies are not shifting base, but are expanding, so Gujarat is essentially capturing new markets for India.
Gujarat has been attracting the largest FIIs in last few years amongst those from USA. Also when Narendra Modi urged the people from Gujarat who have now settled down in US and are doing well, to invest in their mother land back in 2005, people realised their duty, and money started to flow.
This is not just a case of one state in India, but most of the NRIs are financing major schemes throughout the nation. So the opposition of this was bound to happen in the first world. Remember English media cried foul when County league cricketers left England for more lucrative IPL and ICL tournaments.
Coming back to the point, Narendra Modi, has proved himself as an excellent orator, and a public charmer. Even though he was denied a visa in 2005, he managed to succeed in what he called a mission to raise awareness of Gujarat as an investment destination amongst non resident gujaratis.
So when history was bound to repeat itself, the media is already speculating if Narendra Modi draws investment in huge proportions especially when the markets are on the verge of recession. The US media does not want an Indian diplomat to come to their soil, and drive away their investments, so they have started the same thing in whatever pretext they get.
Mind well, Narendra Modi has been elected by the people of Gujarat who the US human rights claim to be the victim. I suggest George Bush or Tony Blair (Should be Gordon Brown now!) stand an election of US president and let people of Iraq and Afghanistan vote for them and decide for themselves, whether they need to deny visa for an indian diplomat!!!
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