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'It is high time we took a tip from the Israelis'

Thu Apr 19 14:39:25 2001
Name:Vinay
Email:vinay_chak@yahoo.com
Views:Wimpish!! I think we're Eunuchs running around in frocks. It's disgusting how 16 Indian soldiers have been killed and the Foreign Minister say 'Diplomacy' will win the situation for us. The impotence of the cabinet is amply demonstrated as they continue to shoot blanks.

Thu Apr 19 14:39:27 2001
Name:Bhaskaran
Email:jbhaski@hotmail.com
Views:This is yet another classic case of the BJP government caught napping - the first one being the 'Kargil' episode. Somehow they managed to fool the common man during that time and turning the tables to their advantage. But history repeats again ... this time from an unknown foe (?) who are turning against India inspite of the fact that India was instrumental in their own existence. How long does this government going to continue with its incapability in all spheres bringing shame and agony to our Country. It is time people realise and teach them a lesson.

Thu Apr 19 14:39:35 2001
Name:Sabin Menon
Email:Sabin_Menon@hotmail.com
Views:Considering the status of India as a regional superpower, we should confront Bangladesh diplomatically and give a short rebuke and a deadline to withdraw from the areas occupied. If not done, then i feel that we need to confront them through our army and also withdraw all economic aid and benefits provided to them.

Thu Apr 19 14:39:43 2001
Name:sahil singh
Email:sahil55@hotmail.com
Views:we must teach a lession to those who killed our jawans. no mercy

Thu Apr 19 14:39:43 2001
Name:roy
Email:cramus25@yahoo.com
Views:what is the indian govt waiting for?,send the army in and get them off our land...

Thu Apr 19 14:40:49 2001
Name:Arul
Email:arulmini@usa.net
Views:First of all, the Indian government must have to safeguard each and every citizen of the country.so, in that way the jawans are the top most citizens of our country.A government must take every action to safeguard its innocent citizens against any danger arise from whether its from the neigbouring country who are friend or not, or from other part of the world. In case of Bangladesh, it has to think more than thousand times before keeping its leg in indian soil as an enemy. They must remember that we lost our great jawans for their sake in 1971-72 , we lost those jawans for their Independence and to retain friendship with them, but also they must not forget that we will give us(our life) for those who are our friends at the same we will not hesitate to vipe those they are enemies. so let them think,think,think whether they want to see INDIA as their great friend or as a worst Enemy. if as an enemy then let them get ready for a "guruchethra" to face a great loss. Jai Hind

Thu Apr 19 14:41:10 2001
Name:G. R. KULKARNI
Email:ganeshk@bol.net.in
Views:Bangladesh does not need soldiers to intrude in India. Several years back Shiv Sena has warned that large number of Bangladeshis are comming to Mumbai illegally. But our secular press (Times of India) stated that after careful verification it confirms that there were no Bangladeshis in Mumbai. On another occassion, Mumbai Police were escorting illegal Bangladeshi migrants after following all the directions of the Mumbai high court to Bangladesh border. But our patriotic Communist MLAs from West Bengal bet the policemen as the train ws nearing Kolkatta and freed them all. As Samna has rightly pointed out that there are adequate barricades to safguard Mr. Bajpai from Indians who differ from him but there is no measures to safeguard India from intruders and foreign nationals (including Karmapa). G. R. KULKARNI

Thu Apr 19 14:41:12 2001
Name:NAGARAJA K.S.
Email:nagarajaks@rediffmail.com
Views:India should send its military to the conflict area and even send jets from nearest shillong airbase to bombard the enemy. So far india is dragging its feet.This is unfortunate under all circumstances.

Thu Apr 19 14:41:13 2001
Name:vijay
Email:vijay@hotmail.com
Views:bajpeyee and BJP displayed a flop kargil show in which our army lost their selfrespect.if bjp will be in power dor two more year we will lost everything.Such a weak army like bangladeshi,we lost our lands.they killed our BSF men. if person like G.fernandes get defence portfolio than what we will expect. it is very shameful that we are indian . where is our scientist and nuclear bomb.every single person in goverment indulge in enjoyment and corruption.BJP is most corrupt and dangerous party for our nation. it is good for india ,if this goverment falls as soon as possible.

Thu Apr 19 14:41:16 2001
Name:Ritesh Chakravarty
Email:ritesh_bob@vandemataram.com
Views:Sir, This has been a story from the date earlier than the birth of Bangladesh, as the intrusion of Bangladeshis into Assam continued with the help of forces across the border. The only intension of these people is to capture Indian land and settle there for further incursions. And this clash between Bangladeshi forces with Indian is just another example of this conspiracy to make Assam/NE into a Bangladeshi majority area where anti-India and anti-Hindu or you can say Muslim-fanatics to take strong hold and threatens Indian Territorial and Cultural/Religious tic Sovereignty. So, being an Indian (Assamese); through Rediff.com, I express my anguish on this incident and in the opinion that Indian Forces should take the strongest possible action against those Bangladeshis. Thanks

Thu Apr 19 14:41:24 2001
Name:Avinash
Email:avinashmamidi@rediffmail.com
Views:India made Bangladesh, If Indian want they can break it.

Thu Apr 19 14:41:27 2001
Name:RK Raju
Email:rama_bhupatiraju@rediffmail.com
Views:We should not spare the countries like PAK and mischief countries like Bangladesh? It doesnot matter, for what purpose they have done this sort of things..but we should take a harsh decision, by which no other country would dare to do so again... if we keep calm, that would make us get lost of not only army people., so many valuable things., when they dare to come further into the country...

Thu Apr 19 14:41:37 2001
Name:VeerSain
Email:veersain@rediffmail.com
Views:Dear sir! I'm not happy with India's reaction on this incident. We should ask B'desh to stop its soilders and ask them to go back from Indian teritory. Is is rediculous that after loosing 17 jawans India is still lodging its worries to the B'deshi high commission in Delhi. Why should be allow somebody first to take our lives and then say sorry.

Thu Apr 19 14:41:58 2001
Name:knarendra
Email:knarendra74@rediff.com
Views:I feel very much laid down as the government is sitting idle and protesting against banladesh instead of attacking them. you have to keep in mind that they have killed 16 army people. This government is doing very bad in security matters. In this way every one will think that you attack india and occupy land.

Thu Apr 19 14:42:08 2001
Name:vikas saxena
Email:vikas_saxna@delmia.com
Views:our reaction to present crisis again confirms that we are a soft state. Otherwise how a tiny entity like BD can dare to such a hostile act against us.

Thu Apr 19 14:42:11 2001
Name:Rajesh Kumar K
Email:iamrajeshkumar@yahoo.com
Views:Whatever is the mistake, whoever is the culprit, gunning down 16 soldiers is a terrible human loss for which i am sad...

Thu Apr 19 14:42:25 2001
Name:sanjay
Email:nd81@hotmail.com
Views:I think India should carry out a armed operation and kick them out.

Thu Apr 19 14:42:58 2001
Name:Ramesh K
Email:alfa@yahoo.com
Views:Very furious, feel like going to border to quash Bangaladeshis and also approach of govt. of India is disgusting and pathetic, If this is the way our govt. reacts the day is not far when every tom, dick and harry (Burma, Nepal, Sri Lanka) will attack our borders without any fear, because they know India will not react aggressively for fear of international community once again feel disgusting.

Thu Apr 19 14:43:04 2001
Name:Ashish
Email:ashkrish@rediffmail.com
Views:First Kargil, then Meghalaya. How many more to come ? As far as security of borders is concerned, this BJP government is a total failure. I wonder whether they wud know if someday, God forbid, some country marches upto Delhi!!!!

Thu Apr 19 14:43:12 2001
Name:Patcy Nair
Email:patcynair@rediffmail.com
Views:All talk of India becoming a 'nuclear' nation and therefore too powerful for others to fool around with has been laid to dust once again. Just like the Kargil war in May 1999, we have been shown that what matters is not nuclear status. It's the will to govern with a strong hand and a soft heart, which sadly the NDA-alliance lacks. Since they assumed power, our relations with the US may have improved, but it has worsened with our immediate neighbours. We ended up fighting a no-win war with Pakistan after 27 years and seem to be on the edge of another one (the first) with Bangladesh. Or is this an excuse for both ruling governments to sidetrack people's attention (the Tehelka expose in India and the anti-incumbency wave in Bangladesh)? Remember how the Kargil war had saved the NDA from a sure loss in the 1999 Lok Sabha polls? Its time the country got rid of this corrupt-communal government which cannot keep our borders secure and uses war and intrusion to stick to power. Shame on you Atal. You've been a major disappointment.

Thu Apr 19 14:43:29 2001
Name:Angry Indian
Email:asharm_ind@hotmail.com
Views:It is terrible that even a small country like Bangladesh has the guts to indulge in a direct border conflict with India and kill 16 BSF Jawans. All our political top brass can do is to Monitor the situation and talk about solving the issue thru diplomatic channels. What a farce.

Thu Apr 19 14:43:52 2001
Name:funman
Email:karimpucha@yahoo.com
Views:why we india strived hard to get freed for these bangladesh during 1971? that was a waste of money and men and material.

Thu Apr 19 14:44:17 2001
Name:Anuj
Email:anuj111@rediffmail.com
Views:Anyone attacking the country in this way should be taught a lesson so that they do not dare do it again. The govt. should take a tough stand on what has happened and should punish Bangladesh for attacking without provocation. The blood of the 19 brave soldiers who have given there lives should not be wasted.

Thu Apr 19 14:44:27 2001
Name:Ram
Email:vrammadhav@rediffmail.com
Views:Not a time for zingoism. Bangladesh needs to be taught a lesson. They ill-afford animosity with India. But in international politics one has to act on right time. I think Indian government is doing the right thing. It is foolish to think that the government's reaction is feeble. It is known to everyone that Bangladesh should be the last country to venture any misadventure with India. Yet they did it, means there is lot more that doesn't meet our eye...only a responsible government can understand. There is nothing to think otherwise about this governmant.

Thu Apr 19 14:44:31 2001
Name:KG Vallabhan
Email:kgvallabhan@rediffmail.com
Views:Is it not really disgusting that we allow countries like Bangladesh to send their army as they like and kill our Jawans - 16 of them at that, and we are still limiting our reactions to the MES calling their High Commissioner in Delhi and filing our official protest? We are a great, big and powerful nation. If we are not prepared to recognise this, who will? vallabhan

Thu Apr 19 14:44:41 2001
Name:Harsh
Email:hlele@hotmail.com
Views:This is an serious offence. We have tolerating a lot of Bangladeshi infiltration in India. Now a lesson should be learnt and a strong action should be taken. All those Bangaldeshi settled in border states and also in big cities like Kolkatta, Mumbai and Delhi should be thrown back to Bangladesh.

Thu Apr 19 14:47:57 2001
Name:Nikhil
Email:nikhilranade@rediffmail.com
Views:I think India is adopting the right policy by being patient, but it should not stretch to long as it will only be seen that Bangla desh is being given a Free hand to do what ever it feels. Too often in the past has it happened that India's soft approach has been perceived as a sign of weakness or unwillingness to take action against its neighbours. The approach has to be very firm in the course of time.

Thu Apr 19 14:47:57 2001
Name:Shashikumar Shirol
Email:shashirol@rediffmail.com
Views:I FAIL TO UNDERSTAND OUR STOIC SILENCE OVER WHAT IS GROSS VIOLATION OF OUR TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY. WHY HAVE WE LOST 16 INVALUABLE BSF LIVES ? I THINK WE SHOULD BE AGGRESSIVE ENOUGH TO THWART ANY DESIGNS DHAKA HAS TO INFILTRATE. ANY LENIENCY SHOWN NOW WILL SEND A WRONG SIGNAL TO OTHER NOT SO FRIENDLY NATIONS, WHO ARE JUST WAITING TO POUNCE ON US.THE GOVT MUST SHOW SOME SPINE NOW, INSTEAD OF BLAMING THE INTELLIGENCE DEPT OR ANY ONE ELSE. THE PROIRITY SHOULD BE TO DESTROY WHATEVER ADVANCES BANGLADESHIS HAVE MADE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW A WEAK NATION LIKE BANGLADESH HAVE THE GUTS TO LAUNCH SUCH AN ADVENTURE. IS IT BECAUSE OF OUR WELL KNOWN SO CALLED RESTRAINT ? IT IS AN UTTER SHAME, THAT IN SPITE OF LOSING BSF MEN IN THE ATTACK, OUR GOVT IS STILL DELIBERATING ON THE COURSE OF ACTION TO BE TAKEN. THERE CAN BE NO DIPLOMATIC SOLUTION TO THIS INTENTIONAL MURDER OF OUR TROOPS. WHAT SIGNAL ARE WE SENDING TO OUR TROOPS ? THE TIME CALLS FOR MORE PRO ACTIVE RESPONSE. WE MUST BE AGGRESSIVE IF WE ARE TO SURVIVE AS A NATION. OR TOMORROW WE MAY NOT EXIST AT ALL..

Thu Apr 19 14:47:58 2001
Name:Sharad Srivastav
Email:sharad72@yahoo.com
Views:I am very upset after the so called Skirmish at the border with Bangladesh. How can one call it a skirmish when 16 Jawans are killed.Other countries take things very serously even if one of there Jawan is killed. Has India become such a soft target ? Now that we have to react (Late as usual) we should give a stern warning to Bangladesh and let them know that they are playing with fire.

Thu Apr 19 14:47:58 2001
Name:Ali Ahmed
Email:Aliaahmed@yahoo.com
Views:If India can create a country, it can destroy one too. Its imperative that the Bangladeshis have forgotten that their very existence is due to Indian assistance in 1971, failing which, they would have been a generation of Paki slaves (even today they are not a real country anyways). The "Bongali Babus" have gone demented, treading on a dangerous path. What were they thinking? What has the BFR been taking? Opium or paint chips? Call it utter foolishness or the usual Bangladeshi numbheaded mentality, they should immediately see sense and withdraw plus render a formal apology, unless they want to see a battered Dhaka. If we can ward off the Pakis and the Chinese all these years, Bangladesh is like chicken drumstick for a superpower like us. While we should try to be patient and sort this matter amicably, we should also send a stern warning across : Stay within your limits neighbour, or we'll huff and we'll puff and we'll blow you all down!!!!!

Thu Apr 19 14:48:20 2001
Name:Subra
Email:subra_man@hotmail.com
Views:It's pathetic that there has been no decisive action so far by the Indian government. One can't think of any other government in this world who would just have meetings and "protest" to an intruder. For gods sake there were 16 lives lost and give those killers lesson they will never forget. Swift military action is the only way to deal this. Negotiations and protests can come later.

Thu Apr 19 14:48:21 2001
Name:Sunil Anand
Email:sunil_anand@lycos.com
Views:Bangladesh owes its existence to India and this behavour is very disturbing. It could have been fueled by the hard right or even, as suggested, by Sheikh Hasina's urge to shake of her "India friendly" image. But the response from India has been very meek, and almost submissive. This maybe done so as to not fuel anti-India hatred in that country. Maybe economic means will be the way to combat and retaliate to such acts.

Thu Apr 19 14:48:23 2001
Name:Bhaartiya
Email:nigam.dhirendra@db.com
Views:The Indian reaction so far has been extremely coward and full of shit. Even a small country like luxembourg would have reacted in a better and bold manner. And, what are we doing? Diplomatic Dialogue!!! I'm not against to it, but there shd have been a befitting response in the battle ground itself, so that not to let down the glory of our country and its people. What this bloody 3rd largest army in the world doing? why the hell we have them, if a country as small could do this to us. A common indian is feeling so humiliated, cann't be expalained in words, the credit goes to the lack of determination and clear objectives by our political heads.

Thu Apr 19 14:48:25 2001
Name:Dr.Anis Farooqui
Email:dr_anis@rediffmail.com
Views:HOW DARE THEY???AND WHAT HAVE WE DONE IN RESPONSE?? GIVE THEM A REPLY THEY WONT FORGET.16 PRECIOUS INDIAN LIVES HAVE BEEN LOST.WE MUST TEACH THEM A LESSON SO THAT THEY WONT EVEN DREAM OF MESSING WITH US AGAIN.I AM SICK OF THE WIMPY ATTITUDE OF OUR GOVERNMENT. IS INDIAN BLOOD SO CHEAP THAT ANYONE CAN GET AWAY WITH MURDERING OUR SECURITY FORCES?? I SAY NO TALKS, NO DIPLOMACY DECLARE WAR AND STRIKE RUTHLESSLY UNTIL THEY BEG FOR MERCY.

Thu Apr 19 14:48:26 2001
Name:venu
Email:vgbarkur@indiatimes.com
Views:Let us restrain for some times.It is one more fundamentalist country like Pakistan and current action may be handywork of some other people like Musharaf to destabilish government.

Thu Apr 19 14:48:46 2001
Name:ajay
Email:a@abc.com
Views:I think the Govt should be sacked, to loose 16 of your men, and not knowing when 2 battalion comes inside you territory. Arent the signal enough that there is something grossly wrong with the system and the way the Govt is run. Send in rockets and airforce planes, let people understand thet this country is not weak to both your friend or foes. Hijack and kargil issue will haunt us in time to come for not being alert and tough in the issue of national security and not learning from such mistakes rather on the dead bodies of our veer jawans. Send VHP to these borders and not asingle hue and cry from all the parties. Shame on them It is really very disgusting.

Thu Apr 19 14:50:32 2001
Name:b.k.nair
Email:bk_nair@rediffmail.com
Views:Sir, this is not simply called as misadventure, this is barbaric, flouting all international norms, firing at unsuspecting soldiers and killing them brutally. this warrants a suitable retaliation, come what may.. more irritating is our home ministry's response ..!! such as "utmost restraint", watching the situation very closely etc. "...!! again this is very much the usual indian mentality ..cowardice and submissive. i think it is high time we should take a tip from the israelis..!!

Thu Apr 19 14:50:32 2001
Name:SB Kumar
Email:kumar_sb@rediffmail.com
Views:Teach them a lesson like the one pak was given at Kargil.

Thu Apr 19 14:50:58 2001
Name:Indian
Email:india@hotmail.com
Views:Send a Clear message to Bangladesh. Send the Indian army to get back our land. And fence the whole India & Bangladesh border. We help them to get freedom and now they are back stabbing us.

Thu Apr 19 14:51:10 2001
Name:Subhendu Roy
Email:subhenduroy@rediffmail.com
Views:I feel angryyyyy and pathetic. They should go back in to their history pages and very carefully evalute whether it is worth taking any risk with the very same people who were in fisrt place, the cause of their origin. If it is a calculated political maneovoure then they better be aware, for if the sleeping giant takes things seriously then the whole existance of this very improvished and poor nation would be in jeopardy. Now the ball is squarely in their court. They have to decide what is beeter for them; peaceful co-existance with us or complete annihilation.

Thu Apr 19 14:51:11 2001
Name:akshayshenoy
Email:akshayshenoy@yahoo.com
Views:I really feel bad at the sorry state of affairs of our country.Being such a vast country and a mighty nation , we always get a humiliating treatment from our tiny or that matter miniscule neighbours. our politicians are interested only in shouting and making money.I am really proud of Israel who even though are surrounded by the mighty neighbours are not even having caring for anyone and may go to any extent to protect the precious lives of their country men. I really salute them. SO please do something to salvage our pride. Politicians are you listening.

Thu Apr 19 14:51:16 2001
Name:Kishor
Email:kisol@usa.net
Views:This is not acceptable to India. It should be dealt with with iron hand and immediately so that no one in future can think of such misadventure. Enemy must be taught a lesson which was not done in the past. But this generation will not take such things lightly.

Thu Apr 19 14:51:18 2001
Name:Prasad Shetty
Email:shetty_prasad@rediff.com
Views:Oh...What did we do to deserve neighbours like these...

Thu Apr 19 14:53:02 2001
Name:SunderRajan Pillai
Email:sr_pillai@rediffmail.com
Views:Does Indian Lives have no VALUE ? Imagine what would have happened if the same Incident would have happened against the Americans ? They would have bombarded BanglaDesh. We also should not take this LIGHTLY.

Thu Apr 19 14:55:12 2001
Name:Santosh Kumar
Email:santoshinmumbai@hotmail.com
Views:I think that our country is going to the dogs. The government has identified novel ways to get our population reduced like the soft approach in the Bangladesh issue & the unilateral ceasefire in Kashmir. Its time the government realised that in its aim to gain a few diplomatic points in the international community,innocent guys are losing their lives. Imagine what America would have done if a single citizen of theirs had died like this

Thu Apr 19 14:55:12 2001
Name:tianakola
Email:tianakola@yahoo.com
Views:First Kargil and now Bangladesh.The Indian Intelligence agencies have been caught napping again. Meanwhile we must pardon the army intelligence for this lapse as their senior defence officers are busy defending themselves against the tehelka expose. SHAME :-(

Thu Apr 19 14:55:13 2001
Name:HRISHIKESH
Email:dgrouproopali@rediffmail.com
Views:india should lodge strong protest with bangladesh and it should ask our troops to recapture our lost land at any cost.if necessary we shoul send some more troops to help bsf.country like bangladesh should think first before taking such a stupid step

Thu Apr 19 14:55:14 2001
Name:Jailal
Email:trijai@rediff.com
Views:I have not seen any reaction from any of the top brass governing our nation. Ridiculous......is the word which comes to the mouth... The bodies of our jawans are still with the enemy (?) and we are marching to the Security Council as a Nuclear power...... Moment to shame....for the nation..

Thu Apr 19 14:55:17 2001
Name:Ahmed
Email:iahmed11@hotmail.com
Views:Its a shame on us. A tiny, poor and week county like Bangladesh can enter into our Traitorry and kill our soldiers.

Thu Apr 19 14:55:20 2001
Name:Kishore
Email:kishorekamath@rediffmail.com
Views:The lives of our jawans are too precious to be wasted in negotiations and such. There is already a forum to discuss contentious border issues to which the Bangladeshis could take recourse to. Instead they have chosen the hardline way and the reply should be fitting if not better. Just bring the army out and make them wish that they hadn't been born.

Thu Apr 19 14:55:21 2001
Name:Jailal
Email:trijai@rediff.com
Views:I have not seen any reaction from any of the top brass governing our nation. Ridiculous......is the word which comes to the mouth... The bodies of our jawans are still with the enemy (?) and we are marching to the Security Council as a Nuclear power...... Moment to shame....for the nation..

Thu Apr 19 14:55:55 2001
Name:A.Dasgupta
Email:anirban68@rediff.com
Views:How many more times will our so called great military machine be caught napping? What is also hard to understand is under what circumstance could BDR kill 16 of BSF people will only 2 casualties on their side? What do the BSF men fight with? Sticks? What also baffles us is the slow , if not reluctant reaction of our government.

Thu Apr 19 14:55:55 2001
Name:Amit
Email:amit_kavi@rediffmail.com
Views:India should use it's Airforce,Missiles and tanks to fight with them we should teach them a lesson

Thu Apr 19 14:56:02 2001
Name:Prasanth
Email:docpm@satyam.net.in
Views:the Bangladesis have been only sending in refugees for so long...now they are thinking of usurping our territory...we surely need to teach them a lesson

Thu Apr 19 14:56:04 2001
Name:B.S.Krishnan
Email:cris421@hotmail.com
Views:i think enough is enough.every one of our neighbouring country thinks they can do anything and get away with it.its time we started doing something about it.at least for the sake of those soldiers who died?and the people of this country should do more than just give opinions.

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