Indian Opinion

Mukesh Devrari The tiny state of Uttarakhand has produced many great politicians in the past who have played an important role in the politics of Congress Party. The legacy of great Uttarakhandi leaders starts with Govind Ballabh Pant, Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna, Murli Manohar Joshi, Narayan Dutt Tiwari and Yogi Adityanath and perhaps ends with Harish Rawat. Harish Rawat is the only politician who satisfies masses intellectually while remaining extraordinarily connected to the people, culture and their customs. He is the one who can debate on a national television channel on contentious issues and can also patiently hear villagers who visit his house for seeking help almost every day in large number. Even his opponents suggest that no one understands the state of Uttarakhand better than Harish Rawat. He is perhaps the most suitable candidate to rule the state. He is our public intellectual who understands the pitfalls of national politics and fully aware of Uttarakhan

Mukesh Devrari In my opinion, it is futile to seek confrontation for few kilometres of land in this day and age on the grounds that hundreds of years ago or thousands of years ago it belonged to us, now it belongs to our neighbours, but we don’t accept it. China’s military may succeed in intruding at certain places, but it would not be possible for China to substantially alter the 3488-kilometre long boundary. If CPC thinks it can change the LAC as per its imaginary borders with India military force, then it must be looking at the full-fledged attack on India which might result in the killing of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians on both sides. If the human lives are important than it is immaterial whether the widow lives in Shanghai or Mumbai. After much bloodshed, even if China succeeds in capturing Tawang region of Arunachal Pradesh and parts of Union Territory of Ladakh. Will it be worth it? Although CPC can go to any extent to achieve its objectives.

Mukesh Devrari   Banning Tiktok in India is without a doubt a great decision by BJP government after the killing of 20 Indian soldiers at the Line of Actual Control at Union Territory of Ladakh. Globally the Tiktok has been downloaded by more than 2 billion smartphone users and 30 per cent of its customers are in India. If the Tiktok will be replaced by an Indian company, only then this ban is worth it, other it is immaterial from India’s point of view. Otherwise, it makes no difference to our national interest whether the parent company is from the United States or China or Congo. Indian companies must intervene and capture the vacated market. They must offer similar apps to users. The Communist Party of China’s (CPC) aggression at the border gave this once in a lifetime opportunity for India’s businesses to capture the vacated spaces. The CPC is responsible for the global downfall of Tiktok & Huawei. First of all, China should use the opportunity of BJP havin