Bangladesh: The Intellectual Blueprint of Islamist Traitors

[BanglaBhoot]

By Sohail Tajul Islam,

Over the last few months I have been observing the increasingly monotonous promotion of the book 'The India Doctrine' by the infamous Barrister MBI Munshi. His supporters and the books promoters are easily identified and include Isha Khan, Zoglul Hossain Zainal Abedin and Moin Ansari (a Pakistani national residing in New York). These are all well-known and renowned anti-Indians who at every opportunity spout venom at our big neighbour and try to create a hostile and militant attitude to New Delhi.

If the opinions of these few individuals were kept within this small coterie there would not be much concern but the ideas and perspectives found in The India Doctrine appear to be spreading. If one reads the recent write-ups and speeches of such public intellectuals like Farhad Mazar, Mahmudur Rahman, Prof. Mahbubullah, Prof. Ataur Rahman, Prof. Razia Banu, Shah Abdul Hannan and the anti-Indian stance of the BNP-Jamaat neo-Razakars you will see the adoption of the ideas contained in The India Doctrine.

Similarly, several newspapers, magazines and journals such as the Naya Diganta, Sangram, Dinkal, New Age, Bangladesh Defence Journal, The Financial Express, PROBE, The Bangladesh Today and The New Nation have also been sponsoring or highlighting this new anti-Indian agenda initiated by The India Doctrine.

After much irritating and incessant publicity surrounding this book I decided to purchase a copy from The Bookworm near Jahangir Gate. This is the only bookstore in Dhaka that actually sells the book. For those who support the ideals of the Liberation War and the sacrifices made by the people of Bangladesh one can only be repulsed by its contents. The book does not even leave Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman untouched by its scurrilous and repulsive innuendoes and second rate theorizing about a supposed and fantastic Akhand Bharat being allegedly pursued by Indian policy-makers since partition in 1947. What Barrister MBI Munshi does not discuss is the sacrifices that were made by India for the independence of Bangladesh. Barrister Munshi manages to disingenuously twist history to make India appear as the villain and not the murderous Pakistan army that raped and killed unarmed civilians in the erstwhile East Pakistan.

What is particularly aggravating is that none of the so-called defenders of our freedoms and secular ideals has come forward to contradict the objectives and ideas of the book. This is extremely dangerous as the anti-Indian tilt now appearing in Bangladesh could have very unfortunate consequences for the country. If New Delhi views its small neighbour as becoming hostile to its friendly overtures it could turn the screws and make things difficult for Bangladesh. Already many in India view Bangladesh as ungrateful. The secular intellectuals of Bangladesh must come forward and warn of the dangers of following the ideas contained in The India Doctrine.

The book essentially promotes an intellectual blueprint for instability and reversal of the secular gains made in 1971 which ultimately trashed the concept of the Two Nation Theory but which is still oddly propounded in Pakistan. After 1971, Pakistanis should have come to realize that the misguided ideals of the Two Nation Theory are no longer relevant - the creation of Bangladesh proves that point. Unfortunately the neo-Razakars in Bangladesh still passionately hold to this concept of the Two Nation Theory.

The India Doctrine superficially provides them with an argument but it is indeed a weak foundation. The dream of India's disintegration (an implication made in the book) is just that – a dream. Instead we are seeing Pakistan on the verge of political collapse and Bangladesh with an uncertain future. It is without doubt India that will emerge as the regional superpower and elites in Pakistan and Bangladesh better come to recognize that reality or both countries will suffer the consequences. Both Pakistan and Bangladesh are too weak and internally divided to pose a threat to India's rise so why foster dreams based on an ill-conceived religious division which has done more harm than good. The meaning of Islam is submission so both countries should gracefully submit!

Sohail Tajul Islam
Imperial College London
E Mail : sohailtaj2008@gmail.com

Islam Watch - "Bangladesh: The Intellectual Blueprint of Islamist Traitors" by Sohail Taj

 

[BanglaBhoot]

A promoter of Indian hegemonism in Bangladesh

By Zoglul Husain,

I refer to the article in NFB titled “The Intellectual Blueprint of the Neo-Razakars” by Sohail Tajul Islam, published on August 25, 2008 in the Reader’s Opinion section. The writer introduced himself as a student of Imperial College, London: (E Mail: sohailtaj2008@gmail.com).

To Sohail Tajul Islam, any one who stands for the independence and sovereignty of Bangladesh is a ‘neo-rajakar’. He has listed many writers and newspapers as anti-India and to whom, in his opinion, his title of ‘neo-rajakar’ applies. It is possible that he has been prompted by his backers from dark corners to produce this list. However, anti-hegemonism is not the same as anti-India, and anti-imperialism is not the same as anti-America, and any conscious person should steadfastly struggle against imperialism, hegemonism, inequality and exploitation.

Without going into details, it needs to be mentioned that we wanted independence for one reason, but India wanted to divide Pakistan for another reason, with their ulterior motive of reducing Bangladesh to a vassal state and finally annexing it to India as a dependent state. Sohail Tajul Islam wants us to be grateful to India for 1971 and he then, what is more, wants us to surrender our independence to India. But what has he got to say about the plunder of Bangladesh by India after 16 December 1971, the permanent massive damage to Bangladesh by Farakka barrage, the raising of Rakkhi Bahini who ruthlessly massacred 30 thousand patriots (half of them of JSD) and established a reign of terror to bring Bangladesh to its knees in front of India, the killings of hundreds of villagers at the border, the uneven trade of India with Bangladesh with which billions of dollars are being plundered by India from Bangladesh every year, etc., etc.? How is Bangladesh going to be compensated for the losses of these valuable lives, the massive permanent damages and the huge plunders? But as regards the people of India, we of course promote the people-to-people solidarity between all the countries of the world and we support the struggles for the emancipation of the people in all countries.

Sohail Tajul Islam also terms the book, “The India Doctrine” edited by Barrister MBI Munshi, as “The Intellectual Blueprint of the Neo-Razakars”. He offers neither arguments nor logic, but dishes out abusive expressions and personal attacks.

There cannot be any doubt that Sohail Tajul Islam is a promoter of Indian hegemonism in Bangladesh. Actually he goes more than most in his submission, and he invites others to submit, to his hegemonic masters when he concludes: “It is without doubt India that will emerge as the regional superpower and elites in Pakistan and Bangladesh better come to recognize that reality or both countries will suffer the consequences. Both Pakistan and Bangladesh are too weak and internally divided to pose a threat to India's rise so why foster dreams based on an ill-conceived religious division which has done more harm than good. The meaning of Islam is submission so both countries should gracefully submit!“ No doubt he is a promoter of “Akhand Bharat” (undivided India), which MBI Munshi and other writers of the book, The India Doctrine, have taken pains to explain precisely the concept of and the Indian operations thereof since 1947.

Thus, according to Sohail Tajul Islam, the two-nation theory, on the basis of which British India was partitioned was “an ill-conceived religious division which has done more harm than good” and that both Bangladesh and Pakistan should submit their independence to India!! And in his supreme wisdom (!), he says: “The meaning of Islam is submission so both countries should gracefully submit!“

After this, the writer could be totally ignored and brushed off. But for the sake of our respected and patient readers, and for the sake of the writer too, a few points need to be mentioned. Firstly, weak nations can certainly defeat strong nations. It is the weak nations who smashed colonialism to smithereens! Again, weak nations like Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan, many countries in Latin America and many other countries of the world have defeated imperialism. So, threat to other countries of South Asia about the potential super power of India is futile and counter-productive in a world, where weak nations refuse to be cowed down even by the hyper power, the USA. On the other hand, India is beset with huge problems of poverty, inequality and strife, which are no better than the situation in Bangladesh.

Secondly, it was over-riding socio-economic and political necessities with the tag of ‘two-nation theory’ which led to the partition of British India. Even the Communist Party of India (CPI) in 1942 supported the movement for Pakistan i.e., supported the partition of British India on the basis of ‘two nation theory’. As Sohail Tajul Islam is a college student, he can study these in detail, and of course CPI is no less secular than what he professes to be as his main contention. Just a reminder to him that secularism is not the same as servitude or prostrating to Indian hegemonism.

Thirdly, when he says, “The meaning of Islam is submission so both countries should gracefully submit“ (their independence to India), he distorts and abuses the ‘meaning’ of Islam. He has actually insulted a faith, without understanding the implication of what he is saying. He seems to be utterly confounded in his thoughts on religion. One should be very careful about making any statement about any religion. “Islamic theology says that all of God's messengers since Adam preached the message of Islam—submission to the will of God” (Wikipedia). So, it is submission to the will of God, not to the devil of Indian hegemonism!

Fourthly and finally, I assume Sohail Tajul Islam is a normal-age college student and not what is termed as a ‘mature student’. So, at his formative tender age, I will not describe him as a national-traitor or accuse him of insulting religion, except that I will take him to be grossly misguided by vested interest groups. I think it would be right to give him a stark warning that unless he makes amends and cleans up his ways and comes out of the network of RAW, he will be destined to reap the bitter harvest of the wrath of the people of Bangladesh as well as the wrath of the right-minded people of India and other peoples of South Asia, however endearing his writings may be to the hegemonists of India and their lackeys in India, Bangladesh and elsewhere in South Asia or rest of the world.

Writer: Zoglul Husain
E-mail: zoglul@hotmail.co.uk

Links:

Sohail Tajul Islam’s article against MBI Munshi's ‘The India Doctrine’ and against supporters of Bangladesh:

http://newsfrombangladesh.net/view.php?hidRecord=217766

Isha Khan’s Review of MBI Munshi’s ‘The India Doctrine’:

http://bangladesh-web.com/view.php?hidDate=2006-08-25&hidType=FEA&hidRecord=0000000000000000124325

Zoglul Husain’s review of MBI Munshi’s ‘The India Doctrine’:



http://newsfrombangladesh.net/view....&hidType=HIG&hidRecord=0000000000000000201715

 

[BanglaBhoot]

RAW's Raw Rage

By Abid Bahar, Canada

"The Intellectual Blueprint of the Neo-Razakars" by Sohail Tajul
Islam, published on August 25, 2008 by all accounts seem the Indian
intelligence agency RAW's (Research and Analysis Wing’s) raw rage
against the contemporary rise of independent- minded and powerful
Bangladeshis who are becoming conscious of who they are and what their
countrymen Bangladeshis should be.

It worries the RAW that the former's appeal is becoming both popular
and powerful everyday. It worries the mischievous sprite that its
attempt to deal with the lives of 150 million; to make them dependent
on India will be futile. Thus, it labels some freedom fighters like
Joinal Abedin and other Bangladeshi patriots as simply Razakars.
Contrary to that MBI Munshi, Zaglul Hossain, Isha Khan, Zainal Abedin,
Moin Ansari, Farhad Mazhar, Mahmudur Rahman, Prof. Mahbubullah, Prof.
Ataur Rahman, Prof. Razia Banu, Shah Abdul Hannan and many others like
them are doing great jobs to the nation to educate its citizens.
Instead of denunciation, they deserve our encouragements and
congratulations.

India Doctrine is not a myth; it was born with a brain to make people
suffer for the sake of a chauvinistic nationalism called Brahmoism.
When one reads the history of Bromo imperialism in South Asia,
originally came from Nehru’s ideas, MBI Munshi's book. India Doctrine
makes sense. It is a timely contribution and will continue to remain a
timeless handbook for south Asian readers until we see the end of
Bromo imperialism in South Asia.

If Sohail Tajul Islam (who did so much detective work to trace the
above people) is a college student in the Science program, he must
have enough time and money to do intelligence work than his studies.
It appears that he is an adult and skipping classes wouldn't matter
because he is doing something else than his studies. What seems more
probable is that by using the name of a college student doing full
time RAW job, the author of the article, student or not simply
presented a rage and deserve to have a fail grade.

The article is a clear demonstration of a raw attempt by the RAW to
mislead Bangladeshis with the familiar AL slogan of “Razakar.” This is
not hard to understand to the fish eating Bangladeshis that if there
is one real Sohail, he must be an adult RAW operative with several
names, one of which is a convenient name called Sohail Tajul Islam.
RAW operatives should take note that this old trick doesn't work with
Bangladeshis who fought three wars; the first one was against the
British, the second against Pakistan and now fighting a cold war with
India. As opposed to the Bangladeshis, India fought only one war,
against the British. Bangladeshis are recommended to buy MBI Munshi’s
famous book to understand the intellectual blue print of the INDIAN
aspirations.

To deal with our present and future, Bangladeshis should be careful
more with the Neo- Indi-Razakars than the RAW manufactured slogan
“Razakar” used by the pro-Indian local agents to put down our freedom
fighters. The ever growing number of freedom fighters against Indian
hegemony are ready to give their lives to save the motherland.

REFERENCES

Soheil Tajul Islam, The Intellectual Blueprint of the Neo-Razakars,
http://newsfrombang ladesh.net/ view.php? hidDate=2008-
08-25&hidType=OPT&hidRecord=000000000 0000000217766

Zoglul Husain, A promoter of Indian Hegemonism in Bangladesh,
http://newsfrombang ladesh.net/ view.php? hidDate=2008-
08-27&hidType=OPT&hidRecord=000000000 0000000218123

By Abid Bahar
E Mail : abidbahar@yahoo. com
http://newsfrombang ladesh.net/ view.php? hidRecord= 218637

RAW's Raw Rage - soc.culture.pakistan | Google Groups

 

[nitesh]

India fought only one war, against the British.

This is nonsense, 4 wars with pakistan and 1 with china? This guy seems to be out of mind.

Bangladeshis are recommended to buy MBI Munshi’s
famous book to understand the intellectual blue print of the INDIAN
aspirations.

what munshi, this is a PR exercise haan?

 

[Spring Onion]

RAW's Raw Rage

By Abid Bahar, Canada

"The Intellectual Blueprint of the Neo-Razakars" by Sohail Tajul
Islam, published on August 25, 2008 by all accounts seem the Indian
intelligence agency RAW's (Research and Analysis Wing’s) raw rage
against the contemporary rise of independent- minded and powerful
Bangladeshis who are becoming conscious of who they are and what their
countrymen Bangladeshis should be.

It worries the RAW that the former's appeal is becoming both popular
and powerful everyday. It worries the mischievous sprite that its
attempt to deal with the lives of 150 million; to make them dependent
on India will be futile. Thus, it labels some freedom fighters like
Joinal Abedin and other Bangladeshi patriots as simply Razakars.
Contrary to that MBI Munshi, Zaglul Hossain, Isha Khan, Zainal Abedin,
Moin Ansari, Farhad Mazhar, Mahmudur Rahman, Prof. Mahbubullah, Prof.
Ataur Rahman, Prof. Razia Banu, Shah Abdul Hannan and many others like
them are doing great jobs to the nation to educate its citizens.
Instead of denunciation, they deserve our encouragements and
congratulations.

great on spot

Bravo Bangladeshis for not bowing to Indians and remaining an Independent Islamic country.
Its now time BDs should learn the neferious designs of Indians against them.


i have read Isha Khan Moin they are simply too good.
MBI Munshi kindly send me your books
And tell me from where i can get this book of Sohail ??

 

[BanglaBhoot]

The India Doctrine is now widely available in Pakistan and a second edition is coming out in September 2008.

 

[su-47]

The India Doctrine is now widely available in Pakistan and a second edition is coming out in September 2008.

so are you the real MBI Munshi, the author of the book?

 

[BanglaBhoot]

Yes I am the real MBI Munshi and author of The India Doctrine.

 

[Md Akmal]

Yes I am the real MBI Munshi and author of The India Doctrine.

@ Yes , I second it !!!! Any doubt ????

 

[illuminatidinesh]

@ Yes , I second it !!!! Any doubt ????

Lol it took two long years to do that?
Why are the old threads kept alive?

 

[Veeru]

Brain farting and self promotion at best.

 

[RockyX]

It took 3 years to say that

 

[Skallagrim]

Which Sohail Taj authored this article? Tajuddin's son? @MBI Munshi

 

[BanglaBhoot]

Which Sohail Taj authored this article? Tajuddin's son? @MBI Munshi

No. Someone using a fake name and identity.

 

[surya kiran]

@waz @Irfan Baloch could you move this to South Asia section or the Bangladeshi section?