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Najma Minhas: What is the implication of Modi’s recent visit to Ladakh?
Sardar Masood Khan: Symbolically, it has much importance because Modi is trying to assuage the fears and apprehensions of his population and boost the morale of the Indian armed forces. However, I think he has miserably failed in achieving these two objectives.
Dr Moeed Pirzada: Why do you say so?
Sardar Masood Khan: Because, if you look at the content of his speech, you will see he is trying to deceive his people, and he is making claims which are not real. He projects a muscular image of the Armed Forces of India.
Dr Moeed Pirzada: We have seen a very strange thing: the standard slogan of Indian armed forces (Jai Hind) has been replaced with slogans of Vande Matram and Bharat Mata ki Jai. What is the significance of this?
Sardar Masood Khan: This is another step toward saffronization of the national institutions. Previously, the populace of India was being forced to chant slogans of Bharat Mata ki Jai and Vande Matram, but the minorities were resisting. While they do respect the Indian constitution and the diversity and pluralism of the Indian society, they do not want to subscribe to just one world or religious view.
Dr Moeed Pirzada: This is a gigantic military machine, second largest after China, that also has tactical nuclear weapons. What is the significance of the saffronization of this military for the world?
Sardar Masood Khan: I think that India’s nuclear weapons are unsafe in the hands of the Bharatiya Janata Party and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh leadership. You would recall that Mr Narendra Modi has twice threatened Pakistan with the use of nuclear weapons. Last year, he had said that he would use these nuclear weapons and wipe Pakistan off the map of the world while earlier this year, on their Republic Day [26 January], he would destroy Pakistan in 7-10 days via atomic weapons. So, they have this infamous distinction of being the only nuclear-weapon state which has threatened a neighbor with the use of nuclear weapons.
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India, China and Pakistan tensions – Impact on Global Order
Najma Minhas: What is the implication of Modi’s recent visit to Ladakh?
Sardar Masood Khan: Symbolically, it has much importance because Modi is trying to assuage the fears and apprehensions of his population and boost the morale of the Indian armed forces. However, I think he has miserably failed in achieving these two objectives.
Dr Moeed Pirzada: Why do you say so?
Sardar Masood Khan: Because, if you look at the content of his speech, you will see he is trying to deceive his people, and he is making claims which are not real. He projects a muscular image of the Armed Forces of India.
Dr Moeed Pirzada: We have seen a very strange thing: the standard slogan of Indian armed forces (Jai Hind) has been replaced with slogans of Vande Matram and Bharat Mata ki Jai. What is the significance of this?
Sardar Masood Khan: This is another step toward saffronization of the national institutions. Previously, the populace of India was being forced to chant slogans of Bharat Mata ki Jai and Vande Matram, but the minorities were resisting. While they do respect the Indian constitution and the diversity and pluralism of the Indian society, they do not want to subscribe to just one world or religious view.
Dr Moeed Pirzada: This is a gigantic military machine, second largest after China, that also has tactical nuclear weapons. What is the significance of the saffronization of this military for the world?
Sardar Masood Khan: I think that India’s nuclear weapons are unsafe in the hands of the Bharatiya Janata Party and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh leadership. You would recall that Mr Narendra Modi has twice threatened Pakistan with the use of nuclear weapons. Last year, he had said that he would use these nuclear weapons and wipe Pakistan off the map of the world while earlier this year, on their Republic Day [26 January], he would destroy Pakistan in 7-10 days via atomic weapons. So, they have this infamous distinction of being the only nuclear-weapon state which has threatened a neighbor with the use of nuclear weapons.
Read full interview...
India, China and Pakistan tensions – Impact on Global Order
