My country is a mother to me

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Dear all, <br><br>I received the following letter

from my friend yesterday. I thought it would be

appropriate to share his thoughts with all you good people,

particularly, while hot discussions are ongoing with regard to

Karma and other plethora of subjects.<br>I look forward

to receiving your

reactions.<br><br>Namaskarm!<br>Devan<br><br>This letter has been written by an

Indian in Canada

who is still an Indian at heart, hoping to make other

Indians and non Indians understand "us" better.> >

><br>> > >I remember in March 1993, when the

skyline of Bombay was almost blown off with a series of

bomb blasts.Bombs went off at the Bombay Stock

Exchange building,Air India building, Musjid Bunder, a bus

near Passport Office, a building near Poonam Chambers,

Plaza cinema hall at Dadar, Centaur Hotel Juhu and Sea

Rock Hotel at Bandra... to name a few. Thousands lost

their lives,thousand others were wounded and the poor

became poorer still. We all knew who had done it but

were asked by the 'powerful' nations to retrain

ourselves and not come to conclusions so fast. To rise

above the situation and carry on the teachings of our

great leaders of the past like Gandhi. And so,

terrorist likes Dawood and Tiger Memon were allowed to

escape to Pakistan and flourish. The world carried on

and no one bothered.<br>> > >> > >A

few years later Pakistan once again was at war with

us. The Kargil War will be remembered for many years

by those Indians who lived with the fear of not

knowing what will happen next. Horror stories of any war

are exactly what it says it is... horrifying!<br>>

> >Once again we had great countries like the US

telling us to work for peace and that quick fix solutions

or an eye for an eye is not the right answer. When

documents were produced stating that France continues to

sell arms to Pakistan, no embargo, no sanctions but

"good advise' was given. We were reminded that we were

the world's largest Democracy and hence should be the

big sister to a nation who in fact is a day older

than us!<br>> > >December 1999, Christmas

time, the whole world was celebrating the end of the

century and the beginning to a new millennium, but many

Indians were watching the news on television for any news

on those near and dear ones who were hijacked and

suffering in the "cold' and of Khandahar. No help from any

nation....The world has no solutions for India! India once

again<br>fends for herself. She cries out to put a stop

to<br>terrorism that is rampantly increasing in neighboring

Pakistan but what did the great nations

profess...<br><br><br>....Contd/