Khurshid Criticises Modi, Says Diplomacy Not a Take-Away Joint
- Criticising the Narendra Modi government's policy towards Pakistan and China, Congress today said diplomacy is not a "take away joint" and asked the Prime Minister to take the country into confidence before working on any "strategic alliance" with the US.
Talking about Modi's foreign policy, Congress spokesperson and former External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said it is too early to pass a judgement one way or the other but "won't give high marks right away".
"If you take handling of Pakistan, I think it is very clear that his impression was he would just say something and Pakistan would do it. That is not how diplomacy works.
"Pakistan is a difficult country. And Pakistan has given us lot of troubles and to expect that Pakistan will just click its heels and say... Is not something you should have expected. You should have taken far greater care, far greater sense of planning," Khurshid told Karan Thapar on his show 'Nothing but the Truth' on Headlines Today.
India had called off the Foreign Secretary level meeting with Pakistan after their High Commissioner to New Delhi Abdul Basit met with Kashmiri separatist leaders even though the Modi government had warned him against it.
Khurshid said he was amazed that the government did not think it would work out in this manner. "Should they have not anticipated? Should they not have considered that this is the likely move that Pakistan will make? We can't be caught off guard and then pretend that we are brave," he said.
The former minister said Modi thinks it is like going to a "take away joint and think that if you just put the cash there, you will get what you want".
"It does not happen like that in diplomacy. Diplomacy is a far more complicated thing. Diplomacy is a far more strenuous thing and just to think that I can win an election in India and can win everybody across the globe... Not so easy," Khurshid said.
Khurshid also criticised the handling of the issue of Chinese incursions but claimed credit for the investment that is coming in from China and Japan.
"Of course I am taking credit for the entire foreign policy of our country and my only worry is that whatever we have developed for over 10 years should not be dismantled by an over aspiring Prime Minister," he said.
Told by Thapar that Modi, in a recent interview ahead of his visit to the US later this month, had said India and American can establish strategic alliance, Khurshid said Congress leadership has not commented on it yet.
"But very clearly we don't believe in alliances. We believe in partnerships. And alliance with any country takes us away from standard Indian position that we deal with countries on merit, that we deal with countries as partners and we do not make alliances. We do not make alliances. Now what he means by alliances, he will have to tell the country..."
Asked if there can't be a change in policy, Khurshid said it can be. "First he should tell the country that I am making a change and then if your country supports the change, please go ahead. But don't just quietly say we are changing the policy," he said.
Saradha Scam: P. Chidambaram's Wife Examined by CBI
- Nalini Chidamabaram, wife of former Finance Minister P Chidambaram, has been examined by CBI in conection with the alleged multi-crore Saradha chit fund scam.
CBI examined Nalini, a Supreme Court lawyer, yesterday evening in Chennai in connection with the legal fee paid to her by the Saradha group, official sources said here.
The sources said Saradha Chairman Sudipta Sen, at present in jail, had mentioned about hiring Nalini as a lawyer at the request of Manoranjana Sinh, estranged wife of Congress leader Mantang Sinh.
Sen, who had written a letter to CBI last year, had claimed that Rs one crore had been paid to the lawyer as her legal fee by the Saradha group.
Nalini represented Manoranjana and, therefore, was asked to offer her professional advice in her negotiations with Sen in connection with plans by the group to acquire a TV channel in the northeast. The lawyer is believed to have advised her client against the Rs 42-crore investment by the group to acquire the TV channel.
Nalini has not responded to calls and messages for her reaction.
Nalini's team, however, denied that she was questioned by CBI. They claimed that CBI only obtained a 70-page report prepared by her in connection with the plans for the TV channel acquisition.
"The near Rs one crore fee was for one year's assistance. It was transparent and nominal," sources close to Nalini said.
Later Nalini said in a statement in Chennai that she was not questioned by CBI, but "consulted" professionally.
"CBI did not question me. CBI officers wanted to know whether Mrs Manoranjana Sinh had consulted me professionally. I told them yes. I was consulted," she said.
Ghani to Become Afghan Prez After Longstanding Political Crisis
- Former finance minister Ashraf Ghani was declared Afghanistan's next president today, hours after signing a power-sharing deal with his rival Abdullah Abdullah that ended a prolonged standoff over the disputed result.
Allegations of massive fraud in the June 14 vote sparked political crisis as both candidates claimed victory, paralysing the country at a key moment with US-led troops winding down their 13-year war against the Taliban.
When the long-awaited "unity government" deal was finally signed, Ghani embraced Abdullah briefly at a low-key ceremony in the presidential palace that lasted less than 10 minutes.
Abdullah will now nominate his choice for the new post of "chief executive officer" (CEO), which will be similar to prime minister -- setting up a tricky balance of power as Afghanistan enters a new era.
Neither candidate spoke at the palace ceremony, and it remained uncertain when they would address the nation or when the unity agreement would be officially published.
"The Independent Election Commission declares Dr Ashraf Ghani as the president, and thus announces the end of election process," commission chief Ahmad Yousaf Nuristani later told reporters.
"During the election process fraud was committed from all sides. That has concerned people."
Nuristani gave no winning margin, turnout figure, or the number of fraudulent ballot papers thrown out in an intensive UN-supervised audit that checked every individual vote.
Ghani was widely acknowledged to be on the brink of the presidency after coming well ahead in preliminary results before the audit began.
Under the constitution the president wields almost total control, and the new government structure will face a major test as the security and economic outlook worsens.
Asian Games: Indian Women Settle for Bronze in 25m Team Pistol
Shooters continued to deliver medals for India at the 17th Asian Games with the trio of Heena Siddhu, Rahi Sarnobat and Anisa Sayyed cliching a bronze in the women's 25m pistol event here today.Heena (572), Anisa (577) and Rahi (580) combined for a score of 1729 to finish third behind silver-medallists China (1747) and hosts South Korea, who won the gold with a score of 1748.
The top-finishing South Korean team comprised Jangmi Kim (584), Junghye Kwak (583) and Jungeun Lee (581).
While Anisa and Rahi did well in rapid fire, Heena was better in the precision rounds.
"There was a lot of pressure as we knew that me and Rahi had to do well in rapid fire as Heena is new to this format," said Anisa.
"It is my first Asian Games medal and I am very happy because otherwise people would have said that we did not deliver despite being rapid fire experts," she added.
However, the troika of Ayonika Paul, Apurvi Chandela and Raj Chaudhary finished a disappointing sixth in the 10m Air Rifle Women's Team Finals.
World No. 8 Ayonika scored a creditable 417.7 but Apurvi Chandela (413.8) and Raj Choudhary (407.6) failed to come up with a better show and their combined total of 1239.1 left them at the sixth spot.
China rode on Siling YI, Binbin Zhang and Liuxi Wu to clinch the gold with an aggregate score of 1253.8, while the Iran team comprising Najmeh Khedmati, Narjes Andevari Emamgholinejad and Elaheh Ahmadi won the silver.
Kim Seola, Kim Gaenam and Mira Jeong earned hosts Korea a bronze with a combined score of 1241.6.
The 21-year-old Ayonika, who had clinched a silver medal in Commonwealth Games and also fetched a World Cup bronze in Slovenia, qualified for 10m rifle individual final but finished seventh after coming up with scores of 101.9.
The Indian was tied third with 30.8 after the first series but dropped to sixth place with 61.4 next. She remained tied sixth after the third series but by the end of the fourth series, Ayonika was out of the competition following shots of 9.7 and 10.5.
Iran occupied the first two places with Najmeh Khedmati and Narjes Andevari Emamgholinejad winning the gold and silver. China's Binbin Zhang won the bronze.
Women Are Most Vulnerable Targets of Cyber Crimes: Indian Hacker
India's only 'ethical hacker' Ankit Fadia says to stop cyber crimes vulnerable targets like women, should be more alert about posting their photographs.
Admitting that a large section of cyber crime victims are women, Fadia suggests any suspicion or misgivings should not be glossed over and steps like removing the photographs should be initiated and any perceived offence should be brought to the notice of cyber crime cell of respective police department.
Fadia also advocated the smart phone users to be on guard at WiFi zones at offices, malls, complexes, coffee shops with the possibility of their data being hacked.
"The tech-savvy Indians are more gullible to fifth dimension of warfare – from cyberspace. Through smart phones," country's only recognized ethical hacker who advises companies and governments and train school children, said.
"Switching off blue tooth and not much fiddling with social network site at WIFI zones is one option," he said.
Fadia had brought out his new book dwelling beyond computers and digital devices in his 16th book 'SOCIAL; 50 Ways to Improve Your Professional Life' after the best seller on ethical hacking.
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