Afghan troops banking on rice, spinach and tomatoes; land bill that should make them stay put in rural hinterland
The report coming from the channel of middle east showed the dwindling budget for Afghanistan troops. They have to settle with rice, spinach and tomatoes. There was a conference of donors in LOndon where some resources were raised to set a strong security apparatus in Afghanistan. If other reports are to be believed things are settling down in Afghanistan. Most important is to get the realisation among extreme elements that a mind not wavering and a mind at work should be the priority. Once employment begins to rise, people begin to earn livelihood with little or no fear and once leakages in govt budget are corrected, things would look promising. Time is to bring more and more people to this realisation that peace from north to south and east to west is the best option. Pakistan should do its bit as it would help it to contain extreme elements at home. Closing proximity between Afghanistan and Pakistan should be hailed as it would help to contain extreme forces and bring peace to Afghanistan and Pakistan.
On other hand If Pakistan desires and New delhi sends some troops/machinery to fight extreme elements in some parts of the country or help it to gather a better average as far as intelligence is concerned, Pakistan would be able to get some order it desires. Pakistan takes a moderate position on Kashmir and India giving it the intelligence and other infrastructure support to fight extreme elements in Pakistan would be handy. India helps it to get the schools/educational institutions in remote areas up and running because once the benefits of education/employment reach four corners of Pakistan peace would surely touch its frontier. Some would argue that we hardly have a bag full of trained teachers so from where we can send trained teachers. We will make it mandatory for teachers from public schools/private schools to use their experience to do a bit for the neighbouring country. You have secured land at such low rates, you have exceedingly high school fees, you should listen to govt advice and lend training to teachers in Pakistan. Once peace would come to Pakistan then firing across border would fall as Separatists would lose their plank. Separatists in Kashmir need be told that gaining employment/education should be the priority and we cheer for a peaceful Pakistan as for a peaceful India.
There was another story on land bill. There are gaping holes in the land bill. Seeking no approval is not done. But turning it to aar paar ki ladai (my way or highway) is ludicrous. YOu see the amount of land that was set aside for SEZs and how much of that is operational. Not even 50 per cent. The land that is to be dispensed with there is a need AS ONE WRITER wrote about long lived financial asset creation. A creation of wealth fund that invests in a range of options that gives a fair rate of return (a guarantee of sorts is not asking for moon). The wealth fund should seek resources from specific routes so that a fair return is assured. And reserve a fraction of land for sale a decade or two decades later and proceeds go towards this wealth fund. Perhaps a small piece of land can be purchased elsewhere. But the amount of return one gets or is assured to get over a period of time should be used to stay in the rural hinterland and not migrate to urban centres as writer would like us to understand. Never use the proceed to migrate to urban centre (migrate if someone has found gainful employment) , invest in rural hinterland, there are immense options. Areas with mango cultivation, areas with no infrastructure for schools, skill learning institutes should be deployed with such benefits.
Singur and Nandigram in state of West Bengal left none here and there. First in the name of votes, public was asked to protest and when the companies left with no factories put in order the land is lying unused and is unuseable. One does not know the status of land that was first acquired and later left abandoned in the state of west Bengal. In the state of west Bengal employment is a big issue. In another state a state head is asking for compensation for farmers due to unprecedented rains/weather and at the same time a full page ad he is sharing with another leader. Leader is asking us to do away with LPG subsidy. You first stop your full page ad. You first make your ill-tempered and spoilt police force to stay in limits. You ask your spoilt police force to mend its ways. Right now you have stressed train drivers, stressed pilots and what not.
The report coming from the channel of middle east showed the dwindling budget for Afghanistan troops. They have to settle with rice, spinach and tomatoes. There was a conference of donors in LOndon where some resources were raised to set a strong security apparatus in Afghanistan. If other reports are to be believed things are settling down in Afghanistan. Most important is to get the realisation among extreme elements that a mind not wavering and a mind at work should be the priority. Once employment begins to rise, people begin to earn livelihood with little or no fear and once leakages in govt budget are corrected, things would look promising. Time is to bring more and more people to this realisation that peace from north to south and east to west is the best option. Pakistan should do its bit as it would help it to contain extreme elements at home. Closing proximity between Afghanistan and Pakistan should be hailed as it would help to contain extreme forces and bring peace to Afghanistan and Pakistan.
On other hand If Pakistan desires and New delhi sends some troops/machinery to fight extreme elements in some parts of the country or help it to gather a better average as far as intelligence is concerned, Pakistan would be able to get some order it desires. Pakistan takes a moderate position on Kashmir and India giving it the intelligence and other infrastructure support to fight extreme elements in Pakistan would be handy. India helps it to get the schools/educational institutions in remote areas up and running because once the benefits of education/employment reach four corners of Pakistan peace would surely touch its frontier. Some would argue that we hardly have a bag full of trained teachers so from where we can send trained teachers. We will make it mandatory for teachers from public schools/private schools to use their experience to do a bit for the neighbouring country. You have secured land at such low rates, you have exceedingly high school fees, you should listen to govt advice and lend training to teachers in Pakistan. Once peace would come to Pakistan then firing across border would fall as Separatists would lose their plank. Separatists in Kashmir need be told that gaining employment/education should be the priority and we cheer for a peaceful Pakistan as for a peaceful India.
There was another story on land bill. There are gaping holes in the land bill. Seeking no approval is not done. But turning it to aar paar ki ladai (my way or highway) is ludicrous. YOu see the amount of land that was set aside for SEZs and how much of that is operational. Not even 50 per cent. The land that is to be dispensed with there is a need AS ONE WRITER wrote about long lived financial asset creation. A creation of wealth fund that invests in a range of options that gives a fair rate of return (a guarantee of sorts is not asking for moon). The wealth fund should seek resources from specific routes so that a fair return is assured. And reserve a fraction of land for sale a decade or two decades later and proceeds go towards this wealth fund. Perhaps a small piece of land can be purchased elsewhere. But the amount of return one gets or is assured to get over a period of time should be used to stay in the rural hinterland and not migrate to urban centres as writer would like us to understand. Never use the proceed to migrate to urban centre (migrate if someone has found gainful employment) , invest in rural hinterland, there are immense options. Areas with mango cultivation, areas with no infrastructure for schools, skill learning institutes should be deployed with such benefits.
Singur and Nandigram in state of West Bengal left none here and there. First in the name of votes, public was asked to protest and when the companies left with no factories put in order the land is lying unused and is unuseable. One does not know the status of land that was first acquired and later left abandoned in the state of west Bengal. In the state of west Bengal employment is a big issue. In another state a state head is asking for compensation for farmers due to unprecedented rains/weather and at the same time a full page ad he is sharing with another leader. Leader is asking us to do away with LPG subsidy. You first stop your full page ad. You first make your ill-tempered and spoilt police force to stay in limits. You ask your spoilt police force to mend its ways. Right now you have stressed train drivers, stressed pilots and what not.
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