The Good Word

THE GOOD WORD

Sep 20, 2021 - Week 40

Volume 7S-19| Pages 1

PM Modi at SCO: Don’t rush to recognize

Taliban rule, can’t let radicalism take over

Sep 17, addressing the

21

st

summit of the

Shanghai Cooperation

Organization (SCO) in

Dushanbe, Tajikistan,

virtually, prime minister

Modi set out a clear

direction on how

countries could

collectively approach

the Afghanistan crisis.

PM Modi emphasized

that representation of

women and minorities

in governance is

essential. The decision

to accord recognition to

a new governing

dispensation in

Afghanistan must not

be rushed. The global

community must think

it through and take a

collective decision. On

the governance of

Afghanistan, India

believes the United

Nations must take a

lead role.

If instability and

fanaticism continue in

Afghanistan, that will

fuel extremism and

terrorism on a global

scale. Other terrorist

groups may be inspired

to replicate the

Taliban’s success and

take to armed

insurgency and

violence.

A third aspect of the

fall out of the turmoil

in Afghan is a likelihood

of an unrestricted rise

in drugs, illicit weapons

Bharat First

Sep 15, Delhi Police

Special Cell (DPSC) and

Intelligence Bureau (IB),

with help from UP Anti-

Terrorism Squad (ATS),

thwarted a sinister plot

hatched by Pakistan spy

agency ISI and the

Dawood Ibrahim gang

to carry out serial blasts

in Delhi, Maharashtra

and Uttar Pradesh

during Ramlila, Navratri

and Dussehra festivals.

The DPSC arrested six

operatives and

recovered RDX-based

IEDs, grenades, Beretta

pistols and cartridges.

1.5 kg of RDX explosive

was seized.

Six terrorists, Jaan

Mohammad Sheikh

from Mumbai, Osama

from Delhi, Moolchand

Sep 16, Amangarh tiger

reserve, in Uttar Pradesh

(UP) that spreads over an

area of 80 sqkm.

Formerly, a part of the

Jim Corbett national park

it remained with UP after

Uttarakhand was split

from UP in 2000. It was

declared a tiger reserve

in 2012, but remained

reliant on the Corbett

tiger reserve for curbing

poaching, creating animal

rescue centres and

engaging veterinarians.

Tuesday, state forest

authorities have

announced a plan to

develop Amangarh on

the lines of Dudhwa and

Pilibhit, the other two

tiger reserves in UP. It

will boost eco-tourism

and infrastructure such

as a rescue center, vigil

towers, a training centre

etc. It will be renamed

New Corbett Tiger

Reserve. The forest has

27 tigers and 105

elephants. At: TOI

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Sep 17, ex-API Sachin

Waze disclosed in a

statement to the

Enforcement Directorate

(ED) that Maharashtra

transport minister Anil

Parab and ex-

Maharashtra home

minister Anil Deshmukh,

received ₹20 crore each,

from 10 deputy

commissioners of police

(DCP) in Mumbai to

reverse their transfer

orders, which the then

city police commissioner

Param Bir Singh had

issued. The statement is

part of ED chargesheet

filed before a special

court against Deshmukh’s

assistants.

In July 2020, Param Bir

Singh had issued transfer

orders to 10 DCPs.

Deshmukh and Parab

were unhappy with the

orders and had them

stalled after extorting the

sum from the 10 officers.

ED’s probe has also

revealed that between

Jan and Feb 2021, Waze

handed over 16 bags of

money with ₹4.6 crore in

cash to Deshmukh’s PA.

At: TimesOfIndia 1-2

The new defense

complex completed well

ahead of schedule, in 12

months, instead of 24,

will not only provide

better infrastructure

but also efficiencies of

proximate location.

Constructed at a cost of

₹775 crore without

sacrificing trees, the

project will also free up

several acres of prime

real estate in the heart

of the country’s capital.

Control centres have

been established to

monitor security of and

access to the complex.

The parking lots

accommodate 1,500

vehicles.

PM Modi said the speed

of construction is a

reflection of the

seriousness with which

this government takes

national security.

At: IndiaTVNews, HindustanTimes

Sep 7, in a big decision,

the Centre launched a

portal for Kashmiri

pandits to reclaim the

property that they were

evicted from during the

1990s Islamist attacks.

Owners will need to

register on the portal and

specify the location of

their property and the

year they were forced

out, in order to apply for

reclamation. District

Commissioners will now

ensure that there is no

illegal encroachment of

Kashmiri pandit

properties, even where

no complaint has been

registered. The decision

comes nearly a month

after the J&K

administration ordered

the full implementation of

the Immovable Property

Act for the Kashmiri

pandits.

Kashmiri pandits have

lauded the government’s

intention in launching the

portal. They have also

requested that Kashmiri

Hindus be consulted in

bringing in additional

measures.

Republic

and human trafficking.

The huge stash of

advanced weapons left

behind in Afghanistan

will cause instability

within and outside the

country.

PM Modi’s candid

expression of India’s

reservations are a

contrast to a submissive

or silent reaction by

many countries. His

address should

encourage others to

open up.

The SCO is a bloc of 8

countries comprising

India, China, Russia,

Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,

Tajikistan, Uzbekistan

and Pakistan.

ZeeNews, Image – LiveMint

Sep 17, the dismissed,

imprisoned and now

hospitalized API Sachin

Waze confessed to the

Enforcement Directorate

(ED) that the former

Maharashtra home

minister Anil Deshmukh

had instructed Waze to

get Arnab Goswami,

editor-in-chief, Republic

TV arrested. Waze

revealed that Deshmukh

used to call him to his

office or home to instruct

him directly about various

cases including the TRP

scam case against

Republic TV. In what is a

major vindication for the

channel, it issued a

statement that the fake

TRP case was a conspiracy

to denigrate India’s

largest news network. It

also asked media houses

that amplified those

allegations, to introspect.

At: Republic, TheStickyPost

from Rae Bareli,

Zeeshan Qamar from

Prayagraj, Mohammad

Abu Bakar from

Bahraich and

Mohammed Amir Javed

from Lucknow were

arrested.

Osama and Qamar and

gone to Pakistan

surreptitiously, via

Oman to receive a 15

day training under ISI.

The were trained at

Thatta, east of Karachi,

where the 26/11

Mumbai terror attack

accused Ajmal Kasab

was also trained. Anees

Ibrahim, Dawood’s

brother was in touch

with Sheik. He was

asked to carry weapons

and IEDs from

Prayagraj to Delhi.

At: Republic, IndiaTVNews

Sep 16, Prime minister

(PM) Narendra Modi

inaugurated the new

Central Vista defence

ministry office complex

in Delhi. Two new multi-

storeyed complexes

spread over 13 acres

and 7 blocks will provide

9.6 lakh square feet of

modern office space

replete with amenities,

technology and

connectivity, to more

than 7,000 defense

ministry personnel.

PM Modi while

inaugurating the

complex expressed

anguish over how these

personnel who

discharged such a critical

role for the country,

were earlier staffed in

dilapidated British raj

era barracks, hutments

and even horse stables

spread over an area of

over 62 acres.

Deen Dayal Upadhyaya, birth anniversary, Sep 25; image – Wikipedia; International Rhino Day, Sep 22, image – LifeGate

US roils the water,

Oz to get nuclear

power submarines

Delhi Police averts serial blasts;

nabs ISI D-Gang henchmen

Deshmukh, Parab

got ₹40 crore for

police transfers

Waze: Deshmukh

wanted Arnab

arrested

PM Modi launches Central Vista

defense complex for 7,000 personnel

Portal for Kashmiri

pandits to reclaim

property launched

Amangarh gets a

new name and a

conservation boost

Sep 5, union road

transport and highways

minister, Mr Nitin

Gadkari, announced

that despite the

pandemic and a

monsoon season, the

pace of road

construction remains

high with 3,385 km of

national highways

having been completed

so far this year, 2021-

2022. The averages to

India constructs 3,400 km of roads in

the current financial year, 2021-22

Sep 15, The US, UK and

Australia have

announced a new

strategic alliance-AUKUS

that aims to help

Australia build a fleet of

nuclear-powered

submarines and deepen

cooperation in defense.

The intention is to

counter the growing

security challenge from

China and its warming

ties with Russia.

While the submarines

will not be ready until

well into the next

decade, the move has

drawn criticism from

China, France and

others. China has

accused the pact of

undermining the nuclear

non-proliferation and

intensifying a Cold War

era like arms race.

France had a $65 billion

deal to make

conventional submarines

for Australia which the

latter rescinded. France

has recalled its

ambassadors to the US

and Australia in protest.

More: ForeignPolicy, GlobalTimes

Sep 17, The New

Zealand cricket team

which was on a tour to

Pakistan called off the

series citing a threat

alert that warned of an

imminent terror attack

on its players. Trouble

began when the first

white ball one day

international (ODI) of

the series could not

begin on time at the

Rawalpindi Stadium on

Friday. Both teams

remained in their hotel

rooms. New Zealand

cricket chief executive

David White then issued

a statement stating that

it was simply not

possible to continue

with the tour given the

advice he had received.

Pakistan maintained it

had arranged foolproof

security. Their interior

minister also claimed

that the Kiwi withdrawal

involved ‘a conspiracy

hatched by some hidden

hands.’

The Kiwi pull out has

forced the England

Cricket Board (ECB) to

reconsider touring

Pakistan. At: Republic

Kiwi’s abandon

cricket in Pakistan

citing terror threat

21.8 km/day. Last year,

2020-2021, India had set

a world record in the

pace of road

construction at 36.4

km/day. If one went by a

metric of lane-km, it was

nearly 50 lane km/day.

‘My target is going up to

more than 100 km per

day’, Gadkari said while

virtually addressing a CII

event.

At: SwarajMag, IndianExpress

Sep 17, in a landmark

order the Madras High

Court (HC) directed

the government to

remove encroachers

from temple lands in a

time bound manner. It

also asked the

government act

against usurpers of

temple properties.

Justice S Subramanian

ordered the state

government to issue a

public notification and

act against defaulters

under the Goonda’s

Act or the Hindu

Religious Institutions &

Charitable Endowment

(HRICE) Act. The HC

directed the state to

form a special cell with

officers of impeccable

integrity to recover

encroached land and

have their contact

details displayed in

temples. The state

HRICE department had

issued an order

cancelling ownership

of about 9,500 acres of

land. ABPLive, TheHillTimes

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HC: Use Goonda

Act on temple

encroachers