I could not agree more with Mr. Husain.  He did not mince any words about this barbaric policy pursued by the Saudis.  He is the only Muslim writer I have come across who seemed to have no hesitation in pointing fingers at the root cause of Islamization.  However, Mr. Husaim seemed to insinuate that the Clerics are more or less responsible in proliferating this un-spiritual ideology of Salafism whereas the Saudi King seems to have a moderate view of Islam.  I do not agree with that understanding.  Saudi family owned the country.  Nothing moves without their permission.  If the Royal family wants to stop this barbaric way of preaching Islam, they can do it at a heart beat. So, in my opinion, it is the Saudi family who is bent upon preaching a 6th century Sharia Law for the Muslims.  They are investing billions of dollars globally by establishing Madrassas to achieve this objective.  I wonder if the Saudi family realizes how many innocent people are being slaughtered daily who do not agree with the philosophy of Salafism.  In my opinion, it is the petro-dollars which is a 'trouble-maker' for this global menace.  I wish these Sheikhs could use this wind fall profit from the black gold in establishing good educational facilities where their locals could get academical education to compete in the whole world in different fields.  But that is not what they did because the basic mentality of Muslim rulers is not to educate the masses, keep them illiterate and rule them like slaves.  The only way to eradicate this Salafism ideology is to confiscate the source of revenue from these Sheikhs and stop the cash flow to these Madrassas.

Mr. Basit is justifying his meeting with the Kashmiri separatists as an on going acceptable activity between Pakistani diplomats and the separatists. He further states that the Indian government never objected to such meetings in the past.  Let me remind Mr. Basit that two wrong things do not make it right.  The foreign policy followed by the Congress leadership at the center towards Pakistan was a failed policy, and India is still paying the price.  I agree with the Indian government's stand with respect to stakeholders in Kashmir.  These separatists have no stake at all, and if someone asks me, India is the only stakeholder in Kashmir.  Kashmir ought to be a mute point if and when any further negotiation takes place between India and Pakistan.  Kashmir should not be on the agenda at all. Also, looking at the present chaotic situation in Pakistan, one is not sure how long this present civilian government in Islamabad is going to last.  India just need to sit on the side and let the dust settle before taking any diplomatic initiative.

I agree with the decision taken by the Indian government of not to participate in the impending Secretary-level meeting on August 25th. Since its birth for its survival, Pakistan has been pursuing a dual-faced policy not only with India, but with the United States also - the main donor of Pakistan's exchequer.  Pakistan wants to keep the diplomatic door open with India while abetting, financing and keeping a close relationship with the proxy entities in Kashmir.  These few Hurriyat leaders are serving Pakistan's interest in fomenting chaos in Kashmir.  These Hurriyat leaders also need to be brought to the books due to their anti-India relationship with the leaders of Pakistan. What these leaders are doing is a symptom of treason and need to face a legal music accordingly.  The idea of earmarking crores of rupees to bring back Kashmiri Brahmins and creating jobs in Kashmir are very positive and creditworthy steps announced by the Central government.  Once the employment situation in Kashmir is improved, the Muslim youngsters who are in the streets every day with an anti-India banners, will be working in the office and become productive instead of being a destructive force.  As far as Pakistan is concerned, it is going through a lot of turmoil due to the pressure from PTI and PAT parties who are demanding Prime Minister's resignation.  Under the circumstances, the Indian government ought to wait for the final outcome.  It is possible that Nawaz Sharif may not remain in the office for a long time.  Let the dust settle before making any diplomatic move.

It is very interesting that the Saudi King is afraid of fanaticism and militant policies pursued by the ISIS in the northern part of Iraq.  They are butchering the non-Suni people with full impunity - beheading them, making them slaves and playing with the honor of females.  Ironically, the Saudi King is advising his countrymen to fight against those who have hijacked Islam.  I just cann't help but laugh at the vulnerable situation the Saudi King feels himself in.  Instead of displaying his sense of fear, the King ought to admit that the forceful implementation of Sharia Law emanated from Wahibism,  It was and has been the Saudi Petro dollars which is promoting Wahibism through Madrassas in Pakistan and other Muslim countries.  It was the petro dollars which brain washed yesterday's children through these madrassas and those children have become today's martyrs. It is his family - Saudi Kingdom- which has hijacked Islam and no one else.  So, what is happening in front of his eyes is his family's own doing.  As the saying goes 'as you sow so shall you reap.  Saudi King is 90 years old and, needless to say, there is not much time left for him before he meets his Allah.  May be it is an opportune time for the atonement of Kingdom's sins for spreading 6th century Sharia Law though Wahibism.  The King ought to make an announcement to stop abetting, financing and promoting all religious activities which help the ideology of killing of innocent people, spread hatred among other religions and work for establishing peace and tranquility in the world.  Hopefully, when he meets his Allah, the latter may forgive him for his sins.

China has been bullying its neighbors for a long time now to satisfy its territorial ambition in that part of the world.  Chinese government has endorsed and approved this policy to create its hegemony in that region by declaring the territory in the South and East China Sea as well as the border locations with India as part of China.  The end results seems to be that India, Japan, Philippine, Korea, Vietnam etc. are feeling a military pressure from China to defend themselves in case of any unforeseen military eventuality.  Chinese government has been threatening to disrupt the oil drilling operations managed and operated by these countries in the South and East China Seas.  To complicate this issue further, China also has an on-going dispute about a few islands in that region with Japan.  Speaking of bad relations with the neighboring countries, China recently printed its revised map showing Arunachal Pradesh (an Indian territory) as part of China.  It is true that a windfall economic prosperity in China has provided enough stimulation for the Chinese government to pursue its goal of becoming a super power, but their way of approaching that objective seems to be on the wrong footing.  They cann't become a super power by annoying and bullying all its immediate neighbors.  Country becomes a super power by helping others grow and coming to the needs to those who need help.  United States became a super power not by bullying any country, but by fighting with the aggressor and helping others to come out of ruins.  Therefore, to safeguard its security, Japan has started evaluating their self-imposed restriction signed after WWII of not to manufacture heavy duty defense equipment.  The latest press report indicates that Japan has developed a stealth bomber equivalent to USA's F-35 which will help the Japanese forces to counter any military attack from China.  I am sure this idea is going to proliferate in other countries also whether they will start manufacturing their own military equipment or sign security treaties with each other to keep that region devoid of any turmoil.  As we know, America is trying to work on strategic relationship with the new Indian government by sharing technology in the defense and other fields.  To counter Chinese aggressive territorial designs, it may be an opportune time to contemplate on the lines of signing a long term security treaty with India which will be  mutually beneficial to both. TIME IS NOW TO STOP CHINA BEFORE IT GETS TOO LATE.

There is nothing wrong in dreaming high and trying to achieve those sometimes non-achievable dreams.  That is exactly what ISIS leader is determined to achieve.  Of course, time will tell what happens if they come close to that objective.  However, what is important for the civilized society here is not to ignore the ideology of these militants which is giving birth to these fanatic ideas of creating a caliphate regime in the world. Their slogan of being able to unfurl their flag either on the White House or somewhere else may be immaterial, baseless and non-achievable, but needless to say, their ideology is based on a firm belief that they can achieve this objective.  So, this ideology needs to be changed and, if possible crushed.  The enthusiasm which has become the driving force of their speedy movement in the Middle-East ought not to be the concern of Washington only, but of all countries where these brain washed caliphates are operating and that includes India also. Needless to say, India has been suffering in the hands of these militants for decades and the neighboring country is of no help to eradicate this menace, rather it abets, finances, trains and monitors their operations against India.  Therefore, the slogan emanating from the leader of ISIS could become a headache for the world if not checked and eliminated.  NOW IS THE TIME TO BE AGGRESSIVE AGAINST THIS EVIL.

What Hamas had done by constructing these tunnels was a work of art.  It is so ironical that on one hand this nation is condemning the existence and the nature of operation of Hammas (terrorist organization), and on the other hand providing American cement along with other materials and financial assistance to the Abbas government which has joined hands with the Hammas to run the Palestinian governmental operations.  What Israel has been doing and will be doing is right.  It is the job of the Israeli leaders to protect the lives of Israeli citizens.  However, I am little bit pessimistic about the future of Israelis in that part of the world - one due to the wavering and abysmal foreign policies of USA and secondly, due to the sheer # of Muslims and the flow of petro-dollars to equip Hammas soldiers. In my opinion, time there is in favor of Muslims.  If you notice, each child is being brain washed and the seeds of hatred and ill-will against Jews are being planted in their brain.  These children will be tomorrow's suicide bombers.  Secondly, Muslims can afford to sacrifice thousands and thousands of their fellow Muslims, but Israel cann't afford to lose that number of people every time they have to fight with the Muslims.  Lastly, majority of Muslims in that region are unemployed and are being fed with the help of petro or American tax payer dollars.  So, they have nothing to lose whereas Israeli economy is flourishing and they cann't afford any disruption in their economic boom.  However, a barbaric solution to this problem is the application of nuclear arsenal by the Israelis to make Gaza a parking lot.