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i guess this is what happens when you actually fact check stories about the karachi port being blown up.

interesting that this should evoke more ire than questions about what exactly the govt is up to. it suggests a certain mindset, and we all know what that is

and right now we are being led by those who get the truth wrong by a factor of 33, the media is only a corollary

if the modi govt had sense, we'd have abstained from the air strike & gone after the IMF bailout, it would've hit home. instead it went for a meaningless strike & abstained from the vote. is the abstention ( or is it a payout) the ramp off pak asked for? we'll know soon enough.

that does not seem to be the case, but even so where was the effort india put in to prevent this? or is this all the clout modi's india commands among the member states. a shame that our anchors don't sit on the IMF board, that's where this govt has clout

is this what the indian govt is telling us an IMF vote is? really?

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given the situation, today is a crucial day, we are at a point where both sides can claim some gain & sell it to their audience (that has been the primary purpose). if at this point there is further escalation, it is difficult to see how we will arrive at a similar opportunity.

this reminds me of the demonetization days, keep changing goalposts, or put up so many, hoping that by chance any one will be achieved (even that didn't happen). right now if the modi (and munir) lot is made happy by whatever goalposts they deem, we are all happy to go along.

the question from yesterday stands, as events take an expected course, given the day and the situation

this evening, the modi media will be a joy to watch. they have been madly and hysterically vile, but today the monkeys will have to do slapstick of a different order

first day questions, now larger than ever, we have had trump sit india down, we have international mediation. now we head into militarisation. a mess lies ahead with the danger of further modi/rss theatre to make us forget about what really happened. another such victory...

if three weeks ago someone had said that all indians would greet this statement with relief, and modi supporters would claim this as victory, we'd all be declared mad.