John Abraham enjoys doing political films

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January 27, 2019

Actor John Abraham whose upcoming films Batla House and Romeo Akbar Walter are both political dramas has said that he enjoys doing politics-themed films and that “it is good to have good politicians in power.”

“I have made films like ‘Madras Cafe’ and ‘Parmanu’. It is always good to have good politicians and good people in power. Except for this, I can’t comment much. I would not like to comment. We are from the industry and our job is to entertain everyone and make films,” Abraham told agencies at a marathon for children.

The actor was responding to a question about the recent formal entry of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra into politics.

When asked, Abraham also said that the current Narendra Modi led government would return to power in the forthcoming elections.

“If you are asking me generally, the present government will definitely return to power, according to me. It’s not that I want it to happen, this is my general prediction. And I feel Modi will get another term.”

Talking about his upcoming films he said, “Romeo Akbar Walter is a very political film. In the north the Babri Masjid, Batla House (encounter) are major controversial issues and I am working on a film titled ‘Balta House’ based on the issue.”

“‘Madras Cafe’, ‘Parmanu’, ‘Vicky Donor’ are all my productions, I like such subjects and I make films on these. I enjoy doing these films,” the actor said.

‘Romeo Akbar Walter’ is scheduled to release on April 12 and ‘Batla House’ is set to hit theatres on August 15 this year.

The actor-director, who is a known fitness buff, also gave tips to children at the ‘Little Heart’ marathon organised by Wadia Hospital in Mumbai, where children from different age groups participated under three categories- 1.5 km, 2 km and 2 km.

Burning Assam in the name of foreigners

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January 27, 2019

It was a spectacular rally in the pre-historic city of Guwahati on January 23 that strongly opposed the Indian Union government’s latest initiative to amend the country’s citizenship act in favour of religious asylum seekers from Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. Organised by All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) along with 30 indigenous groups at the historic Latashil playground of Guwahati on the southern bank of mighty Brahmaputra, the demonstration witnessed vivid participation of around 3,000 people from different sections in the society. Not only Guwahati in the Brahmaputra valley of Assam but most of
northeastern localities presently witness an uproarious situation against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government in New Delhi. The region, surrounded by Nepal, Bhutan, Tibet (now under China), Myanmar and Bangladesh, has recently observed a Bandh (shut down) protesting against New Delhi’s adamant attitude to pass the citizenship amendment bill in Lok Sabha and prepare placing in Rajya Sabha soon.

For almost two years now, the civil society groups and a large section of writer, artiste, media personalities etc of the region have been opposing the move to grant citizenship to the religious asylum seekers from India’s neighbouring countries. They came out with clear demand that the Narendra Modi-led government’s move to benefit the Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi, and Christian asylum seekers must immediately be abandoned. Their logic include that Indian citizenship cannot be conferred on the basis of religion as it is a secular country and if done it would go against the spirit of the Constitution. The other one, which has been supported by 95 per cent of the protesting organisations, argues that Assam has already taken the burden of numerous illegal migrants (from 1951 to 1971) and it should not get more migrants, as it would destroy the State’s demography and Assamese as a language. The protest gained momentum, when the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, arrived in Guwahati in May last year for public hearings. A number of indigenous organisations, local politicians, intellectuals, media personalities, etc. assembled on the venue and raised their voices against the bill.

However, the subsequent hearing in Silchar of Barak valley witnessed a different picture as most of the organisations supported the initiative. Lately, when the Lok Sabha passed the said bill on January 8, the anti-bill protests got escalated in the region. The local media were full of anti-bill statements, plentiful news related to agitations along with long newspaper editorials and charged television talk-shows. Many political observers even started comparing the situation with another session of historic Assam movement in the making. The Assam agitation, launched in 1979 with the demand to detect and deport all illegal migrants (read Bangladeshi nationals) from the country, culminated after six years with an accord signed by the agitators with the Centre in presence of the then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. Leaders of AASU and now defunct Asom Gana Sangram Parishad agreed to accept everyone entering Assam prior to March 25, 1971, as legal Indian citizens. Need not to mention that the movement started with the ultimate goal to deport all illegal migrants on the basis of the national cut-off year (1951) for which over 850 people sacrificed their lives and thousands of others faced humiliations in different occasions. But the agitators, most of whom later became seasoned politicians, had never tried to validate the accord with legal frameworks. Shockingly, the accord was never passed in the Parliament for endorsement.

The present-day movements have been led by AASU leaders along with Northeast East Students’ Organisation and many Assam-based ethnic civil society groups, where they maintain that Assam would burn if the bill is passed in the upper house of Parliament. AASU adviser Samujjal Bhattacharya commented in various public meetings that the BJP-led governments in both New Delhi and Dispur had been hatching conspiracies to destroy the peaceful ambiance of the region as the bill would threaten the existence of indigenous people in the region. Lately, two northeastern Chief Ministers belong to the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance family have come out raising voices against the bill. Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma and Mizoram Chief
Minister Zoramthanga have opposed the initiative and asserted that they would not take any burden of foreigners in their States. Even Manipur Chief Minister and a senior BJP leader N Biren Singh expressed his concern over the probable negative implications of the initiative in his State.

However, Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu and Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal have supported the move arguing that it would not affect the region. Remaining silent over the matter for months, Sonowal now start making voluminous public comments that the Centre’s new initiatives would never harm the local populations but benefit them in the long term.

Sonowal categorically stated that a section of vested interests was trying to create disturbances in Assam by spreading misinformation that 19 million Bangladeshi Hindu nationals would get citizenship as an immediate outcome of the bill. It cannot encourage any foreigner to come to India as the bill has a cut-off date of December 31, 2014, asserted the young Chief Minister. “The bill, if duly passed in the Parliament, will simply allow the Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists, Parsis, and Christians to apply for citizenship after a mandatory residency of seven years. Once they apply, the citizenship applications will be verified by the local authorities,” stated Sonowal adding that his government is duty-bound to protect the interests of indigenous communities of Assam. More blatant arguments were put by Himanta Biswa Sarma, the powerful minister in Sonowal’s cabinet, where he asserted that the citizenship amendment initiatives would help the local Assamese population. Expressing serious concern over the aggressive mentality of Bangladeshi Muslim settlers, Sarma claimed that the initiative would prevent Assam from becoming another Kashmir.

In various public discourses, Sarma openly suggested that Assamese people should support the non-Muslim asylum seekers from Bangladesh to safeguard their political, social and cultural rights in Assam. He also criticised the anti-Assam forces (read Naxal/ Leftists) which continue crying against the amendment bill. In a recent public debate, Sarma commented, “They want us to be slaves of a particular civilisation (read Islamic). However, in this civilisational fight, we must win.”

Lately, a forum of patriots expressed concerns over the prevailing turbulent situation in Assam along with few other parts of the region and urged the Centre to assure the local people that the region would not be affected by the citizenship law amendment initiatives. Patriotic People’s Front Assam (PPFA), in a recent statement, also called upon the Union government to review the cut-off year for detection of illegal migrants in Assam (from 1971 to 1951).
“A nation should not have two separate cut-off years with one meant
specifically for one province to detect illegal foreigners. Challenging the 1971 cut-off year, Asom Sanmilita Mahasangha has already approached the Supreme Court of India and the case is still pending. Few other organisations including Prabajan Virodhi Manch are also raising voices against it,” said the PPFA statement adding that it wants the apex court to settle the matter so that the issue can be resolved for good.

-BY Nava Thakuria

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Ed Sheeran & The Game teamed up for new track

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January 27, 2019

Pop star Ed Sheeran and The Game have teamed up for a new track that will appear on the veteran rapper’s upcoming album.

Sheeran appears on both the introduction for The Game’s new album and on a track titled “Gems of Los Angeles”.

The Game shared the details of the collaboration at an intimate listening session at Chalice Studios in Hollywood.

The album, called “Born to Rap” is slated for a release on eOne later this winter. Other features include Meek Mill, 21 Savage, Anderson.Paak, Eric Bellingerand one major collaboration that the rapper kept confidential.

Mann Ki Baat: PM Modi hails EC for strengthening democracy, urges youth to register as voters

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January 27, 2019

Addressing the nation in the 52nd episode of his ‘Mann Ki Baat’ radio programme, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday hailed the contribution of the Election Commission of India for continuously working towards strengthening the democracy and also urged the youth of the country who have attained the age of voting to register themselves as voters.

The Prime Minister said, “25th January was the day the Election Commission was formed, which is celebrated now as National Voters Day. The scale at which elections are organised in our country astonishes the world. It is natural for every citizen to feel proud of the Election Commission of its meticulous organising abilities.”

Outlining that no stone is left unturned to ensure that every registered voter gets an opportunity to exercise his voting right, Prime Minister Modi added: “Election booths are set-up in places at 15,000 feet above sea-level in Himachal Pradesh and are also made in far away islands of Andaman and Nicobar. People might have also heard about the polling booth in the far away region of Gir forest which is made only for a single voter. When we hear these things, it is nothing but natural to feel proud of the Election Commission.”

“I appreciate the Election Commission for continuously strengthening the democracy. I also value and acknowledge the contribution of the state election commission, security officials, polling officials and others who take part in election exercise and ensure a free and fair election,” he added while hailing the EC.

He also urged the youth born in the 21st century to get themselves registered as a voter, “This year, our country will undergo Lok Sabha elections. This will be first time ever when young people born in the 21st century will get to exercise their Right to Vote in Lok Sabha elections. Now they are going to become a part of nation building. Time has come for them to connect their dreams with the dreams of the country. I urge young generation to register themselves as voters, if they are eligible.”

Stressing further on the significance of voting, Prime Minister Modi said, “Each one of us must realise that this is an important juncture in one’s life to become a voter and exercising the right to vote. We should have a feeling that casting our vote is our duty. If we ever fail to vote due to some unforeseen circumstance, we must feel bad about it. Our nation is paying the price of people who do not go to vote. We should feel the responsibility, this should become a habit. This should become part of our culture.”

He also urged people of the country to come forward and jointly contribute in campaigning for spreading awareness on voter registration and casting vote on the day of polling.

The Prime Minister through his address on the radio aims to connect with the common man on a regular basis and inform them about the initiatives of the government and also seeks the support of the common man in nation building and governance.

Celebrity and character need not partner, isn’t it Hardik?

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January 27, 2019

The dearest ‘koffee’. Hardik Pandya discovers the kettle is too hot to handle. Considering the recent uproar where the flamboyant all-rounder stole the centre stage abusing his popularity. Not with cricket, but the cricketer. Hardik and Rahul (too) courted controversy and have been pilloried for being “bad” role-models for the way they presented themselves in a recent popular TV show. True, their main job is to entertain us, they never signed up to be role-models (good or bad).

Looks like Hardik Pandya is inspired by Donald Trump, who has a similar attitude towards women. Even Trump, who was reportedly heard making similar loose talk about women, did not brag about his conquest of women, on live TV. Is Hardik even more reckless? Remember, Tiger Woods’ extra-marital infidelity scandal had menaced his moral image — it just goes to show that stupidity has no cultural borders.

Big personalities are highly revered anyway because celebrity itself counts more than a character in a society without any moral ground. Shame and guilt seem to not have as much power over them as it does the rest of us. Is it that the copious flow of fame, glamour, and money, especially in cricket in the last decade, has filled boys with a sense of entitlement?

The cricketing talent got Hardik too much sports celebrity too soon. A playboy with cricketing skills, it is our national problem to liken cricketers to god and expect them to be holy souls! They are often unable to handle all the adulation which comes their way. Some develop arrogance and attitude, but some like Pandya gets misconceived.

Publish and be damned

Hardik’s comments were disrespectful, indeed. Why blame Karan Johar? The conversation (not a cross-examination) did shed the light on the truth. What, if Hardik had replied to Karan that he is a non-sexist (but would have been a liar)? Is it then okay with untruth over sexism? What should get the priority? You and I, but for Karan, would not have known the other side of the cricket star, who picked his words (may not be illegal) seamlessly uncivilised. Isn’t that Karan unfolded a celebrity flaunting the degeneration?

At a time when both the public and media continue to confer celebrity status on more and more bizarre characters, Karan has only showcased the flip side of our ‘hero’. Stories about stars and celebrities do typically fork out revelations, concerning things they have done which they should have desisted. How do you undermine the editorial prerogative? The guest was true to the mood and spirit of the chat, skilfully crafted by the journalist. If sex and crime are bad words, there is no media. Why do some cricketers and celebrities think they are larger than life?

Welcome decision by BCCI

When you humiliate a cricket ball, you are handed a one-year suspension (the leading Australian cricketers are still languishing!). The Board of Cricket for Control India (BCCI), the employer of Hardik Pandya, rightly slapped a show-cause notice on the hard-hitting cricketer. Yes, crooks must be out of the team.

Even match-fixing doesn’t make you a pariah in Indian cricket, but apparently, when you brag about hooking up with multiple women, you are, by your sordid epithets, pitching misogyny, arrogance and brat behaviour to the coming generation. Team India might win a lot more nowadays than earlier, but the team certainly may miss the class and grace, if such players are in the system. By the way, where are the global cricket commentators calling for life bans?

Celebrities and heroes

When you represented Team India, you are already looked up as role-model. However, not every celebrity should be viewed as a hero or a role-model. Celebrities and heroes are the people who risk their lives for our nation, people that endanger themselves for the well-being of others. A person who plays the soldier on the big screen is certainly not the real thing.

Celebrities should be judged based on what they are famous for, as well as how they present themselves in the public. While there are many celebrities that do good for people, they tend to not get as much media attention as those who display inappropriate behaviour.

With the rise of massive entertainment industry (can we add sports?), celebrities became a cheap and casual commodity. Is an honest character seen as totally optional, hopelessly obsolete? Or, is it that goodness would be practically incompatible with fame and success?

Emulate Rahul Dravid

One word has attracted itself to Rahul Dravid: gentleman. The more successful Rahul became, even more, humble he got into. It’s time for the other Rahul to take a leaf from the man of substance, who is morally serious and intellectually curious.

The entire Hardik episode showed that money can’t buy class, and there is more crisis to the character.

(The views expressed by the author in the article are his/her own.)

Former SSP wanted in Behbal Kalan firing case arrested

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January 27, 2019

Former SSP Charanjit Singh Sharma, who was wanted for Behbal Kalan firing, was arrested on Sunday morning from his house.

He was taken into custody by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) at 4.30 am following a raid at his house.

During the raid, Sharma tried to escape by jumping over the wall but was nabbed.

In 2015, a case was filed against unidentified police officials at Bajakhana police station in Faridkot district after two persons were killed in police firing during an anti-sacrilege protest.

Later in August 2018, acting on the recommendations of the retired Justice Ranjit Singh Commission, the Punjab Police included names of four police personnel in the FIR of the case.

Names of Provincial Police Services (PPS) officers Charanjit Singh Sharma along with Bikramjit Singh, Pardip Singh and Amarjit Singh were added to the case following the directives of Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh.

2 Hindu boys arrested for selling T-shirts with national flag print in Thane

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January 27, 2019

Two persons were booked in Thane in Maharashtra for allegedly selling T-shirts with the Tricolour printed on them. The duo were identified as Jalinder Karlikar and Amar Adargi from Dombivali here, police said on Sunday, adding that they were booked on the basis of a complaint filed by an organisation called Hindu Janajgruti Samiti.

The display of the national flag is governed by the provisions of Emblems and Names (Prevention of Improper Use) Act, 1950, the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971 and the Flag Code of India, 2002. The Flag Code attempts to bring together all laws, conventions, practices and instructions related to the Tricolour, Senior Inspector V M Pawar of Dombivali police station said.

He further added that the Flag Code lays down that the Tricolour shall not be used as a portion of costume or uniform of any description nor shall it be embroidered or printed upon cushions, handkerchiefs, napkins or any dress material. All the T-shirts with the national flag printed on them had been seized.

ICICI bank case: CBI officer who lodged FIR against Chanda Kochhar, others transferred

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January 27, 2019

The CBI officer-in-charge who lodged FIR in the alleged irregularities pertaining to the sanctioning of loans by the ICICI bank, has been transferred out.

The development took place a day after CBI booked former MD and CEO of ICICI Bank Chanda Kochhar, her husband and others in the case.

Sudhanshu Dhar Mishra, who was Superintendent of Police (SP) of Banking and Securities Fraud Cell of CBI, Delhi, was transferred to CBI’s Economic Offences Branch in Ranchi, Jharkhand.

He had signed FIR against Chanda Kochhar, Deepak Kochhar, Venugopal Dhoot and others on January 22 in connection with ICICI-Videocon case.

On January 24, CBI booked former Chanda Kochhar, her businessman husband Deepak Kochhar and Videocon MD Venugopal Dhoot in a case of alleged irregularities in the sanctioning of loans by the ICICI bank.

Kochhar had quit the ICICI on October 4 last year in the wake of allegations that she had favoured Videocon in the lending processes because the consumer electronics company’s founders had invested in a company of her husband Deepak Kochhar.

The CBI filed cases against the three along with some others after conducting raids at four premises in Maharashtra, the investigating agency had said.

The preliminary enquiry apparently showed that from June 2009 to October 2011, ICICI Bank had allegedly sanctioned six high-value loans to various Videocon Group companies, CBI sources said.

Chanda Kochhar had taken over the post of the Managing Director of the ICICI Bank on May 1, 2009.

The companies M/S Nupower Renewables Limited (NRL) and M/S Supreme Energy Private Limited (SEPL) have also been named in the case registered by CBI.

It is alleged that SEPL was initially incorporated by Dhoot and his associate Vasant Kakade and the ownership of the company was later transferred to Deepak Kochhar by selling the shares of the company to Pinnacle Energy Trust (PET) which was owned by Kochhar.

It was also alleged that Dhoot had invested a large amount of funds in Deepak Kochhar-owned Nupower months after the Videocon group received Rs 3,250 crore as loan from the ICICI Bank in 2012.

Letters to the Editor: January 27, 2019

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January 27, 2019

Follow National Flag code

It is the duty of every citizen of India to show respect to the Indian Flag. Streamers made out of small National Flags are often used for decorative purposes on Independence Day and Republic Day. Once the celebrations are over, one finds these flags being trampled upon on the streets or thrown into dustbins. Often, these flags are also burnt along with the garbage. This is an insult to the National Flag. The practice must be stopped at once. Any display of the National Flag must be in strict adherence to the flag code of India. The Centre and the State administrations should ensure this.

Jubel D’Cruz

Respect for National Flag

To show the love and honour towards Nation, many people buy tricolour caps, band, and badges. Even flags made up of paper and plastics are made are sold in huge volumes. By evening or on a day later to the Republic and Independence Day, all the above stuff is found littering on the roadside. In addition to this, now tricolour t-shirts with Ashok Chakra on it are being sold in markets. Use of tricolour in making t-shirts with Ashok Chakra on it is a dishonor of National Flag and also violates the rules of it. Let’s not make the fashion of tricolour as it is the symbol of sacrifice, peace, and prosperity. I urge the government authorities to take strict action against the manufacturers of such products also it’s the prime responsibility of every individual to boycott such tricolour goods in the market. Desh Prem is can’t be shown in materialistic things, it should be within.

Karan Chaudhari

BJP govt honouring Congress leaders with Bharat Ratna now

Congress has ruled the nation for so long but ignored in giving due honours to its top leaders which were considered as a challenger to dynastic rule of Nehru-Gandhi family, may it be Sardar Patel or Subhash Chandra Bose. Even body of former Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao was not allowed entry in Congress office in New Delhi after his death, what to talk about his state-cremation in a privileged area near Rajghat and Vijay Ghat in New Delhi.

BJP government at the centre gave due honour to Sardar Patel through various modes including Bharat Ratna. Now, former President Pranab Mukherjee who was better known as trouble-shooter for Congress party has been honoured with Bharat Ratna. TMC rightly observed that Congress party never made him either party-President or Prime Minister, the posts he deserved the most for saving Congress from continuous downfall.

The dynastic first family of Congress always wanted either member of the family or a dummy person to be posted on these responsible posts. It may be that Pranab Mukherjee might have been seated on the ceremonial post of President of the Nation by Congress because of some practical compulsion like sudden RTI revelations against the person to whom the first family of Congress wanted to make Head of the Nation.

Subhash Chandra Agrawal

(The views expressed by the author in the article are his/her own.)

Think tanks must work on ‘social engineering’ of India’s security agencies

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January 25, 2019

The problem with the security and intelligence agencies in India is the lack of communication and the greed for credit and power. India is not the only exception or victim of such traits. Politics inside the bureaucracy and the power game is almost the same in all the other countries of the world too, but the very basic difference between them and us is the fear of getting caught and getting punished. Deterrence of getting caught and failing in investigation and punishments somewhat control their greed.

We lack proper laws and proper implementation of the same. Those in the power have every knack and control over twisting the law as per their convenience. Those in power and those who have the power are the two most dangerous factors in administration. For example, there are a couple of “information and security research organisations” operating from India but the research they do here is for the foreign countries. We can’t question them or ask for any clarification as they operate from India in the name of “threat analysis/research”. They are not directly working on hardcore intelligence; instead, they are working on the development and activities of various hackers and another acumen that operate from these regions. Now, the question that arises is how hackers and hacking can be an issue for national security?

The problems are not limited to specific categories; the majority of the issues are on smaller scales and that is the reason why they are less talked about, discussed, and thought over. Hence, it’s easier for all these terrorist organisations and other intelligence agencies to target India and that too so frequently. Let us take a simple example of the communication issues over the border areas of India. Mostly, the security personnel/armed forces and terrorists, who are deployed in the border areas, communicate with each other in more or less the same manner and uses almost same technology and communication devices like walkie-talkie, wireless frequency, and satellite phones (mostly used in the base camps because of its high price).

The way interaction gets trapped is not something extraordinary; it happens because of a very simple reason that the communication cannot be encrypted over such mediums and that is why it is easier to intercept them. However, the irony is that it is not necessary that the communication that is intercepted is true and accurate; the possibility of making this conversation for the purpose of misguiding the security forces in and around those areas is high. At the same time, we can’t even ignore them because if by any chance the incident happens, then those soldiers who are deployed in the area will be considered guilty because the communication is passed to the senior officers sitting in the base camps. The percentage of number of security forces deployed in and around the borders is the maximum and the strength of the Indian Army and armed forces is among the Top 6 in the world, so it is not possible to make any excuses for the “manpower”, if such incidents happen and we fail to avoid them.

The very common problem that seems to be simple and hence ignored is “social engineering”. Most of the time, both the forces deployed over the border keeps on scanning the wireless frequency ranges of each other and also the different specific frequency on which the patrolling forces are communicating. Because of the similarity in the language spoken, it is not a hard job for someone who is really good in social engineering to fool and collect information from these various patrolling forces/parties. All you need to do is make a call on the same frequency of the other side party and just ask them in a commanding and confident voice that you are a senior speaking from their respective bases and ask them for their progress or current location or some other outputs. Due to the hierarchy in the forces and couple of protocols which we ignore to follow, it makes it very difficult for that soldier to ask many questions regarding the caller’s identification and justify the reason of calling as no one wants to make their boss unhappy and that too if you are in the armed force.

Thus, these types of problems are not very big and complicated but what makes it more difficult to be taken care of and encountered is the ignorance and lack of interest by those who are responsible for making the protocols and process by the think tanks. Unfortunately, they are focusing more on the issues that happen less frequently but make big news. The problems occurring because of such ignorance are not much talked about and fail to make big news. The one who has to be held responsible for such ignorance is the irresponsible media in such locations. Now, if we talk about these think tanks and decision and policy makers, then they are busy most of the time giving lectures all over the world. They only talk about big and critical issues, which are not present but are expected to happen or occur in the future. What our intelligence agencies are doing working under the banner of “research organisations” is, extracting the money from the central government under the name of “research” or “strategy development” or “analysis”. Someone told me once about one such research which was, “understanding and studying the mind of black hat hackers”. In this research, the organisation took assistance from a couple of senior doctors (more preciously – Psychiatrists) to complete the entire exercise. During their entire exercise, there was not even a single time they talked or discussed things with any hacker or InfoSec professionals (forget about the black hats). They completed the entire exercise and study within the specific time; they even prepared and gave the report to the top bosses. When I came to know about the amount of money spent on this, I was really shocked and was like “OMG”.

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