Someone goofed up again.. at a cost to our national security.. If 4 million people are upset about something, it will be foolhardy to do that. And only a bureaucrat can do such things.. However, when was it last they did anything without a direction from their political masters?

 

Why would MMS let such an alienating move be even considered? How would he inspire confidence in the population in the valley when such a move follows close on the heals of direct overtures made days ago?

 

If prepaid connections are easier to get, then its an admission of administrative failure or an inability to govern. Why can't they establish the same standards as postpaid connections for issuing prepaid phones as well?

 

Why can't hey use technology and create applications that allow them to monitor the veracity of information provided while making every effort to not inconvenience the citizen?

 

Then again, in the past 60 years all our bright boys, who comprise the executive in India, have not yet managed to design a decent arrival and departure form. These have been changed every now and then and the information sought and space provided for leaves one wondering if we can even imitate.

 

The fate of H1N1 form is no different. These are changed every few weeks and will hardly meet the expectations I would have from a young student in Katha Khazana, a school in the middle of south Delhi slums.

 

It is in the nature of our bureaucracy to bring most things down to the lowest common denominator where buck is passed around to one who is left with little choice in the matter.

 

One would think dealing with sensitive situation that obtains in J&K will always require serious discussions and consensus building and always include the concurrence of the key leaders who can carry the majority with them and socialise a decision before taking it. But it may not be surprising if they are looking for wrong role models that have enough fire power to dampen their diplomatic instincts across the Atlantic.