Who killed Hemant Karkare?

Karkare, Additional Commissioner of Police Ashok Kamte and Inspector Vijay Salaskar were killed by terrorists near Cama hospital on the night of November 26 when they were chasing terrorists. Who is responsible for their deaths? The Government or the terrorists?
As per a report on CNN-IBN, the bullet proof vest worn by the slain Chief of Maharashtra’s Anti Terrorism Squad offered no protection to him. The autopsy report says there were eight bullet marks on Karkare's body: four on the top of the right shoulder, one in on the back of the right shoulder and three on the right chest. One bullet was found in his left kidney and another in the right of his liver.
Apparently, the samples of the vest had failed trials at a police firing range. Yet they were procured and somebody laughed all the way to the bank.
This is the result of almost all government bodies who float a tender for supplies and select the cheapest product – quality be damned, as long as it is to be used by somebody else.
And now the vest worn by the hero is ‘lost’. Nobody can find it!
How sad is that?

A slap on democracy?

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) members on Monday attacked state Samajwadi Party chief Abu Azmi inside the legislature after he insisted on taking his oath as a legislator in Hindi. His insistence, am sure, does not stem from his love for the national language but from a deep rooted desire to be in the limelight at any cost. Yet, the incident is nothing short of shameful and disgusting.

Street violence has ousted democracy. Is nothing sacred? Politics has been redefined by the neo fascists. Linguistic chauvinism has scaled new heights and the credit goes to Mr. Raj Thackeray and his bunch of goons who dare to call themselves ‘Ministers’ in our Legislative Assembly. Their being there reflects sorely on our educated electorate who did not bother to come out and vote and assisted in the gradual demise of democracy. If there is no participation of the citizen in elections it is not democracy.

Strategy or Lethargy?

China has asked India to stop The Dalai Lama, from visiting Arunachal.
National Remote Sensing Agency has confirmed that construction of dam is on at the Zangmu site on the Chinese side of the Brahmaputra River for possible diversions of the river.
China invests in power projects in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir.
Kashmiris are being given a stapled attachment for a visa instead of a regular Chinese visa - all aimed at conveying Beijing's latest anti India ploy.
India’s patience is being tried but India just smiles indulgently at the antics of China.
Gandhiji’s legacy survives?