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Monday, December 17, 2018
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Yashwant Sinha, Arun Shourie & Prashant
Bhushan (Legal Eagles)
Independent investigation should have been
ordered to prove there is no corruption involved in
the deal.
The judgment of the Supreme Court of India dismissing
our petition seeking an independent court monitored
investigation into the Rafale deal is as shocking
as it is disappointing. We had gone to court after making
a detailed complaint to the Central Bureau of
Investigation (CBI) pointing out the following:
1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi signed an agreement
for 36 Rafale jets on April 10, 2015, without any
requirement of 36 jets given by the Indian Air Force
headquarters and without the approval of the Defence
Acquisition Council (DAC), which are the mandated
first steps for any defence procurement.
2. The IAF had in fact been asking for at least 126
fighter jets which had been approved by the DAC, tenders
had been issued, six companies had applied, two
were shortlisted and finally Dassault was selected as
the lowest tender. The tender was on the basis that 126
fighters would be procured out of which only 18 would
be bought in a ready to fly condition and the remaining
would be manufactured in India by HAL with transfer
of technology to HAL.
3. By March 25, 2015, the tender negotiations had
been virtually completed with Dassault and the CEO of
Dassault in the presence of top officials of IAF and
HAL had said that the contract negotiations were 95 per
cent complete and that the deal would be inked soon.
There was nothing to suggest that the deal had run into
rough weather. However, on April 10, the PM unilaterally
signed a 36 aircraft deal with the French president,
all to be purchased in a ready to fly condition. Thus 126
was reduced to 36, transfer of technology and make in
India was knocked out and a clause for offset partners
OPINION
China in 2025-- Triumph over
Trump in Cold & Hot War
Defeat of US’s Hypocrisy & Pretense attitude To The World
(I)
OPINION
Rasheed Ahmad Chughtai
Alittle over 100 years ago,
commentators predicted
that weapons of war had
become so technologically
advanced, and so lethal, that no
one would ever resort to using
them. Many couched the relentless
arms race as part of an economic
effort to stimulate the
domestic industrial base, and discounted
that such jostling would ever lead to
conflict. The first world war proved them wrong on
both counts.”( Katrina Mason.)
“Capital eschews no profit, or very small profit.” If
the profit is large, “capital will produce positive audacity”
and if the profit is very large, “there is not a crime
at which it will scruple, nor a risk it will not run”. Marc
Vandepitte is a Belgian philosopher and economist,
author of numerous books on North-South relations,
Latin America, Cuba and China has ex
China is a threat to US supremacy. Will this
inevitably lead to a deadly pitfall, first described by
Thucydides? This ancient Greek historian explains
how the rise of Athens created fear in Sparta and
made it go to war to prevent that rise. Historian
Graham Allison outlines how in the past 500 years
there have been 16 periods in which an emerging
power threatened to supplant a ruling power. Twelve
times this ended in war. Though history is not a fatality,
it is an important indicator indeed. In any case, the
lasting military superiority of the US is the guarantee
for the preservation of its economic supremacy. When
we mention economic supremacy we are talking
about a business of thousands of billions of dollars, an
extremely powerful business that has a very great
hold on the policy of the White House, regardless of
the incumbent president. The many billions of profits
will not be handed over without fierce struggle. As
Marx said 160 years ago:
Made in China 2025.
BRI is a Chinese network of sea and land routes
spread across 64 countries, with investments, loans,
trade agreements and dozens of Special Economic
Zones, worth 900 billion dollars. “As part of China’s
One Belt, One Road doctrine to project Chinese soft
and hard power, China has sought the acquisition of
critical U.S. infrastructure, including railroads, ports
and telecommunications. China’s economic strategies,
combined with the adverse impacts of other nations’
industrial policies, pose significant threats to the U.S.
industrial base and thereby pose a growing risk to U.S.
national security.”
“One of the Chinese Communist Party’s primary
industrial initiatives, Made in China 2025, targets artificial
intelligence, quantum computing, robotics,
autonomous and new energy vehicles, high performance
medical devices, high-tech ship components, and
other emerging industries critical to national defense.”
The Belt & Road Initiative (BRI) is also shown in a bad
light. BRI is a Chinese network of sea and land routes
spread across 64 countries, with investments, loans,
trade agreements and dozens of Special Economic
Zones, worth 900 billion dollars. “As part of China’s
One Belt, One Road doctrine to project Chinese soft
and hard power, China has sought the acquisition of
critical U.S. infrastructure, including railroads, ports
and telecommunications. China’s economic strategies,
combined with the adverse impacts of other nations’
industrial policies, pose significant threats to the U.S.
industrial
base and thereby pose a growing risk to U.S. national
security.” But the link between technology, economy
and armaments goes even further than that. In order
to maintain military dominance, the US needs a solid
industrial base of its own. From the perspective of
national security, globalization has gone too far.
Delocalisation of parts of the US economy has eroded
the basis of the war industry and thereby undermined
national security.
At first glance, the dispute between the US and
China revolves around unfair competition and theft of
intellectual property. On closer inspection it is about
something much more fundamental, namely frantic
attempts by Washington to preserve its hegemony over
this planet. Are we heading for a clash between the two
titans?
The US leaves the Second World War as a major
winner. All old and emerging superpowers are completely
exhausted. In Washington they dream of a new
world order in which only they are in charge.
Unfortunately, the rapid reconstruction of the Soviet
Union and the breakthrough of the nuclear monopoly
thwart these plans.
Half a century later, the dream comes true with the
fall of the Berlin Wall and the implosion of the Soviet
Union. From now on, there are no more obstacles to
autocratic rule. At last the US is the undisputed leader
of world politics. It wants to keep it that way. The
Pentagon in 1992:
“Our first objective is to prevent the re-emergence
of a new rival. We must maintain the mechanism for
deterring potential competitors from even aspiring to a
larger regional or global role.” (our italics)
At that moment, China is not (yet) a threat. The
economy is underdeveloped, GDP is only one third of
US GDP. Also on the military level the country is
insignificant. At that time China is seen primarily as an
interesting haven for profits: it has a huge contingent of
cheap, disciplined labour and in the long run, with one
fifth of the world’s population, it will become an attractive
market outlet for Western products. Conversely,
China is aiming for foreign investment and the global
market in order to develop rapidly.
Why Indian court's Rafale verdict is
not a 'clean chit' for PM Modi
was brought in. Exactly at this time Anil Ambani registered
a new company Reliance Defence and Dassault
entered into a partnership with this company which was
to get the bulk of the offset contract from this deal.
4. It thereafter transpired that the benchmark price of
36 Rafale aircraft was fixed by three senior officials in
the price negotiating committee, at ?5.2 billion.
However, this price was unilaterally increased by
the cabinet committee on security headed by the Prime
Minister to ?8.2 billion and the contract was finally
awarded for ?7.2 billion. The per aircraft cost for the 36
aircraft deal comes to around Rs16.5 billion. This can
be contrasted with the price mentioned by the then
Defence Minister Parrikar in an interview immediately
after April 10 where he said that the 126 aircraft in the
earlier deal would have cost around Rs900 billion
(about Rs7.15 billion per aircraft).
It was on these facts that we sought a court monitored
investigation (when the CBI did not register
an FIR on our complaint which is mandatory as per
law). The court's judgement of December 14 does
not even address the documented facts stated in our
petition. On the contrary, it proceeds on the basis
that we were challenging the contract itself and uses
the facts stated by the government either in the short
open affidavit filed or perhaps facts claimed in the
sealed cover handed only to the court which was
never shared with us. In fact, some of the facts mentioned
in the court judgement are not only not on
record but are patently incorrect.
Wrong about CAG report
The court mentions in para 25 - "The pricing details
have, however, been shared with the Comptroller and
Auditor General and the report of the CAG has been
examined by the Public Accounts Committee. Only a
redacted portion of the report was placed before the
Parliament, and is in public domain."
Why Sindh did not block
gas, petrol and electricity
to Punjab: Noonari
By Our Correspondent
HYDERABAD: Sindh
National Tehrik chairman
Ashraf Noonari has asked
Sindh government if it was
sincere with people of
Sindh why did it not block
gas, petrol and electricity to
Punjab when CNG of Sindh
was closed for one week
during which time thousands
of workers were rendered
jobless. He said closing
down CNG was deep
conspiracy against Sindh.
He said Sindh produces
78% of gas of whole country
yet its gas was closed
but sorry to say that Sindh
rulers instead of taking
stand was hoodwinking
people by issuing statements
only but avoiding to
take stand on the issue. He
said under article 158 of
constitution Sindh has first
right on resources like gas,
electricity and petrol produced
in Sindh but since
creation of Pakistan Punjab
established has been plundering
resources of small
provinces including Sindh
under name of Islam,
Pakistan and brotherhood.
He said 6 days closure of
gas has caused closure of
80% industry rendering
hundreds of thousands of
workers on one hand and
causing miseries to people.
In such circumstances
Sindh should have closed
the supply of gas, petrol and
electricity to Punjab instead
of traditional protest. In
that case people of Sindh
including SNT would have
supported Sindh government.
He asked federal
government to accept the
rights of small provinces
over their resources and
grant these rights to them
otherwise oppressed night
can lay siege to PTI government.
HYDERABAD: Members of Civil Society are holding protest demonstration against
prolong Gas load shedding in city, at Hyderabad press club.
AJK President condemn ruthless killing
of innocent Kashmiris by Indian forces
ISLAMABAD: Azad recommendation by
Jammu and Kashmir (AJK)
President Sardar Masood
Khan has strongly condemned
UNHCHR to halt Indian
state sponsored terrorism.
Masood Khan termed the
the ruthless killing Pulwama massacre by
of innocent people by Indian occupation forces as
Indian forces in Occupied
Kashmir.
grave violation of human
rights. He said the gruesome
In a statement in act of terror has unveiled international
Muzaffarabad on Sunday,
he appealed to the United
Nations to intervene and
establish a commission of
inquiry in the light of the
brutal face of India.
He said India wants to
frighten people of Occupied
Kashmir and weaken their
freedom spirit but it will
18-year-old
bloody dispute
settled in Madeji
RATODERO: A grand
jirga was held in Madeji town
under leadership of Zulfiqar
Ali Kamario, which decided a
18-year-old dispute between
Junejo and Joyo communities.
One murder of each community
was proved in the
jirga. A total fine of Rs 3.9
million was imposed on both
sides. Decision was accepted
by both sides after which they
embraced each other. Syed
Asif Shah and MNAKhurshid
Junejo also headed Jirga.
The dispute had started
over the ownership of a piece
of land. After hearing talks of
both sides, Rs2.2 million were
imposed on Joyo community
for killing Sajid Junejo and
injuring two others while Rs
1.7 million were imposed on
Junejo community for murdering
Abdul Malik Joyo and
injuring another.
By Abdul Rauf
SUKKUR: I am glad to
see that, our students and
teachers are moving towards
new technologies to face the
challenges of 21st centuries”,
remarked the Vice
Chancellor Sukkur IBA
University Prof. Nisar
Ahmed Siddiqui while
addressing the graduation
ceremony of one year diploma
program of 3-D animation
at the auditorium on
Saturday. According to him,
21st century is the century of
change and digitalization and
therefore we should equip
our new generation with
modern tools to cope with
the challenges of rapid
changing technologies. He
never succeed in its evil
designs.
He said the latest wave
of brutalities against innocent
Kashmiri people is
nothing but a state sponsored
terrorism.
Masood Khan said if the
community
fails to act swiftly, the concept
of human rights,
respect for humanity and
human dignity will be left
irrelevant.
RAWALPINDI: Shopkeeper displaying Christmas decorator
items at his shop.
PESHAWAR: Chief
Minister Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood
Khan said the sacrifices of
the student of Army Public
School Peshawar will
always be remembered.
Their sacrifices showed
the resilience of Pakistani
against terrorism. In his
said, it is but natural that,
with changing technologies,
today’s skills might become
redundant, which will further
pave way for the new skills.
He was of the view that,
modern technologies like
driverless vehicles might
result into unemployment
and therefore urged upon the
youth to learn modern techniques
to keep their jobs
alive. Later, Vice Chancellor
Prof Nisar Ahmed Siddiqui
along with Register Sukkur
IBA University Engr. Zahid
CM Punjab takes
notice of death of two
women in Gujranwala
ISLAMABAD: Punjab
Chief Minister Punjab
Sardar Usman Buzdar has
taken notice of the death of
two women in Rahwali
area of Gujranwala due to
alleged negligence at a private
hospital and sought a
report from the secretary
health.
He ordered for an
inquiry into the matter and
strict action against those
who were responsible for
negligence.
JRL calls for 3-day
shutdown against
Pulwama killings
ISLAMABAD: In
Occupied Kashmir, a
three-day shutdown is
being observed to register
protest against the killings
of eleven Kashmiri youth
in Pulwama.
Call for the shutdown
has been given by Joint
Resistance Leadership
(JRL) comprising Syed Ali
Gilani, Mirwaiz Umar
Farooq and Muhammad
Yasin Malik.
The leadership has also
called a march towards
Badami Bagh cantonment
in Srinagar on Monday to
register protest against the
killings.
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq in
a tweet asked India to stop
genocide in the territory.
Hurriyat leaders and organizations
strongly denouncing
the Pulwama carnage
appealed to the international
community to take cognizance
of Indian brutalities
against the people of the
occupied territory.
FC man embraces
martyrdom at Sibi
QUETTA: A Frontier
Corps personnel
embraced martyrdom in
a landmine blast in Sibi
district of Balochistan.
According to details,
Bomb Disposal Squad of
Frontier Corps
Balochistan was busy in
clearing road near Babar
Kach an area of district
Sibi when a FC official
stepped on a landmine
hidden by unknown terrorists.
Due to explosion, the
official of Bomb
Disposal Squad
embraced martyrdom.
After completion of
necessary formalities,
the dead body of the
martyr was sent to his
native area.
Sacrifices of APS Peshawar
martyrs always remembered
message on the occasion of
4th anniversary of terrorist
attack on Army Public
School Peshawar being
observed today, he said the
tragic incident showed the
brutality of terrorist mind
set as they targeted innocent
students within the educational
institution exposing
their nefarious designs
against the humanity, education
and knowledge.
Mehmood Khan said
after the tragic incident of
Army Public School, the
security forces and the
whole nation got united to
eliminate terrorism from
the society.
Graduation ceremony of one year diploma
program of 3D Animation at IBA Sukkur
Hussain Khand, Associate
Professor and Program
Coordinator Dr. Qamar
Uddin Khand, CEO
Microvision Faisal Khawaja
and others distributed certificate
among the graduating
students.