'Supari killings' ::::: For a change ..... time is ripe for India now to "increase" influence in the Af-Pak region :::: "Ghuskey Marenge".....creates a narrative

Pakistan has reacted 'angrily' to contentions that the Indian authorities had played a role in eliminating some individuals who had questionable background. But in the process it forgot one thing that the world will also ask who were these individuals 'taking protective shelter' in Pakistan.

Well, transnational killings cannot be accepted - that's one point and the point is taken -- but the other question is also relevant -- the credentials of those killed. The question actually throws light on the 'questionable' roles Pakistan have been playing over the decades with respect to terror menace.  

"You are on the wrong hand of the stick...people should be asking Pakistan who are these people, who are these sterling citizens of yours those who have made valuable contributions that their demise untimely or otherwise is an object of international attention," External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar told 'Republic TV'. 

This statement is good enough to provoke further debate on terror support and Pakistan's role. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had spoken about 'snakes' in the backyards and the obvious fact that the snakes may not bite only neighbours. On the same backdrop, Dr Jaishankar also says... : "I think you have enough snakes in your backyards and the snakes may bite each other".  

Now come to another issue -- almost the same. The episode involving Gurpatwant Singh Pannun — the Sikh separatist leader in New York. The US side also made allegations.

In other words, Bharat, that is 'new India' is today increasingly evaluating its own growing stature through its ability to flout global norms and get away with it. 

Sources in New Delhi insist that the man indicted by the U.S. Department of Justice is only a “rogue” agent. 

The moot point now comes is Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government are able to 'convince' Indian voters that this dispensation (unlike the ones headed and supported by the Congress) has indeed been bold enough to go after separatists in the United States.

It has 'entered' Pakistan and eliminated around 20 such questionable individuals; -- this suffice in simpler electoral sense -- 'immense popularity' for Namo and his Moditva phenomenon.

The new leadership under Modi has now proven itself to establish Indian power on the world stage. 

'The Moditva' therefore - now has : Hindutva, Catalysis of Development and adding a new part -- aggressive and assertive Diplomacy. 

This is the real coming of age for a nation at the global stage. 

This 'aggressive and assertive Foreign policy' is new normal even otherwise at the global stage. Look at the manner the US behaved when it bombed Afghanistan and Iraq. Look what Vladimir Putin is saying about his Ukraine policy and how China also tries to flex muscles either in blue waters or in the borders.  But India is now entering this new area. 

Under the present contexts, it may be a case to argue that India has able to 'infiltrate' in some Jehadi organisations either Pakistanis or otherwise. Money could be involved and also 'deep assets' in some third party countries. It's Supari killing as is understood in the Mumbai lingo.  Analysts say India’s alleged tapping of jihadist networks would be profoundly significant, especially in its relations with Pakistan and Afghanistan. 

It may be a case to believe that New Delhi or some people have “recruited and groomed Pakistani Islamist radicals to carry out hit jobs". But given the Taliban’s ongoing troubles with the Islamic State, and Pakistan’s fallout with the Taliban will open new opportunities.

India may now take steps for cultivating longer-term strategic assets in the Af-Pak region and also within the Islamist political landscape. There is a wider scope now to exploit some of the long lasting internecine tensions between Islamic forces and nations. 

These may not be simple bravado. These will leave several important implications for the world to assess and re-examine its relations with India.  The occasional noise made by Germany and the United States also ought to be consumed through these new prisms and analyzed objectively. 

Now there is a need to understand the 'power' of words of what Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has been stating lately. Singh is known for measuring his words meticulously and he does have a reputation of doing a proper analysis before making any statement.

"They (Pakistan) are our neighbours, and if their intention is clear that terrorism should end, they should do that themselves or take help from India…we both can end terrorism. 

But this is their call, I am just giving a suggestion," Rajnath said.  

He also asserted: "If Pakistan attempts to destabilize India through terrorism, it will have to face the consequences. Pakistan needs to control terrorism. If Pakistan thinks that it is not capable of controlling it, if they feel they are not capable, then India is a neighbour, if they want to take India’s help, they should. India is ready to provide all assistance to combat terrorism".

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