Comments on: WHAT’S THE COST OF ARUNACHAL?

By: yani

yani — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 00:33:50 +0000

I came across this video. People here might be interested.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APLP9FcngMs&feature=related

By: Watch Hindi Movies

Watch Hindi Movies — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 20:35:16 +0000

nice blog post about this subject. this makes me think of a question though, so i dont really understand the relation of this topic and your entire website. it just doesnt go together. But nontheless i found it very readable. Regards, Rizwan

By: Beau Ono

Beau Ono — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:28:55 +0000

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By: Sangos

Sangos — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:11:00 +0000

Am just back from a reality check tour vis-a-vis the claims made above and I would like to post my findings here with your permission. The situation of Arunachal is still very unclear because of the unsettled boundary issue between India and China. The game of incursions cat and mouse is still going on and this does not do any good to the relations between the two countries notwithstanding the increasing trade volumes. Really it must be tough to be an Arunachalee with such an added burden of psychological pressure.
Moving on to the NE no 1. the Stilwell road is unlikely to happen because of security fears of India and Burma from insurgent groups and Kachins. The road in India side is NH 153 but Burma side is in very bad shape – just a dirt track! ESCAP will have to fund millions of dollars to make it an international highway.No. 2 the Railway link through Manipur is not happening because of the very bad security experience of India after opening the road through Moreh-Tamu to Kalewa. No 3. The Mizoram to Sittwe port link is running into rough weather because of Chinese interference. They want Sittwe for pumping oil to China. And Bangladesh has refused any transit to NE.
The situation is very bleak and grim as usual for us. If you agree I think this is the time to examine ourselves to introspect what we did wrong. It very difficult to survive in the modern world cut-off from all our neighbours without any economic co-operation. But we have to be strong like our forefathers and find a way. We will have to find solutions to our own problems. We cannot expect outsiders to do things for us. Btw its fortunate that we have WW2 history in our home where men from faraway lands came here and turned ‘Defeat into Victory’. When I told some American friends about the most amazing ‘Stilwell Road’ they were very surprised and inspired and want to know more. There are enormous challenges in this region of the world and though I dont like Stallone’s way of solving them, I think I still like when John Rambo says “Live for nothing and die for something”.

By: Sangos

Sangos — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 11:36:00 +0000

My heart goes out to Arunachal. Till China gives up its claims especially Tawang the hearts of the people will always be gripped in fear..because anything could happen in the future. Arunachal will continue to suffer uncertainity which itself blocks human progress. Meantime there are major good news for the rest of NE. 1. Stilwell Road to be operational in two years joining up with entire SE Asia Highway 2. Railway link through Manipur to SE Asia Railway. 3. Road/River accces through Mizoram to Sittwe seaport for World Trade.
Its a mixed bag for NE. But we have to continue pushing for the good stuff including complete settlement of Arunachal status…Cheers!

By: Abotani's Daughter

Abotani's Daughter — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 12:02:00 +0000

A catch 22 situation, you either stay with the Chinese. They are developing a lot faster than the Indians and subject yourself to sunjugation like the tibetans or other ethnic minorities in a communist country.

Not a better situation with the Indians either. Why would you want to cosy up to someone who considers you a chink, if you ask anyone in Northern India. They wouldn't know where Arunachal Pradesh is AP? Who lives there? They are still under the impression that it is inhabited by Neanderthals.

Pros and Cons to both but I don't think rambo style violence is encouraging to developement of any kind. Most people are just too busy getting on with their daily life and not having to deal with such issues. That is the mindset of most arunachalis and yasiyalow has voiced that.

" If you don't get to travel in trains the average arunachali should at least have a look at what they are"

That is ironic and unfortunate to say the least considering that we have come out from the industrial age a long time ago and fast forwarded to the IT age.

By: sangos

sangos — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 09:48:00 +0000

This is so F***ING frustrating! The only way out I see is the capabilities of the super cool,educated and talented youth of this region. And we got to find a way to achieve our full potential considering our resources, by using the means at our disposal. Such as the media and world awareness. We already have a leverage because this region was in WW2…India was not. Many westerners know where we are coming from because of this fact. We got to have the attitude of Col Lewis A. Pick 1943,the American who built Stilwell Road quote “I have heard the same story all the way from the States; it’s always the same; the Ledo Road can’t be built. Too much mud, too much rain, too much malaria. From now on, we are forgetting this defeatist attitude; the Ledo Road is going to be built mud, rain and malaria be damned!” Thats the stuff our forefathers had when they toiled in this difficult region…lets bring that spirit back.

By: Buru

Buru — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 06:35:00 +0000

Sangos,
"btw way they look like sesame street barbie dolls compared to the Tatmadaw "

maybe, but they do kill civilians just as happily(under AFSPA laws).

"i recently had my friends from norway and the usa to Ledo..(that is famous for WW2 and stilwell)..i cant believe that things are still like when the British left or worse as in 1942-45. What have we been doing for 60 years..it is so embarrassing!"
True enough. May I tell you that Ledo is one of the more 'developed' areas and you gotta see the interiors to see what is 'not developed'--provided you can walk on foot in leech and dam-dim fly infested forests for 1-2weeks continuosly--courtesy the Government of India.

"Dont you think its ridiculous that we have absolutely zero trade and commmerce and other relations with countries with whom we share 99% of 4300 kms international boundary and are totally dependent on people who care two hoots connected by a chicken's neck"

Absolutely pal! This has been my contention all along .For generations our ancestors have been doing commerce and social interaction with the neighbouring societies till one fine day a new country popped up and prevented us from any interaction with our sister societies at the pain of death--thus impoverishing us economically, socially, culturally and politically. To add insult to injury we are derided for our backwardness when we venture beyond the 'Chickens Neck' ,not to mention the racial treatment.

"Seriously man if we continue in this screwed up fashion we would cut a sorry figure in the region."

NE in general and AP in particular has already become sorry figures pal.

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On a related note, did you fellows see this bad joke in papers played by our Governor?
>K.P. Narayana Kumar
New Delhi: If they can’t travel in trains, they should at least be able to look at them.
That would appear to be the reasoning of Arunachal Pradesh governor J.J. Singh, who has asked railway minister Lalu Prasad for some heritage locomotives and coaches that can be displayed at public parks in the state.
It’s about time the man (or woman) in the street in Arunachal sees what trains look like, says Singh. <
This reminds me of the infamous Marie-Antoinette statement: "If they cannot have bread, let them have cakes">

By: sangos

sangos — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 13:23:00 +0000

Wops first off I profoundly apologise if I said something completely audacious as some of the reactions above..that was not my intention..Ok you can call me sangos..(i dont want to picked up by indian security forces huh!..they cant neway am in europe ..btw way they look like sesame street barbie dolls compared to the Tatmadaw – Rambo again hey guys see that movie kinda mind blowing especially since its set in Burma)..ok am from the NE..so dudes I know very well where you are coming from…and i agree that currently we dont have many options..Angry dragon to the north..Crazy junta to the east..cant understand Bangladesh neway whether friend or foe..most importantly we are not much in the development thingy right..just google ‘Chengdu’ and see the images of that city..well folks thats under 300 km from arunachal border..dont blame india..we only got ourselves ’smart asses’ to blame if we’r still in “stone ages”..i recently had my friends from norway and the usa to Ledo..(that is famous for WW2 and stilwell)..i cant believe that things are still like when the British left or worse as in 1942-45. What have we been doing for 60 years..it is so embarrassing! Dude i dont care which state you belong…its the same story all over this region(mind you I dont say NE…thats Indian terminology). Dont you think its ridiculous that we have absolutely zero trade and commmerce and other relations with countries with whom we share 99% of 4300 kms international boundary and are totally dependent on people who care two hoots connected by a chicken’s neck. Seriously man if we continue in this screwed up fashion we would cut a sorry figure in the region. I am no China lover but they are moving like champs. India is doing ok too. You cant compare the two as they have different national mind sets. But forget others lets seriously look at ourselves today when the world has become small and see what is the best way for us. I may sound very aggressive and harsh…my apologies again.. but then my friends its important to make the right effort at least!

By: rome

rome — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 07:04:00 +0000

@Yasiyalow...
Your comments perfectly fits in the aspirations any Arunachali would keep, maybe for, sustained development much on the utopic reflections. But, can we really rate the developments we've seen in few last decades, sufficient enough for atleast the majority of arunachali?

As for the view I had been keeping for years,(infact I still keep)the so much lauded developments has always been a localized one, utter impoverishment for many and abundance for the few.

I felt, some part of your statements pertinent to paced developments, were indeed true, but that would be again in the context of comparatively few super rich people.

Well, amassing wealth was a thing which was very humane, centuries ago and so is it now. So I don't see where or in which parameters our developments have been significant one.

As one can see through the nature of comments in most of the arunachali blogs; they are vitriolic and much more on the anger side, maybe, our inability and imposed disabilities to change or contribute to the changing of system equation(in healthier context) seems to oversweep the sugary words one could keep for AP system of governance and the developments it has bargained us with.

I agree with you, being peaceful in every actions of ours will get us peace, so much obvious... but still sounds elusive.

Struggle for Independence, seems to me like a vague concept.

Lets see how the drum rolls when we get the mantle to bring in some changes.

Lets bring in social changes within the social circumference we've influence over.

Rest will take its own course....

:)