Imperial Outsourcing...

«With a traumatized nation and a paralyzed government, a core group of secular ideologues and Hindu nationalists are executing a ‘soft coup’ in New Delhi to bring to power hawks who want to pursue America’s agenda of grooming India as a regional policeman, sort out Pakistan and confront China.

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In the very first hours of the Mumbai attack, the unknown terrorists were able to achieve a singular feat: the targeted murder of Hemant Karkare, the chief antiterrorism officer in the Indian police. The man was responsible for exposing the secret links between the Indian military and Hindu terror groups. His investigation resulted in uncovering the involvement of three Indian military intelligence officers in terrorist acts that were blamed on Muslim groups. At the time of his murder, Karkare was pursuing leads that were supposed to uncover the depth of the nexus between the Indian military and the sudden rise of well armed and well financed Hindu terrorism groups with their wide network of militant training camps across India.»

Parece que o Império vai voltar ao Outsourcing.

E já que estamos pelas bandas da Índia, aqui há tempos, esta notícia tinha-me chamado a atenção:

«After being discharged with a bonus of 15,000 shekels (about $4,300) after three years of compulsory military service, an estimated 20,000 former Israeli soldiers travel to India. About 90 percent take drugs and 2000 of the Israeli ex-soldiers living in India ‘flip out’ each year»

Comunidade interessante, esta.

E é claro que eles, à conta de tanto fumo, perdem a tramontana, mas não perdem aquele instintozinho básico tão característico:

«In India the ex-soldiers live in small communal settings and hotels segregated from the Indian population, in locations, they identify as Kasol sin or crime city. (...)

Relations between Indians and Israelis are pragmatic but not friendly. As one Israeli points out, the Indians are like Arabs. Conversely Indians consider the Israelis to be noisy, drug addicted and out of control.»

Soldadesca avulsa e lúmpen, esta escória ressacada e tardo-hippie? Pois, pois...

«From the perspective of one former soldiers who has been living in India for more than six years and served as a commander of an Israeli elite unit...»