LONDONPM Narendra Modi will

visit the UK in Novemberand the Indian communityin the country is planninga major reception for himat the iconic WembleyStadium in London.

Over 70,000 people areexpected to turn out at theinvitation-only eventbeing organised by theEurope India Forum (EIF)at one of Europe's largestfootball stadiums onNovember 13, the organ-isers said.

"Prime Minister Modihas emerged as an iconicfigure on the world stage.This Olympics-stylereception he will receiveat Wembley stadium willnot only reflect therespect and adulation hehas within the BritishIndian community, butwill highlight and cele-brate his vision for apeaceful and prosperous

India," said Nathu RamPuri, founder of the EIF asa not-for-profit organisa-tion.

"It will bring togetherpeople from all communi-ties and backgrounds in amood of celebration of allthat unites us as countries

and people," he added.The gala reception -

titled 'Two Great Nations.One Glorious Future' -will kick off with a spe-cially produced culturalshow featuring well-known British Indianartists.

The highlight, however,will be Modi's keynoteaddress to the Indian dias-pora followed by what isbeing described as one ofthe largest fireworks dis-plays in the UK as thevisit coincides with thefestival of Diwali.

"The UK governmentplaces huge importanceon the special relationshipwith India. PM Modi'sforthcoming visit and thecommunity reception willonly serve to strengthenthe bond of friendshipbetween our two greatnations. I encourage asmany community organi-sations to register theirsupport," said Priti Patel,UK employment ministerand Prime Minister DavidCameron's IndianDiaspora Champion.

Coming over a yearafter Mr Modi's MadisonSquare Garden address inNew York, the event atWembley Stadium isbeing billed by the organ-isers as the biggest recep-tion for any foreign headof government in the UKand also the largest for anIndian prime minister out-side India.

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HAQSAADDAFIGHT FOR RIGHTSATURDAY, AUGUST 29, 2015

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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar RefutesBJP's 'Arrogant' Comment

Irrfan Khan: People think I amarrogant! P8

NEW DELHIDelhi's famous Lutyens

Bungalow Zone could shrinksoon, with the Centre planningto trim it by 5.13 sq km.

The move could leave poshareas like Bengali Market, Jor

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GovernmentProposes TrimmingLutyens BungalowZone in Delhi

CHENNAINine days after their wed-

ding, the cross-culture romancebetween a man from TamilNadu and a woman fromBelgium is still tangled in redtape. And though the districtofficials have stepped in, itappears that the bride may have

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Suresh and Sarah,Just Married, ButBeing Forced Apart

NEW DELHIDomestic airlines continue to

be locked in fare war, with JetAirways now offering tickets atRs 1,031 (all-inclusive).

To avail Jet Airways' 'LoFares'offer, customers can book tick-ets till October 7, and the travel

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Airfare War Continues:Jet Airways Tickets atRs 1,031

JAIPURA criminal case of corruption has

been filed today by the CBI againstCongress leaders Sachin Pilot andAshok Gehlot among others for analleged scam in ambulance servicesprovided in Rajasthan.

In 2009, a company namedZiqitza Healthcare was selected to operate ambulancesacross the state in partnership with the government for

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CBI Files Corruption Case AgainstCongress' Sachin Pilot, Ashok Gehlot

NEW DELHINoting that 70 per cent of

India's population is below theage of 35, Union ministerJitendra Singh today said theneed of the hour would be to pre-pare youths for employabilitywithout government patronage.

In years to come, with more than 65 to 70 per cent ofthe country's population below the age of 35, India willnot only be the youngest country in the world but also

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Youth Employment Should Be aPriority: Union Minister Jitendra Singh

NEW DELHIUnion Home Minister Rajnath

Singh today met the Army veter-ans who are demanding theimplementation of One RankOne Pension or OROP and prom-ised a resolution even as a stale-mate over a critical clause contin-

ued.Despite Mr Singh's intervention, sources say the

government is firm its offer of reviewing pensionsevery five years while the veterans are demanding anannual review. The review rationalises outdated

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Even As Rajnath Singh Intervenes, OROPDeadlock Continues Over This Clause

NEW DELHIFamily members of APJ

Abdul Kalam today urged thegovernment to set up a nationalcentre for knowledge discoveryin the memory of the formerPresident at Rajaji Marg in NewDelhi, where he was staying till

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President APJ Abdul Kalam'sFamily Demands KnowledgeCentre in His Memory

PANAJIIn a major relief to the off-

shore casino industry, the Goagovernment today extended thedeadline for casino operators torelocate from river Mandovi,till March 31, 2016.

The State cabinet hasapproved the decision to extend

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Goa Extends DeadlineFor Off-Shore CasinosRelocation

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NEW DELHIAt a time when domes-

tic stock markets havebeen rattled by develop-ments in China, someeconomists are busytracking the politicaldevelopments in Bihar,where elections are duein the next couple ofmonths.

The upcoming Biharassembly elections willnot only be a test forPrime Minister NarendraModi's popularity, but isexpected to decide thecourse of domestic stockmarkets, analysts say.

"The BJP is attemptingto redeem the halo ofModi's invincibility afterthe Delhi debacle. The

party was trounced in theDelhi assembly electionsearlier this year, althoughthe PM had thrown hisweight behind the cam-paign - this was a bigblow to brand Modi,shattering the popularnarrative around hisinvincibility. The BJP

can ill-afford to loseanother assembly elec-tion," wrote Jay Shankar,chief India economist ofdomestic brokerageReligare.

To get a sense of whichway the political wind isblowing, Mr Shankar

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KOLKATASpecial Crime Branch of CBI

today questioned West Bengaltransport minister Madan Mitrain a hospital in connection withmulti-crore Saradha chit fund

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Saradha Scam: CBIQuestion WestBengal TransportMinister Madan Mitra

NEWS IN BRIEF

NEW DELHIBrigadier DP Nair had

confirmed his presenceat the Amar Jawan Jyoticommemoration func-tion in the capital to cel-ebrate 50 years of India'svictory in the 1965 waragainst Pakistan. He gotready, his medals proud-ly adorning his blazer.

Then, as he was aboutto leave home, hechanged his mind, head-ing to Delhi's JantarMantar, instead of IndiaGate, where his "fellowbrothers", as he put it,were protesting.

"I don't believe in boy-cotts, this is my govern-

ment," he said, "But Ithought it was unfair forme to attend the govern-ment function when mybrothers were hereprotesting for OROP(One Rank OnePension)."

For the first time, vet-erans today boycottedthe official celebrationsand commemorated the1965 victory at JantarMantar. continuing withtheir demand for One

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Indians in UK Plan Grand Receptionfor Prime Minister Narendra Modi

1965 War Victory CelebrationsDampened By OROP Protests

Congress, BJP,CPM HaveJoined Handsin WestBengal:MamataBanerjeeKOLKATA

Accusing Congress, BJPand CPI(M) of joininghands to create disturbancein West Bengal, ChiefMinister Mamata Banerjeetoday asked the Centre tolook into the work that theyhad done and their failure tofulfill their promises.

"I want to tell BJP, whichis in power in Centre, thatyou should show somesigns of responsibility. It

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NEW DELHIThe Supreme Court

today asked the Centreto update its nationalpolicy that envisagesstate support to ensurefinancial and food secu-rity, health care, shelterand other needs of olderpersons across the coun-try.

The social justicebench comrpising jus-tices Madan B Lokurand UU Lalit said"national policy on old

age homes is 15 year old.You need to update it. Somuch has happenedsince 1999."

The court said thatrevisiting the 1999

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Supreme Court Asks Centre to UpdateNational Policy on Older Persons

KHOGYANI, AFGHANISTANThe Islamic State

group had ambitiousplans for Afghanistan, butTaliban resistance, USdrone strikes, and a socie-ty less scarred by sectari-anism mean the extrem-ists have so far failed torepeat their MiddleEastern breakthrough.

The jihadist group,which controls largeareas of Syria and Iraq,has been trying for

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NEW DELHIUS Ambassador to India

Richard Verma today metNobel laureate KailashSatyarthi at the latter'srehabilitation centre forrescued child labourers,'Mukti Ashram', on theoutskirts of the nationalcapital.

During his visit, Dr

Verma interacted with 52children, who currentlyreside at the centre andpraised Mr Satyarthi-runBachpan Bachao Andolan(BBA) for its efforts say-ing that he looks forwardto "continued collabora-tion" with the NGO.

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NEW DELHIBJP chief Amit Shah will

meet his party's Biharallies on Monday tofinalise how they willshare the state's 243 seatsfor the assembly elections,expected to be held inOctober.

The allies are anxiousthat the BJP has notfinalised seat-sharing yetand fear that in a last-minute scramble, it mightapportion an inadequatenumber of seats to them,with no time to negotiate.

Chirag Paswan of theLok Janshakti Party or LJP,the son of Union minsterRamvilas Paswan, met Mr

Shah last week to com-plain against the delay. Healso conveyed his party'sunease at the BJP not pro-jecting its allies in its cam-paign in Bihar.

Since then, the BJP hasheld two preliminary meet-

ings with allies to discussseats."Informal discus-sions with leaders of theLJP, the Rashtriya LokSamata Party or RLSP andthe Hindustani AwamMorcha (Secular) have

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As Allies Grumble, Amit Shah CallsMeet to Discuss Seat Sharing in Bihar

Islamic State Struggle to Make Progressin Taliban Bastion Afghanistan

US Ambassador Rich Verma Hails KailashSatyarthi for 'Path Breaking' Work

SRINAGARThree people including

two women have beenkilled, and 22 othersinjured at the internationalborder in RS Pura, whereguns have not fallen silentsince Thursday night, therewas heavy exchange of firebetween the BorderSecurity Force and thePakistan Rangers.

The Pakistani side hastargeted not just BSF posi-tions, but civilian areas aswell.

The relentless shellingand firing has led to asense of fear in Abdullian

village, most Pakistanishells have landed in thevillage which is a fewmetres away from the fir-ing spot.

55-year-old PawanKumar was killed, whilehis father's arm was blownaway in the Pakistanishelling. Recollecting thehorrors of last night, hisbrother Shyam Lal said,"Pawan Kumar was theonly bread earner of ourfamily, we were alldependent on him, we arefour brothers. Two arehandicapped and can't

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Fear in Border Villages after PakistaniShelling Leaves 3 Dead in Jammu

EDITORIAL 2 NEW DELHI | SATURDAY | AUGUST 29, 2015Fight For Right Website: www.saaddahaq.in

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BY A.K. VERMA

Former head of Pakistan’sInter-Services Intelligence(ISI), Gen. Hamid Gul,

who died recently, has beendescribed in the Indian media asa monster, the originator andperpetrator of terrorism againstIndia. Yet, there is another sideto his personality which needs tobe disclosed.

In early 1988, PakistanPresident, Gen. Zia-ul-Haq,expressed concern that thePakistan Army, by consumingalmost 48 per cent of the nation’sbudget, was unfairly deprivingcitizens of funds which couldraise their standards of living.He was particularly concernedabout the expenditure on theoperations in Siachen and wasconvinced that an agreementwith India was possible to cutdown on these expenses.

Gen. Zia was anxious for ameeting between the IntelligenceChiefs of the two countries toexplore possibilities andapproached the then CrownPrince Hassan of Jordan to speakto the Indian Prime MinisterRajiv Gandhi and facilitate amove forward.

Intelligence chiefs’ meet

Prince Hassan conveyed theproposal to Gandhi, whopromptly agreed. The twoIntelligence Chiefs then met atAmman under the aegis ofPrince Hassan. What could bedone was broadly discussed.They met again at Geneva afterpolitical endorsement of theirconfabulations at Amman fromtheir Chiefs. The Foreign Officesand other elements of govern-ment on both sides were kept outof the loop though it must beassumed that Gen. Zia would nothave embarked on this initiativewithout sounding out his CorpsCommanders.

The final agreement betweenthe two Intelligence Chiefsenvisaged: a) withdrawal of the

Pakistani forces to the west tothe ground level of the Saltoromountains; b) giving up ofPakistani claims to territory fromNJ9842 to the Karakoram pass;c) the Line of Control to runNorth from NJ9842 along thewestern ground level of Saltoroexactly North till the Chineseborder; and d) reduction of

Pakistani troop strength by twodivisions with some correspon-ding adjustments on the Indianside.

In confirmation of this under-standing, Gen. Hamid Gul sent aGHQ Survey of Pakistan mapwhere the new line of LoC northof NJ9842 and the western footof Saltoro was clearly demarcat-ed. After the receipt of this map,steps were undertaken on theIndian side to convert the covertoperation to an overt process.First, the Director of MilitaryIntelligence was asked whether anew Line of Control on the west-ern foothills of Saltoro would beagreeable to the Army to bringabout a solution to the Siachenquestion. He was sceptical of thePakistani military accepting sucha line but said that an effortcould be made. Thereafter, theproposal was made into aGovernment of India propositionwith the Ministry of Defencealso giving their assent. No onewas, of course, told about the

ground work done earlier by theIntelligence Chiefs of the twocountries.

The two Chiefs had alsoagreed to remain in close contactwith each other over the publictelephone, using code words andnames. One rewarding develop-ment of this relationship was that

Gen. Hamid Gul decided, on hisown, to return the four Sikh sol-diers who had defected toPakistan, angered over the Armyassault on the Golden Temple.Over the telephone, he conveyedto his Indian counterpart thatfour soldiers would be releasedin a specific geographical areaon a certain date.

The information was immedi-ately passed on to the BorderSecurity Force (BSF). The fourwere taken into custody by theBSF from the specified locationon the date agreed. The BSF wasgiven no inkling about how therelease had been made possible .

Sudden end

A meeting of the DefenceSecretaries of the two countrieswas already scheduled. It wasdecided that India would putforth the proposal for demilitari-sation of Siachen from its sideand await Pakistani reactions.The Defence Ministry had no

idea that the proposal alreadyhad been agreed to by thePakistani top authority at thecovert level.

On the designated day, theIndian defence delegation leftfor Pakistan but a supremetragedy occurred simultaneous-ly. It was announced that Gen.

Zia-ul-Haq had been killed in aplane crash. Thereafter, Pakistanturned down the Indian formula-tion. It has not been heard ofsince.

On the Pakistani side, thesecret operation, as it moved for-ward, was known only to thePakistani High Commissioner,Niaz Naik. Sometime later, healso died in mysterious circum-stances. After Gen. Zia’s death, acivilian government took officein Pakistan. Gen. Hamid Gulwas removed from the post ofDirector General of ISI.

When the Indian authoritiesmade efforts to pick up thethreads of the covert operation,they were told that no such oper-ation was ever carried out andthere was not a single paper inthe Pakistani records whichwould testify to its existence.

Gen. Zia’s was a major effortto break out of the psyche pre-vailing in Pakistan at the time

but apparently his CorpsCommanders had not realisedthe extent of compromise hewould be ready to make to start anew beginning with India. Oncethey were informed about theexact terms, they became uneasyand wanted to stop the progressof these developments at anycost.

Could it be reasonable to spec-ulate that Gen. Zia’s death in theair crash was actually a plannedassassination, planned at thehighest levels of the militaryhierarchy by those who wereopposed to a policy of reconcili-ation with India? The new Zialine, of which Gen. Gul was theprincipal architect in Pakistan,was never consummated.

Rajiv’s regret

Barbara Crossette, correspon-dent of New York Times in theearly 1990s, following an inter-view with Rajiv Gandhi on May21, 1991, hours before he wasassassinated, quoted him as say-ing that during Gen. Zia’s tenure,India and Pakistan “were closeto finishing agreement onKashmir. We had the maps andeverything ready to sign”.

It is thus clear that Pakistanigenerals will go any extent toprevent a new page opening upin Indo-Pakistan relations. Thiswas evident also from the recentcollapse of the National SecurityAdvisor (NSA)-level talks. Twogenerals like Gen. Zia and Gen.Hamid Gul, who believe in tak-ing unorthodox steps to solvedisputes with India, are unlikelyto emerge in Pakistan easily.

A charitable view could betaken that Gen. Hamid Gul’ssubsequently donning on a man-tle of extreme hostility towardsIndia was just to save his skinand whitewash his role in thesecret talks between the twocountries.

(A.K. Verma is formerSecretary, Research andAnalysis Wing.)

SATURDAY | AUGUST 29, 2015

The politics of backwardness

When Hamid Gul offered India peace

BY M.K. NARAYANAN

In the meeting in Ufa,Russia, between the Indianand Pakistani Prime

Ministers, Narendra Modi andNawaz Sharif, held on the side-lines of the ShanghaiCooperation Organisation con-clave in July 2015, the leadersagreed to, among other things,talks being held in New Delhibetween the National SecurityAdvisers (NSA) of India andPakistan, which was “billed” asthe most important takeaway.However, no one in India —possibly no one in Pakistan aswell — should mourn thedemise of talks that were notheld in the end. Strident rheto-ric emanating from both capi-tals, which was further embel-lished by the media in bothcountries, had threatened toconvert the talks into a “theatreof the absurd”. Hence, it wasalmost providential thatPakistan called off the talks.

Talks between India andPakistan suffer from certaininbuilt defects. India, far morethan Pakistan, has always beenkeen to engage in direct talkswith the latter. Pakistan prefersinstead to talk to the rest of theworld, if only to accuse India ofperfidy, especially when itcomes to Kashmir.

Pressures and outcomes

India’s desire to periodicallyup the ante for talks stems froma combination of internationaland domestic pressures towhich India succumbs fromtime to time. Much of the inter-national pressure comes fromlobbies in the West, includingthe United States. The domesticpeace offensive tends to beequally persuasive in pushingthe envelope regarding holdingtalks. Pakistan has far fewerstakes, or for that matterqualms, about the outcomeswhere talks are concerned.

Hence, it has far greater lati-tude in this regard, including ofsabotaging talks if and whenthey are held. Pakistan’s realproblem is that it is the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) andthe Army that determine whento talk, and even on how tomarshal arguments, often withlittle regard to the truth.

Of late, there has also been anunfortunate trend of the PrimeMinisters of India and Pakistanholding bilateral meetings onthe sidelines of globalmeets or events —whether they relateto issues that are ofeconomic andstrategic impor-tance or on anyother aspect.This is accom-panied by pres-sures for signifi-cant outcomes, irre-spective of whetherthe times are propitiousfor such talks or the regionaland geo-political situationlends itself to holding suchtalks. Preparations tend to be acasualty in these circumstancesand, inevitably, such meetingsresult in less than favourableoutcomes. Prime Ministerialmeetings in recent years —Lahore (1999), Agra (2001)and Islamabad (2004), duringAtal Bihari Vajpayee’s time;Havana (2006) and Sharm el-Sheikh (2009), during Dr.Manmohan Singh’s time; andnow Ufa (Narendra Modi), arebest remembered for what theyfailed to achieve than for theirresults.

The reasons are fairly obvi-ous. Operating under the glareof international observers andthe world media, pressures aregenerated to come up withpath-breaking initiatives. Theseresult in ignoring reality andreal concerns which can onlybe circumvented through care-

ful and detailed groundwork,including preparation of posi-tion papers and the like.Without this, possibilities offorward movement are indeedlimited and more likelydoomed. Nevertheless,attempts do, and will continue.Intrinsic to this is an element ofgrandstanding that leadersindulge in — an essentialconcomitant ofs u m -

m i t -level diplo-macy.

With the announcement ofthe NSA-level talks, withoutdue preparations being made, itmight have been anticipatedthat it contained the seeds of itsown failure. Furthermore,statements and agreementsreached between the heads ofgovernment require careful vet-ting so as to leave no scope fordiffering interpretations, as hasarisen in the present instance.This is especially importantwhen the Prime Ministers ofIndia and Pakistan meet sinceonly a very small window ofopportunity exists.

The timing of the initiativewas again rather unfortunate.By its constant shelling acrossthe Line of Control, Pakistanhad already demonstrated that

it was in no mood for talks.Subsequent to the announce-ment of NSA-level talks camethe terror attacks in India — inGurdaspur (July 2015) andUdhampur (August 2015) —which only seemed to reinforcePakistan’s intentions. ThePakistani HighCommissioner’s “high jinks”

later, and the Pakistan NSASartaj Aziz’s insistence onholding talks with the Hurriyatprior to the NSA-level talks,further confirmed Pakistan’sdisinclination for holding talks.

Terror strikes and Kashmir

Hence, India, as the primemover of the talks, should havetaken particular care to denyPakistan an opportunity orexcuse to derail the talks. Thevery fact that Pakistan agreedto “talk about terror” at theNSA level, which would havegiven India an opportunity toput on the table factual detailsof Pakistan’s failure to dealwith terrorists on its soil —including not taking actionagainst those responsible for

the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack,such as its mastermind Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi — should havealerted India about Pakistan’spossible perfidy.

Presuming that India wantedthe NSA-level talks to succeed,then India’s logic of tradingcharges even before the talkswere held — which was carried

out through the medi-um of

“ l e a k s ”from voluminous

dossiers prepared by India toconfront Pakistan — was aflawed one. It was also clearlyfutile to try and pit India’s care-fully prepared documentsagainst Pakistan’s “tissue oflies”, as there could be no win-ners. Rather than confrontPakistan with these facts, Indiawould have done well to putforward ideas and concepts thatwould try and help narrow thedifferences and keep the dooropen for another round of talksat a more propitious moment.

Again, India must have beenextremely naive to believe thatthere could be an India-Pakistan dialogue withoutPakistan making Kashmir itscenterpiece, even if it did notform part of the Ufa agreement,as stated by the Union Minister

of External Affairs andOverseas Indian Affairs,Sushma Swaraj. The “K” wordis a part of Pakistan’s DNA,and anyone who has dealt withthat country over the past half acentury, would know thatKashmir is always the “400pound gorilla” in the meetingroom. India should have antici-pated this and resorted to someflanking moves of its own toensure that the talks did not getderailed. This smacks of a “sus-pension of belief” about thenature and record of the

Pakistani state, and a case ofgross amnesia on India’s

part.

India had more tolose by the talks notbeing held. In theshort term, Pakistanhas obtained a fair

idea of how muchIndia knew about devel-

opments in Pakistan,including the whereabouts

of India’s No.1 fugitive,Dawood Ibrahim. India’s hopethat the talks would pave theway for a conducive climate inwhich some of the criticalaspects of terror could beaddressed, has, meanwhile,proved to be a non-starter. Ithas left Pakistan laughing allthe way to the Arabian Sea. Themore serious casualty is the set-back to any such future prob-lem-solving approach. In allthis, India seemed to come outsecond best.

Gains for the ‘sword-arms’

There are several other nega-tive fallouts as well from theaborted NSA-level talks. Bothfactions of the Hurriyat —Pakistan’s acknowledged “fifthcolumn” — have gained adegree of prominence whentheir fortunes were almost attheir nadir. This constitutes asetback to India’s efforts overthe years to marginalise them.

It will give Hurriyat supportersfresh grist to indulge in violentdemonstrations in places likeSrinagar and Baramulla. Therecent spurt in Islamist radical-isation in the Valley is also like-ly to get a fillip and becomeinfused with new vigour.

Pakistan-based terroristorganisations like the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) can also beexpected to exploit the so-called breakdown in relations,and India should brace itself toconfront a fresh wave of terrorattacks. As it is, the graph ofmilitancy in Jammu andKashmir has been going up oflate, and the latest eventsshould aggravate matters. TheLeT, being the recognised“sword-arm” of the ISI and thePakistani state, will be the maingainer.

Meanwhile, there are severallessons to be learnt from thelatest “mishap”. Negotiationswith Pakistan, especially atsenior levels, clearly demandmore careful thought and plan-ning. Talks should not belaunched on the basis of pres-sure exerted by those on theperiphery, and from those whoconstantly “applaud” India’sdetermination to “talk on ter-ror” despite Pakistan’s belliger-ence. Detailed planning for thesuccess of any such talksshould include measures tominimise the fallout if talksfail. Every opportunity shouldbe provided, if talks fail, torevive or restart them at anappropriate time. Most impor-tant, talks at this level need tobe held when the regional andgeo-political situation is suit-able for negotiations, andPakistan demonstrates someinclination to resort to negotia-tions, rather than engage inprovocations.

(M.K. Narayanan is a formerNational Security Adviser and

Getting the talk atmospherics right

Fight For Right

If political mobilisation could win for it the fruits ofreservation in employment and education, the massiveshows of strength over these last few days in Gujarat

should have yielded results for the Patel community bynow. Their agitation to get the community included in theOther Backward Classes list has brought the State almostto an administrative halt. Not only Chief MinisterAnandiben Patel, but also Prime Minister Narendra Modiand leaders of parties in other States have been given arude awakening to the intensity of the demands of the agi-tators. However, even if the Gujarat government wantedto, it cannot extend reservation benefits to the Patel com-munity merely on the basis of an executive order.Inclusion of more communities in the reservation list isalready a highly controversial issue and fraught with pro-cedural and legal obstacles. Not only would communitiesthat are already enjoying reservation benefits oppose anymove that would shrink their pie, but other communitiescurrently excluded from the OBC list would demand to betreated on a par with the Patels. More importantly, anydecision to extend reservation benefits to new claimantsmight not pass judicial scrutiny. Recently, the decision toinclude Jats in the OBC list was overturned by theSupreme Court, which ruled that the perception of a self-proclaimed socially backward class of citizens cannot be aconstitutionally permissible yardstick for determination ofbackwardness. Indeed, the court specifically warnedagainst a caste-centric definition of backwardness, andcalled for new practices, methods and yardsticks to beevolved to identify socially disadvantaged groups forextending the benefits of reservation. Like the Jats, thePatels will not find it easy to meet the specified criteria forsocial and educational backwardness. For the BharatiyaJanata Party, which is in power both at the Centre and inthe State, the Patel agitation is a fresh political headache.The party, which counts the Patels among its key con-stituencies, will need to be seen as having backed the agi-tation to the full in order to arrest any erosion in its tradi-tional vote-bank. For Prime Minister Modi especially, toenvision the loss of the BJP’s political hold in Gujaratwould be particularly distressing. There is simply no wayto appease the Patels without alienating some of the otherbackward class communities in the State. Moreover, theBJP finds itself dealing with a new, youthful leadership ofthe community focussed on jobs and livelihood concerns,and not political power. In a situation where it can neithersupport nor antagonise the agitators, the BJP and its gov-ernments in the State and at the Centre must resist thetemptation to grant the demand of the Patels in principleand deny it in practice. It would be cynical to merely waitfor the movement to somehow lose steam with time, andnot confront the issues that are at stake.

India’s desire to periodicallyup the ante for talks stems from a combination

of international and domestic pressures to which Indiasuccumbs from time to time. Much of the international pres-sure comes from lobbies in the West, including the United

States. The domestic peace offensive tends to be equally persua-sive in pushing the envelope regarding holding talks.

Pakistan has far fewer stakes, or for that matterqualms, about the outcomes where talks are

concerned.

Prince Hassan conveyed the proposal to Gandhi,who promptly agreed. The two Intelligence Chiefs

then met at Amman under the aegis of PrinceHassan. What could be done was broadly dis-

cussed. They met again at Geneva after politicalendorsement of their confabulations at Ammanfrom their Chiefs. The Foreign Offices and other

elements of government on both sides were keptout of the loop though it must be assumed that

Gen. Zia would not have embarked on this initia-tive without sounding out his Corps Commanders.

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Indians in UK ...A dedicated website created for the event -

www.ukwelcomesmodi.org - will go livetomorrow for UK community organisationsto register their interest in becoming"Welcome Partners".

The event's Twitter handle - @ukwel-comesmodi - will be used for all announce-ments and information relating to the eventand its build-up.

Virendra Sharma MP, chairman of All PartyParliamentary Group on India-UK Relations,said, "The UK's 1.5 million India diaspora arean excellent bridge between the UK andIndia. Prime Minister Modi has the largestdemocratic mandate in the history of theworld. As a person of Indian origin, I amhugely looking forward to this definingmoment where we can celebrate our democ-racies and shared values".

Shamsuddin Agha, President of the IndianMuslim Federation, said "I am delighted thatShri Narendra Modi, our prime minister, willbe visiting the UK shortly. I have no doubtthat it will strengthen the ties between ourgreat nations. It will bring people closer thanever before. It will bolster trade and econom-ic cooperation".

"The visit will demolish the walls of hatredand extremism. It will work towards thedevelopment of all people irrespective ofcaste, creed or religion and create a pluralis-tic, multicultural society in India," he said.

Ranjit Singh Baxi, president of the WorldPunjabi Organisation, added, "Prime MinisterModi's forthcoming visit to the UK will becelebrated as the beginning of a new phase inthe strengthening of the Indo-British partner-ship and the enhancing of bilateral invest-ments".

"The World Punjabi Organisation and allIndians across UK are looking forward towelcoming Shri Narendra Modi. Workingtogether under his dynamic leadership wewill make India a global manufacturing hub -Make in India," he said.

Lord Karan Bilimoria, cross-bench peer ofZoroastrian Indian descent and foundingchairman of the UK India Business Council,said, "The UK and India have an opportunityto really invigorate this unique and deepbilateral relationship. Prime Minister Modi'svisit I am sure will be the catalyst for manygreat things".

Fear in Border ...even walk."Just 15 kilometres away from Abdullian,

Sai village presents a picture of death anddestruction as well. Two women from a fam-ily were killed in the shelling, while fourother family members were injured.

"There was a lot of firing going on, mostlyin the morning, lots of shells landed here, myuncle told the other family members to goinside the house, that's the time when a shellhit our house", said Indu Kamari, theyoungest member of the family.

There has been a surge in border firingssince Prime Minister Narendra Modi ledNational Democratic Alliance governmentcame to power last year. There have been 55ceasefire violations in August and over 245violations this year so far.

"Till the time Pakistan is not declared a ter-rorist state such things would continue... thisjust shows the desperation of Pakistan", saidNirmal Singh, Deputy Chief Minister Jammuand Kashmir.

The latest ceasefire violation at the bordercomes just days before the high profile talksbetween the chiefs of BSF and PakistaniRangers from September 9 for resolving bor-der tensions between the two countries.

Congress, BJP...can't be the case that only I (state govern-

ment) have the responsibility and you (centralgovernment) don't have any responsibility.

"Look at your central government and seewhat work you have been able to do and whatyou have failed to deliver. Does politics andwinning elections mean resorting to commu-nal violence? In Bengal there is no place forcommunal riots," Ms Banerjee told a rally inKolkata.

CPI(M), Congress and BJP have joinedhands to create disturbance in the state, shealleged and said that in some places they havejoined hands to fight election together.

"It is a rainbow coalition and the peoplewill teach them a lesson for trying to scuttlethe growth of Bengal," she said

1965 War Victory ...Rank One Pension. Maj General Ram Nath

also boycotted government functions to sup-port fellow veterans at Jantar Mantar. "Wewant to celebrate but it's very unfortunate thatit has come down to this," he said.

With many veterans staying away, thePresident met the few who showed up at theAmar Jawan Jyoti, while Defence MinisterManohar Parrikar reiterated the governmentcommitment to its election promise.

"OROP has been accepted. We are commit-ted to it. There are some gaps. It will takesome time," he said.

The protesting veterans today also metHome Minister Rajnath Singh. Sources say,

even though most hurdles have been cleared,except one. The government is firm its offerof reviewing pensions every five years whilethe veterans are demanding an annual or atleast a biennial review. The review rationalis-es outdated pension rates, in effect raisingthem after a particular period.

As Allies Grumble...begun," BJP leader Bhupender Yadav told

NDTV.The Paswans, says sources, want to contest

at least 75 seats, while the RLSP of UpendraKushwaha wants 66. New partner and formerchief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi's party isdemanding 40 seats.

That adds up to a total that the BJP willnever concede. The party, contesting in Biharfor the first time in many years as the majorpartner in an alliance, wants to field at least160 candidates, sources said.

To keep the pressure on the BJP, MrKushwaha, also a union minster in theNational Democratic Alliance (NDA) gov-ernment at the Centre, suggested in Patnarecently that the BJP should only contest the102 seats it did in the last assembly election.

The BJP has entered into tactical allianceswith these parties for their support base indifferent segments in a state where caste andcommunity play a key role in deciding elec-tions.

The NDA takes on an alliance of NitishKumar's JD(U) , Lalu Yadav's RJD and theCongress, who have already announced seatsharing.

Why Bihar...travelled to the north Indian state earlier

this month and interacted with common vot-ers, businessmen, industrialists, bureaucrats,journalists and politicians.

The elections are being tracked by globalinvestors too, some of whom are growingimpatient at the slow pace of reforms underthe 15-month-old Modi government.

"A tougher electoral test comes in Bihar, anorthern state of over 100 million people withassembly elections expected in October. TheBJP did unexpectedly well there in the gener-al election last year, winning 22 of 40 parlia-mentary seats. Any worse performance thistime would hurt Mr Modi, who is campaign-ing hard in the state," according to a report inthe Economist.

Bihar is important for the number of legis-lators it sends to the Rajya Sabha, where theruling BJP is in a hopeless minority. The gov-ernment has a significant majority in the LokSabha, but the lack of numbers in the upperhouse has stalled important legislations suchas the Goods and Services Tax and the LandBill amendment.

16 Rajya Sabha MPs come from Bihar, so awin could strengthen the government's num-bers in the lower house. However, a defeat atthe hands of estranged ally and current ChiefMinister Nitish Kumar (of JDU) and arch-rival Lalu Prasad Yadav (of RJD) could fur-ther delay reforms crucial to sustain the rallyin stock markets, analysts say.

"Elections in the eastern state of Bihar willlikely influence reforms. While the Biharpolls will not affect the political stability atthe Centre, as Prime Minister Modi's BJPenjoys a majority in the Lok Sabha, webelieve they will have a bearing on the courseof reforms," wrote Bank of America econo-mists Abhishek Gupta and Indranil Sen Guptaon Thursday.

According to the global investment bank,Bihar assembly elections, the possibility of arate hike by the US Federal Reserve and cor-porate earnings are the three factors that willdrive Indian stock markets in September.

US Ambassador...rewarding moments here in India have been

seeing how social innovators are working toimprove lives in their communities," DrVerma said.

Dr Verma hailed Mr Satyarthi for his "path-breaking" work and for the impact he has hadon "stopping human trafficking, protectingvulnerable populations and creating globalawareness."

"It was an honour and privilege to meetwith him, as well as the amazingly brave andresilient children who have been given a sec-ond chance," he said.

The Ambassador's visit today underscoredthe active engagement of the United Statesgovernment in working with partners aroundthe world to end the scourge of human traf-ficking and modern slavery, the embassy saidin a statement.

Supreme Court ...NPOP has become necessary in the wake of

the enactment of the Maintenance and Welfareof Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007.

The National Policy on Older Persons(NPOP) envisages state support to ensurefinancial and food security, health care, shelterand other needs of older persons, equitableshare in development, protection against abuseand exploitation and availability of services toimprove the quality of their lives.

It also provides state support on issues likesocial security, inter-generational bonding,family as the primary caretaker, role of NGOs,training of manpower and research.

The court expressed dissatisfaction over thereply filed by the Social Justice and

Empowerment Ministry and said that it hadnot disclosed the steps taken so far for settingup old age homes.

Earlier, the apex court had issued notice tothe Centre on the PIL seeking setting up of oldage homes with basic healthcare facilities inevery district of the country.

The bench, however, had not issued notice toothers including Medical Council of India say-ing, "since we are limiting the scope of thepetition to setting up of old age homes only,we are issuing notice only to the HealthMinistry."

The PIL, filed by advocate SanjeebPanigrahi, said that senior citizens were beingdeprived of their rights and sought directionsto initiate appropriate steps to carry out a sur-vey of old age homes across the country.

Islamic State ...Taliban on their own turf.Its franchise in the war-torn country has

managed to recruit disaffected Talibanfighters, as the fractious Afghan militantmovement wrestles with a bitter powertransition.

But the loss of senior commanders indrone strikes and the group's signature bru-tality, which repels many Afghans, hashelped stem its advance.

Frequent clashes and firefights withTaliban insurgents have also hampered itsbid to capture significant territory.

"In Iraq and Syria, you might say (IS) arein stage six or seven or eight," top US mil-itary officer General Martin Dempsey saidlast month.

"In Libya, they are in stage three or four,and in Afghanistan they are in stage one ortwo."

His views are echoed by other NATOofficials who say that IS in Afghanistan arenot yet capable of carrying out the sort ofcoordinated operations they are conductingin Iraq and Syria, although the potentialexists for them to evolve into a biggerthreat.

'IS: flavour of the month'Some Taliban insurgents, particularly in

the restive eastern provinces of Kunar andNangarhar, have adopted the IS flag torebrand themselves as a more lethal forceas NATO troops depart after 14 years ofwar.

The risk of defections grew after the Julyannouncement of Mullah Omar's demise,with many angry Taliban fighters accusingthe leadership of covering up the supremo'sdeath for two years.

Some top cadres including Omar's sonand brother have refused to pledge alle-giance to new leader Mullah AkhtarMansour, saying the process to select himwas rushed and even biased.'IS are cruel'

US drone strikes in recent weeks havealso dealt a significant blow to IS inAfghanistan, killing dozens of suspectedcadres, including the group's Afghanistan-Pakistan regional chief Hafiz Saeed.

NATO spokesman Colonel Brian Tribussaid IS is an "operationally emergent"group but the Taliban pose a "greaterthreat" to the Afghan government and for-eign forces.

Crucially, beyond the battlefield theTaliban have been far more successful thanIS in attracting the support of localAfghans.

"Daesh (IS) militants are cruel -- they killwithout reason," explained a resident of thevolatile district of Achin in easternNangarhar province bordering Pakistan.

CBI Files ...rural areas without access to hospitals or

clinics. Mr Gehlot was, at the time, ChiefMinister. Ziqitza was top heavy with Congressconnections - it was run by Ravi Krishna, theson of then union minister Vayalar Ravi; thedirectors included Karti Chidambaram, whosefather P Chidambaram was then HomeMinister.

Mr Pilot says he has incorrectly been listedas a director by investigators, and that he lob-bied for free ambulance services in rural areasin an earlier iteration of Ziqitza as a non-prof-it, ending his association when it turned into acompany.

In 2012, the BJP, then in the opposition,demanded an inquiry after the state auditorfound that Ziqitza was being paid for ambu-lances which existed only on paper. The gov-ernment, the auditor said, was also being billedfor imaginary trips by the ambulances thatwere meant to assist in emergency care to poorpatients in remote areas. The alleged swindlewas worth more than 10 crores.

Those accused of corruption and complicityin the scam have consistently denied anywrong doing. After the BJP swept theRajasthan election in 2013, Chief MinisterVasundhara Raje said she would like the CBIto take over the inquiry from the state police.

The Congress has said that the chargesamount to brazen political vendetta. BJP lead-ers have said that if the Congressmen involvedare confident of their innocence, they shouldhave no objection to being investigated.

Even As Rajnath ...pension rates, in effect raising them after a

particular period.Talks between the government and the vet-

erans reportedly broke down once again onThursday night. Upset veterans decided toboycott celebrations today to mark the 50thanniversary of India's successes in the 1965war against Pakistan.

There had been speculation that a date forimplementing OROP could be announcedtoday if an agreement was reached betweenthe government and ex-servicemen.

Last night, the group of ex-servicemennegotiating with the government, walked outof a meeting that they had hoped would final-ly bring a breakthrough on their demand oftwo decades. They said they could not acceptthe government's new proposals on OROP.

Sources said, the government is unwillingto appear as buckling under the veteran'spressure to implement OROP. DefenceMinister Manohar Parrikar said on Thursdaythat PM Modi would make an announcement"as and when time comes".

The government is said to be upset thatmore and more veterans are joining thehunger strike at Delhi's Jantar Mantar, whichbegan after PM Modi failed to announceOROP in his Independence Day speech onAugust 15.

OROP will give equal pension to service-men retiring with the same rank regardless ofwhen they retire.

Youth Employment....a major supplier of skilled and entrepreneur

youths to the rest of the globe, he saidaddressing a function in New Delhi.

Mr Singh said while roughly about 40 lakhjobs are available in the government sectorevery year, the number of unemployed growsby almost three times every year.

"To meet this challenge, the need of thehour would be not to depend on governmentjobs but to prepare our youth for employabil-ity without government patronage," he said,inaugurating India MSME Expo and Summit2015.

Citing historic perspective, Mr Singh,Minister of State in the Prime Minister'sOffice, observed that the first three genera-tions after Independence continued to beinfluenced by colonial mindset and feudaldependence on empire.

"But now, as the Indian democracy evolvesfurther, not only the youth are growing out ofthat mindset but newer and alternativeavenues are also emerging on the scene," theminister said.

In this context, Mr Singh emphasised therole of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises(MSME) in supporting, encouraging and pro-moting young entrepreneurship.

Under the leadership of Prime MinisterNarendra Modi, he said, a number of schemesincluding MUDRA Bank for financial sup-port and skill development programme forvocational training have been initiated whichhas started even attracting NRI entrepreneurs,who had settled abroad for several years butnow wish to come back because they see anopportunity for themselves in India.

Government Proposes...Bagh, Sundar Nagar, Golf Links and

Chanakyapuri out of the prestigious zone inthe heart of New Delhi, freeing prime realestate from the tight regulations that governthe majestic Lutyens' Delhi.

A panel has suggested redrawing the zoneinto a compact 23.60 sq km island in the heartof Delhi, reverting as closely as possible tothe original map drawn by famous Britisharchitect Sir Edwin Lutyens in 1912.

The Delhi Urban Arts Commission of theUrban Development Ministry has suggestedthat the Supreme Court premises, excluded in2003, be brought back into the LutyensBungalow Zone or LBZ and that its greenareas be retained.

The government proposes to leave out areaswith modern buildings that are not aestheti-cally aligned to those in the immaculatelyplanned Lutyens' zone; most of these wereincluded only in a similar redrawing in 2003.

If the proposals are implemented, the areasexcluded from the LBZ are expected to wit-ness a real estate boom as restrictions on con-struction will ease.

The government proposes to allow residen-tial buildings of height 12 metres with base-ments, and commercial buildings of height 32m, with a three-level basement and up toseven floors, in areas that will be trimmed outof the zone.

The ministry has published its proposalsand the panel's report on its website and hassought suggestions and objections from thepublic.

The proposal to redraw the LBZ hasalready been red-flagged by activists, whofear a boom in construction that will impactgreen cover and the landscape in this part ofDelhi.

The government has redrawn the LBZtwice before. In 1988, it was defined as a25.88 sq km zone. That was increased to28.73 sq.kms in 2003.

Suresh and...to return to Belgium before she can call

India her home.It is a matter of caste-based discrimination,

alleged Suresh Kumar, who had met SarahRoggeman at a ship where they both worked.

Ms Roggeman, a catering professional likeMr Kumar, says she has fallen in love withIndia as well. And she has come to settle here,

leaving behind a restaurant in Belgium shepartly owns.

The local temple at Namakkal district hadrefused to solemnize their wedding, MrKumar said. But now that they got married ata small temple, the delay in generating docu-ments from it is holding up the registration .

"I belong to scheduled tribe community...Now I've married a white woman, they arestill creating problems," said Mr Kumar,whose family is from Tamil Nadu's KolliHills.

The temple officials, who refused to speakon record, said they were helpless, since MsRoggeman is a Christian and a foreigner andthey have no provision to solemnize that kindof a wedding.

Disappointed, her family has alreadydeparted for home. Unless help comes soon,the young overseas bride will also have tofollow suit - at least for a while.

What drew her towards Suresh? "He was sohelpful... I used to wait for his calls andrealised I'm in love with him," Ms Roggemanexplained.

And despite the bumpy start to her IndianOdyssey, she insists that she loves the "cul-ture and tradition". "Without registering ourwedding I can't get a proper visa to comeback and live in India. I want to live here,"she said.

Airfare War...period to avail these special fares also ends

on the same day. "Travel must commence andthe entire journey must be completed on orbefore October 7, 2015," Jet Airways said.

The Jet Airways offer is valid on selectdomestic routes.

IndiGo too is giving its customers discountsthrough its 'Best Prices' offering on selectroutes. Indigo fares start at Rs 1591.

Airlines such as SpiceJet, IndiGo, AirAsia,GoAir have been coming up with promotionaloffers and special discounts almost every otherweek in a bid to garner market share in afiercely competitive environment.

These promotional schemes by airlines haveensured a spike in the number of people trav-elling by air. Passengers carried by domesticairlines in the first seven months till July 2015rose 21 per cent to 455.78 lakh.

President APJ...his death last month.Dr Kalam's grand-nephews Sheik Dawood

and APJ M Sheik Saleem today met HomeMinister Rajnath Singh and handed over a let-ter from the former President's elder brotherAPJ M Maraikayar addressed to the PrimeMinister.

The letter urged the PM to set up 'KalamNational Centre for Knowledge Discovery' at10, Rajaji Marg, the residence where DrKalam stayed after his stint at RashtrapatiBhawan.

The letter said the government could chooseany other place of its choice in New Delhi forthe proposed centre where youth, students andothers can share knowledge from the large col-lection of books and other material belongingto the late Dr Kalam.

The family, while thanking the HomeMinister and the Centre for extending theirsupport during the funeral of President Kalam,also requested that state honours be extendedat his memorial at Rameshwaram on his birthanniversary on October 15 and death anniver-sary on July 27 every year.

Goa Extends...the deadline for the casino operators to ven-

ture out of river Mandovi to next year inMarch.

The BJP-led government had announced inpast that they will ensure off-shore casinovessels move out of the river by 2015 whentheir licences are due for renewal.

Goa has four off shore casino vessels, andthe licence of first vessel MV Horse Shoe,operated by M/s Delta Corp Ltd, expirestomorrow, i.e August 29.

"The cabinet resolved to grant extension tooff shore casinos to relocate themselves tillMarch 31, 2016 or till alternate site isfinalised by government, whichever is earli-er," Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar toldreporters after the meeting.

Mr Parsekar said the licence of the threeother vessels, including MV Pride of Goa, isexpiring on September 12, 2015, MV CasinoRoyale on October 23, 2015 and MV BoaSorte on December 3, 2015.

"There are 2,500 youths who have appealedthe government not to shift the casinos," hesaid. To a poser, he said casino industry wasinitially welcomed by the Congress govern-ments but the BJP government, which oppos-es gambling culture, is just keeping promisesof the former government.

Saradha Scam...scam in which he is an accused.CBI sources said that Mr Mitra, who was

arrested in December 2014 and is now injudicial custody, was interrogated about hisassociation with the Saradha group.

Mr Mitra, the sources said, maintained hisearlier stand that he was a public figure -being a minister - and was free to go any-where.

Asked whether Mr Mitra would be quizzedagain, he said "We have time till September 1to do that."

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We all have times in ourlives when we have alot going on like meet-

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It is tempting to order pizza,but it really pays off to take timeto cook and eat nutritious andhealthy food. Not only will ithelp you keep fit, it will alsoboost your mood. A full happystomach always keeps us upbeatand energised.

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Wash or splash your face withcold water

This little trick will energiseand invigorate you. Washingaway the dirt and grime from youface will leave you feeling cooland refreshed.

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lower blood pressure. Trypranayama breathing, a yogicmethod that involves breathingthrough one nostril at a time torelieve anxiety.

Take a napIt's easy to think that a few

extra hours of work will do yougood, but it won't. Sleep isimportant so make sure you getplenty of it.

A head massage can do thetrick

A head massage can increaseblood flow, curb headaches andimprove sleep and is a great wayto fight stress and ward off ill-ness.

Write it downStarting a journal is a great way

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20 best ways to relax after a hectic day

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Irrfan Khan says somepeople think that he isarrogant and tend to

misinterpret his silence.During a conversation withactor Anupam Kher on hisTV show The AnupamKher Show- Kucch Bhi HoSakta Hai, Irrfan openedup about his life and more,read a statement.

Talking about the impor-tance of leading a normallife, Irrfan said: “At times,I feel like living a normallife and having normalchats with no scripts, noagenda but obviously thesefeelings are short term andlater you want that fame”.

Anupam asked the Pikuactor if he could be con-fused or misinterpreted asan arrogant person? Irrfansaid: “A few people think Iam arrogant or I make funof people. People tend to

misinterpret my silence. Ialso believe that peoplefeel insecure sitting oppo-site a quiet person becausethey cannot understandwhat is going on in hismind which leads to misin-terpretations”.

Well, Irrfan’s quitedemeanor is his asset espe-cially when you can speakvolumes through just youreyes. Piku is a perfectexample of that. Irrfan andDeepika Padukone’s lovethrough small gestureswould have fallen flat ifthe actors hadn’t emotedthrough their eyes. Butthen Irrfan, an industrywhere people love toscream out loud theirachievements, such silenceis often seen as smugness.Maybe that’s why youshould not be silent…

Irrfan Khan: Peoplethink I am arrogant!