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COUNTRY IN A BOTTLE

 

 

 

LT COL NOEL ELLIS

 

12/V/2025

 

Was it a little too early to declare ‘Ceasefire’ with Pakistan? This question has been churning in my mind since the time it was declared. Personally, I am very disappointed. As the famous saying goes “Ye Dil Mange More”. More of and from Pakistan, with an end to their nefarious activities forever.

 

I do not know what transpired at the highest levels, but as a Veteran who was deployed twice for over a year, once when Kargil happened in1999. We had our ammunition and missiles loaded, waiting for the ‘green signal’ which never came as the operation was localised to Kargil area.

 

The second time, when the attack on our Parliament happened in 2001. That time I was heading a ‘logistics train’ of an offensive Armoured formation and could never hear “Tally Ho” to unleash our fire power against the enemy who had hurt us and got away with the impression that they could carry out attacks and get away with murder which was partially avenged now.

 

However, “Kutte ki dum tedi hi rahti hai, chahe ‘baarah’ saal botal main band rakho”. We kept it for 78 years and it is still curled. Why is it tedi still? Because there are forces in this world which help it to stay curled.

 

One of them is the US, who through the IMF released 1b $ for now. This money will get diverted for buying weapons. Whatever is left will be pocketed by their politicians. Let us be clear that the US is friends of nobody. They only have self interests.

 

The second supporters are the Chings and Mings of China. They have their own stakes in the CPEC and Gwadar Port. They are producing tanks and aircrafts in Pakistan, plus supplying ‘dud’ missiles against whom? India of course. Muslim world has also been funding them. So, how will the tail straighten?

 

The only way to straighten it was to amputate the tail. During Op Sindoor-I and we missed our chance. We snipped a little portion of it. The main muscle is the Paki army, who run these militant factories in Pakistan. They are the ones who need to be sent to “dozak” for supporting terrorists in the name of Jihad.

 

Pakis are untrustworthy and liars. No ‘Deen’ & no ‘Dharm’. We must remember this. Now they will use the money and time to recoup, repair, rest and get ready for future use, while there is a lull in the battle.

 

I can vouch for myself, when after a year of deployment during both occasions, when orders were given to return to barracks, how dejected I felt. It was time to test our mettle, our training, our preparation for what we took an oath over the Constitution of India. To protect it at the peril of our lives.

 

Our equipment too felt good, when every ammunition belt was fully loaded and mounted on our machine guns. Missiles and bombs were primed and awaited the launch button to be pressed. All ammunition stowage canisters in the tanks glistened with shiny warheads showing their teeth ready to tear the enemy apart, were unloaded and sent back to ammunition depots.

 

I think we missed a huge opportunity when Pakistan is cash starved, their “military” is in wrong hands and no match to ours, politically they are unstable, their internal turmoil is taking its toll, their economy is in doldrums, their water is controlled by us, their ports could be sealed by our Navy & our aircrafts and missiles could hit targets with impunity.

 

Earthquakes too can be triggered artificially, these ruddy chaps should know. The US has sent its planes to assess the damage done by us to their nuclear launch pads & clean up. They will keep petting this puppy.

 

Still, my hunch says that this is just a “smoke screen”. In my previous article, I have already laid down the conditions to which they have to agree to, to begin talks. They agree or get bombed again.

 

My heart is with every serving personnel & his family. I know their sentiments and what their families go through in these testing times. My daughter was 8 months old, barely able to babble when we mobilised in 2001. When I returned home, she could walk and talk. I missed the first word she spoke and the first step she took.

 

Be that as it may. It is too premature to trust these ‘Ps’, though I wanted to use the ‘second alphabet’. We need to be on constant guard. Let us keep a close watch on their ‘nuclear facilities’ and precisely follow the wanted terrorists like hawks. Either they hand them over or we take them out.

 

Let Turkey also know that they have made another enemy. We supplied them with so much aid during the earthquake. Let America & China know that we know how to deal with terrorists and their supporters. Every camp & training facility will be on our ‘crosswire’ henceforth & shall be destroyed without warning. Let this message go loud and clear.

 

Hand over POK to us if you want peace, earlier the better or else your jugular will bleed and you won’t even have water to wet your lips.

 

My frustration doesn’t matter. I know, my government knows what is best for India. This rogue country has to be put in the bottle back and capped, with just its tail left to wag. Do you guys agree? I wonder!!!!!

 

JAI HIND
©® NOEL ELLIS

 

 

Pakistan को बोतल में बंद करो


ले कर्नल नोą¤ą¤² ą¤ą¤²िस


12/05/2025

 

क्या पाकिस्तान के साऄ इतनी जल्दीसीज़फायरघोषित करना सही ऄा? ये सवाल मेरे मन में तब से घूम रहा है जब से यह खबर ą¤†ą¤ˆ। मुą¤े व्यक्तिगत रूप से बहुत निराशा हुई। जैसा कि मशहूर विज्ą¤žापन में कहा गया ऄा, "ये दिल मांगे more" — बल्कि पाकिस्तान से ऐसा जवाब कि उनकी नापाक हरकतें हमेशा के लिą¤ खत्म हो जाą¤ं।

 

मुą¤े नहीं पता ऊपर k स्तर पर क्या निर्णय हुą¤, लेकिन ą¤ą¤• पूर्व सैनिक के नाते जो दो बार मोर्चे पर तैनात रहा, ą¤ą¤• बार 1999 के कारगिल युद्ध के समय और दूसरी बार 2001 में संसद पर हमले के बादमैं सिर्फ यही कह सकता हूँ कि हर बार हऄियार तैयार ऄे, सिर्फ आदेश का इंतज़ार ऄाजो कभी आया ही नहीं।

 

कहावत है — "कुत्ते की दुम, चाहे बारह साल बोतल में बंद कर दो, टेढ़ी की टेढ़ी ही रहती है।" पाकिस्तान की स्ऄिति भी वैसी ही है। और टेढ़ी क्यों है? क्योंकि दुनिया की कुछ ताकतें उसे टेढ़ा बनाą¤ रखने में लगी हैं।

 

सबसे पहले अमेरिकाजिसने IMF के ज़रिये 1 अरब औॉलर दिą¤। यह पैसा हऄियारों की खरीद और नेताओं की जेब भरने में चला जाą¤ą¤—ा। अमेरिका किसी का दोस्त नहीं, सिर्फ अपने फ़ायदे देखता है।

 

दूसरे नंबर पर चीनजिसके CPEC प्रोजेक्ट और ग्वादर पोर्ट में भारी निवेश हैं। पाकिस्तान में टैंक और जहाज़ बनवा रहा है औरफुस्समिसाइलें दे रहा हैकिसके खिलाफ? भारत के खिलाफ। इस्लामी दुनिया भी उन्हें पैसा देती है। तो फिर उनकी दुम सीधी कैसे होगी?

 

दुम सीधी करने का ą¤ą¤• ही तरीका ऄाउसे काट देना। और वह मौका हमारे पास ऄा, 'ऑपरेशन सिंदूर-I' के दौरान। हमने सिर्फ ऄोऔ़ा सा हिस्सा काटा। असली ताक़त तो पाकिस्तानी सेना है, जो आतंकवाद की फैक्ट्रियां चलाती है। इन्हें जन्नत नहीं, ‘दोज़खभेजना चाहिą¤।

 

पाकिस्तान पर भरोसा नहीं किया जा सकतान धर्म है, न ईमान। वो इस शांति के समय का इस्तेमाल फिर से ताक़त बटोरने, ज़ख्म भरने और फिर से वार करने के लिą¤ करेंगे।

 

मैं खुद को देखता हूंजब दोनों बार, ą¤ą¤• साल की तैनाती के बाद वापस लौटने का आदेश आया, तो कितनी मायूसी हुई। यह समय ऄा अपने प्रशिक्षण, अपनी कसम और अपनी तैयारी को परखने का।

 

हऄियारों ने भी जैसे कहा हो — "हमें इस्तेमाल करो" — लेकिन गोले, मिसाइलें, मशीनगनें, सब वापस भेज दिą¤ ą¤—ą¤।

 

हमें पाकिस्तान को abhi घेर लेना चाहिą¤ ऄाजब वो आर्ऄिक रूप से बर्बाद, राजनीतिक रूप से अस्ऄिर, और सैन्य रूप से ą¤•ą¤®ą¤œ़ोर ऄा। हमारे पास सब कुछ ऄाजल, ऄल, वायु पर पकऔ़।

 

यह बात भी याद रखनी चाहिą¤ कि भूकंप भी कृत्रिम रूप से लाą¤ जा सकते हैं। अमेरिका अब वहां जांच कर रहा है कि हमने उनके परमाणु ठिकानों को कितना नुकसान पहुंचाया।

 

लेकिन मेरा मन कहता है कि ये सबधुआं है, पर्दा है।असली कार्रवाई अभी बाकी है। मैंने अपने पिछले लेख में पाकिस्तान से बातचीत के लिą¤ शर्तें भी बताई ऄींया तो मानो, या फिर बमबारी ą¤ेलो।

 

मेरे दिल में हर उस सैनिक और उसके परिवार के लिą¤ सम्मान है, जो ą¤†ą¤œ सरहद पर तैनात हैं। मैं जानता हूं उनके परिवार किन हालात से गुजरते हैं। मेरी बेटी 8 महीने की ऄी जब मुą¤े 2001 में बुलाया गया। जब लौटा, वह चलना और बोलना सीख चुकी ऄी। मैंने उसका पहला कदम और पहला शब्द मिस कर दिया।

 

अब वक्त है सतर्क रहने काउनकी हर परमाणु साą¤‡ą¤Ÿ, हर आतंकी ट्रेनिंग कैंप हमारी निगरानी में होना चाहिą¤। या तो हमें वांछित आतंकियों को सौंपो, या फिर हम उन्हें खत्म करेंगे।

 

तुर्की को भी याद रखना होगा कि उन्होंने ą¤ą¤• और दुश्मन बना लिया है। अमेरिका और चीन को भी यह संदेश स्पष्ट होअब हम अपने दुश्मनों और उनके समर्ऄकों से सख्ती से निपटेंगे। हर आतंकी अऔ्औा अब हमारे निशाने पर होगाबिना चेतावनी के नष्ट किया जाą¤ą¤—ा।

 

POK हमें सौंप दो अगर अमन चाहते होवरना तुम्हारी naabhi काट दी जाą¤ą¤—ी और तुम्हारे होंठ गीले करने को पानी भी नहीं बचेगा।

 

मेरी नाराज़गी शायद मायने न रखे, लेकिन मेरा विश्वास है कि मेरी सरकार भारत के लिą¤ सबसे बेहतर निर्णय लेगी। पाकिस्तान को वापस बोतल में बंद करना हैऔर इस बार सिर्फ उसकी पूंछ को बाहर रहने देना है, ताकि सबको दिखे कि हम क्या कर सकते हैं।

 

क्या आप सहमत हैं? I wonder!!!!!!!

 

जय हिंद
©® नोą¤ą¤² ą¤ą¤²िस

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  1. Nicely put across Noel. Believing Ps is at your own peril. With some bitter pills given to them, we should be prepared for continued nuisance from them. Yes it is true that there are no friends in Geo politics but self interests. We have to tread our own path. Thanks dear....

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