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Indian Foreign Policy for DummiesISeptember 17, 2013 | Filed under:Featured,General,Latest,Perspectives,World News | Posted by:Ajayendar Reddy

Non-Alignment:You were once rich and nave. Youwere travelling in a train with all your riches. A classy and rich looking dude comes and sits next to you.

You like him; he is white. He offers you a biscuit, you eat it, but thebiscuitsdrugged;he loots you, makes

you hisslave;tells others that you are his prettiest slave. Every day, you wish you hadnt eaten that biscuit;

then he lets you go. You hate biscuits now. You hate strangers now. You are scared of strangers now.

You close the doors, shut the curtains, stay home and tell everyone to leave you alone. You make tea

and convince yourself that you are good enough to beanything you wantand it is your choice tosit at

homeand watch TV.

Panchsheel:Basicallyfive pricinples,(1) Dont trust strangers. (2) Dont take biscuits from strangers. (3)

Make your own biscuits. (4) Be nice to everyone but dont make friends. (5) Dream of a world where

biscuits are not drugged

China:The class bully; was your best friend in nursery; you cried when teacher beat him, but he saw you

as the teachers pet. He pretended to be your best friend, but one daypulled your shorts downin front of

girls. You were humiliated but could do nothing about it. You want to build muscles and one day take

revenge, but you were too poor to buy protein for muscle; and too afraid to ask others (remember the

drugged biscuit?)

C was also poor. C saved and almost starved himself to death so he can eat full meals later, but realized

his folly. He is more pragmatic and cunning, so he went to richer people and did their workin return for

chicken and eggs. He bulked up; he did more work and ate more eggs. Then he owned poultry. He traded

eggs for iPods, became the cool and popular rich kid. Your stomach hurts because of jealousy, and also

because you havent eaten in many days. You give him a condescending look and feel superior. Now he

makes cheaper iPods, buys guns, bullies you. You reach out to your senior A in school, upload a picture

with him on FB (in return for doing his homework) to show you are friends.

America:That guy in the senior class who only likes you because you do his homework. You like himbecause he is popular, rich, a hit with the ladies, has a pretty sister, lives in a big house and lets you in

sometimes. You wish you were him; you also like him because he can bully any other bully. Lately, you

started wanting to be friends with him because drugging biscuits is sort of illegal now.

But now he has more juniors who can do his homework; and he plays with C on the school cricket team.

They are starting to hang out together, but A is in a run of bad form, while C is the new star of the team. C

might be made captain soon. A is starting to get worried. He offers to pay for your coaching so you can

become a better player, and displace C as the star of the team. But you are too fat, and too lazy. You
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blame it on your extra toe, and climate change and what not. You dont mind being friends with A but you

dont want to trouble C, so you play cricket on the computer.

Russia:Another senior in school; once the philosopher and guide of C but later parted ways. Likes you a

little because you once praised him at a party in front of all the parents and teachers; hates A. You love

him. He gave you new pencils when no one else did; he sold you his old pencils for cheap. He once

bullied both C and A. You love him also because he is selling you a fancy refurbished compass box. You

want to become best friends but he finds you boring. Enjoys hating A; loves making A look like a fool.

Pakistan: The pretty girl you love to hate to love to hate. Once joined at the hips, both of you parted ways

on a very bitter and acrimonious note. She harbours a grudge against you for keeping one of the crown

jewels but as with all failed relationships, it goes beyond that. You still have feelings for her of a very

complex sort, and take her abuse in your stride. She flirts with others, including C, as if to spite you, and

has just come out of a very passionate and tempestuous, if not abusive, relationship with A. She always

spurns your well-intentioned offers to let bygones be bygones and start afresh. The last time you offered

to kiss and make up, she poured salad on your face in front of everyone and stabbed your feet with her

sharp stiletto. Maybe, she will come around eventually, you hope. With women, you can never tell.

Meanwhile, you just grin and bear it, sadly shaking your head as you watch her make a mess of her life.

(Pakistan portion added by Unreal Team)

Indian Foreign Policy for DummiesIIOctober 8, 2013 | Filed under:Featured,General,Latest,World News | Posted by:Ajayendar Reddy

This is a Level-II course on Indian Foreign Policy.

Please completeLevel-Ibefore you enroll. If you already have, read away.

Bhutan: The cute little toddler who is in awe of you. Hes very good for your ego since you can indulge

your fantasies by posing like a superhero in front of him. You reciprocate his adoration by pretending to

treat him like an equal. The regular supply of toffees from your side keeps the relationship firmly

grounded. He alwaysseems happyand contended. Your worst nightmare is that Cmay enticeB with bigger

toys and lure him away from you.
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Pakistan and Bangladesh: (Continued from Level-I) The world was once very liberal..liberal enough for

you to date twins. Of a different religion. At the same time(aich!). But things then got less liberal. You

wanted to get married as per the provisions of the secular uniform civil code. They thought it undermined

their religion. You broke up. One of them, P, doesnt take the break-up well. She gets addicted to all sorts

of drugs and has lots of rebound-sex. Getsherpesand blames you for it. Tells everyone that you are the

one who gaveher herpes.She now wants to give you herpes. So keeps throwing herpes infected needles

at you. She wants to hurt you more. Dresses up and offers herself to A and C to bully you. A and C also

get a bit of herpes.

The other girl, B, Ps less glamorous sister, moved in with P after the split. However, P started abusing

her when they moved in together prompting your intervention to separate the two. P has never forgiven

you for interfering in what she feels was a domestic squabble. B remains estranged from P, emotionally

and physically scarred by Ps violence. B wants to be get back to being friends with you though. Shes

nice but has a bit ofbipolar disorder.She is currently perfect for you, often helping out with your

assignments. But shes messy and leaves her things scattered in your place. But you needher. She needs

you. But you are too messed up to realize that. Suffering awaits.

Nepal:That joint family living in the small house between two large apartments. Head of the family tookill

recentlyleaving the fourbrothersto fight for the spoils. They fight over who gets to head the family

business. You are like the neighborhood aunt who interferes and tries to fix the problems in all the

families. Some of the brothershate youfor that. You tell them nicely not to fight. They listen to you

because you lend them money sometimes and also because they are scared of you. They stop fighting

and each one becomes CEO for a quarter till they figure out whom to make the permanent CEO but

struggle to reach consensus. Its a truly messed up family. You smile and say you only want whats be st

for them as long as it is also best for you

Sri Lanka: You love birds. You have many species of birds, including parrots. In fact, everyone

appreciates the diversity of your collection. S was once a good friend who, like you, has been through

troubled times. S also hasparrotsliving with him. You are bound together by your love for parrots.

Then, for some reason, after the troubled times ended, S lost interest in parrots. He started mistreating

them. Some Parrots got very agitated and startedattacking him.You tried to pacify the parrots but some

violent parrots poked you in the eye. You got angry and looked away while S put down the violent parrots.Both of you want to be friends again. You want S to treat the parrots well. You offer to build nice nests for

them. But S finds it difficult to forget the violent parrots and forgive the rest of them. You are still trying to

workout a compromise.

But you both share other common interests also. Recently, he sought your help with his science project.

You sat on the offer, twiddling your thumbs and whining about issues. Suddenly, C barged in,completed

the whole project and also built a telescope for him. Now you are scared bully C is watching you with the

telescope fromSshouse.

Maldives: That beautiful girl you once saved fromdrowning.You hoped she would fall in love with you for

that but she sees you as just a fat horny boy with a bleak future, so friend-zones you[Ouch!]. Recently,

she complained of a head-ache and you offered hera laxative.She wasnt impressed and threw away

your friendship band. Shes now flirting with that muscular boyC.You are both scared and jealous.

Afghanistan: Ps glamorous cousin brother. You are very, very scared of him because he is violence

prone and doesnt get intimidated by size or wealth. P wants to use him as an ally in her fight with you but

he is a bit of a loose cannon. Came out of a skirmish with R with a few broken bones and then got into a

brawl with A which has left him bedridden. Both P and you are locked in competition in vying for his

goodwill. When he was in deep coma, you arranged for his hospitalization and paid for his medicines.

You pray that he remembers how good you have been to him and doesnt pick up a fight with you after he

becomes fully fit.
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