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Whenever a new issue breaks out in the international arena,
the media world seize the day - the old one however prominent is relegated to
the background to the surprise and embarrassment of the news watchers. With the
advent of Jasmine Revolution, rebellion broke out in Tunisia in the year 2011 citizens
across the world over watched it with curiosity and apprehension. Close on the
heels of Jasmine Revolution it spread as a catalyst to other Arab countries
like Libya, Egypt, Yemen and a few other nations ruled by malevolent dictators,
and citizens across those countries drawing inspiration from the Tunisian victory determinedly fought against those dictators like
Col.Mohammed Qaddafi, Hosni Mobarak and Ali Abdul Saleh were dethroned and new dispensations took
charge for a while, yes for a while. After ousting Col.Qaddafi, Hosni Mobarak,
Ali Abdul Saleh and other dictators Libya fell into the hands of anarchists,
Egypt fell into the hands of leaders of Egyptian Brotherhood and ruler of Yemen
Ali Abdul Saleh. Barring Yemen and Tunisia Libyan atmosphere turned into a
shambles due to hundreds of tribes who fought against each other and by this
time militant outfits like Al-Queida, Al-Shabab and other terror outfits. After
Hosni Mobarak was forced to abdicate power after three decades in the saddle,
imprisoned and underwent trial by the government led by Mohammed Morsi, leader
of Egyptian Brotherhood. With him catapulted to power he turned audacious and
arrogant and the demands of lakhs and lakhs of citizens to conduct democratic
elections, he rejected their demands outright. Egyptian politics once again
fell into a quagmire and citizens across the nation gathered at Tahrir Square
protested and repeatedly demanded him to conduct elections thereby welcoming a
democratic country. The army took the side of the citizens and warned Mr.Morzi
to step down or face the consequences. Morzi was adamant and defiant. An exasperated
military led by Al-Ataf Al-Sisi staged a coup and forcibly ousted Morzi and
incarcerated him. In a sense the former army head after resigning from the post
of army head assumed power as President of the country which means
authoritarianism still prevails in Egypt. If and when a democratic election is
conducted Egypt knows no peace.
Though the scent of Jasmine Revolution spread to Bahrain its
rulers with the help of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia its authoritarian rulers ‘erased’
the hilarious smell of Jasmines in the beginning itself. Saudi Arabian rulers
too apprehended the wrath of Jasmine Revolution and to prevent it the govt
doled out millions of dollars as bonanza to its citizens as well as skilled and
unskilled persons from abroad to gratify them, thereby plucked and destroyed
the plants of Arab Spring and flowers at the earliest.
Likewise the citizens of Syria derived inspiration from the
victory of Jasmine Revolution in certain countries took the plunge to oust its
authoritarian ruler Dr.Bashar-Al-Azad tried to suppress the rebellion but the
citizens were determined to force him out. The more Dr.Azad remained adamant
the more the citizens stuck to their stand and intensified the struggle. Kofi
Annan, former Secretary General of United Nations was entrusted by UN with the
task of playing the role of mediator to prevail upon Dr.Azad and the leaders of
the Opposition to reach an amicable settlement. Although Mr.Annan tried his
level best to bring about a rapprochement between the two warring sides he
miserably failed in his attempts and bowed out of the role of the mediator. In between
these developments millions of innocents were murdered by the army and as many
were displaced bringing the country into a mess. After Kofi Annan bowed out of
his role, UN appointed Mr.Lakdhar Brahmi, the renowned mediator to intervene
and appeal both the ruling junta and Free Syrian Army the opposition and
despite his ceaseless efforts to avert the blood-shed too came a cropper.
Gradually Syria plunged into oblivion and nowadays we are
not at all hearing anything about Syrian struggle.
In its place new developments were born like the Islamic
State (IS) led by Aboobaker-Al-Baghdadi, the self-proclaimed Islamic State leader and he himself appointed as Caliph. US with the intention of wiping away the ruthless
militant organization from the face of the earth started bombing and killing
innocents as well as militants. Unfortunately the Islamic State remains still
defiant.
Similarly in Russia developed crisis after crisis after Crimea
was annexed by Russia with majority voting in Russia’s favour in the referendum
held by Pro-Russian citizens. Then came Ukraine and there too clashes between
pro-Russians and pro-govt citizens with the Ukraine govt led by Petro Porshenko,
the iron-fisted chocolate king thereby reaching a collision course between the
Ukraine govt and Russia. The western powers took sides with Porshenko and
imposed somewhat ‘crippling’ sanctions against Russia and G 8 countries
expelled Russia resulting in G 7 countries.
And in Pakistan terrorists belonging to Tehreek-E-Taliban
Pakistan stormed into an army school at Peshawar and killed a number of children
which invited the wrath of entire world.
Last week in Nigeria, Boko-Haram, a hard-core militant
outfit, gunned down 2000 citizens and in the history of Nigeria these mammoth
numbers are first of its kind.
With Syrian issue relegated to the background more and more developments
all blood-chilling and blood-curdling are the order of the day in certain countries.
What I am driving home is the apathy of the world media to
forge ahead ignoring to hold a follow up as to where stands Syria now where
the civil war broke out in 2011. Similarly many other prominent issues nagging
the world are aplenty which are thrown to oblivion like garbage.
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