The US
counterpart: Wow!
Being a discerning reader, I know most of this India stuff from the different
intelligence reports that our agencies prepare and keep on updating, but I must
say I am awestruck to hear it from you that how efficiently and methodically
you guys have carried it out and carrying it out, something that will be termed
a democratic blasphemy here in the US.
What astonishes me is the impeccable sense of
political camaraderie behind the scene and the ugly demonstration of political
differences, though staged largely, on the scene. It’s simply amazing. Kudos to
you folks!
The Indian
counterpart: Thanks,
I take that as compliment from the powerful person of the world’s only
superpower. It is indeed a feat that, we too, can be the teaching ground for
the world powers including the US.
The US
counterpart:
But, unfortunately, this teaching, though politically useful for many and like
a lifeline for many others including you guys, cannot be of much use to us in
the prevailing sociopolitical circumstances in our country.
Our masses have in-built classy classes that,
too, act as masses. A higher level of intervention by the masses in the policy
matters due to their better quality of living and high standards of social
access works in their favour unlike in your country. You guys are lucky to have
masses that are illiterate, quality illiterate, poor and largely ignorant. That
should have made your work a hell lot easier.
The Indian
counterpart:
Yes, that is the case exactly. The prevailing standards of the social formation
and the social divide have helped us a lot in carrying out this process so
methodically, taking it successfully to this day. But, at the same time, we, I mean
the politicians, have worked hard to achieve it.
After all, the process began right after the
Independence and thankfully, our unity has grown stronger with every passing
year, to bring the ‘kingdom of politicians’ in India at the centre-stage, to make
it a ‘sustainable’ reality.
The US
counterpart:
Great phrases! Though, we, here in the US, believe in the logical and
simplified version of the English language, I love these expressions – ‘kingdom
of politicians’ and ‘a sustainable reality’. For us, at the moment, it is more like
a ‘kingdom of dream’ and ‘an unviable reality’ but I must appreciate the poetic
creativity of your words. At the same time, the phrases reiterated by you highlight
the seriousness with which you guys are on the job.
The Indian
counterpart:
Thanks again for the compliment. Yes, we are damn serious about it. Now is the
time to tell the masses of this country that we are a class apart, that we are
the power elite, that we are the big brothers.
We are confident of our position. We have been
like this. The only difference now, and we think, the positive one is, as I told
you in my previous lines, we have started getting vocal about it. Now is the
time to clear the confusion that some of the so-called activists have that the
common men can equal us.
The US
counterpart:
I think, one of the major aspects of it has been the divisive politics, the
efficient use of divisive tools. You guys inherited well the divisive politics
of the colonialist British.
The deep and the deepening division of the masses
along different castes, sub-castes, regional and religious lines is a huge task
so efficiently done. Keeping masses busy with silly reasons like caste and
religion biases has always been a good strategy to weaken and manipulate their
sense of ‘right and wrong’ and to keep them ignorant of their rights, a must to
strengthen the ‘kingdom of politicians’.
The Indian
counterpart:
Well, well, well! It seems you have quite seriously and diligently read the
reports prepared by your intelligence agencies.
The conversation over hotline
continues..