Israel went to a near war for six captured Israeli Soldiers in the Gaza.
US rescues its injured soldiers from the Pakistan, who were intruding the Pakistan Territory on a Black Operation.
‘We spent over Rs.30 Crore to keep the killer Kasab alive.As India observes the first anniversary of the terror attack on Mumbai, the cash-strapped Democratic Front government in Maharashtra has so far spent a staggering Rs 31 crore, or nearly Rs 8.5 lakh per day, to keep the 21-year-old terrorist from the Pakistani town of Faridkot safe and secure enough to stand trial.'(Times of India)
Yet when it comes to the case of Indian soldiers…?
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After 22 days in captivity their bodies were returned badly mutilated and with visible signs of torture. They had punctured eyes, pierced ear-drums, broken skulls and their genitals had been cut off. In addition, they had been shot through the head. Government ministers unhesitatingly called it “barbaric”. There was no doubt this was a blatant war crime and an undeniable breach of the Geneva Convention.
But what did the government do? As little as it possibly could. And that’s true not just of the NDA, in power at the time, but also of its successor, the UPA.
In June 1999 India summoned the Pakistani Deputy High Commissioner and served him with a notice of breach of the Geneva Convention. Shortly afterwards Jaswant Singh, then foreign minister, raised the matter with his Pakistani counterpart, Sartaj Aziz. And, yes, during a visit to Paris, Singh expressed his incredulity and horror to Chirac. But that’s about it.
What’s worse is that successive governments simply stonewalled attempts by Captain Kalia’s father, Dr NK Kalia, to pursue justice. He wrote to three Presidents, who, after all, are Supreme Commanders of the Armed Forces, but only got a standard acknowledgement: “Your letter has been received and would be forwarded for necessary action.” But if it was no action followed.
Frustrated and increasingly desperate, Dr. Kalia approached a variety of embassies and foreign organisations for help. In reply, the British High Commission said: “We are seeking from the Indian Army a full report of the post-mortem, unfortunately without any success so far.” The Germans said they’d written to the ministry of external affairs but got no response.
The independent Rajya Sabha MP Rajeev Chandrashekhar took up the matter with SM Krishna but was told there was no response from Pakistan. What was left unsaid but, nonetheless, crystal clear is that India, both under the BJP and Congress, was not going to put pressure on Pakistan, directly or through third parties, to do something. It was just talk, nothing more.
So Dr Kalia has now moved the Supreme Court to direct the government to take the case to the International Court of Justice. As a result, this 13-year-old matter has found a fresh lease of journalistic life. I don’t know how it will end but an opinion government sources – those ubiquitous but convenient secret voices that always provide clever excuses – are offering is that India is worried if it rakes up this issue Pakistan could retaliate by raising our own alleged human rights abuses in Kashmir.”
http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/ColumnsKaranThapar/When-life-is-cheap/Article1-967095.aspx
Read this while remembering that Kasab was hanged, yet the NSG Commandos are yet to be compensated!
