Yet another scandal rocked the
U.S. government taking into its fold the resignation of David Petraeus, who
resigned as head of the CIA on Friday after admitting an extramarital affair
with his biographer Paula Broadwell. News of his illicit relationship surfaced
when Broadwell sent out extremely outrageous e-mails to another woman whom she
considered to be her rival in love with Petraeus. Petraeus was quick to resign
since adultery is considered a crime under the Uniform Code of Military
Justice. Now before as Indians since we are quick to raise fingers on other
people’s personal conduct, what remains to be seen is whether we are as
concerned about our security as the Western world. Where in countries like U.S.
and U.K., e-mails are scanned and telephone conversations are tapped regardless
of the position a person may be enjoying, do we see the same facility in India?
Economists claim that India has what it takes to a super power, but are we
ready for it yet? This may though seem to be a daunting question; the answer is
still to be searched for, looked for, and yet the question would remain
unanswered. Not because that we Indians do not have the potential, but because
we do not care. We do not care about what happens around us because we are so
merged in ourselves. We look upon the Third World to be like them, to imitate
them but we have yet to learn a lot from them especially matters, which concern
our national security. Hopefully, the day will come when Indians would realize
that voting is not only a right but more of a moral responsibility to bring the
capable people to the fore and that voting as a right if exercised properly
would do a lot in bringing our country from the shambles which our respected
ministers have led it into. I hope to see that day when the polling day would
not be regarded as a mere source of holiday for us but a day which reminds us
of our responsibility that we are yet to give a lot to our country in lieu of
what we enjoy from her.
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