The results of the Maharashtra elections, which the Bharatiya Janata Party swept along with its allies, should have, it is expected, sent an important message to the so-called deep state in the United States in particular. The message is about not resorting to any such machinations that Indians start suspecting as regime change operations at the Centre, or at least as pressures being applied on the Indian government to make it bend to the US will. This comprises a wide gamut of activities that can be construed as attacks on the Indian government and Indian individuals, roiling relations. Be it the mud thrown at India by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the killing of Khalistani terrorist Nijjar—where a brief attempt was made by the Canadians to accuse the Indian Prime Minister of being in the know of the matter—to the attack on the Indian government in the alleged assassination attempt of Khalistani Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, and the latest fusillade against an Indian businessman, which may even affect India’s solar power industry, it is time such attempts are stopped. The interests of the deep state seem to have converged with that of rogue billionaire George Soros, who has been openly proclaiming that he will ensure the downfall of the Narendra Modi government. There was even speculation that the deep state had reached out to BJP allies to try and put pressure on them through various sources so that they withdraw support from the government at the Centre. All such purported efforts failed with the massive victory of the BJP-led Mahayuti in Maharashtra, putting the Central government on a surer footing. Hence, it’s time that the deep-state realised that the world’s largest democracy cannot be boxed in with inconsequential minnows such as Pakistan and Bangladesh, where a regime change to suit western interests is easy to carry out. It’s a different matter that such regime changes always unleash mayhem and complete chaos, as both Bangladesh and Pakistan are witnessing. In India, it’s the people’s will that matters and any such perceived threat to a government will make the voters rally round it.
Essentially, the deep state needs to realise that it is betting on the wrong horse, which just does not have the capability to bring down a government run by an immensely popular Prime Minister.
Anyway, now that Donald Trump will be President, it is expected that under the 47th President, the US administration will not give in to the urge of changing the world order according to its own wishes. In fact Justin Trudeau’s sudden volte face on the Nijjar issue saying that the top leadership of the Indian government did not know about the killing is evidence of the fact that the Canadian Prime Minister is worried about the consequences of making wild charges that will not be backed by the Trump Administration. Also, it is hoped that President Trump will live up to his promise of dismantling the so-called deep state, as too much harm is being caused by it, often to the advantage of China, which is supposedly a rival and a competitor to the United States. How else does one explain the Kenyan government cancelling its contracts with the Adani group and allowing the Chinese an entry into the same projects?
When the Maharashtra verdict is analysed, this is one aspect that cannot be ignored. At the same time, it is disheartening to see that a serious attempt is being made by some of our political leaders to involve outside forces to try and destabilise the government. Such leaders need to understand that instead of making such attempts, it would be better for them to concentrate on their own political parties, build up a ground cadre and make their presence felt in the elections by employing superior strategy. Without that, the other election results will be similar to that of Maharashtra.
