The Ex-President of India Dr A P J Abdul Kalam was double frisked at New York's JFK Airport on 29th Sept about a month ago.Although being a Ex-President he has to go through the private screening .Its the 2nd time the Ex-President has been victim of this strignent screening of USA.So the Indian Govt is raising the voice firmly against this insult of the person who is World Famous and belong to very high strature.The question lies here is Indian Govt that much serious and really hurt about Kalam's often Frisking in USA.Is there any protocol between india and US according to which our Dignitaries can exempt from Screening.
The civil aviation ministry took up the issue of VVIPs being subjected to checks,that include taking off shoes or belts,before boarding flights headed to the US.The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is learnt to have told India that their laws dont grant any such exemption.Thereafter,the ministrys team pushed for having a separate enclosure for the VVIPs where they could be frisked before being allowed to board the aircraft and not at the aerobridge in front of all other fliers. The Indian government has featured a list of names of the VIPs and the VVIPs to be provided a boarding of luxury class in any flight and not to go through the mandatory screening for security purposes. But the list given by India is just too lengthy. The luxury class treatment has been offered only to the leaders of the states who travel in private airlines in United States, whereas extended to a host of VVIPS in India is a big concern. Since security is a paramount concern for the Americans after 9/11. No wonder breach of such protocols was all but to take place.Latter it was known that the TSA responded that they Cant Stop Security Checks At Aerobridge,But Can Consider Privacy Plea.
The question is why indian VVIP's need special treatment every where.No body has heared any reaction of Kalam regarding this frisk.I am sure he is aware of the importance of security frisk and considering himself equivalent to common man dont even think of oppose it. Its the VVIP's of India who consider them self above law and order.They have the habbit of every security place exemption in India and feel very deeply hurt when ever they have to go through tough screening process like a common man in US. Its their Pain and bad experience who got the chance to criticise the effective screening process has avoided any other terrorist attack after 9/11 or you can say it in other way they got a chance to put their proposal again with strong reason.
If Kalam being the Ex-President of India is double frisked in US Airport then this is completely slip of Indian govt and Indian Embassy in US.Why TSA was not informed in well advanced about Kalam's Visit to the state.Is it not the responsibility of Indian external affairs Ministry track completely the complete journey of Kalam and informed the related countries in advance about it. If India want to prevent this unlikely things happen in future then proper homework should be done by external affairs ministry.Ministry should know when and where our Dignitaries are going. In the present age of terrorism the the americans are much paranoid about security concern and least bother about whom they are frisking.
Why to make an issue if American security official are doing their job.Was there any prior permission for Kalam exemption from screening?Was he travelling with Diplomatic Passport?He was not on any official tour.So official might not recognise him and such unfortunate things happen with him.But we should learn some thing from this incident.Country security should be on the top of every body.We too should have proper Screening process in all important places for every one.By this way only we can stop the 26/11 kind of incident in India.as US has stopped 9/11 kind of incident.
The civil aviation ministry took up the issue of VVIPs being subjected to checks,that include taking off shoes or belts,before boarding flights headed to the US.The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is learnt to have told India that their laws dont grant any such exemption.Thereafter,the ministrys team pushed for having a separate enclosure for the VVIPs where they could be frisked before being allowed to board the aircraft and not at the aerobridge in front of all other fliers. The Indian government has featured a list of names of the VIPs and the VVIPs to be provided a boarding of luxury class in any flight and not to go through the mandatory screening for security purposes. But the list given by India is just too lengthy. The luxury class treatment has been offered only to the leaders of the states who travel in private airlines in United States, whereas extended to a host of VVIPS in India is a big concern. Since security is a paramount concern for the Americans after 9/11. No wonder breach of such protocols was all but to take place.Latter it was known that the TSA responded that they Cant Stop Security Checks At Aerobridge,But Can Consider Privacy Plea.
The question is why indian VVIP's need special treatment every where.No body has heared any reaction of Kalam regarding this frisk.I am sure he is aware of the importance of security frisk and considering himself equivalent to common man dont even think of oppose it. Its the VVIP's of India who consider them self above law and order.They have the habbit of every security place exemption in India and feel very deeply hurt when ever they have to go through tough screening process like a common man in US. Its their Pain and bad experience who got the chance to criticise the effective screening process has avoided any other terrorist attack after 9/11 or you can say it in other way they got a chance to put their proposal again with strong reason.
If Kalam being the Ex-President of India is double frisked in US Airport then this is completely slip of Indian govt and Indian Embassy in US.Why TSA was not informed in well advanced about Kalam's Visit to the state.Is it not the responsibility of Indian external affairs Ministry track completely the complete journey of Kalam and informed the related countries in advance about it. If India want to prevent this unlikely things happen in future then proper homework should be done by external affairs ministry.Ministry should know when and where our Dignitaries are going. In the present age of terrorism the the americans are much paranoid about security concern and least bother about whom they are frisking.
Why to make an issue if American security official are doing their job.Was there any prior permission for Kalam exemption from screening?Was he travelling with Diplomatic Passport?He was not on any official tour.So official might not recognise him and such unfortunate things happen with him.But we should learn some thing from this incident.Country security should be on the top of every body.We too should have proper Screening process in all important places for every one.By this way only we can stop the 26/11 kind of incident in India.as US has stopped 9/11 kind of incident.
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ReplyDeleteoff late i have been watching the routine treatment of Indian media and most common thing I observed was media follows some very predictable protocols .... search/create the most unusual event .... flash that till trp saturates ... and in between keep searching for another big hit. No wonder we are every little unusual events highlights to a unacceptable level. You are right , frisking of Kalam was not a great great Indian moment... American officials were doing their job, and the best part about a security check is to frisk everyone... no politician is to be subjected with a exception...... loved your thoughts. and you are right NOBODY HEARD A REACTION FROM KALAM..... keep writing
ReplyDelete@choudhary i totally agree with you dude this is the fault of indian media it was just routine by us officials . why it is such an issue made by the indian media. Indian media is no longer eager to retain its unbiased and impartial attitude and on the contrary, it is more eager to placate potent bosses, whatever may be their hidden intents. It has to be accepted that a few of the Indian media have misused their freedom under the pretext of investigative journalism and striving to frame crooked politicians by means of sting operations. Such incidents (too numerous to be counted) are occurring round the clock and all these prove that Indian media has lots its essence
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