Ritesh, I don't think pakis get in to topic of discussion among common Indians any more. They simply don't deserve it. The sooner the media realize it, the better. Common Indians have moved away from pakis. Our nation has to gear up for larger role. I wish he could have given some hint about those
mate,
which country arouses as much or more passion and sentiment as/than pakistan does in india? which country's hand is most found in terror acts in india? pakistan matters to the common man mate,its directly linked to our security.
he could have the whipped up the sentiment on china as well, but knowing that he has to have money flowing from the chinese, no way would he have taken them head on, something that would have been quite ungracious as well of him, had he done so.
let us get a perspective here, that he is looking to make headlines, and so the statement. you've followed how ToI does its reporting, its about that extra spice and he is delivering on that.
what was he doing at gateway of india during 26/11, when he had no business being there and this is just on of the many examples.
we have to realize, modi is on projecting a certain image so that his saleability and appeal excels. of all things, he being perceived as the next "iron man" is another thing he wants to achieve. it is how image gets built up. when people go to vote they recall and associate with all such sentiments.
take imran khan as an example, what is he doing? simply playing with the pakistani psyche and in the attempt increasing his appeal, and there you have someone who has never been tried and tested but still people are ga-ga about him, it is how it happens mate.
tell me another subject and topic on which he would have deliberated and aroused as much curiosity. take this thread as an example, you already have so many replies, what else would have got so many replies?
now let us not think that these were the only things discussed about. all we know is, he mentioned it, how much time could have been spent on that could well have been couple of minutes, who knows? he is there to get chinese investments, and he would have kept the focus, but would all that have made such a headlines? yes, if he is able to firm up investment commitments worth 10s of billions of dollars, then you would say he has delivered on substance.