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Few months ago, a journalist of YoungDiplomat was invited to an important meeting of IBM and Microsoft executives in Cairo with Egyptians Government officials. Parts of these ministers were the ministers of information technology, investment,economy, health, transportation and energy. An Important aspect of this meeting was that virtually all this ministers showed clear marks of interesteds for the tech World.  They were clearly convinced and aware that these technologies can increase productivity and create innovations in the Egyptian Economy.

This Kind Of Strategic Thinking is critical not just in Egypt but in all emerging countries , especially the BRICS

Modern technologies can transform businesses, economy,  a nation’s critical infrastructure and even society as a whole—it helps the development of the economies of the emerging nations, and provided the citizens hopes for the futures and their children. However in reality there is an important disparity between emerging countries and the developped ones. The developped ones invest approximately 3-4% of their GDPs in technology, and the emerging nations, typically invest 1% or less.

These developping nations have trying hard to developp their own low-cost tech , with more or less sucess.  Some developping countries are trying to produce their own kind of computers0—an activity that has now largely moved to Asia. Others emerging nations are looking to set up operations for offshore outsourcing of software programming, call centers, and assistance desks. This is lucrative business opportunity in Egypt because of its abundance of university graduates with computer science that are fluent in English and other languages., but, for many other developping  countries, it’s not now an interesting  economic-growth strategy.

Clearly an important new kind of oppurnity is appearing . Because there are now a high number of technologies available, including cloud computing, analytics and smart phones, the potential exists for emerging countries all around the globe to developtech economies—societies  pushed by technology across the spheres of business, government, education and auto-entrepreneurship. I believe that every country will need a tech economy strategy to strive to sucess and be competitve on a global basis in the 21^st century.

This Chance exists because data is emerging as a new natural resource—vital for helping leaders and organizations of all types understand their challenges and opportunities more deeply so they can make better decisions. With advanced tracking and results-oriented tactics, every nation has the potential to mine this resource, but only if they possess the talents with which to do so.

Cloud computing enables entrepreneurs to establish businesses without having to buy expensive computers and data storage equipment. They can also take advantage of cloud-based software development platforms, which provide a wide variety of software components—relieving them of the burden of writing all the software they need. The cloud enables them to experiment, innovate, and grow rapidly.

Mobile devices make it possible for governments and businesses to provide services to people who have been hard to reach. One example: Mobile phones and apps are bringing basic banking services, including the ability to get loans, to individuals and small businesses across Africa.

Egypt’s government and business leaders understand the tech economy imperative. Their long-term strategic goals include transforming Egypt into a digital society, developing an IT industry, and establishing Egypt as a global digital hub. Toward these ends, the government plans on investing more than 16.2€ billion in the development of the country’s IT and communications infrastructure by 2020. A key priority is improving access to high-speed Internet services. The government is working with telecom operators to expand the reach of fiber-optic cables, which will likely result not only in broader access to services but also in declining prices.

Large global technology companies have an important role to play in helping Egypt and other aspiring nations to establish strong tech economies. This requires not only significant investments in modern technologies but improvements in education at all levels—including updating of university computer science curricula so they are relevant for today’s technologies and business challenges.

While many Egyptian government and business leaders are aware of the benefits of cloud computing, the approach has not yet been adopted widely in the country—or in the region. At IBM, we see a tremendous potential for cloud computing in Egypt and across the Middle East and Africa. This approach enables governments and businesses to access some of the most advanced applications and analytics capabilities available in the world. It gives small and medium-size businesses, a mainstay of Egyptian society, access to the technologies that the biggest businesses possess.

Already, IBM is teaming with the Egyptian Information Technology Industry Development Agency to help local software vendors convert their traditional software products to run in the cloud or create new cloud services. These kinds of public-private partnerships will be critical elements of efforts to build tech economies.

So far, 118 companies are participating. One example is EME International Co., a Cairo-based company that has developed a mobile app called M-Connect, which helps companies engage with their employees. Because M-Connect is a cloud service rather than a traditional software product, EME International’s CEO, Nader Iskandar, hopes to quickly market it not just in Egypt but also throughout North Africa and the Middle East.

IBM has been doing business in Egypt since 1954. We have participated in most of the major information infrastructure projects undertaken by the government, including the national identity card system and the social insurance system; and by private industry, including the banking technology infrastructure. Today, we have six facilities in Egypt, including software development and business process outsourcing. Our newest initiative is a digital sales center in Cairo, where IBMers speaking Arabic, English, French and Portuguese interact with clients throughout the region using digital and social platforms. I envision the center becoming a driver of digital innovation across Egypt and the region.

The global technology business is changing rapidly. In the past, tech companies built distribution networks of local wholesalers, retailers and service providers for handling their hardware and software products. They controlled those networks. Today, IBM offers industry expertise, innovation partnerships and cloud services. That means the distribution networks of the past are becoming less important. In their place, we’re fostering business ecosystems made up of IBM, our business partners, our clients, local entrepreneurs, and government agencies. We don’t control the ecosystems; instead, we enable them.

I believe that this new approach will help Egypt and emerging countries around the world to establish strong tech economies, which, in turn will help them achieve sustainable growth, industrial diversification, and economic inclusiveness. We’re on the verge of a major shift globally, and technology has a critical role to play in it.

This Article was written by DeLeo

Few months ago the Nigerians discovered the Multi National Joint Task  forces consisting of their National Army, seconded by other National Armies such as Chad, Niger and Cameroon. This Task Force is fighting Boko Haram and  was commissioned by Mohammodu Buhari, the newly elected Nigerian President to deal with the Boko Haram problem in the North-East of the Country. Their mission as he mentioned was to ‘reshape the region and destroy the Terror Organization “Boko Haram”.

The Coalition, according to many Nigerian experts such as Oyije Ogbenjuwa, the coalition have reclaimed ‘dozens of villages and strategic places that were initially controlled by the insurgents’. This claim seems to be supported by different local medias.

In these last few months of fightings, scores of Boko Haram’ Insurgents have surrendered to the Task Force, following confrontations, helpless against the fire-power of the coalition. According to the Premium Times, the military introduced unusual strategies such as “sustained offensive operations, pre-emptive air strikes by the air force, road blocking by the ground soldiers in an order to cut the logistics and supply to Boko Haram leading to dissension among the insurgents , and possibly into cases of starvations‘.

It seems that Boko Haram has admit a temporary defeat, leaving the members to surrender without counter-attacking and keeping a low profile. The inhabitants of these regions declared to the Premium Times, that they have this will make their life easier and end the bloodshed.

The reasons for this temporary success follows the appointment of Lieutenant general Buratai Tukur as Nigeria’ Army Chief of Staff. This nomination send a signal to the insurgent and permitted to rise the moral of Nigerians Soldiers. The army became fully preparated for this operation and trained to perform “Search and Destroy Operations”. This military readiness , is happening in a context in which Nigeria is starting to realize its potential, and where the Army , as well as the society are modernizing quickly. Nigeria’ President even declared that he was confident that the Boko Haram problem will be resolved in less than three months

The fourth time may have been the right one: after a series of tensions with the transition authorities in Burkina Faso, the men of the Presidential Security Regiment (RSP) have taken the plunge and burst Wednesday, September 16 in the open cabinet in Ouagadougou, stopping the Prime Minister, Lt. Col. Isaac Zida Yacouba, the president of the transitional authorities, Michel Kafando and two ministers.

Nowthree weeks from the elections that have to be held on October 11, Burkina enters a potentially serious crisis. These elections should theoretically close the “transition” period established with the fall in October 2014,  of President Blaise Compaore, who had been ousted in the street as he tried to run for another term. There was no bloodshed.
Now, nothing of all this is certain, in a climate where forces loyal to the former president are in opposition to the associations of civil society, relieved the starting Blaise Compaore and his regime, or politicians opposed to any form of “restoration.”
Is there a coup in Burkina Faso?

It has the appearance, since military RSP, an elite regiment are loyal to the former president, which now lives in exile between several countries, including Ivory Coast and Morocco. Blaise Compaore, for now, remained silent.
Men of the  RSP just arrested the two heads of the transitional authorities, which has obvious consequences. However, technically, the military did not issue a claim and have not made additional moves to extend their control of the capital, where protest rallies began. The possibility that they commit to negotiations is not to be excluded, while other politicians who are hostile to them are still at large, as President of the National Transitional Council (meeting) Cheriff Sy, who confirmed in a statement Wednesday that “military” had burst “in the room cabinet at 14 h 30 and [had] kidnapped the president of Burkina Faso, Michel Kafondo, Prime Minister, Isaac Zida” and two ministers.
The President of the Transitional Parliament also says:
“Duty calls us because the Burkinabe nation is in danger (…) This is a call of duty for all actives forces: political forces, civil society and the international community with all the people of Burkina Faso to defeat this operation . ”

Is this a Surprise?

Three times already, very sharp tensions erupted between the Prime Minister and the RSP, which it is nevertheless produced. The lieutenant colonel was number two when the trouble started in October 2014 and it was considered at this point Blaise Compaore faithful who had him in some way, entrusted the keys of the country when everything threatened to s ablaze in order to preserve the appearance of a transition, hoping to continue to lead Burkina covertly. This strategy failed, partly because of the ambitions and beliefs yacouba isaac zida.
In the months that followed, serious tensions moments have men Celeste Coulibaly, the commander of the RSP, struggling with their former companion. At the end of June, shots were even held in the camp Naaba Koom, close to the presidency. RSP officials had demanded the resignation of the Prime Minister, without success. Meanwhile, attempts to dissolve their regiment had also failed.
Read also: In Burkina Faso, the transition from crisis to crisis ahead
Will it had a trigger?

On Monday, the Commission reconciliation and reforms, which presented reforms to the transitional government, proposed to dismantle the unit of twelve hundred men, described as “an army within the army.”
Moreover, Saturday, September 12, six of the twenty-two candidates in the presidential elections of 11 October had learned they had been disqualified by the Constitutional Council and could take part. Among them is Eddie Constance Komboïgo, candidate of the Congress for Democracy and Progress (CDP), the former ruling party, loyal to Blaise Compaoré. The latter had stated: “The right has not been said, it is rather the policy that has weighed heavily. “This decision had weighed just over climate, raising fears that the approach of the ballot is the opportunity to see violence erupt.

There are no large avenues in Barcelona that have not succumbed yet to push for the

sovereignty of Catalonia. If last year the Diagonal and Gran Vía formed a woven path filled in

by people dressed in red and yellow shirts, yesterday, on the 11th September, was the

Meridian, the artery of the slums, which hosted hundreds of thousands of people who, for

the fourth day straight, rallied for independence of Catalonia. Around a million and a half

people took out in the streets to express their will for an Independent Catalonia from Spain.

But yesterday was different from previous years, for the following crucial reason: Catalonia

is already witnessing an election campaign. Citizens will vote on September 27 in an election

of regional format, but to which the separatists want to give a plebiscitary aspect (meaning

that it’s not needed a majority of votes in the election, but rather a 50% +1 result). The

leaders of Catalonia have stressed their preference for issuing a referendum on the matter,

instead of elections; however, the central government has blocked the initiative. The main

leaders of Junts pel Sí, except for Artur Mas, have participated in the march, and stressed the

importance of imposing the separatist ideology during the elections polls.

Although he was not at the rally to preserve its “institutional role” the president of the

Generalitat (Catalonia) did not miss the chance to try to emphasize his position on the

matter during the momentum once more. At 20:30 hours, after receiving the organizers of

the march, Mas spoke live on TV3 to remind Catalans’ that “in the streets people influence,

but at the ballot box people make decisions”.

The pro-independence demonstration was as impressive as in previous years, and was also

designed to impress those who followed on television. But the symbolism this year was even

more confusing and impressive than the human chain made in 2013 and “V” for “victory”

made in 2014: more than five kilometers from the Meridian yesterday were divided into 10

sections, each dedicated to the most varied subjects represented by this demonstrations.

The Free Way, the official name of the demonstration, claimed a range of different

elements: culture, innovation, social justice, equality, sustainability, diversity, solidarity,

regional balance and, eventually, democracy. According to the organizers of the

demonstration, these are the “great challenges of the new country, Catalonia”. Citizens of

Catalonia have asked the President, Mariano Rajoy, to forget the imperialist motivation of

the Spanish Old Crown, and to rather adapt to the current democracy which is to allow the

self-determination right of a people.

The Spanish government has replied to the demonstrations: Saenz de Santamaria launched

an eloquent message through social networks asking to end the rally: ” A democracy is not

only going to the polls but also ensuring the application of the law and the respect for

human rights through the courts”. The government assures that as many people as

participated in the demonstrations, the same amount of people, if not more, have not gone

out to the streets to rally for the separatist cause. In fact, they have accused Artur Mas

(current leader of Catalonia) of expulsing from the rally those who issued claims against the

separatist idea.

The bottom line of this continued fight between Catalonia and the Central Government of

Spain is that the Meridian is clearly the “starting point” to fight for freedom of the Catalan

people, although we won’t know what the reality holds until the polls reveal the results of

the elections. Even then, thee spanish government has an important saying on the matter.

As if reality scenarios weren’t enough in numbers, a video game has been created to reproduce the refugees’ parcours as announced in the communications media in the last weeks. As a result of the ongoing flux of refugees from the Middle East to the European shores, especially consequently to the Syrian Civil War, the new video game ambition is to make people understand the refugees’ current situation. It could further be argued that the creators of the video game aim to target people and to introduce them into this complicated world, in order to make them sensitive to the matter and give them the tools to decide whether it is morally correct, or not, to reject these refugees after their long and dangerous journey.

Cloud Chasers is a game in which two main characters appear to reflect the entire range of obstacles that a refugee father—Francisco— may face in his journey towards a “better country”, together with his daughter—Amelia. The player of the game leads them both through a set of deserts full of dangers and designed in certain conditions that get the player closer to reality. Such conditions could be the lack of water, feelings of desperation, the anxiety to protect the child, and the impotence of the refugees.

Moritz Zumbühl—a Swiss citizen from the Blindflug studio—, claims that the major objective has been to touch upon this current problem of difficult solution, to try and call upon awareness in the Western societies. Moritz and his team aimed to treat every kind of refugee with its due respect. “Cloud Chasers” will get out in the European market on October 15th, in 8 languages.

The bottom line of this game is to induce empathy amongst people. The reward is “a fantasy world” where water and food are abundant, and where the characters can feel safe.

Ever since the field of diplomacy was created, and international relations between countries

emerged, there have been two different trends for message deliveries amongst those countries.

Being media the tool to express and diffuse those messages from one country to another and from a

government to his people, there are two forms of such media transmission: a politically correct

media and a more direct one. It’s a clear sign of the Impact of Words on Foreign Relations.

Many countries use a politically correct way of spreading messages, they put in the write words to

show respect, politeness and care towards the countries to which it directs its message. Australia,

Canada, the U.S, are a few examples amongst this media form. Other countries, in the contrary, care

less about the decorating of the message, and rather emphasize the content of it. These countries

convey more straight forward ideas. As such, North Korea, Venezuela or Israel, appear to rather

follow this trend. The question posed here is whether this phenomenon derives from the assumption of a country’s

position in the international arena (as a powerful and leading country, or rather as a small, discrete

and little influencing one), or does it steam from a cultural gap amongst countries across the globe?

For the matter, this article disposes to compare the United States’ release of messages, on the one

hand, and on the other hand, Israel’s way of doing so. We will surprisingly find out that the answer to

our question is quite inclined towards the cultural analysis, which becomes rather complicated to

research in depth.

As known, the U.S. is currently a world superpower, probably the most powerful and influential one

on the globe as of now. However, despite its strength in the global arena, the United States uses a

very respectful, appeased and politically soft way of expressing its messages on the media, in front of

its citizens and the entire world. But, we could think that precisely the U.S. being so powerful could

speak to other countries in any way, given that they have nothing to lose. No relation whatsoever

between any country and the U.S. would be broken if the U.S. decided to be less politically correct

and more straight forward towards this other country. Why? Because that relation is sustained by

more important interests, which cannot be given up upon just because of an offensive message

coming from the White House.

On the other hand, Israel, a small country, not quite influencing, hardly in good relations with the

rest of the countries in the world, is a country that spreads its messages in a straight forward way vis-

à-vis other countries. However, it could be said that specifically Israel should rather pay attention to

the impolite messages sent out to the world; Israel does have a lot to lose if offending a country out.

It is quite ironic !

Thus, the size, the power, the position in the international arena, are not the elements that

determine the way of media release of a country. It has rather to do with a cultural aspect. While the

U.S. has long cultivated a path of peaceful, democratic and politically correct approach towards the

world, Israelis have rather developed a direct character, which allows for less smooth and less polite

format of messages. However, does this bring any good to Israel’s image in the international

scenario? Not at all. Israel should probably take more care of this aspect, release more smooth, less

accusing, and more polite messages to the rest of countries. The words put in to express an idea, no

matter what the idea is, should be carefully weighted and thought through in order to avoid more

than one political tension with other countries. Making the idea sound good, applying a less-sincere-

way-of-talking, would definitely help out in Israel’s foreign relations efforts.

To conclude, there is a curious element lacking existence in the Hebrew language, which possibly

takes a big part of the blame for the “direct character” of Israelis. This is, the lack of the equivalent to

the word should. In Hebrew there is not such an expression, which is usually employed for the

purpose of giving advice. When directing a message to another country, using verbs without putting

should before it, may rather sound like an order, instead of sounding like a gentle proposition. This

may be too extreme.

In 2012,  during the Presidential Primaries Barack Obama and Willard Mitt Romney had spent about $ 1 billion each to finance their presidential campaign. Instead of paying his bill to a candidate, the New York billionaire Donald Trump has decided to enter himself into the arena: “I earn $ 400 million a year, so what difference does it make to me? “Another billionaire Ross Perot promised in 1992 to” buy the White House to give it back to the Americans who cannot afford it. “

Mr. Trump will probably fail to win, but not without have shed the light on how the American Political System works: “I am a businessman. When [a candidate] call me, I donate. If I need something two or three years later, I call them and they are there for me. “Former New York Senator and candidate in the Democratic primaries, Hillary Clinton was” there “too,” I told her to come to my wedding, she did it . You know why ?  Because I donated  money to her foundation. “To obtain an incorruptible president, suggests Mr. Trump, choose it from the list of major corrupters!

A judgment of the Supreme Court in 2010 removed most restrictions on political donations. Since then, the wealthiest are  shamelessly displaying their favors. To explain the unprecedented number of Republican candidates for the White House (seventeen!), the New York Times noted that almost all can rely “on the  support of a billionaire, which means that their campaign have no more  connection with their ability to raise funds by adressing the voters “.  John Ellis (“Jeb”) Bush has already redefined the nature of “small gifts”. For most candidates, it’s less than $ 200; for him, less than 25, 000 dollars …

Three billionaires – MM. Charles and David Koch, M. Sheldon Adelson – have become sponsors of the Republican Party. The Koch brothers, who are harshly criticized by the unions intend to spend $ 889 million on the elections next year, about the same as each of the two major parties. Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker appears to be their favorite, but three of its competitors have complied to their invitation with the hope of getting funding for their electoral campaigns.

Mr. Walker is also trying to satisfy Mr. Sheldon Adelson, eighth fortune of the country and worshiper of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Again it is not the only one to  blandish the octogenarian billionaire. Two years ago, Mr. Adelson believed that the US should send nuclear missiles on Iran rather than negotiating with its leaders. The seventeen Republican candidates had perhaps this assessment in mind when they debated between them on 6 August. Not surprisingly , all opposed the recent agreement between Washington and Tehran.

As of last week the media highlights have pointed out the experiencing of a set of moves taken by the Turkish government which have symbolized a shift in its approach towards the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. It’s a clear sign of Turkey’s change of approach toward ISIS.

As argued, up until present Erdogan’s government had maintained a sort of “secret agreement” with the Islamic forces, in which it is informally held that Ankara has no interest whatsoever in attacking the Islamic State and thus, it is widely expected that it won’t join the Western air striking operations against ISIS targets. Part of the reason for this is the Kurdish factor, who both Turkey and Al-Baghdadi try to fight constantly. In exchange, Turkey has ensured that ISIS or any other affiliated Islamic movement would stay within its own borders and would never cross the Syrian border into the Turkish state. Such an unwritten, although over-understood, agreement has served as a way to contain ISIS activities in the region and keep the Turkish people away and safe, while at the same time “ignoring” the global fight against Islamization.

However, lately Turkey has apparently changed its opinion on this symbiotic unofficial relation. It seems like Erdogan has understood that ISIS constitutes a bigger and more real threat than he had thought before—not only a worldwide threat, but now also a threat in Turkey’s shores. As such, he has decided to “break” the agreement with the Islamists, and has consequently met with the American President Barak Obama in an attempt to express his interest to join the International efforts against ISIS, and to take active part in the ongoing air strikes. Indeed, it has already been cleared to publication that Turkey has carried out its first air strike on ISIS targets. Such a step has been taken after reaching certain committing agreements with the U.S.

The new path of action taken by Turkey has been initiated by a number of events which have been taking place throughout the last month, including a Turkish military build-up at the Syrian border, an intensification of anti-Islamic State security operations in the country, a recent visit of a high-level U.S. delegation to Ankara, and the opening of Turkish air bases to U.S-led coalition war planes.

In return, ISIS has quickly understood that a new enemy has been added to their list. Consequently the 20th July 2015, they carried a suicide attack in Suruc, a Turkish city near the Syrian border. Additionally, a Turkish soldier was taken into ISIS hands in the first week of September. Although this isn´t the first time over the past years that incidents of the sort have affected Turkish nationals, it looks like now the time has come for a declared war between ISIS and Turkey.

While trying to analyze the reasoning for the change of policy, there is one crucial factor that comes first to mind: the ongoing changes in the government composition in Turkey. Currently elections are taking place in the country. The results of which have shown a shift in the coalition making process, in which a new group has made its path and has taken a significant place in such coalition. This is the Kurds’ party, which will apparently be able to exert some influence in decision-making in the country. How is this related to ISIS? ISIS has been oppressing Kurds in Syria and in other nearby regions. Thus, the enmity between the two is a long-declared one. Possibly this is the Kurds’ main influence into the government decision at the moment.

Certainly many other elements are to be taken into account in the assessment of the facts, however, because the debate is open, it is rather relevant to pose the following question: is Turkey’s involvement in the fight against ISIS a consequence of security-seeking and search for threat deterrence, or is it a product of the political game in which the elections-period becomes crucial? Probably both answers are to be included in the equation.

Editor’s Note : Dana Chocron is a promising Middle East Analyst. She is a Specialist of Turkey and Israel. She is an active participants of Israeli-Palestinians think thanks that promote innovative economic and cultural solutions to resolve the conflict. She is currently serving as a Foreign Policy Advisor for a Middle Eastern State.

Who still remembers the “road of the Canary”? It’s the key to understand the Refugees Crisis in Europe and its solutions.  In the mid-2000s, West African migrants trying their luck on overloaded fishing boats, from the Senegalese coast, to reach the Spanish archipelago, gateway to Fortress Europe. Two thousand kilometers from Atlantic Ocean to cross. Hundreds of corpses drifting, missing or stranded on beaches in the Canaries. A peak was reached in 2006: 31 000 migrants greeted somehow, and probably 6000 deaths, by the admission of the Spanish authorities.

That’s when Madrid and Dakar decided to cooperate and find solutions: specific migration with “legal” quota,  sending patrol boats and a helicopter to the Spanish coast; last but not least the strengthening of development aid, tens of millions of euros given to Senegal (also in Mali, Guinea, Cape Verde …) for education, training, micro-enterprise development , among others. The “Road of the Canary” will disappear in two years, Spain is considered as an example by Brussels.

Helping the countries of origin of migrants can be a solution. But today, faced with the huge current wave of migration, it is no longer valid. The so-called migrants ‘economic’ were added mass political refugees – and how to tell the difference: wars do not they create misery? – Daech fleeing the Syrian conflict, the Libyan chaos, the atrocious Eritrean dictatorship … In desperate, Europe looks for solutions, at least to try to accommodate these migrants. In the urgency and division: some shout their “Willkommen” while others erect barbed wire. As to stem the sources of this wave, it may take time … It would eradicate Daech, to remove Bashar Assad while stabilizing Syria, to dispose of Eritrea Isaias Afewerki of the satrap, to try to negotiate peace in Libya, divided between its many militias …. Suffice to say: mission impossible.

The municipality of Mumbai led by the Hindu nationalist right has forbidden people to eat mutton, due to a religious festival celebrated by the  Jains. Beef meat  was already banned in recent months.

Every time a new ban is announced by the government in India, everybody is laughing at it. The information website Firstpost.com was the best, Wednesday, September 9, to ridicule the latest decision of the Municipality of Bombay.

Taking for alibi the feast of Paryushana that the Jain community will celebrate the 11 to 18 September and during which 10 million believers worldwide must fast, the economic capital of India has decided to ban the entire population mutton consumption 10, 13, 17 and 18 September. The beef, he is already banned since recent months.

An initiative of Narendra Modi’s party

“Thanks  to (elected officials) who allow us to eat chicken, eggs and onions,” said the journalist Deepanjana Pal, who remind that “Jains do not consume meat, eggs or roots or honey, or milk products nor alcohol “…

It is the Indian People’s Party (BJP, the Hindu nationalist) which is at the origin of this amazing generalization. “The fish remains in sale without problems because when the fisherman take him out of the sea, he is already dead, while cutting meat in a butcher shop show clearly an intention to take the life of the animal “ claimed the Premier Training Narendra Modi.
“No one has explained to the Jains  that before being dead, also fish are alive,” quipped columnist Firstpost.com which console himself by  recalling that the holy city of Rishikesh, close to the source of the Gange, banned eggs in 2004. “Not for one day, or four days, but forever.”