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Akhilesh Sinha

25 June 2025 at 2:53:54 pm

India's multi-align diplomacy triumphs

New Delhi: West Asia has transformed into a battlefield rained by fireballs. Seas or land, everywhere echoes the roar of cataclysmic explosions, flickering flames, and swirling smoke clouds. et amid such adversity, Indian ships boldly waving the Tricolour navigate the strait undeterred, entering the Arabian Sea. More remarkably, Iran has sealed its airspace to global flights but opened it for the safe evacuation of Indians.   This scene evokes Prime Minister Narendra Modi's memorable 2014...

India's multi-align diplomacy triumphs

New Delhi: West Asia has transformed into a battlefield rained by fireballs. Seas or land, everywhere echoes the roar of cataclysmic explosions, flickering flames, and swirling smoke clouds. et amid such adversity, Indian ships boldly waving the Tricolour navigate the strait undeterred, entering the Arabian Sea. More remarkably, Iran has sealed its airspace to global flights but opened it for the safe evacuation of Indians.   This scene evokes Prime Minister Narendra Modi's memorable 2014 interview. He stated that "there was a time when we counted waves from the shore; now the time has come to take the helm and plunge into the ocean ourselves."   In a world racing toward conflict, Modi has proven India's foreign policy ranks among the world's finest. Guided by 'Nation First' and prioritising Indian safety and interests, it steadfastly embodies  'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam' , the world as one family.   Policy Shines Modi's foreign policy shines with such clarity and patience that even as war flames engulf West Asian nations, Indians studying and working there return home safe. In just 13 days, nearly 100,000 were evacuated from Gulf war zones, mostly by air, some via Armenia by road. PM Modi talked with Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian to secure Iran's airspace for the safe evacuation of Indians, a privilege denied to any other nation. Additionally, clearance was granted for Indian ships carrying crude oil and LPG to pass safely through the Hormuz Strait. No other country's vessels are navigating these waters, except for those of Iran's ally, China. The same strategy worked in the Ukraine-Russia war: talks with both presidents ensured safe corridors, repatriating over 23,000 students and businessmen. Iran, Israel, or America, all know India deems terrorism or war unjustifiable at any cost. PM Modi amplified anti-terror campaigns from UN to global platforms, earning open support from many nations.   Global Powerhouse Bolstered by robust foreign policy and economic foresight, India emerges as a global powerhouse, undeterred by tariff hurdles. Modi's adept diplomacy yields notable successes. Contrast this with Nehru's era: wedded to Non-Aligned Movement, he watched NAM member China seize vast Ladakh territory in war. Today, Modi's government signals clearly, India honors friends, spares no foes. Abandoning non-alignment, it embraces multi-alignment: respecting sovereignties while prioritizing human welfare and progress. The world shifts from unipolar or bipolar to multipolar dynamics.   Modi's policy hallmark is that India seal defense deals like the S-400 and others with Russia yet sustains US friendship. America bestows Legion of Merit; Russia, its highest civilian honor, Order of St. Andrew the Apostle. India nurtures ties with Israel, Palestine, Iran via bilateral talks. Saudi Arabia stands shoulder-to-shoulder across fronts; UAE trade exceeds $80 billion. UN's top environment award, UNEP Champions of the Earth, graces India, unlike past when foreign nations campaigned against us on ecological pretexts.   This policy's triumph roots in economic empowerment. India now ranks the world's fourth-largest economy, poised for third in 1-2 years. The 2000s dubbed it 'fragile'; then-PM economist Dr. Manmohan Singh led. Yet  'Modinomics'  prevailed. As COVID crippled supply chains, recession loomed, inflation soared and growth plunged in developed countries,  Modinomics  made India the 'bright star.' Inflation stayed controlled, growth above 6.2 per cent. IMF Chief Economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas praised it, advising the world to learn from India.

Fake Disability and Medical Certificate Racket Busted at Kolhapur Hospital

Kolhapur: A probe at Kolhapur’s Rajarshi Chhatrapati Shahu Government Medical College has blown the lid off a racket facilitating fake disability and medical fitness certificates — despite the state government’s push for digitisation to eliminate corruption and manipulation in the system.

 

Preliminary findings suggest that the revelations are only “the tip of the iceberg”. Officials fear that if the entire network is exposed, it could shake the state’s healthcare administration.

 

The inquiry has flagged certificates issued for medical conditions that did not exist. In one case, a patient who never underwent heart surgery received a certificate claiming the opposite. In another instance, a person with no eyesight issues was certified as visually impaired.

 

Questions have now been raised over the role of senior medical officers, including a former district civil surgeon, a cardiac surgeon and an ophthalmologist, who allegedly facilitated such documents.

 

To plug corruption in the issuance of disability and medical fitness certificates — essential for government employment reservations and exemptions — the state had made the system fully digital.

 

However, officials allegedly found loopholes to continue the racket, in collusion with middlemen who operate in almost every district hospital, securing “tailor-made” certificates in exchange for hefty sums.

 

In Kolhapur, a proactive medical superintendent introduced a dual OTP verification process to increase transparency. Yet, members of the racket reportedly bypassed the additional safeguards, continuing to issue fraudulent certificates — until the recent probe exposed the malpractice.

 

 

Sanjay Pawar, deputy leader of the Uddhav Thackeray faction of the Shiv Sena, pursued the matter and lodged a complaint with the medical college administration after receiving specific inputs and documents.

 

A committee was constituted, which scrutinised years of records and uncovered multiple questionable certificates — including 11 cases involving suspicious blindness or low-vision approvals.

 

Sources say a chain of coordinated actors was involved, and more officials could face action as the inquiry progresses.

 

Pawar has demanded a deeper probe by Divyang Welfare Secretary Tukaram Munde, known for his strict administrative actions.

 

“The documents presented are only a sample,” sources close to him said. “If roots of this network are traced across districts, the scale of the fake certificate trade — even after digitisation — will become evident.”

 

With hundreds of cases now under scrutiny, the probe is expected to widen significantly in the coming weeks.

 

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