India and Pakistan should embrace each other in love. If we don’t both would be finished. You should consider China as your enemy. They are our common enemy – Indian Parliamentarian to “beautiful” Khar.

Source: http://truthdive.com/2011/07/28/ram-jethmalani-tramples-pak-red-carpet.html

Ram Jethmalani former Union Minister and Rajya Sabha MP embarrassed India and Pakistan by his unexpected speech that advised the visiting Pakistan Foreign Minister that both the countries common enemy was China in the presence of China’s Ambassador and that he had come to the dinner after seeing her photo in the papers.

On Wednesday night the Pakistan High Commission rolled out a red carpet invite to the diplomatic heads in the capital for a dinner to its Foreign Minister before her departure. Heads of India, US and China as well as SriLanka were present at the dinner. The dinner was almost getting winded up when Ram Jethmalani got up to give an impromptu speech that had India and host Pakistan scurrying for cover and China being red faced.

Jethmalani said that by saying the Hina Rabbani Khar’s photo made him come to the dinner implying that she was beautiful. This had the Pak Minister who is already basking in the media adulation of her beauty blush. The next was a bombshell. “India and Pakistan should embrace each other in love. If we don’t both would be finished. You should consider China as your enemy. They are our common enemy”.

This had the Pakistan high Commissioner on his toes saying that he hoped that it was Jethmalani’s personal opinion and the latter replied that it was so. Jethmalani then started about his love for democracy in Pakistan and his hatred for dictators. “Whenever I see democracy wins in Pakistan then it reminds of my marriage at 18. I hate dictators but I like Pervez Mushraff . He tried to make peace but we missed the bus. Nobody here will agree,” and finished his speech.

Nirupama Rao was seen rushing to the Chinese Ambassador to explain that it was not India’s views. Except for S M Krishna all other top brass of the External affairs ministry were present.

 

“Unless India and Pakistan are locked in the embrace of love, they will eventually be destroyed. Do not accept China as your friend, China is an enemy of both… beware of them (the Chinese),” Jethmalani was quoted as saying, addressing the visiting Pakistan Minister.

Minutes after Jethmalani concluded his speech, Pakistan High Commissioner got up and said, “I would like to clarify that we don’t agree to his comments on China. I hope these are his personal views.”

To which, Jethmalani reacted by saying, “Yes, these are my personal views”.

Among other dignitaries who were present at that time and became witness to the incident were Khar, Malik, MoS (External Affairs) Preneet Kaur, PM’s special envoy on Pakistan-Afghanistan Satinder K Lambah, Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao and her successor Ranjan Mathai along with their spouses, Rajya Sabha deputy chairman K Rahman Khan, former sports minister M S Gill and MoS Rajeev Shukla etc.

Meanwhile, Chinese Ambassador Yan was seated at a table nearby, along with US charge d’affairs Peter Burleigh, Sri Lankan High Commissioner Prasad Kariyawasam and Egyptian Ambassador Khaled el Bakly.

Jethmalani, who had already dome much damage to the government’s reputation by then, did not stop here and went on saying, “I wanted to be invited for this dinner today, and I wanted to come, especially after I saw your pictures in the newspapers today.”

He made an obvious reference to the state of democracy in Pakistan by comparing it to his marriage.

“Whenever I see democracy in Pakistan, I feel like the day I got married at the age of 18. The excitement like the day of my marriage, I feel the excitement every time I see Pakistan’s democracy coming through. I hope it will not be destroyed by any dictator,” he stated.

The former law minister also said though he was not an ardent admirers of dictators, he still believed that Pervez Musharraf wanted to restore normalcy in India-Pakistan relationship.

However, he concluded by blaming the New Delhi for missing the golden opportunity for strengthening ties with Islamabad.

Indians gaga over Hina Rabbani Khar

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Indian media, blogosphere are abuzz over Hina Rabbani Khar’s “beauty”.  Some commenters think it is a sinister ploy by Pakistanis to trick Indian diplomats.  Never mind that the foreign minister is a representative to all countries not India specifically.  Never mind that she was put into place after Salman Quershi quit and she was next in line.  I don’t get the buzz over her.  She is not a model.  She is an attractive woman but would seem ordinary person among Pakistani girls.

Here are some of the comments from Indian newspapers and columnists:

In the unkind world of adjectives, the odds are stacked against SMK and in favour of HRK,” the paper said, using the ministers’ initials. “Khar carries with ease descriptions such as ‘stunning’ and ‘petite’.” Krishna, a 79-year-old who takes great pride in his tailored suits, had a tough job of attracting attention when the two pose for photographs. BJP leader LK Advani presents a bouquet of flowers to Hina Rabbani Khar. “Pak bomb lands in India,” joked the Mumbai Mirror tabloid in a tongue-in-cheek reference to the history of wars between the countries The BJP leader appears bowled over by Hina Rabbani Khar. Tasteful accessories — Roberto Cavalli sunglasses, oversized Hermes Birkin bag and classic pearl jewellery — added a hint of glamour to her look,” another tabloid said. Journalist and author Seema Goswami saw a link between the monsoonal downpour that struck the Delhi on Wednesday morning and the generally fawning coverage of Khar. The 34-year-old minister scored full marks on the fashion front when she was spotted at the Delhi airport in a monotone outfit of blue — the colour of the season,” The Mail Today said. Hina Rabbani Khar appeared to have had an instant impact on one of the world’s most tense bilateral relations, with her photo adorning the front pages of most newspapers amid high interest in her arrival. All eyes on glamorous Pak minister,” said the Rediff website. “She is clearly being looked at as a perfect combination of beauty and brains.” “Pak Puts On Its Best Face,” said The Times of India, while Hindi newspaper Navbharat Times said India was “sweating over model-like minister.” Pakistan foreign minister Hina Rabbani Khar arrives at Air Force station in New Delhi on July 26. Indian Twittersphere was ablaze with commentary of Rabbani Khar, who has taken over from Shah Mehmood Qureshi.

Check this yet another  journalistic turd by India’s emerging and shining media:

In another diplomatic incident, senior rightwing politician Ram Jethmalani extracted an invitation for a dinner hosted for Ms Khar by Pakistan’s envoy Shahid Malik. Claiming to be a friend of Pakistan he then proceeded to be allowed to make a brief after-dinner speech which was grudgingly granted.

After rambling on incoherently about Ms Khar’s good looks he complicated life for his hosts by turning the occasion into China-bashing. An angry high commissioner had to take the mike from his guest and stress that the insulting remarks about a close friend of Pakistan were uncalled for.