*...no Taj Mahal photo ops this time.*

The reason there are no such photo ops this time is that he has ditched his loyal wife of over two decades, with whom he had been to the Taj the last time he visited India. Now he is dalliancing a pretty young gymnast less than half his age. I wonder whether Tarun Vijay would advocate the personal morals of Putin.

Putin's brash answer to the French journalist is uncultured, for want of a better word. I'm not sure whether Tarun Vijay himself would use such language in public.

Tarun, I think you live in an overwhelmingly arayanised society. There are 3 main principles in the west and unfortunately its based on Judea -christian principles. they are Dignity,Equality,Liberty. In India You have only liberty...not the other 2. Try to get all 3 in a balancing act which is good for the society.

Ciao Tarun

Hello Tarun,
its bit embarrassing in which way you could quote that India needs a leader like Putin. Unfortunately either you don't know his dark side or you don't want to put them in you article. he may be a good decision maker but under his regime there's a lot of corruption going on in Russia. very soon you will see the real things happening there. a lot of oil resources are owned either by him or by his close associates from KGB. India has good leader's, Just wait and watch.

Well said, Karthik!

@Karthik, I dont understand, where in the world in this article is Hindutva related and nor could i find something similar in Tarun's previous blogs.

The tenor and tone of Tarun's blogs demand Indianness from Indians not a blind faith to any religion be it Hinduism or Islam. And it seems thats a crime in your definition.
You it seems belong to the same creed of so called Psuedo-secularists whose definition of secularism is appeasement.
I would advise you rather than just commenting for the heck of commenting and for the sake of needless demonizing, do something more worth while.

Well, Tarun will say . we would like to HITLER and we are already in the making of HITLER with Narendra modi.. No surprises there..
phewweeeeeeeee What else you expect form Tarun?

Fantastic article about a superb personality.
Putin should be a role model for any politician.
He is leader for his people and a politician for outsiders.
In India, our politicians play their petty politics with their own people and country and in comparison to the outside world, they are the dumber ones.

Sir, Putin has been very hard on terrorists even at the cost of large collateral damage. But finishing terrorists require sacrifices. No harm in learning from trusted friend.

Given how poorly our politicans have handled Realpolitik since ever, I wonder if India is simply a tool in Russia's hands - just a market for their goods. I wont be surprised if the insiders in the defence ministry actually know that this is a 'bought' alliance. And they may well be aware that Russia is fooling us - but as the kickbacks work in their favor, there is no need to expose it.
But maybe I could be wrong ! But the manner in which the Admiral Gorshkov has been handled raises serious doubts. There is no way to know the truth.
And as for a person like Putin being our incharge, one has to read Stalin's history and also acknowledge that Russia didnt have a mad, lawless, nuclear armed and hateful and violent natured neighbour attacking it. It would be foolish to bite a mad dog back.

India's solution lies in becoming economically super-strong and then Pakistan would become irrelevant, as then it would be in interest of America and China to avoid armed conflicts for the fear of damaging the world economy (and may well take away Pakistan's nuclear arms some day). Till then, we just have to be on our guard. You cant pick your neighbours as they say.

tarun vijay should have gotten his facts right. did putin really say something like that? i mean guys like tarun might get high on statements like those, but putin?! surprising because in both russian culture and french culture, along with all europeans and north americans, circumcision is not specifically a 'muslim thing' to do. there almost everybody does that!!!!

U can murmer your childish intelligence with a greqat confidence only in India.You should be thankful for that.Grow yp and enhance yr knowledge.Be competetitive

Leaders rose to top when the people have character and are not hypocrite. Our countrymen preach a lot , do other when have power or money . People get what they are . Leaders don't come from sky. They are brought up in society .

So either give a solution or stop cribbing when you can not solve problem .(to every countrymen and to other who do not believe thmselves to be Indians but are living here )

Well Mr Karthik, if you did not know about his Hinduthva leanings, would you comment the same way. IMHO, this article is very straight forward. And by all means, Islamic terrorism has victims in all corners of the world.

I think people will only open their eyes when something even worse than 26/11 happens. GOD SAVE INDIA!

Do we the poeple of india ( or say voters of india) have this political understanding ? We vote for Koda's wife when he faces charges and have Gurujis and mayas as our elected representatives..
Tarun its good to read you however I have 'NO Hope' in political future of india and so mit gets frustrating.. I have a solution though if someone can do the same with current breed of politicians what Shahjahan did to sculptor of Taj."Reboot the System when it is hanged "

Tarun Vijay sir you have suggested great Idea about leader like Putin.
What about our leader Mahatama Gandhi??
Don't you think we need leader like Mahatama Gandhi.

great article. Indian youth require a strong , powerful leader like putin, an ex armyman and a patriotic hero . But unfortunately we have heros like rahul gandhi who prefer visiting terrorist's house in azamgarh rather than meeting our war heros.

Well written, I'm totally with you when you say that India needs a strong leader like Putin. Our current leaders are just not brave enough to take decisions that are unpopular or tough. They always end up playing safe.
In fact I'll go a step ahead and say that India needed a strong and brave leader like Putin immediately after independence to harness our potential fully.

So what are you proposing Karthik... let it go the way it is going to... and remain directionless to watch country grow weaker !

I agree karthik, kudos to you and other pseudo secularist for bendidng your knees and asking for pity from hyenas, whose brain have only one agenda to kill and kill unless you join there camp and think like them. Good going, terrorists please visit my country over and over again, spit at us, rape and select and target majority, that way you will ensure our population does not grow and you are assured that as long as we have CONGRESS and jaichands and karthiks, if you are caught you will be given kid gloves treatment...nice going karthik, I wish you were in the Godhra train burning compartments to feel the heat of the enemy.....nivaas

Putin has the same fault that all leaders seem to have. They can't overcome their "pure" self interest. As they succeed, they mistake their own self interest for the national interest. Plato's ideal of the Philosopher King has remain an ideal for last 2000+ years

POLITICAL OR DEMOCRATIC CORRECTNESS NEVER WORKS WITH JIHADIS THEIR AGENDA FROM 14 CENTURIES IS KILL KUFFER. INDIA NEEDS A STRONG LEADER LIKE MODI. NOT A NAMBY PAMBY LEADERS LIKE SONIA AND HER CHAMCHA MMS.

We need a Putin. As a philosopher said, you cannot reason someone out of something he has'nt reasoned into. The jihadis have'nt reasoned into the massacres, its only their faith. So the only option becomes kill them.

India really need a world class tough leader like Putin. So that no one dare to look at India with crooked eyes. It is high time we must promote a leader with apt view & action to destory the rouge elements. Well analysis Mr Tarunji.

Beware of leaders like Putin, Mr. Vijay. Instead of praising him, you should have chastisised him on how a mockery of democracy he has done in russia. After 2 terms as President, now he is PM and I wont be surprised if he again becomes President for 8
more years. As for circumcising, goto Moscow and try writing a critical piece about him... u might just end up like all the other journalists who opposed him. Just google that,folks. Dictators and fundamentalists on either side - left or right - are bad in the long run and we are lucky that none has arisen - so far - in India.

Russia has been our long friend and it is nice to again fall back on it for our defense needs. Putin has finally realized that unless he addresses the socio-economic problems of the Muslim minorities, he cannot solve the problem of terrorism there. Herein lies a good lesson for our home-grown Hindu fundamentalists - fight terrorism while improving socio-economic conditions of Indian Muslims. Tarun Vijay and gang, are you listening? Remove the blinkers of casteism from your eyes and fear of Islam from your heart, only then would you be able to tackle problems without hate and vengeance. Jai Hind.

India needs a strong leader like Putin to eradicate terrorism. Whatever the faults of George Bush, I really liked his thinking when it comes to terrorism. Bush went after the backbone of terrorism, which is Islam. In order to eradicate Islamic terrorism you have to fight Islam. Bush understood that and did exactly that.

completely agree that we need a leader like Putin...great article

Isn't Narendra Modi enough? I agree completely that we need a friend like Russia, especially with the tide turning in Afghanistan, but, leader like Putin? pleaze.. Have you forgotten about the radioactive poisoning of his critic in London a few years ago?

As usual Tarun has spoken on behalf of those millions of high virtue and downtroden hindus. However we first need to weed out some unwanted cancerous cells who in the garb of hindu names, still exits to have NO knowledge of the past and try to share some meaningless ideas. Tarun we first need to fix these things first before even we start to think of a good leader

Very true.Throughout History India suffered when it was without a strong leader- today is no different.

In the past 6 years the lame duck leadership having no authority and all responsibility and super controller with no responsibility and all power has caused a downfall of our country.

The vision 2020 has been dumped in a bin.

People are encouraged to take sides on frivilous issues like Language,caste,region etc.Pan national identity is being discouraged.

Even National song is sought to be an object of debate.

Anti Nationals against whom serious charges have been proved in the court of law are not punished.

The whole Indian civilization is being sought to be reduced to an IDEA!

The mantra of Unity in diversity has been changed now to Diversity in Unity.

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In short, the sooner India gets its Putin ,the better.

Actually it's a lose-lose situation. Letting terrorism unchecked would kill all innocents and having a Putin-like ruler would curb all freedom from all of us. Terrorism must be fought by moderate muslims by not sympathizing with the radicals, giving information to police about miscreants so that the police can act pre-emptively. TV stations that promote radicalism must be punished. Poverty and lack of infrastructure being the causes of radicalism is a white-wash behind hidden agendas. What is required is not more policing but change of mindsets. In an age where anything godly is trashed, the results are evident.

Excellent article once again !

Mr. Putin has saved Russia from what seemed like a sure disaster. He has brought back dignity to the Russian people.Yes India needs a home grown Putin with a clear vision and determination to make India a Super power without giving any excuses to the rest of the World. Moreover India's leader need to promote the true Indian way of life which can bring back the humanity from the brink of self destruction.

It is actually a misconception that Putin's Russia curbed press freedom. You only have to check Russian news websites to know that this is true only to a limited extent. Check Kompromat.ru to understand how free Russia is. Limiting the freedom of the press and suppression of political dissent actually started under Yeltsin. Who can forget Yeltsin sitting on a Tank blowing up the Duma. When Putin came to power freedom of expression was under attack by many vested interests including the champions of democracy favoured by the west. Putin could only do so much to curb these interests in the beginning since he was not politically strong enough.

Secondly there is the question of whether the press itself has vested interests. In Russia the major media organizations were often a proxy for American special interests. In India too this is partially true. The English media, newspapers and TV, are westernized and advocate social and economic policies that favour a westernized elite.
I have never seen the Indian media seriously criticize or rebuke Sonia Gandhi or Rahul Gandhi. One wonders why?

Putin took power at a time when Russia was economically ruined, politically and militarily weak and was being threatened by terrorism and American geopolitical games that threatened its already dwindling economic clout in the Central Asia and the Caspian region. In less than a decade all that changed and Russia is at least able to defend its interests.

India definitely needs Putin, who has a good understanding of domestic and international political and economic issues. An Indian Putin would never have allowed the Chinese to get away with WB blocking loans to Arunachal Pradesh or allowed Pakistan to attack India with impunity.

The people of Russia are critical of many of Putin's policies, but at the same time, they are happy and satisfied with what he accomplished.

It is actually a misconception that Putin's Russia curbed press freedom. You only have to check Russian news websites to know that this is true only to a limited extent. Check Kompromat.ru to understand how free Russia is. Limiting the freedom of the press and suppression of political dissent actually started under Yeltsin. Who can forget Yeltsin sitting on a Tank blowing up the Duma. When Putin came to power freedom of expression was under attack by many vested interests including the champions of democracy favoured by the west. Putin could only do so much to curb these interests in the beginning since he was not politically strong enough.

Secondly there is the question of whether the press itself has vested interests. In Russia the major media organizations were often a proxy for American special interests. In India too this is partially true. The English media, newspapers and TV, are westernized and advocate social and economic policies that favour a westernized elite.
I have never seen the Indian media seriously criticize or rebuke Sonia Gandhi or Rahul Gandhi. One wonders why?

Putin took power at a time when Russia was economically ruined, politically and militarily weak and was being threatened by terrorism and American geopolitical games that threatened its already dwindling economic clout in the Central Asia and the Caspian region. In less than a decade all that changed and Russia is at least able to defend its interests.

India definitely needs Putin, who has a good understanding of domestic and international political and economic issues. An Indian Putin would never have allowed the Chinese to get away with WB blocking loans to Arunachal Pradesh or allowed Pakistan to attack India with impunity.

The people of Russia are critical of many of Putin's policies, but at the same time, they are happy and satisfied with what he accomplished.

'All the people are good hearted'. You must be a 10 year old kid or a an extremely naive idiot to utter such a line. By your definition there has is no good country, a good country has never existed and will never exist.

He is strong because Russia he is an autocrat and a tyrant. There's no option but to abide by his word in Russia. Try stepping into Moscow and publish the trash that you get to write in TOI. The Russian skinhead gangs might get to you faster than Putin

He is strong because Russia he is an autocrat and a tyrant. There's no option but to abide by his word in Russia. Try stepping into Moscow and publish the trash that you get to write in TOI. The Russian skinhead gangs might get to you faster than Putin

@Karthik, I dont understand, where in the world in this article is Hindutva related and nor could i find something similar in Tarun's previous blogs.

The tenor and tone of Tarun's blogs demand Indianness from Indians not a blind faith to any religion be it Hinduism or Islam. And it seems thats a crime in your definition.
You it seems belong to the same creed of so called Psuedo-secularists whose definition of secularism is appeasement.
I would advise you rather than just commenting for the heck of commenting and for the sake of needless demonizing, do something more worth while.

He is strong because Russia he is an autocrat and a tyrant. There's no option but to abide by his word in Russia. Try stepping into Moscow and publish the trash that you get to write in TOI. The Russian skinhead gangs might get to you faster than Putin

and the list of pseudo securalist never dies. they keep cropping from here and there.
Whats wrong with you Karthik, what hindutva agenda did you see in this article.
and also even if there was one whats wrong in talking about ones own religion in ones own country.

We need not compare individuals. India and Russia are two different nations hence trying to draw a congruence with Vladmir Putin would not be appropriate. I appreciate Putin nevertheless we cannot and should not underrate Dr Manmohan Singh. Every nation has their own political ethos and matrix hence one cannot draw a common program or syntax for both. Leadership in India a nation that has just been an identity since the last almost sixty three years cannot be compared with a nation that has existed for over five centuries. Whether it was the Romanovs, Communists or the present Russia they have been an independent nation with their own identity. India has been a nation only from the year 1947. India's problems are different from Russia. Therefore leaderships cannot be compared. We have had leaders like Rajeev Gandhi & Indira Gandhi, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Morarjee Desai and others in the past and now Dr Manmohan Singh as Prime Minister is a perfect match for Modern India. Let us not expect too much from all our leaders for they too are human beings. India has done progress in the various fields of science & technology, trade and commerce, information technology and infrastructure industries. The growth whether slow or at a lesser pace than many other nations is indeed commendable considering India's diversity.

I agree with Kalki and Arjun. Due to bhai-bhai attitude of psedo-secularists from the 10th century onwards (when Mahmud attacked),Bharat is facing constant invasions from Jihadis whether via Pak army, blasts or 26/11.

Leader like Narendra Modi can change the fortune of India. Gujarat is a developed country within India now. Of course traitors , corrupt politicians , Medias , muslims dont like him becoz we know their integrity.

Dear Sir,
Unfortunately we don’t have a leader like Mr. Putin who is a staunch nationalist. The Russians have very astutely sold their scrap ship called Gorshkov .at an astronomical rate. Russia is making a good fool of Indian leadership. We must learn from Russia the way they have dealt with Chechnya. It is immaterial for them if few million Muslims are killed there. We in India don’t learn lessons from Russia on such issues. What if few million Muslims are butchered for the safety and security of the 100 cr of Hindustanis! The present political leadership is preparing a fertile ground for future partition of whatever is left as Hindustan.

To say that your analytical skills are poor would be an understatement... but that is so typical of ur ilk... high on emotion, low on substance... I wonder wot made you stop short of naming the person who in your view might have all the virtues of Putin.... ok lemme guess, Narendra Modi (now that's a bingo... as Hans Landa says in the movie 'Inglorious Basterds')

i have always regarded Tarun vijay as a fanatic who cares no hoot for the rights of others. he is also an ignorant person masquerading as an intellectual. he is obseesed with anti=paki and anti-muslim thoughts and thinks his cheap rants will rid the world of muslims. HE is so ignorant or cunning that he does not discuss about how Russia, right from Czarist days has been annihilating and ethnic cleaning and transforming the whole muslim population of Central Asia for centuries and how they invaded Afghnistan while India applauded them. What a shame a chepaster like this guy gets to have his rants published in TOI.

Putin has come here for 20000 Cr. Any one would .How may of readers have even seen 1 Cr ?? a poor country is siphoned of because of incompetent Politicians , Industry and Scientists. And so long people like Tarun try to exploit internal fissures , people like Putin and others will continue to suck us out with Questionable Military Gear. Had it been 100 Cr okay but 20000 crores , think how many jobs it can create here? Why cant Indians do it after 60 years ? We need Tarun to tell us how to do this ? And question We dont need his utterly disgusting barbs instead.

YES! I fully endorse, we desperately need a leader like Putin and what we face in our country is the absense of such a solid & unshaken leader. In the Russian history, Putin is the only President who have enjoyed more than 75% of public support and only b.cos that their constitution limits anyone could hold only 2 terms as President, otherwise Putin would have been elected as Russian President for 2-3 terms further. Though he was a former KGB but his personality, leadership, dedication and his own style of function was so much attracted to the public and the entire Russian public are still behind him. For us in India, having a President or Prime Minister like Mr. Great Putin is a dream of while eleplant, and it's certain we will never ever have a leader like Putin to lead our country. We have to satisfy with the existing lot of Jockers, motionless, speechless, disabled above 80s unloyal and anti-people leaders. We should not feel greedy that we need a leader like Putin, God will not accept our demand more over he will punish us for such a unrealistic demand.

Putin has a bad record of high-handedness and disregard for democratic values. India has a better leader now than Putin.

I DO AGREE INDIA NEEDS A LEADER LIKEWISE MR PUTIN

Putin is a ex-KGB, power-hungry, anti-human rights nutjob!

some famous errors.........by putin
In July 2007, Bret Stephens of The Wall Street Journal wrote: "Russia has become, in the precise sense of the word, a fascist state. It does not matter here, as the Kremlin's apologists are so fond of pointing out, that Mr. Putin is wildly popular in Russia: Popularity is what competent despots get when they destroy independent media, stoke nationalistic fervor with military buildups and the cunning exploitation of the Church, and ride a wave of petrodollars to pay off the civil service and balance their budgets. Nor does it matter that Mr. Putin hasn't re-nationalized the "means of production" outright; corporatism was at the heart of Hitler's economic policy, too.

In its January 2008 World Report, Human Rights Watch wrote in the section devoted to Russia: "As parliamentary and presidential elections in late 2007 and early 2008 approached, the administration headed by President Vladimir Putin cracked down on civil society and freedom of assembly. Reconstruction in Chechnya did not mask grave human rights abuses including torture, abductions, and unlawful detentions. International criticism of Russia’s human rights record remains muted, with the European Union failing to challenge Russia on its human rights record in a consistent and sustained manner." The organization called President Putin a "repressive" and "brutal" leader on par with the leaders of Zimbabwe and Pakistan

On 28 January 2008, Gorbachev in his interview to Interfax "sharply criticized the state of Russia’s electoral system and called for extensive reforms to a system that has secured power for President Vladimir V. Putin and the Kremlin’s inner circle". Following Gorbachev's interview The Washington Post's editorial said: "No wonder that Mikhail Gorbachev, the Soviet Union's last leader, felt moved to speak out. "Something wrong is going on with our elections", he told the Interfax agency. But it's not only elections: In fact, the system that Mr. Gorbachev took apart is being meticulously reconstructed.
Corruption under Putin has increased and assumed "systemic and institutionalised form", according to a report by opposition leader Boris Nemtsov as well as other sources

Comments on Morality are easy to post !!

The best answer would be to ask peole to make a choice for their leader between:
(a) A man who was pure vegetarian , was loyal to his wife , never drank alcohol and after his wife's death ,remarried after almost 20 years !! , and ,

(b) another leader who was a womaniser , drunkard , had a foul mouth !!

The first example is of Hitler and the second of winston churchill !! The point is not that the leader should be a womaniser but that "It simply does NOT matter "!!

Mr Aman (ki asha), Clinton had sexual relations with many ladies, sarkozy is breaking his relation with bruny, but both of them did much better than what our so-called secular govt ministers are doing (for your information kasab & ajmal guru are still living). Why to look only at darker side, this is a negative attitude. People in India critisize & TOI makes big headlines when some one takes steps against Nareder Modi. Don't you think today muslims are most safe in Gujarat. Afterall our very own congress MP Sajjan Kumar enjoying bail who had clear hands in sikh roits where more sikhs died than muslims in gujarat roits.

Our idealogies regarding secularism are good but our corrupt people & corrupt goverments are taking advantages of these for being in power & we need these kinds of ministers. Further, MF Hussain painted Hindu Goddess nude, saying this is his imagination, finally after many years we kicked him out of country and our secular govt ministers keep on saying we will try to bring him back with all respect. If we have little idea about hindusim than you must appreciate in Hindusim we call goddess as mother. Finally when we talk about bilateral relations with america, one must note in history whoever formed ally with US most of the countries are bankrupt until & unless their ministers are strong. Russia has helped us & will keep on helping us. Obama can only keep on feeding magnificant dinners to our politicians. Thanks

Majority of Indians do not like leaders to rule. We have politicians in top places of parliament who don't have stern voice to impress upon Indians as well as foreign diplomats. Except for a few politicians like Chidambaram, we are bombarded with illiterate goons. As long as illiterate India keeps voting, corruption will prevail, anarchy will prevail, weak politicians who have no strength to even physically stand adorn highest posts in Indian politics.

really , I think india need a leader like putin . Mr. Putin saved his country from polictics and in russia really peoples loved him . in india we have over democracy and our people so much emotional due to this our politician manpulate peoples .
i know in russia ex army officers get home free of cost .In putin era pension increase 5 times .
we must take lesson from this . i think we must take good steps from leadership Mr. Putin .

really , I think india need a leader like putin . Mr. Putin saved his country from polictics and in russia really peoples loved him . in india we have over democracy and our people so much emotional due to this our politician manpulate peoples .
i know in russia ex army officers get home free of cost .In putin era pension increase 5 times .
we must take lesson from this . i think we must take good steps from leadership Mr. Putin .

Tarun! I.m not suprised that you are an admirer of the authoratarian Putin and I'm sure you could heap praise on Hitler Mussolini and Stalin as well.
Your ambition to be the Propaganda Minister in the next BJP Indian national socialist goverment (aka Nazi) is alive an well and your new moustache will only need a little trim to become the toothbrush moustache favoured by your hero Adolf Hitler.If you dont become Propaganda Minister then perhaps you could become Final Solutions Minister and run all those non Hindus through your gas ovens.

India may or may not need leaders like Putin. What it definitely does not neet are writers like Tarun Vijay spuing hatred against the minorities (read muslims)

Well said Tarun ji. We need solid and determined leadership to counter any kind of threat in any form.

Tarun,
You and your brigade should also take lesson from Putin as your brigade is biggest hurdle in social and economical upliftment of Muslims in India.

Hello Tarun,
Thanks for great article, We are in state of War against terrorism and the some of the great steps we are taking against terrorism are
1) Awaiting president’s decision on Marcy Plea of Afzal Guru.
2) Sending the 26/11 evidences to Pak and waiting to get the hands on Terror Masterminds
3) Trying to figure out whether Naxals are potential security threats or not
4) Putting our concerns in front of international community in International summits
5) We strongly believe that any problem can be solved by discussions and hence trying to fetch it by the means of Peace talk.
And many more, Most of them are ALL TALK AND NO ACTION ,which is not going to solve the issue, but going to worsen the satiation.

I think its now or never, Indian politicians should start thinking about country and not there Vote bank, also they should learn to take decisions instead of playing Blame games.
Finally No one is perfect, Putin may be having dark side, but can we try to acquire his good qualities. After all its always the individual who have to decide whether glass is half filled on half empty.

We are proud of our country for giving the mankind so many valuable innovations and in a way defining humanity. Today our politicians are agin trying to define something in a new way but this time it will be a black spot on humanity as it is going to divide the society upto an extent where repair will be impossible. And that is SECULARISM. As per our politicians any indian who speaks about Hindus is a communal person and who supports Muslims is a Secular person. Our politicians are dividing the society on the basis of religion so badly that no leader at later stage will be able to control that. Think think think, where are we going. Raise your voice for the country

I've went through the article well and most of the comments also. It's for sure that we need to have a less corrupt and determined politicians at least if not more. Putin has great personality and clever tactics with dictating leadership but of course he is also a human being with great political powers, so corrupt as well.

The author is not to be blamed for being a bit biased with his protagonist, it's widely accepted practice. However, Tarun has shown the brighter side of Putin's character and qualities and what's wrong in taking his good qualities to learn from. How good/friendly a neighbouring power is but India needs to be able to stand alone and solve the issues on its own. And for this we all need to be educated, understanding, secular and determined to eradicate curruption, terrorism and other social issues. No country becomes great unless its citizens contribute truely.

Jai Hind !!!

Of course India needs Putin like leader who knows how to deal with fundamentalists...but they are stuck with a impractical old man.

JUST SEE SUPERHIT FILMS LIKE DHOKA, FIRAQ, FIZA ETC.
THESE FILMS CLEARLY SHOW THAT HOW MUSLIMS ARE BEING DISCRIMINATED AND VICTIMISED BY EXTREMIST HINDUS FORCING SOME OF THEM TO BECOME JIHADI / MUJHAUDDIN.
ALSO SEE FILMS LIKE NEW YORK, KURBAAN AND MNIK TO SEE USA TERRORISM OVER MUSLIMS.
( HOPE MY COMMENTS GET PUBLISHED ).

JUST SEE SUPERHIT FILMS LIKE DHOKA, FIRAQ, FIZA, SHAURYA ETC.
THESE FILMS CLEARLY SHOW THAT HOW MUSLIMS ARE BEING VICTIMISED BY EXTREMIST HINDUS FORCING SOME OF THEM TO BECOME JIHADI / MUJHAUDDIN.
ALSO SEE FILMS LIKE NEW YORK, KURBAAN AND MNIK TO SEE USA TERRORISM OVER MUSLIMS.
( HOPE MY COMMENTS GET PUBLISHED ).

ofcourse the statement has light and darkness ,
but a leader like putin is defnetly required for india... for its projected development and any critics situation..

The qualities that u admire in Putin may or may not be good but the fact is he is successful bcos Russia is ruled with his iron fist.India is multi-party,multi-cultural democracy & a person like Putin will be a utter failure here.However India must deepen & widen its ties with Putin's Russia partly to counter China-Pak nexus &,more importantly,Afghanistan.Post ISAF withdrawal a supposedly 'moderate' Taliban will be dangerous taken together with the inimical forces in Pak.India needs to enhance its strategic reach within Afghanistan & also with Iran,Turkmenistan,Tajikistan & Uzbekistan.We need more presence there besides Farkhor.All this with Russia's acquiescence.This umbrella will act as a counter against Taliban & Pak as also China.

hi

I've went through the article well and most of the comments also. It's for sure that we need to have a less corrupt and determined politicians at least if not more. Putin has great personality and clever tactics with dictating leadership but of course he is also a human being with great political powers, so corrupt as well.

The author is not to be blamed for being a bit biased with his protagonist, it's widely accepted practice. However, Tarun has shown the brighter side of Putin's character and qualities and what's wrong in taking his good qualities to learn from. How good/friendly a neighbouring power is but India needs to be able to stand alone and solve the issues on its own. And for this we all need to be educated, understanding, secular and determined to eradicate curruption, terrorism and other social issues. No country becomes great unless its citizens contribute truely.

Jai Hind !!!

We don`t need a Putin at the helm,our present leader is adequate...He is not a hawk like Putin who clamps down on the freedom of the press like Putin does...Infact,he almost behaves like a dictator and does not allow Russia to become a true democracy...What we need is for people to educated,so they can see through the dangers of being used by politicians and quota politics

TARUN , WHY DONT YOU GET REAL AND GET A LIFE. IT IS TIME YOU GIVE UP YOUR ADOLESCENCE.

Russia is is different from India.Mr.Putin is a very good leader and is suitable for Russia.Russia is a uniform society,with one language one script and one race.And they have one philosophy.India is a conglomeration of races,languages etc like USA.Democracy or totalitarianism!We are good friends and there the matter should end.Let us not be carried away too much.We are too many to imitate!

hail putin

The Russian Prime Minister Mr PUTIN has the rare courage in solving the high menace problems back home . India too needs one to settle the lingering issues for decades together . UPA govt should learn from Mr Putin the art of demolishing the hidden enemies . Mr Tarun Vijay has rightly diagnosed the nations problems ,needing immediate attention.

Good article. Yeah I totally agree with this Tarun guy, he for one talks sense in our senseless society. However you see it, terrorism is a crime, it can never be justified by any amount of injustice meted out to you.
Those who support terrorists are society's enemies and should dealt firmly. I see nothing wrong in using violence to tackle terrorists.Truth is, being a Gandhiji is verry difficult. I doubt if there ever will be one. Our next best hope is an Indira who had more balls than all our male leaders posses today(the khalistan movement is a case in point).
What good is a democracy that fails to protect its citizens, what good is our freedom of speech if we cannot travel without fearing a landmine,what good is humanity if it only brings destruction?
Would we rather want a nation crumbling under divisive agendas, or do we opt for a leader who may use non-constitutional means to unite the nation......thats the choice Tarun gives us. What would you choose?

Good article. Yeah I totally agree with this Tarun guy, he for one talks sense in our senseless society. However you see it, terrorism is a crime, it can never be justified by any amount of injustice meted out to you.
Those who support terrorists are society's enemies and should dealt firmly. I see nothing wrong in using violence to tackle terrorists.Truth is, being a Gandhiji is verry difficult. I doubt if there ever will be one. Our next best hope is an Indira who had more balls than all our male leaders posses today(the khalistan movement is a case in point).
What good is a democracy that fails to protect its citizens, what good is our freedom of speech if we cannot travel without fearing a landmine,what good is humanity if it only brings destruction?
Would we rather want a nation crumbling under divisive agendas, or do we opt for a leader who may use non-constitutional means to unite the nation......thats the choice Tarun gives us. What would you choose?

Tarun is correct when he says that blasts and attacks are a routine these days and it should be stopped. He feels strong language and harsshest steps by India taking Putin as a model will be able to eradicate terrorism. You are wrong Vijay. When heart is filled with hatred , any action can bring only bloodshed and destruction and not peace and tranquillity and joy. Let India show this right path to the world.

In the war against terror it is only the likes of George Bush,Putin,Narendra Modi or a Netanyahu who have achieved some degree of success.Though their methods are savage, nothing else works against such demons.Apparently these leaders have greater concern for the law abiding citizens.Unlike the concerns of the secular brigades for the rights of terrorists.Some collateral damage is ok for the larger good of the society.If the terrorists are allowed to grow by appeasements as in India they would anyway decimate innocents.It is a reasonable trade off.

All the people are good hearted? Then why all the hell in this world? Then what is good? What you think good may sound hell for the other. I think there is nothing like a good country or a bad country. Every country acts in its own interests. It's OK, nothing wrong. All the nice talk we read in the press is just for public consumption.

yes this is 100% correct and the we INDIANS will be SUPER POWER by 2020.

Yes im in favour that INDIA needs strong leaders. But changing leaders only can't solve the problem we have to learn from them the firmness and fullfilment of commitment.
No doubt Russia is our very good friend but we should learn only good things from them. We have talent we just need to use it efficiently

Rightly said Tarun. Putin is someone who has the Gut, Spine and B***s to take on the fundamentalist. If you have to do it, you have to do it or get it done. There is no use of armchair discussions of lofty idea of streamlining and other such blah blah. Just get out and do it. For that I appreciate Mr. Putin.

I DO AGREE WITH YOU TARUN. WE NEED A STRONG LEADER WHO ENSURES THE TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY OF INDIA AND SAFETY AND SECURITY OF ITS PEOPLE. EVER SINCE INDIRA'S DEPARTURE, WE HAVE BEEN HAVING SPINELESS LEADERS, MOST OF THEM ARE NOT EVEN BORN IN INDIA.

Tarun Shows his Anti Muslim Side Again..Anyone who hates Islam is loved by Tarun...Wat do u expect from him..we r wasting tyme and space by giving him a blog

"He may be called an extremist. But in times like these it's better to be one rather than hold meaningless candles and keep counting body bags of those whose protection was your duty."- This is the same logic that Al-Qaeda follows.

The Russian Prime Minister Mr PUTIN has the rare courage in solving the high menace problems back home . India too needs one to settle the lingering issues for decades together . UPA Govt should learn the art & technique from Mr Putin :the art of demolishing the hidden enemies . Mr Tarun Vijay has rightly diagnosed the nation's problems ,needing immediate attention.

The last para reflects how a ruler should be and not like spine less psychophant who speaks like a rat and behaves like a stone.All Congress people, english media, regional outfits behaves like offspring of a prostitute who takes birth beacuse of multiple bed partners.

now Tarun you realise Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi were correct in identifying in Russia a reliable trustworthy friend

Hey Mr tarun do you really know what is happening in russia, listening news on tv and praising somebody on that view is different thing than witnessing it, can you tell me how many journos have been murdered those who spoke against govt. do you have balls to write against bal thakckery in mumbai i bet NO listen man the4re are two things one is running country like stalin,putin or hitler or running country like our PM does so think and then write.

No, Tarun, you are often right , but not this time. Putin is a symbol of something very deeply unacceptable to us.For getting rid of a disease in our body politic, we can't possibly infect it with something worse.If you copy an extremist for fighting extremism, the extremist has won his battle.

Thank you Mr. Aditya. His writings are quite sensible. It looks like people wait for Tarun's article and bombard with nasty comments because it is their wrong preception that he is anti-muslim. Keep aside everything, just find out which country is India's best friend. It is proven beyond doubt that it is Russia. Russia has always stood by us. And we need a strong ally. Leadership qualities of Mr. Puin is undoubtedly proven. He has turned the corner for Russia . People around the world listen to him with respect, including US. What Tarun was wishing that we need a leader like him (not his personal life or his utterances). Unfortunately, India is a soft country. Our Home Minister has the qualities, provided he has total control (not monitered from behind the curtain). Our Prime Minister is too noble and pious to radiate India's strength.

Who would be the equivalent of Putin in Indian politics? Any suggestions?

Its very late now.More than a leader like Putin India needs the support of Army to clean the mess the politicians have made a mess of the country,punish every politician for their crimes,scams and all their misdeeds against the country and then comes the role of a leader like Putin cos if even Putin comes to India's rescue and happens to lead,he will also think of tasting honey the way other politicians are doing currently.No doubt India is led well on the economical front but India needs a powerfull association whom the world can fear.Now even bangladesh and nepal challenges India and its cos of the current government and political system of India.To be powerful you need to have fear and respect created in your neighbouring countries and for that Mr Tarun should write articles.

India and Russia both having different political as well as there country condition one is developed and another is developing nation.but i am agree with the statement that India need the leader like Putin.
In 80s one of our beloved leader Rajeev Gandhi was there who is young and his vision can take India to new horizon.But today who can lead India.The person having visions as well as mission for the uplift for the country.with power we need a successive brain to use it and more than political exploitation there should development in every field

I am a fan of Tarun Vijay. Thank you for the strong article.

Ranajit

PUTIN IS A TERRORIST, INDIA HAS THE LARGEST MUSLIM POPULATION IN THE WORLD, WE WOULD NEVER LET A TERRORIST LIKE MODI OR PUTIN TO BECOME A PRIME MINISTER, SO STOP DREAMING.......

India need a leader like Musharraf. If India can exchange Manmohan Singh, Sonia, Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi, with Musharraf, India will be able to negotiate with everyone from a position of strength, intelligence and shredwness. After all Musharraf was born in New Dehli so he should have no problems emigrating to India; additionally, Musharraf is like a mercenery whore, a man without scruples, ethics or morals, so if India pays him enough money, he will screw Pakistan and everyone else to India's gain.

I agree to Mr. Tarun. We should support a strong leader irrespective of his caste, religion or his/her political affiliation. Younger the better. Hope this dream will be true one day. JAI HIND

Tarun Ji i liked ur article, we need a leader like Putin in india who has a good decision making power. we have already a leader like Modi Ji who can be better than Putin but he is given a bad press in india.
Tarunji also plz write an article about these criminal Hindu babas who in their Ashrams have opened sex camps and are running big big rackets and duping public. they have given saffron a bad name and world thinks all hindu sadhus and babas are criminals.what does hinduism say about worshiping a baba, why do hindu women go and serve babas adn later they are sexually abused

Tarun Ji i liked ur article, we need a leader like Putin in india who has a good decision making power. we have already a leader like Modi Ji who can be better than Putin but he is given a bad press in india.
Tarunji also plz write an article about these criminal Hindu babas who in their Ashrams have opened sex camps and are running big big rackets and duping public. they have given saffron a bad name and world thinks all hindu sadhus and babas are criminals.what does hinduism say about worshiping a baba, why do hindu women go and serve babas adn later they are sexually abused

India needs democracy likee it needs more politicians or a hole in the head.

We need good strong dependable leaders with policies that curtail individualism to a point it is celebrated only where it presents something outstanding. at present we have thugs, free loaders and good orators entertaining themselves.

The state should always comes first like in Singapore and in China. Indians will never realise their full potential with politicians who make up the largest customer base for Swiss banks. I is famous for proliferation of weapons which for all its might could not win a bunch of small boys in Sri Lanka, were surprised and humilated by a bunch of Jihadis in Kargil and made a spectacle of in Mumbai.

Mumbai tells us and the world how unprepared and incompetent and scared our forces are. China will humiliate us again. Their uniforms are not as colourful, their rhetoric not as loud. But they have a united and well trained force backed by an equally competent and prosperous nation.

India is still Hindus, Muuslims, Sikhs and Christians with a pre occupation with Pakistan and bribes, caste and bickering.

The problems in Australia with Indians and the governments incapacity and paralysis demonstrates how useless Indian politicians have become.

In a war God Save India.

What ever adverse comments made by some readers, There is case for this(our) country to have an autocrat, tyrant and a dictator as Prime Minister to hunt the thugs, deceits,mischief makers embezzlers, corrupt and above all man eaters in our society in the grab of politicians, bureaucrats, contractors.During 19th century the the dictum was"Let hundred criminals to Scot free but not single innocent should be punished.In this century it should be "let hundred innocent people get punished but not a single criminal be let out unpunished."

We already have a person like Putin in our own country. Narendra Modi is a brave leader. Let's hope some one like Modi become the next PM and not the sycophants and the puppets.