💣 A NATION IN ASHES, A prime minister IN TRANSIT
Barely twelve hours after a deadly explosion ripped through the heart of delhi, leaving civilians dead, cars in flames, and an entire nation in mourning, the prime minister of india boarded a plane to Bhutan.
No national address. No pause. No symbolic postponement.
Just a press release about “deepening ties” and “shared prosperity” while Delhi still reeked of smoke and blood.
The timing isn’t just bad — it’s morally grotesque.
🏙️ THE BLAST THAT SHOOK THE CAPITAL
At 7 pm on november 10th, a Hyundai i20 exploded near the red Fort, one of India’s most secure and iconic landmarks.
The blast killed and injured innocent pedestrians, damaged nearby vehicles, and triggered a full-scale security lockdown across central Delhi.
For hours, confusion reigned — emergency services rushed, the NSG was deployed, and citizens waited for leadership.
They expected the prime minister to address the nation, to stand by the families who lost everything in a moment of terror.
Instead, they got an itinerary.
🛫 THE FLIGHT OF PRIORITIES
Hours after the blast, the Prime Minister’s office released a statement — not about the attack, but about his upcoming visit to Bhutan.
“It would be my honour to join the people of bhutan as they mark the 70th birth anniversary of His Majesty the Fourth King,” it read.
He spoke of energy partnerships, civilisational ties, and shared progress.
But he did not speak a single word of grief for the victims who had died hours earlier under his watch.
It was as if Delhi’s smoke didn’t reach the skies his aircraft pierced.
🔥 “NERO ROAMED WHILE ROME BURNED” — history REPEATS ITSELF
There was once a Roman emperor named Nero, who, as legend says, played his fiddle while Rome burned.
Tonight, the parallel writes itself.
The capital of the world’s largest democracy is in shock — and its leader is smiling for the cameras in a foreign land.
Diplomacy is not the problem.
Timing is.
Empathy is.
Priorities are.
When a prime minister can attend photo-ops abroad before attending funerals at home, the throne has become more important than the people.
⚡ THE politics OF INSENSITIVITY
In the past, leaders postponed visits even for far lesser crises.
Manmohan Singh delayed state trips after attacks. indira gandhi cut hers short during national emergencies.
Because that’s what leadership with conscience looks like — the ability to say: “My nation comes first.”
Today, the script has flipped.
In Modi’s india, perception trumps empathy.
Optics are governance.
And silence is a strategy.
While delhi bleeds, Bhutan awaits photo-ops under the banner of “Neighbourhood First.”
But what happens when your own neighbourhood is burning?
🧨 DIPLOMACY IN THE shadow OF SMOKE
The PM’s visit — officially described as one to “strengthen energy partnerships” and attend a “Global Peace Prayer Festival” — now stands as a symbol of tone-deaf governance.
Global Peace? When did the capital just witness a blast?
Progress and Prosperity? When are citizens counting their dead?
This isn’t diplomacy. It’s political escapism dressed as statesmanship.
🕳️ A VOID WHERE ACCOUNTABILITY SHOULD BE
Not a single resignation. Not a single minister grounded.
Not even a 24-hour delay to show symbolic solidarity with the victims.
This is not leadership — it’s abdication disguised as action.
Even as security agencies sweep Delhi’s debris for evidence, the government sweeps its shame under the carpet of international optics.
🩸 THE MORAL BANKRUPTCY OF IMAGE POLITICS
We are told that “India is safe under strong leadership.”
But safety isn’t measured by slogans — it’s measured by who dies and who cares.
Each blast, each death, each burnt vehicle in the capital is a question — and the Prime Minister’s silence is the answer.
delhi didn’t need another speech about “civilisational ties.”
It needed a moment of humanity.
Instead, it got a press release.
⚰️ THE FINAL WORD: THE capital BURNS ALONE
history will remember this day — not for the bhutan trip, not for the photo-ops, not for the diplomatic smiles.
But for the moment, a leader chose foreign applause over domestic grief.
When Nero watched Rome burn, it wasn’t his empire that perished first —
It was his soul.
And today, as delhi smoulders and the nation mourns, the Prime Minister’s flight to bhutan isn’t just a journey abroad.
It’s an escape from accountability, empathy, and truth.
Because while he speaks of peace in bhutan,
the cries of delhi still echo unanswered.
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