...someone actually does something about it? The November 26, 2008 attacks in Mumbai have made the world sit up and take notice because for the first time foreign nationals were targeted in India. But let us not forget that in the last two years, we have been switching on the television to a scene of carnage at some part of the country almost every other month . Bomb blasts across the Indian Metros have chalked up enough bodies to put any war-torn country to shame. So, what has been the response by our security agencies so far ?
Blasts in Delhi led to several arrests and Delhi police boasted that they had broken the ring of terrorism. The Anti-Terrorist Squad was in the news till yesterday owing to the arrests of army personnel involved in the Malegaon Blast Case. Today the ATS is in news because of their Chief Hemant Karkare's death in last night's attack.
So, we come back to the question, what has our police and intelligence sources accomplished so far? Going by the 27 hour-and-still-going-siege on our financial capital- a big zero!
Since our beloved Prime Minister's stoic speech did nothing to convince anybody of our proactive retaliation, the only bright spot in the day so far has been the decisive action taken by the Army and commandos in killing the terrorists and freeing the hostages. They have done their job. Now only if our police investigators can make some progress based on the bodies recovered.
Of course, this attack will probably force our authorities to be more pro-active as it involved foreign nationals and the "moneyed-folk" as they say. Gives one a bad taste in their mouth to acknowledge that without the "international" angle, this story probably wouldn't have garnered as much attention and action.
At this point, I just hope this at least forces our security forces to take action.
Meanwhile, this incident again raises the question of the state of our national security. Maybe at this point, our policy makers should re-evaluate our border security and invest in building a stronger system involving ID cards and biometric data for people traveling in and out of the country. I am sure this statement will raise many eyebrows because being majorly landlocked, our borders are considered almost un-securable at this point. But as we are already realising, India has grown to be noticed as a major player by international governments as well as terrorists. The new India also needs new security. Before another city pays the price and burns in the flames of terrorism.
Blasts in Delhi led to several arrests and Delhi police boasted that they had broken the ring of terrorism. The Anti-Terrorist Squad was in the news till yesterday owing to the arrests of army personnel involved in the Malegaon Blast Case. Today the ATS is in news because of their Chief Hemant Karkare's death in last night's attack.
So, we come back to the question, what has our police and intelligence sources accomplished so far? Going by the 27 hour-and-still-going-siege on our financial capital- a big zero!
Since our beloved Prime Minister's stoic speech did nothing to convince anybody of our proactive retaliation, the only bright spot in the day so far has been the decisive action taken by the Army and commandos in killing the terrorists and freeing the hostages. They have done their job. Now only if our police investigators can make some progress based on the bodies recovered.
Of course, this attack will probably force our authorities to be more pro-active as it involved foreign nationals and the "moneyed-folk" as they say. Gives one a bad taste in their mouth to acknowledge that without the "international" angle, this story probably wouldn't have garnered as much attention and action.
At this point, I just hope this at least forces our security forces to take action.
Meanwhile, this incident again raises the question of the state of our national security. Maybe at this point, our policy makers should re-evaluate our border security and invest in building a stronger system involving ID cards and biometric data for people traveling in and out of the country. I am sure this statement will raise many eyebrows because being majorly landlocked, our borders are considered almost un-securable at this point. But as we are already realising, India has grown to be noticed as a major player by international governments as well as terrorists. The new India also needs new security. Before another city pays the price and burns in the flames of terrorism.
2 comments:
India is being held at ransom and this a war on our statehood. There are no words which can probably do justice to the Indian citizen's helplessness as the supposed leaders of the nation neither show any resolve to counter attack these elements nor can they instill any confidence in the common man on the street. One wonders how deep does our apathy and corruption run in this country.
The sheer scale and targets indicate terrorists were not only well prepared but they had the their own intelligence in place. And this kind of operation would have required a lot of hand and glove participations of various levels of officials at sea - front, at the hotels. So there were citizens involved too at every level to let them pass. That saddens me the most. Till we have a honest Government at the helm of things it is difficult to expect anything from anyone it seems. It is terribly depressing times that we live in.
One must credit the police and the military, NSGs, MARCOs, BSF and RAF forces who have shone nerves of steel and have delivered professionally, I only wish our politicians too were made of same metal.
it is indeed so pathetic. the financial hub of India thrown to pieces by a meagre handful of youths. A shame on our intelligence agencies. Well we can't expect more when they are busy dancing to the tunes of politicians to pin-down the Malegaon blast 'culprits'.
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