One year after 26/11 not much done to make India secure

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The security problems in India are complicated and the cultural and religious diversity make it impossible to monitor the situation. This factor, combined with bureaucratic hurdles, corruption and terrorism make it more difficult.

CJ: PRAMOD THOMAS

Fri, Nov 27, 2009 15:57:19 IST

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Mumbai terror attacks :

ONE YEAR has passed since the dreaded Mumbai terror attacks took place. Like everything else, the grief has also scaled down. Yet the fear remains as they were a real blow to India. The Indian security system had collapsed and in the wake of the attacks both the Maharashtra CM and the Union Home minister had to resign.

The security problems in India are very complicated since it is a large country. The cultural and religious diversity sometimes make it impossible to monitor the situation. This factor, combined with bureaucratic hurdles, corruption and terrorism, makes the situation even more difficult.

A year later, on the anniversary of the Mumbai attacks, we have still not done anything to improve our security situation. There were promises and security checks. Head changes and alerts. But the uncomfortable question still cannot be answered - are we really safe? Our neighbouring country has become the centre of global terrorism. Our leaders have been talking, pleading and the exercise continues. Kasab is still behind the bars and the investigation goes on.

Another facet during the attacks was that the coastal security system was weak. Our leaders had vowed that they will strengthen it. But as always, these promises became eyewashes and nothing solid has been done yet. Terrorists who had relations with Mumbai attacks are planning more attacks on India.

After the 26/11, the UPA government again came into power. Congress party has significant domination in major states. Now is the right time to coordinate war against terror. It is pretty clear that terrorists will look for any opportunity to attack India. More dead bodies mean more fame for them. India will always be the target so it is our duty to be prepared. So-many had laid down their lives due to this terrorists. Their lives also are important. It's the duty of the government to ensure the safety of their citizens. When it comes to terrorism, every political party should unite. This is the duty of every Indian to fight against terrorism.

Coordination among various states is very important in this regard, particularly in the coastal areas. There should be a special wing in every state police to deal with terrorism. An effective national level set up and proper passage of valuable information are the key factors to tackle terrorism. A proper mechanism should be implemented to monitor tourists irrespective of their nationality. Citizen should help police by handing over valuable information of suspects.

Coordination among countries is also equally important. If we set up a cordial relation with all the countries, it will be easy to deal with global terrorism. We should learn from US. After 9/11, nothing of that kind happened in US. But this is not in the case of India. This points out the need for rigorous measures to be taken in order to ensure the safety of Indians. Terrorism is not against an Individual, it's against humanity. It's everyone's duty to contribute their pie for the elimination of terrorism. Terrorism is definitely a hurdle on the road to progress.

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