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Thursday, November 26, 2009

26/11:One year after

One year have passed. Like anything the grief also scaled down. But the fear still remains. Now also global terrorism is a big concern among nations. Mumbai terror attack was really a blow on India. India's security system collapsed. Maharashtra CM and union home minister resigned followed by 26/11. 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. Parliament attack and Mumbai attack proved that Indian security system is not that much strong. Anyone can be attacked any where in India. 26/11 also proved that India is a major target for global terrorists.
After one year of Mumbai attacks what we have done. There were promises and security checks. Head changes and alerts. But the question still remains-are we really safe. Our neighboring country has become the center of global terrorism. Our leaders have been talking, pleading and the exercise continues. Kasab is still behind the bars and the investigation goes on. During Mumbai attacks it was said that the coastal security system of the country is weak. Our leaders vowed that they will strengthen it. But as always there were eye washes nothing solid has been done yet. Terrorists who had relations with Mumbai attacks are planning more attacks on India.
After 26/11 UPA government again came into power. Their home minister remains the same. 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 attacks in India. More dead bodies means more fame for them. India will always be the target so it is our duty to be prepared. Prepared as well as we can. 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 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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