The recent Mumbai terror is not new to us, but the way they did somewhat resembles 9/11. In earlier cases, Mumbai was targeted by secret bombs but this time they directly attacked people by shooting. And also this time they chose a posh area where westerners also visit and stay. I think it was given more coverage also by the media worldwide (by all major channels like CNN and BBC etc.)
The sad truth is that there is no safety in all big cities of the world. When it comes to India, the metropolitan cities are becoming more crowded because the people from all corners of the country come there for work. Now all such cities are prone to terror. Handling the situation in crowded places is really a challenge for the police and special commandos as well. I salute to the team (from army, police and other security forces) who fought for the nation.
It is high time for the central government to concentrate on all illegal infiltrators to the country. The statistics say that illegal infiltrators from neighboring countries are more for the past some years, esp. many entered through Bangladesh (mainly used by Pakistan based militants). Unfortunately it seems there are some local people in cities like Hyderabad who support and help such terrorists. I think the law may have to be amended not just to control illegal entries but also to punish (and if possible to ban from the country) the so called citizens of India who in fact act against India and democracy.
At the same time, we should be careful about some political parties who try to utilize this kind of opportunities for their political gains. Mostly such parties are communal and who already created divisions among the citizens in the name of religion. Some of my friends already started saying that BJP should come to power at this time. But I think one kind of extremism cannot be eliminated by just another kind (may be opposite) of extremism.
We all know that BJP was transformed over the years from a very small party to a big party just because of using Hindutva. We have seen in the recent months and years how the same party governments acted almost deaf and dumb for atrocities on Christians (in Karnataka, Orissa, parts of Tamil Nadu recently and Gujarat in previous years). Any wise and sensible person thinks and tries to know the difference between preaching and forcing and who is actually forcing whom.
Religion/faith is more a matter of personal belief and any person should be allowed to listen and decide what to follow, whether the preachings are from christian preachers or from ISKON (Hindu) or from some other religion. If religion based parties come by projecting religion to gain power and not concentrate on overall development of the country, I don’t think it is helpful for the growth of the country. (Poeple didn't believe when they made big publicity campaign that 'India is shining' in last elections.)
Of course, all parties in India always think in terms of votes. There is no single ideal party. Congress and communist parties try not to touch even dangerous minorities; BJP and its affiliated parties Shiv Sena, Bhajarangdal target even innocent minorities/non-hindus and spread hatred. (As it itself is a more wider topic which may deviate from original issue terrorism , I will write about it in detail in another blog.)
Elections are not very far. I think this time whatever the party or alliance of parties (NDA or UPA) that projects on strict controlling of illegal infiltrators/immigrants, punishing even the local (so called) citizens who support such extremists AND doing development as well should come into power. And the government’s duty is to protect the citizens not just from foreign terrorists but also from local extremists.
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