Tomorrow, on 26/11/2013, five years would have elapsed since terrorist attack on Mumbai took place. Ajmal Kasab, the only terrorist to be arrested on the spot has since been executed. Some other terrorists were killed in the encounter during the attack itself. There is enormous amount of evidence and intelligence information available with our agencies which conclusively establishes that the conspiracy for this terrorist attack was hatched across the border in Pakistan. The interrogation of David Coleman Headley by both the FBI and the NIA also evidences this. Pakistan, however, has refused to co-operate in nailing down the principal conspirators like Hafiz Saeed and others who were responsible for planning the attack. The level of non-cooperation shown by Pakistan is self-evident. Five years after the Mumbai attack , it is time to introspect where we stand in our fight against terror. Our western neighbour has not given up its designs to destabilize India through cross-border terrorism. Pakistani soil continues to be used to plan such attacks against India. Our Prime Minister let us down at Sharm-el-Sheikh when he agreed to delink the composite dialogue from the Pakistani attitude against terror. Regrettably, a lot of indigenous modules are also operating in various parts of the country. The attitude of some governments in the States and certainly of the Central Government is to link the battle against terror with vote bank considerations rather than the concern for the national security. Our immediate response to terror attacks is still woefully slow. Five years after Mumbai attack, there is a need to build a national determination against terrorism. Post 9/11, the Americans have substantially immunized their nation against terror. Why can’t we do that?????????????????
Posted on: Mon, 25 Nov 2013 17:59:18 +0000
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