26/11-No Blamegame Please

Once again Indian politicians as well as their Pakistani counterparts have found a way to diverge our attention from the real issue at hand. Well the threat from outside is real but we can not sideline the fact that it was the debacle of our internal security system more than anything else.

If a country would have been attacked in the past the main emphasis would have been to secure and strengthen own fortresses and then think of retaliation. In our case we see the Indian government blaming everybody and I certainly think that not enough is being done to solidify our internal security. I certainly believe that we need to rationalize the size of the police force and trim it to be more efficient and capable. We certainly look forward to a day that our police would be a unit of smart, efficient, well trained and well equipped professionals rather than an army of illiterate, out of shape and Lathi bearing sepoys.

My above sarcasm does not mean that I do not respect our current police force. I mean who could be courageous enough to know of their being absolutely ill-matched in terms of training and equipment and still risking their lives each day against the gravest of dangers. Our policemen do it day in and day out. But it is certainly our responsibility to voice of concern against the mismatched ability, quality and technology that our policemen are up against. If money is the problem then I think it can be managed by cutting short the numbers in favour of quality.

The focus should really be on devising strategies and IMPLEMENTING them. As Indians, we have been historically been very good planners but somehow something goes missing when it comes to implementation. We have to realize that we have to take on new ways of saving ourselves. Identifying our from others. More mobility and flexibility of security systems. Better surveillance mechanisms and not only making laws but Following them too.

We should all try to be better citizens. It is we who make the nation and not the nation which makes us. So we must raise our voices and rid of our useless reflections of past idiosyncrasies. We are a modern and rational India and hence should certainly learn to think rationally beyond the petty restrictions of religion, race, caste, creed and other alignments. Those are personal choices and should be respected and accepted and should not be a matter for contention.

Remember the new India would only be if it is a Safer and more efficient India.

Wishing all the readers A MERRY CHRISTMAS

SM