Well, here are a few thoughts from yours truly. This comes from someone who has "smelled" terror from close quarters. That story i'll defer for some other day, for now let me focus on my current thoughts on tackling the menace of terrorism. So here it goes:
Dismantle the terror infrastructure
Be proactive. We have known for long that terror camps exist in POK but we have done nothing. Absolutely nothing ! It’s time to take action. Destroy those terror camps run by LET, Al-Qaeda and other terrorist organizations. This action does not require a war to be waged with Pakistan. This has to be a specific operation in connivance with the governments of US & Pakistan.
Crack the whip on internal support system
Let’s face it point blank. No militant organization can attack us without internal support and logistics. So whether it is SIMI, other radical organizations or specific individual elements the government needs to take tough action against them. A strong signal must go that nobody can think of supporting terrorists from India’s soil. This calls for strong anti-terror laws. You may call it POTA or something else but the need of the hour is to have strong law to defeat the menace of terrorism. So for starters just hang Afzal Guru.
Use of Technology
We need use of advanced technology to strengthen our infrastructure against terror. This would mean advanced devices for surveillance, RF equipment, central monitoring and tracking devices. This would also require hiring more specialists in this domain like computer scientists, hackers etc. We can’t fight terror with old methodologies and obsolete technologies.
Internal Security Fund
I don’t know what will be the appropriate nomenclature but we definitely need to set aside more funds to upgrade our anti –terror infrastructure. This fund can be used to modernize our security agencies, and police force, upgrade our weaponry and defense systems.
Global Response
In this world of globalization, we need to have more collaboration to fight terror jointly. This would require a framework to ensure that intelligence is shared between investigating agencies across countries. So the American, Russian, British, Indian and other investigative agencies need to come together to define effective mechanism to share intelligence to prevent terror attacks.
Single National Identity
Every Indian national need to have one identity card let it be called NIC – National Identity Card. This card should have all the personal details. With the number associated with this card it should b e possible to retrieve all the relevant information from the database for identification or any other transaction.
Sameer Tikoo
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