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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2 comments:
Hi Sameer,
Great Blog. I tend to agree to most of your comments except the NIC, due to the limitations it has in its implementations.
Also, i dont believe that what you as a lay man can think and i as another lay man can easily understand and accept, is not known to our top strategists, defense and internal security guys.
This is bigger than just what and how to implement the actions.
And that is the will to do it.
Most of our central intelligence agencies (like RAW, CBI,.. including ATS and police) are controlled by our government and hence our #@$#@$# politicians (see the slogans used in the Mumbai rally, post 26/11), who are mostly corrupt, illiterate and have no idea that they are in the office to govern (which includes the safety of people). They believe that their only agenda is to maximize their stay in the office (which we all know, for what) and hence think and work only on points which help that. Governance comes last. Internal security ... what is that?
We all know that Afzal Guru will be hanged .... but when .... after the general elections. (Irrespective of who wins). So why procrastinate it now. Simple, it may effect their re-election chances.
The day that these politicians get elected or rejected for matters like terrorism, that is when it will be the part of their agenda to act.
So let us do it now, in the next general elections and punish the current government for not being able to protect its people and not being able to reign in terrorism.
Things that you have suggested will definitely follow suit.
Cheers and keep writing.
Ameet
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