Shinde should
tackle terror problem
Sushilkumar
Shinde, the new home minister, has a task of tackling terror problem. The Pune
blasts mercifully did not claim any casualties but are a chilling reminder that
terror is far from over in India
After the
catastrophic Mumbai terror attacks, the home ministry had put in place several
measures to tackle terror. Indeed, home ministry officials claim that several
attacks were averted by these efforts. We have several agencies to look into
different aspects of terror, the National Investigation Agency, the
Intelligence Bureau, the Research and Analysis Wing to mention some. But what
seems to be lacking while dealing with external security threats or internal
insurgencies is coordination among all of them and a certain amount of
intelligence sharing. We need much greater technological input in the fight
against all forms of terror and certainly much greater human intelligence. The
lack of coordination again between the Centre and states has also helped those
who want to perpetrate terror. When the Centre alerts the states, some chief
ministers feel as if their egos are hurt. They feel that this is encroaching on
their powers, quite ignoring the fact that security cannot be held hostage to
Centre-state equations.
Another aspect
which emboldens purveyors of terror is the painfully slow investigative
process. When ever a terror attack occurs all that the police do is round up
some suspects and then find that the cases against them hold no water. This has
hampered the investigation process considerably. There is rarely any methodical
investigation into these incidents, leading to a lack of faith in the whole
system on the part of the common man.
It will take
the new home minister a while to come to grips with his portfolio.
He should concentrate on making the whole system
effective, bring about improvement in the investigation process and prevent
further terror attacks thereby making the citizens of the country feel
absolutely secure and safe.
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