Dinesh Kamath's Editorial 'Tit for tat policy should replace Gandhian principle' that was published in Newsband

Tit for tat policy should replace Gandhian principle

The terrorist attacked civilians and a police station in Gurdaspur district. After security was stepped up in the border areas of Jammu and Kashmir, militants operating from across the border appear to have been forced to take other routes close to Jammu to carry out assaults. These militants are making a mockery of India’s efforts to secure the border districts.

Research and Analysis Wing had sent a report last month to Union Home Ministry and PMO on “Khalistan liberation movement” finding support in various countries. But these attackers don’t appear to be Khalistani militants. Some did wonder whether the attack was an indication of any revival of terrorism in the State. Also, the attackers were reported to have shouted Islamist slogans.

The dastardly attack in Gurdaspur is a major setback to the confidence-building process initiated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif during their meeting in Ufa earlier this month. The Pakistan Government did make a statement 'condemning' the terror act and that it was 'standing with India and the Indian people'. If Pakistan government is really concerned about security in India why doesn’t it seal its own borders and prevent the militants from going out and causing havoc in foreign countries.

There should be no more talks with Pakistan. India should suspend all diplomatic relationship with Pakistan till the cross border attacks stop. Pakistan should be made to realize that its diabolic acts will no longer help it. Security must be heightened in all vulnerable border towns, with electrical fencing wherever possible, with round the clock surveillance.

Pakistan does not practice what it preaches. On the one hand, it proposes talks and on the other hand it exports terrorism. It is a fact that Pakistan is a Terrorist State and it trains terrorists. Terrorism all over the world originates from Pakistan. It is high time that Pakistan be declared as a terrorist nation.

The Gurdaspur attack should be condemned by all peace loving people and nations. Most of the terrorist attacks on Indian soil are suspected to be supported by ISI Camp and Pakistan Army. But one fails to understand as to how there was intelligence failure/lapse on our part. Our Intelligence Agencies, with latest technologies & methodologies, should have got/intercepted the information of such an attack around 30Kms inside the border. This is like Kandahar, Kargil, etc., wherein the terrorists got more purchase/concessions from India Government. How could terrorist groups enter into India after great security, communication and technology – that is a major concern.

The Rogues of Pakistan have struck again, not in the J & K  region but in Punjab which had local terrorism decades back. Is our Intelligence so weak that we are not able to foresee such attacks and take preventive action? We cannot be preaching Gandhian non-violence but go for ‘tit for tat’ policy.