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.
