| "Where the mind is without fear and head is held | | | | should be speedily dealt with. In this connection, it |
| high.." | | | | may be mentioned that the mercy petition of |
| Rabindra Nath Tagore wrote these lines in | | | | Afzal Guru who has been sentenced to death by |
| 'Gitanjali' years back. Even today we need to pray | | | | the Supreme Court, has not been disposed of |
| the same for our country. Terrorism is growing | | | | even after a number of years. The same thing |
| day by day and common person can be a target | | | | can happen with Azmal Kasab, the single culprit of |
| anytime anywhere. | | | | Mumbai terror attacks. Any fine morning there |
| Member States of United Nations in September | | | | may be another attack to set free a terrorist. |
| 2006 embarked upon a new phase in their | | | | Corruption, which is the rootcause of a number of |
| counter-terrorism efforts by agreeing on a global | | | | problems and bottlenecks India is facing, is also |
| strategy to counter terrorism. We in India, need | | | | responsible for increasing terrorist activities. How |
| a National Strategy to combat terrorism. | | | | does a person enters a secured area with arms |
| There are some issues worth mentioning with | | | | and ammunition? Either out of ignorence and lack |
| regard to India: | | | | of responsibility or due to corruption and greed at |
| We are struggling with a wide range of terrorist | | | | grassroot level. The strategy to combat terrorism |
| attacks. Our problem in India is all our enemies are | | | | should include all these issues. It is not a |
| within the country. Our borders are porous and | | | | standalone problem but a summation of diverse |
| we do not know who is an Indian. In most of the | | | | political, social and economic factors. |
| countries its is manadatory to have an Identity | | | | The strategy to combat terrorism should focus |
| card while we Indians use it only as a | | | | at all the facilitating factors, motivational factors |
| documentary need. the new scemes of Unique | | | | as well as structural factors creating a |
| Identification (UID) is a welcome step. Everybody | | | | socio-economic environment in which the radical |
| should have a standard and common identification. | | | | message seems appealing. It needs not only |
| Steps should also be taken to deny the use of | | | | awareness of people but also their participation |
| web, which has become a hostile environment for | | | | in society and democracy. They should feel their |
| terrorists. | | | | stake in society. Further, they must have trust on |
| Role of police, investigative agencies and | | | | police and justice which is lacking. |
| intelligence agencies should be discussed at high | | | | However, people have maintain their communal |
| level and we need to know why they are not | | | | hormony and peace during the incidents of |
| succesful and how they can work together and | | | | terrorist activities in Jaipur, Banglore, Mumbai and |
| give better results. | | | | Pune. The same spirit should be upheld and we all |
| Mercy petitions of terrorists sentenced to death | | | | should stand united against terrorism. |