Today, on 26/11/2013, five years would
have elapsed since terrorist attack on Mumbai took place.
Ajmal Kasab, the only terrorist to be
arrested on the spot has since been executed. Some other terrorists were killed
in the encounter during the attack itself. There is enormous amount of evidence
and intelligence information available with our agencies, which conclusively
establishes that the conspiracy for this terrorist attack was hatched across
the border in Pakistan. The interrogation of David Coleman Headley by both the
FBI and the NIA also evidences this. Pakistan, however, has refused to co-operate
in nailing down the principal conspirators like Hafiz Saeed and others who were
responsible for planning the attack. The level of non-cooperation shown by
Pakistan is self-evident.
Five years after the Mumbai attack, it
is time to introspect where we stand in our fight against terror. Our western
neighbour has not given up its designs to destabilize India through
cross-border terrorism. Pakistani soil continues to be used to plan such
attacks against India. Our Prime Minister let us down at Sharm-el-Sheikh when
he agreed to delink the composite dialogue from the Pakistani attitude against
terror. Regrettably, a lot of indigenous modules are also operating in various
parts of the country. The attitude of some governments in the States and
certainly of the Central Government is to link the battle against terror with
vote bank considerations rather than the concern for the national security. Our
immediate response to terror attacks is still woefully slow.
Five years after Mumbai attack, there
is a need to build a national determination against terrorism. Post 9/11, the
Americans have substantially immunized their nation against terror. Why can’t
we do that?
Courtesy : BJP.org
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