Lets Find Reasons for Terrorism in India

Why blame outsiders when we have moles inside our country for terror attacks!!!!

In the wake of recent terror attacks on 26th Nov 2008, Mumbai with terrorists rampaging proxy war against India, had drawn attention of media and many people sticking to the TV screens watching the havoc for merely 3 days. Are we used to it, with mere souls mourning for the causalities and prepare for the funerals or still a spirit of real patriotism exist is a question to ask ourselves. I have been trying to play with the TV remote swinging on to the news channels and internet blogs and reports to understand the chaotic situation. Later I learnt that it’s the same blog every time a terrorist attack occurs, stating Hindu-Muslim unity, resilience, peace, normalcy, oaths by government that next time it wouldn’t happen, pointing fingers to neighbors and catching the culprits etc.

These phrases seem to me as robotic and stereotype quotes from Politicians, analysts, diplomats, media etc which will last for 15 days and slowly phase out in our minds concentrating on some other hot political topic. We try to wake up for another funeral and wait for one more attack, later carry on the way as it is losing our brave soldiers, human capital with no fault of theirs.

“A terror can be controlled by creating a terror and fear amongst the terrorists and extremists by your actions, but have we done it, before we question various flaws in recent attacks”.

But is this the first instance that a terror strike has occurred killing innocent people. No, we had many attacks previously which seem to be forgotten in the ocean of memories. I tried to get a glimpse of some of the major incidents we had from 1985 and calculate the human capital we have lost for our own mistakes.

Date
Incident
Place
Death
Injured
Status


 
 
 
 
 
 


23rd June 1985
Air India flight bombing
Irish Air space
329
0
Verdict given on Sep 2007 costing 130millCAD$, still not impleneted


21st May 1991
Rajiv Gandhi Assassination
TN
14
74
Death sentences given after 17years by TADA but still not implemented


12th March 1993
Bombay bombings
Mumbai
257
700
Verdict given , still not implemented


30th Dec1996
Brahmaputra mail bombing
Assam
33
100
Pending


14th Feb 1998
Coimbotore bombings
Coimbotore
46
200
verdict given, still not implemented


24th Dec 1999
IC-814 highjack
Kandhahar
1
0
188 released for release of 3 terrorist heads


1st Oct 2001
Terrorist attack J&K assembly complex
J&K
35
76
Pending


13th Dec 2001
Attack on parliament complex in New Delhi
New delhi
7
12
verdict given, still not implemented


6th Dec 2002
BEST bus bombing, Ghatkopar
Mumbai
2
28
Pending


10th Dec 2002
Rafiganj rail disaster
Bihar
130
300
Pending


21st Dec 2002
Kurnool train crash
AP
20
80
Pending


27th Feb 2002
Godhra train Burning
Gujarat
58
165
Pending


24th Sep 2002
Akshardham temple attack
Gujarat
31
55
Pending


27th Jan 2003
Cycle bombing in Ville parle
Mumbai
1
28
Pending


13th March 2003
Mumbai local train attack
Mumbai
11
85
Pending


14th May 2003
Jammu army camp attack
J&K
30
77
Pending


25th Aug 2003
Simulteneous car bombing
Mumbai
52
150
Pending


28th Jul 2003
BEST bus bombing, Ghatkopar
Mumbai
4
32
Pending


25th Aug 2004
Bomb explodes in Assam
Assam
52
150
Pending


28th Jul 2005
Jaunpur train bombing
UP
16
22
Pending


5th Jul 2005
Ramjanmabhoomi attack Ayodhya
UP
1
5
Pending


29th Oct 2005
Serial blasts in New Delhi
New delhi
70
210
Pending


28th Dec 2005
IISC attack
Bangalore
2
6
Pending


7th Mar 2006
Terrorist attacks in Varanasi
UP
28
101
Pending


11th Jul 2006
Mumbai train bombing
Mumbai
209
700
Pending


8th Sep 2006
Malegaon blasts
Maharastra
37
125
Pending


18th Feb 2007
Samjhauta Express bombings
Haryana
68
50
Pending


18th May 2007
Mecca masjid bombing
Hyderabad
13
102
Pending


25th Aug 2007
Hyderabad blasts
Hyderabad
42
96
Pending


13th May 2008
Jaipur blasts
Jaipur
80
216
Pending


25th Jul 2008
Bomb blasts
Bangalore
2
20
Pending


26th Jul 2008
Bomb blasts
Ahmedabad
29
110
Pending


13th Sep 2008
Bomb blasts
New delhi
21
108
Pending


27th Sep 2008
Mehrauli bomb blasts
New delhi
1
17
Pending


29th Sep 2008
MH & Gujarat bomb blasts
MH & Gujarat
10
80
Pending


1st Oct 2008
Agartala bombing
Tripura
4
100
Pending


21st Oct 2008
Imphal bomb blast
Manipur
17
40
Pending


30th Oct 2008
Guwahati bomb blast
Assam
77
300
Pending


26th Nov 2008
Attack on Mumbai
Mumbai
195
327
Pending


 
 
 
 
 
 

No. of attacks: 41

Total Deaths: 2048

Total injured: 5099

We had 35 attacks after 2000 which means that we have been affected more than USA/ UK or any western nation post 9/11 attacks. This proves a basic fact that when every nation is preparing for tight vigil and hard hitting these terrorists, we are preparing for the least vigil and proved to be a soft corner for terror attacks.

The above death/ injured number excludes the human loses we had in minor attacks, internal clashes, 3 major wars, kargil conflict and daily military loses in insurgency areas, where in the death toll might be just numbers for large statistical calculations. While analyzing the above attacks, I realized that most of the above attacks took place during weekends from Friday to Sunday. Is it that terrorists only work on weekends or some thing to think about their strategy? 

Do these deaths mean nothing to us? None of the guys who were involved/ guilty/ sentenced in the above attacks have been executed till date (unless the death would have occurred naturally to the culprit with days passing by 25 years). What is apprehending us in doing so, is it the human rights activists, corrupt judicial system or will power. Or have we lost all the aggressivity which we had during the age of Rajputs/ Cholas/ Chanikyas etc.  This seems to be true for me with our Defence / Home/ External affairs ministers venging their foot into 70’s & 80’s.

A local constable will blame his superiors, DIG blames State home minister, He further blames Central Home minister, It continues with Lack of Coordination between armed forces & IB, following in blaming Defence ministry and there on. It becomes a regular story for a common man waiting for next blast to sacrifice his life for nothing.

If yes we have to ask ourselves who is responsible for all these, I questioned myself to blame politicians/ IB/ police/ system etc. But later thought it’s the people who are to be blamed for this apathy.

Whom to Blame?

We are completely responsible for this agony, just questioning ourselves how patriotic we are on practical grounds

1. We elect these political guys from different constituencies, who buy our votes for liquor packets, handful money and few hopes.


2. How many professionals/ employees/ urban population stand in line to cast their votes in local or national elections, off-coarse near to none? (including myself)


3. How many employees go for a strike for better provision of infrastructure and upgrading the skills, none


4. How many of us come out on streets and agitate for a better cause against riots or terror attacks at local or national level, just handful which would be 1/10th of public attending a cricket match in India.


5. How many of us are not corrupt almost 95 out of hundred are part of it, which makes the system lured with many pit holes.

Many more to make a list of questions, but we try blaming the system and politicians for this agony. Total national average voting percentage from past 20 years seems to be not more than 65% on local and national elections. This excludes more than 80% of working professionals, employees and people residing overseas. Which means that in a coalition government which rule the country these days is elected by not more than 37% of Indian population, where in the major ruling party would accomplish to just 20 to 23% of votes.

This is added with lots of wants from different political parties to be added on common agenda which have different ideologies for different purposes coming together to make profit for the investment they made for winning elections. It’s just a business to make profits and why should a politician care of you and me, when we have not done our duty.

Some facts which implies to basic problems:

Though, we can pat our shoulders by satisfying with launched moon mission, GDP average ranging 7 to 9% and fast growing economy etc. But still we have some basic problems which are root cause to terrorism/ extremism.

1. Indian population quadruples post independence from 30 to 112 crores which does not make any sense of arithmetic or geometric calculation (Hindus making it from 28 crores to 90 crores, Muslims making it from 2.2 to 16crores). This is further added on with multiple immigrants soaring every day from neighboring countries. Neither the illegal immigrats nor the population has been controlled which is causing hundreds to share a single bread. Our population increased by 27.5% from past 18 years (1991 to 2008) where as our literacy percentage has increased by mere 18%.


2. We are worlds 3rd biggest Muslim nation with 4 presidents from the same religion, but the basic cause of terrorism in our nation comes from a nation which has lesser Muslim population than us.


3. We can be proud of being the 83rd most corrupt country making us happy that we have won on Bangladesh.


4. An average of 8/10 politicians are with a age group of 60 to 80 years at regional and national level, wherein we have a clear retirement age at 58years, with exception to politics. Can we expect aggressivity/ fresh ideologies/ self sustained morale budging out from them obviously not?


5. Our military system is 100% governed by parliament with individual governance at different levels policy which is unique to our country. Though we name armed forces with no supreme commander to direct (though we have a president with no operational powers), even the army chief cannot direct his army men without taking permission from core commanders at regional level, it’s just like a president to act as rubber stamp on paper.


6. We are 3rd largest army, 4th largest Air force, and 5th largest navy in numbers but does this come with perfection, coordination, quality and latest equipment, undoubtedly not with aging MIG, Scams in military deals purchasing the scrap, and nil concentration on indigenous development.


7. 90% of best brains of India are outside India serving the best economies adding on for their GDP and growth.

What needs to be changed?

It’s not the system which has to be changed; it’s the people who need to change. We make the system, system does not make us. We have preset ideologies and perceptions for our family, caste, religion, region etc. It starts with a small organization to entire nation where in we feel no social responsibility thereby pointing fingers and passing on our negativities, basic duties with hope of getting credit for every positive thing. If any thing which comes as a final choice it’s the nation which will be remembered on 15th Aug/ 26th Jan/ any blast occurs one more time making us united for a moment and me writing another article.

1. Let’s make a fundamental rule in constitution, nation first and rest is scrap.


2. There is no need to add new rules and regulations in law & judiciary  but just implement the existing ones in perfection


3. Educate the population and make it a fundamental right for every individual in the nation.


4. Wipe out corruption which is the root cause for all problems.


5. Control population as we expect to still increase by 3 folds of existing population with most of our people falling at age groups of 23 to 27 years.


6. Make our exit & entry points 100% vigilant.


7. Unify the armed forces with single command, which our politicians fear to do so.


8. Put a retirement age of 60 years for politicians which will automatically wipe out 3/4th of current corrupt politicians.


9. Hit hard on every extremist and terrorist both internally and externally irrespective of caste, creed & Religion.


10. Inculcate human values which were the core principles what we have perceived from our ancestors.

Many more to name but lets forget the above article & concentrate on our family daily lives with adding bank balance for our kids and their kids, communal riots and real estate purchases making a nation with outward glitter with a clear vacuum inside.

I am not a Critic/ Diplomat nor a Negativist but a mere common man adding my part of grievances with a brink of hope for a developed nation in true means.

Jai Hind

Bharat Kumar. T (Author).

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