As a citizen do we need to something?

On seeing the bombings in Bombay, my heart goes out to the thousands of mumbaikars who have to undergo the tremors in Bombay caused by those heartless terrorists. Whether these terrorists come from Hyderabad or Pakistan or London or from any nation, it does not matter, a weed is a weed. Salutes to the Anti terrorist squad members and to the police team who laid their lives so that millions could heave a sigh of relief that it was over. But then this also accompanies the fateful truth that India being such resourceful could not tackle terrorism with all the improved technologies they have at their disposal.

Lets not play the blame game now. Politicians in India as always have been dumb spectators to this whole fiasco. The public as well as the uniformed forces took it in their stride and showed resilience during the darkest hours india had to face. I would even compare this bloody days to the 1947 partition when massacres were the order of the day. The magnitude of the lives that were destroyed then might be huge then but lives that were laid today are as precious as the lives of those sons and daughters of the subcontinent who had to face the ugly consequences of any communal riots.

We need to agree that India being named as one of the stable and developing economies should now rethink its security. How long would we blame Pakistan for any or every bombings ? We might be true or may be the politicians are just covering their backs to conceal their inabilities to tackle terrorism from unleashing the wild on to this country. The truth is that the nation's security is at stake. The coastal strech in Mumbai and Gujarat seem to be vulnerable points offering the militants from across our neighouring country a license to come in and wreak havoc. Now should we blame the country that sent its terrorist elements or should we blame ourselves for having not provided enough screening at those vulnerable points to thwart their attempts?

Its a pity that even after so many bombings taking place across india in less than two years, india dont have an established anti terrorism cell or unit. The ATS is also a small group of around 30 to 35 men. Is this a good no. to tackle terrorism in a country that ranks the second most populated in the world?

India needs a change. The current generation deserves better leaders. May be we should take the reins of this country. The country has had enough with these politicians who have yet to make an impression when it comes to National security. A man who is just good with numbers and accounting, was not a wise choice to adorn the Prime Minister's seat. And he has proved that time and again. But then what other alternative does this country have? The leader from the opposition again is someone who is accused with the demolition of the famous Babri Masjid and is a Pro hindu. Country under him is also not safe. He would create more internal fued disrupting the religious harmony people have preserved with much difficulty given the no. of religions and cultures this country boasts of.

Should we wait for some messiah to come up and say that he would take the country forward? Or should we take a step forward and say that i too have a responsibility towards my fellowmen ? It is not mere patriotic or emotional statements. There is a tinge of selfishness from my side. As of now, the southern states have not been disturbed much in the name of terrorism. Is it because of the geographical position that terrorists have ignored us or is it because the security cordon in the south seems to be tight in comparision to the northern states ? No one really knows except for those highhanded men who remotely terrorise India now and then. Since i come from one of the southern states, my fear have grown considerably every day to think what would happen in a few years from now. Southern states are as vulnerable as the northern ones and we cannot wait for a terror strike to confirm ourselves that we are prone to these attacks.

What do we do ? How do we do ? These are the questions raking in my mind. Most of us are either with MNCs or with IT giants. Do we need to get out of this comfort zone ? Should we take up more responsible jobs ? The money these giants have offered us is too tempting to get rid of it. But then at what cost? The lives of our dear ones whom we so much love ? I want to think that the future of our lives is in safe hands, I want to be an Optimist. But the terrored faces of the Gujarat communal riots, the Bombay train blasts, Serial blasts in Ahmedabad and Bangalore, and the ones in Hyderabad(down south) have raised my eyebrows when i say that i am an optimist.