Time for Action....

The dastardly executed attack on Mumbai, on India, and on humanity, by a few ruthless and stone-hearted bastards (read :: terrorists) has outraged the citizens of this peace-loving and tolerant nation. It is understandable that we, as a terror-struck nation are angry. Enough is enough and it is time for us Indians to respond, not by mere diplomatic rhetoric that has led into NOTHING in the past, but by taking appropriate action that ensures no such incident is ever repeated again, that no Indian ever loses his life to the bullets and bombs of the terrorists.

Nothing would be achieved by lighting candles, staging protests, rallies and peace marches, signature campaigns or wearing badges or even joining groups in social networking sites that you oppose terrorism. Given what our enemies are made of and being sponsored directly or indirectly by the establishment of the enemy country which is 'acting friendly'. Just raising fingers at them is also not going to help. Resignations by a few of those at the helm of the affairs is also not going to solve the problems. These guys are resigning on 'moral grounds' as if they were doing some personal favours to the country by resigning from their posts. Resigning does not solve the problems as resignations amount to resigning all the situations to fate.

Real action is required not just by few but all of us. Its time to have a thorough look at ourselves and secure ourselves by action. We need to respond the terrorists in their own coinage.

Wait before accusing me of inciting and preaching violence to counter terrorism. Let me clarify myself. I'm not advocating violence. I believe that no conflict needs to be addressed with violence or shedding blood of innocents. I just want to say that we, the Indians, must have the same, if not more, courage, precision and commitment with which the gang of ten that landed at Mumbai to unleash terror demonstrated.

They came fully trained, armed and prepared catching us unaware, having done their homework well, had a mission that needed to be accomplished and performed their jobs well, irrespective of the cost or the sacrifice involved. What they did is deplorable and to be condemned by each and every human being but what needs to be realised is the way they performed the jobs that their masters had trusted them.

Although it would be difficult and impossible to say that they are heroes, but one can always learn from anything or anybody. There is no harm in learning from these terrorists too, if it can give us a safer, terror-free nation.

Had everyone of us performed our jobs with a mission to protect our nation, courage and dedication, these terrorists would not have made it to Mumbai, and even if they had reached Mumbai, they would have been caught before doing any damage. There would have been no act of terror in any part of India, if our intelligence agencies, Coast Guards, Police, Government, fishermen, hotel security guards, each and every Indian had performed their jobs with the same commitment and dedication.

Let us perform our jobs in a manner and fashion that ensures leaving behind a safe, progressive and prosperous India for the future generations. We owe it to them.