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THE SORROW OF BANARAS

Banaras, the holiest of the holy place for all Hindus. It is said that a single journey  to this holy place wipes all the sins that one might accumulate over a life time. Kasi is one of the most revered places of worship for Hindus. Banaras also has a another face, the face of Hindu Muslim unity. The most famous son of Banaras, Ustad Bismillah Khan is known all over the world and he is also one of the regular players in the banks of the Ganges on all holy occasions. Hindus and Muslims had lived amicably here for thousands of years. In many ways Banaras represents the genesis of the great nation called India.It is this fabric that the perpetuators of the horrific bomb blast had tried to hurt.

 The unfortunate bomb blasts that ripped through Banaras last week killed a six month old girl child. The very calculation of those behind the cruel blasts is to incite communal tensions and hatred between Hindus and Muslims and in a way take India to communal clashes. The blasts also exposes the fault lines with in the Indian security establishment. That matter I will discuss a little later in this blog.

The Indian Mujahideen has claimed responsibility for the attacks. For the uninitiated Indian Mujahideen  is a amalgamation of SIMI and LeT combined to give a local colour to the Anti Indian movement of certain foreign hands. Over the years IM has emerged as the one of the most lethal Anti Indian  forces operating within our country. IM has claimed responsibility for this devastating attack. The attack was also highly calibrated to cause maximum damage with the blast taking place at the dusk Aarti ritual in the banks of the Ganges which draws a lot of visitors. It is not the first time Banaras is attacked. But the attack also shows the internal dynamics of our great country that has not seen any communal out breaks. It is the truth common man is fed up of this blood letting.

THE CHALLENGES FOR OUR SECURITY ESTABLISHMENT

The repeated attacks on India brings out a troubling question weather our security establishment is equipped to handle such exigences. For one, our establishments has not been successful in containing repeated bomb attacks on our country. The moot question is weather we have learned from our previous experiences and taken corrective action?

After 2 years of the Mumbai attacks, we are still to equip our main forces, 51 Special Action Group, National Security Guards  with proper equipments. A report  recently in an Indian Magazine exposed serious lapses in procurement of necessary gear for our main strike forces for Anti Terrorists Attacks. It is time we woke up from our slumber and take necessary readdresses to seriously correct the anomalies that has plagued our establishment. We ought to learn a ting or two from the United States which has succeeded in preventing an repetitive attacks on it's soil. Intelligence gathering ought to be strengthened with more assets deployed in the field and it is time to seriously rethink our strategy to contain and liquidate any terrorist threats to our country. It is time to take necessary redressal actions lest the future will never forgive us for our slumber.

              

OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS TO THE LITTLE ONE WHO HAS LOST HER LIFE IN THE BOMB ATTACK AT BANARAS.

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