It was an important day for India as millions of people awaited the judgement of the special court on the Mumbai terror attack accused. There were three accused: Ajmal Amir Kasab- 86 charges including murder of 72 people, Faheem Ansari- Mapped targets, and Sabauddin Shaikh- delivered Ansari’s maps to the LeT men in Nepal.
The court has finally given its judgement that the terrorist Kasab was found guilty on all accounts. But the other two were acquitted of the charges of criminal conspiracy because of lack of sufficient evidence.
It is a matter of happiness that (1) the terrorist has been found guilty and will be punished accordingly (decision pending), (2) it proves the independence of Indian judicial system (no one is punished until credible evidence beyond doubt is produced).
However, it has created new questions: How did the two conspirators escape scot free? Why the investigators could not produce enough evidence for a case running for more than a year? Is this the efficiency of our premiere investigating agency? Has the investigating agency deliberately hidden evidence against the two to clear Indian hand in the event and push the ball to Pakistan’s court squarely (as the Pakistanis allege now)? Is there going to be another round of legal battle? When is the saga going to end?
Showing posts with label Terrorism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Terrorism. Show all posts
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Thursday, July 31, 2008
Terrorism creates confusion and leads to paradoxes!
It's paradoxical that as mankind has been becoming more and more civilized (or, so we think!), it also tends to be involved in more and more uncivilized acts; terrorism is one such act. There would never be a concept of terrorism in the early days of mankind! What is this that drives people into terrorism is a topic that needs thorough research. But I am more concerned about the solution and the paradoxes involved in it.
As it stands in India (and elsewhere may be), people in general do not understand that terrorism is not limited to any particular sect or religion; it cuts across caste, class and religion. There are terrorist organizations in every kind of society; in India we have terrorist organizations operating for/in all the religions and in all parts of the country. They might have different objectives, but their methods are similar. But the lone stand out and point of discussion in the public is the Islamic terrorism.
So, we should understand that terrorism is not the disease, it is the symptom of a larger and deep-rooted disease, i.e the lack of acceptance of differences and a non-inclusive economic development (among other things). Hatred and selfishness has always led to violence.....terrorism is one such product!
So, what do we need to do? LOVE is the answer. We have to discourage hatred among different classes and castes and religions and at the same time work for an inclusive economic development.
Unfortunately, what happens after every time a bomb explodes is that it creates more hatred....what excatly we should not be doing. Instead, we have to understand that only love can solve the problem....however, it's very difficult to tell a victim or his family to love the perpetrator; but solutions are not always easy! Here one may observe that one of the main objectives of these terrorists by killing people is to create confusion and distrust among the people. We must not play into their hands! This is the kind of paradox being created by a bomb blast!
And, we must not play into the hands of the politicians also. These petty politicians (not all) do play the divisive game for their interest..... we must remain aware and make others aware too. It's our duty towards humanity.
As it stands in India (and elsewhere may be), people in general do not understand that terrorism is not limited to any particular sect or religion; it cuts across caste, class and religion. There are terrorist organizations in every kind of society; in India we have terrorist organizations operating for/in all the religions and in all parts of the country. They might have different objectives, but their methods are similar. But the lone stand out and point of discussion in the public is the Islamic terrorism.
So, we should understand that terrorism is not the disease, it is the symptom of a larger and deep-rooted disease, i.e the lack of acceptance of differences and a non-inclusive economic development (among other things). Hatred and selfishness has always led to violence.....terrorism is one such product!
So, what do we need to do? LOVE is the answer. We have to discourage hatred among different classes and castes and religions and at the same time work for an inclusive economic development.
Unfortunately, what happens after every time a bomb explodes is that it creates more hatred....what excatly we should not be doing. Instead, we have to understand that only love can solve the problem....however, it's very difficult to tell a victim or his family to love the perpetrator; but solutions are not always easy! Here one may observe that one of the main objectives of these terrorists by killing people is to create confusion and distrust among the people. We must not play into their hands! This is the kind of paradox being created by a bomb blast!
And, we must not play into the hands of the politicians also. These petty politicians (not all) do play the divisive game for their interest..... we must remain aware and make others aware too. It's our duty towards humanity.
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