Tuesday, December 23, 2008

brahma: Defensive measures alone won't suffice

dec 23rd, 2008

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From: Brahma


To fight terrorism, be proactive

Defensive measures alone won't suffice

 

Terrorism cannot be fought as a law-and-order problem. What India needs is a comprehensive approach that blends different key elements to form a credible counter-terror strategy. An excess emphasis on defensive measures would only play into the terrorists' designs to instil a siege mentality.

 

Brahma Chellaney

The Hindu newspaper, December 20, 2008

 

For nearly a millennium, India was repeatedly invaded, raped and subjugated by those who came primarily to plunder its wealth, with some staying on to rule by conquest. Now again, raiders from the northwest are repeatedly assaulting India, not to cart away its riches but to undermine its rising economic strength after a long historical period of humiliation. That is why India's commercial capital has been repeatedly attacked by the raiders, who have chosen their targets there carefully — from the stock exchange and financial institutions in 1993 and city trains in 2006 to its landmark luxury hotels in 2008.

 

http://chellaney.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!4913C7C8A2EA4A30!940.entry

 


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