Terror attacks in Mumbai is a direct assault on democracy. There is virtually no accountability to these dastardly acts. The Indian government is being soft on terror convicts such as those in the 2001 Parliament attack case and the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. The punishment laid down by the law and upheld by the courts should be immediately acted upon. Difficult times require not just difficult decisions but wise decisions. If the Mumbai terror attacks are not to become just additions to a long list, the response should be hard.
Creation of a central agency is in the right direction but without a political will to fight terror, the new agency has no meaning. The Indian coast guard along with the Indian Navy was caught napping on the job. The national security adviser kept his job even after an assault on what he was supposed to advise upon. The President cut short her state visit only after two days from the attacks. The home minister became the scape goat for the tragedy. The entire episode exposes the security apparatus in deep chaos and confusion.
After all, securing a constitutional right to life and liberty should not be hard fought. We did that already until the 15th August of 1947.
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