If FBI had not shown interest in decoding the Headley terror plot!?!
The arrests of David Headley and Tahawwur Hussain Rana adds
another feather to the increasing Indo-US bonhomie and vindicates that USA’s crusade against terrorism is not essentially one against those which are directed towards the US only. Interestingly, the Indian government at large, the major political parties as well as the intelligentsia and the common man in India don’t seem to be too much concerned about this particular news and aren’t much grateful towards the US either for the incredible feat of FBI in unearthing this major conspiracy. One wonders what would have happened if this plan had succeeded. Reports state that this one was on its way to even dwarf the mayhem created by the ghastly terror attack of 26/11. So, essentially, we owe much to the US for nipping this plan in the bud. No wonder that there would be many a conspiracy theory that would be erected to drive home the staple logic of India’s left leaning pseudo intellectuals that this was all stage managed by the US for inching closer to India for business purposes. No wonder now that the next 26/11 type incident has been avoided for the time being, everyone would conveniently forget about it and not try taking lessons. Interestingly, reports even state that these two perpetrators were even involved with the planning part of last year’s 26/11. Further, if one looks at the series of incidents in the post 26/11 scenario, whatever actions are being taken by the Pakistan government against the likes of Taliban and al-Qaida or others is primarily because of the pressures from the US government rather than the same from India. No doubt India’s current Home Minister P Chidambaram has done a lot in improving the response capability of Indian state in the last one year and no doubt that in J&K and North-east the armed forces have been successful in neutralising several terror modules based on real time intelligence but those two parts of India are special cases with special powers being given to the armed forces. With respect to the rest of India, one wonders as to whether India would continue to only end up catching the foot soldiers of terror modules or strengthen the intelligence gathering machinery to that extent that it can catch the real ‘rainmakers’ the way FBI did this time. A huge conventional army is literally helpless when pitted against the invisible terror modules or the guerilla tactics of Maoists. It is being repeatedly proved in the fight against Maoists in Chhattisgarh and West Bengal. The designs of al-Qaida and its sister networks is far more sinister than what they look. An attack now on Indian soil would surely provoke India to wage a war against the already fragile Pakistan state and then the whole current outrage against the Jihadis over there would turn towards India, thereby benefiting the Taliban and al-Qaida. Pakistan army would be forced to withdraw its forces from Swat and Waziristan to defend the eastern borders thereby giving a breather to the beleaguered Taliban. And thus the best way to prevent such a situation to come is by preventing such terror attacks from happening, which cannot happen merely by increasing the size of paramilitary and the NSG. It can only happen through the setting up of a fool proof intelligence grid and a strong network with other nations for intelligence sharing. It’s time we become a little more rational. Remaining non-aligned didn’t help India ever. And with wonderful neighbours like China, fuelling Maoists and North-East militants,and Pakistan, the mother of all kind of Jihad, around, it has no option but to take sides. Under the present scenario, the US seems least likely to be a ‘fair weather friend’ only. And thus… India’s best friend in need.
The arrests of David Headley and Tahawwur Hussain Rana adds
another feather to the increasing Indo-US bonhomie and vindicates that USA’s crusade against terrorism is not essentially one against those which are directed towards the US only. Interestingly, the Indian government at large, the major political parties as well as the intelligentsia and the common man in India don’t seem to be too much concerned about this particular news and aren’t much grateful towards the US either for the incredible feat of FBI in unearthing this major conspiracy. One wonders what would have happened if this plan had succeeded. Reports state that this one was on its way to even dwarf the mayhem created by the ghastly terror attack of 26/11. So, essentially, we owe much to the US for nipping this plan in the bud. No wonder that there would be many a conspiracy theory that would be erected to drive home the staple logic of India’s left leaning pseudo intellectuals that this was all stage managed by the US for inching closer to India for business purposes. No wonder now that the next 26/11 type incident has been avoided for the time being, everyone would conveniently forget about it and not try taking lessons. Interestingly, reports even state that these two perpetrators were even involved with the planning part of last year’s 26/11. Further, if one looks at the series of incidents in the post 26/11 scenario, whatever actions are being taken by the Pakistan government against the likes of Taliban and al-Qaida or others is primarily because of the pressures from the US government rather than the same from India. No doubt India’s current Home Minister P Chidambaram has done a lot in improving the response capability of Indian state in the last one year and no doubt that in J&K and North-east the armed forces have been successful in neutralising several terror modules based on real time intelligence but those two parts of India are special cases with special powers being given to the armed forces. With respect to the rest of India, one wonders as to whether India would continue to only end up catching the foot soldiers of terror modules or strengthen the intelligence gathering machinery to that extent that it can catch the real ‘rainmakers’ the way FBI did this time. A huge conventional army is literally helpless when pitted against the invisible terror modules or the guerilla tactics of Maoists. It is being repeatedly proved in the fight against Maoists in Chhattisgarh and West Bengal. The designs of al-Qaida and its sister networks is far more sinister than what they look. An attack now on Indian soil would surely provoke India to wage a war against the already fragile Pakistan state and then the whole current outrage against the Jihadis over there would turn towards India, thereby benefiting the Taliban and al-Qaida. Pakistan army would be forced to withdraw its forces from Swat and Waziristan to defend the eastern borders thereby giving a breather to the beleaguered Taliban. And thus the best way to prevent such a situation to come is by preventing such terror attacks from happening, which cannot happen merely by increasing the size of paramilitary and the NSG. It can only happen through the setting up of a fool proof intelligence grid and a strong network with other nations for intelligence sharing. It’s time we become a little more rational. Remaining non-aligned didn’t help India ever. And with wonderful neighbours like China, fuelling Maoists and North-East militants,and Pakistan, the mother of all kind of Jihad, around, it has no option but to take sides. Under the present scenario, the US seems least likely to be a ‘fair weather friend’ only. And thus… India’s best friend in need.
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