Anti-Terrorism Raju Memorial Sculpture, at TSC - Dhaka University Campus.
We live in a world where everything in the rich countries make into headlines. We hear of 9/11 even today and the explosion in London and Madrid are being discussed in medias on and off. World started taking terrorism seriously only after 9/11. Before London was a safe haven for the terrorists from India and Pakistan.
We watch explosions in Iraq and Afghanistan with a blank face. India is a constant victim of terrorism for many years. Indians literally live with terrorism, we never know when and where terrorist would strike. But it doesn't make much news in the rest of the world. If it is in US or any western countries, the authorities might have crushed the terrorism at any cost.
I won't expect India to be harsh, but the absence of effective administration add to the menace. Terrorism and corruption is closely related. In India the whole system is corrupt from top to bottom. Politicians are not better than hooligans. 'Chalte hain' attitude is so deep in the Indian psyche. If look at Indian society, it is so chaotic and undisciplined. Politicians are so irresponsible and eying only at vote banks. Why we can't make a system where people as well politicians behave like civilized humans?
India is located among 'enemies'. There is hardly any nation in the neighborhood that supports India, besides it is learn t that Pakistan's ISI engineers most of the explosions in India. But why India is silent about that?
I feel extremely sympathetic to the victims of Bomb blast. The cries of little Yash in the hospital bed in Ahmadabad is heart breaking. The kid doesn't know why he is suffering, and where his parents are?(His father and elder brother got killed in the blast). It is a shame that we live in a society where some people invest their money and brain to kill innocent people.
Religion always embarrass me with its soulless rituals, but lack of spirituality. All religion desperately need a spiritual leader like HH Dalai Lama who is a living example of compassion and love. People who 'fight' in the name of religion must listen to him. So that we can build a more compassionate world.
At the end, we can't take this act of terror lightly as usual. We need an effective system and sincere politicians to tackle terrorism.
1 comment:
Dear Seena,
It seems there is practically no country in the world which may be considered safe, out of the terrorists' range. From London to Baghdad, from Ahmedabad to Jerusalem, from Madrid to Istanbul we have got used to live together with such events but, you are right, media coverage on blasts depend very much on the assumed relevance of the affected country. The same happens for socalled natural disasters. Thus your post also points to the role and responsability of press and news agencies worldwide. Ours for instance, the italian media, are for instance that you would hardly hear and read about Ahmedabad or the Burma floodings...at least we have nowadays web and blogs to communicate. Regarding India, I do feel that your Country has enough energy and determination to successfully face terror and preserve its peculiar democracy. Hope to meet you soon and best wishes
Marco
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