My views on Mumbai Attacks – Stop Chitchat, Start Action

I had just reached home when I received a call from one of my friends about the shootouts in Mumbai. Immediately, I felt the urge to switch on the television and grab the remote. To my utter dismay, I watched some of the news channels reporting about the shootout. Of course, in the beginning, due to unconfirmed media reports, the incident looked not more than a regular gang war. Therefore, I decided to take dinner and went to bed.

Next morning, all hell broke loose when I switched the television on and saw details of the shootout. All the news channels were telecasting the live videos and clips of Mumbai attacks. The severity of the attack was very much understandable from what I was watching on the television screen. As I was watching the terror act, it seemed as if everything was happening beside me because of the noise of gunshots and explosions being heard all around. Militants had attacked several places in Mumbai—the financial capital of India— killing hundreds of innocent people. Their well-coordinated attack indicated that they have come with a plan to take hostage of as many people as possible and seize India. It appeared as if Mumbai has become a podium of war. The militants looked like devils, as they were killing the people mercilessly. Security forces including Mumbai Police, Army, Naval Commandos (MARCOS), and NSG were trying to overpower the militants. Finally, after conquering the battle, our brave and courageous security forces successfully flushed out the heavily armed militants.

It is really a big excuse for us every time to say that we have coped up again, Mumbai can never stop, and the coward killers cannot dominate us. When something like Mumbai attacks happen, we all start chitchats and gossips. Politicians condemn the incident and give their lecture as usual. Media focus shifts to discussion panels involving politicians, media heavyweights, religious leaders, academicians, et al. Defense experts and former diplomats give their readymade analysis—as they do after similar incidents. We too, the common people, take interest in such topics for 2-3 days or a week and then return to our day-to-day life. In a matter of weeks, the situation becomes normal. Then, one day the news of blast hammers us again and the cycle of political speeches, media reports and discussions, blah…blah… repeats. Finally, this is just an excuse for everyone, nothing else.

Militants are motivated to the highest extent where they hardly allow their brains to judge and think about their actions that partake to right and wrong consequences. They just obey the orders of their mentors. They even do not think of the aftermath of their attack – children becoming orphan, earning members of many families dying and there is brutal psychological effect on common people. People, who survive such an attack, suffer from trauma for a long time. Therefore, the basic idea should be to eradicate the root cause of militancy and make the world free of terrorism.

Killing of the innocent people in Mumbai attack was very shameful. This act of militancy is highly intolerable. The obvious question is “When will the terrorism stop or should we have to accept it as a part of our daily life like some countries have accepted?” My fellow Indians, now it is the time to wake up and fight with not only the terrorists but also terrorism. We must devise long-term strategic plans to wipe out militancy. Our government should take stringent steps—both at diplomatic as well as offensive level—to stop such attacks. Not only the government, but also it is the responsibility of all of us to take sincere steps and make this world free from militancy.
Let us together make this world terrorism free!!!