26/11 has a significance in India. It was a tragic year of 2008 wherein the series of blomb blasts started from jaipur, ahmedabad, bangalore and new delhi. Those were the mild one timer fit bombs which killed just few people.
Mind you and me the killing can never be measured using the term few. Even the 1 life killed is a huge huge thing. In same way saving a single life is also a huge huge task.
But 26/11 had something BIG. I know the impact was huge one. No one imagined such a kind of attack from the terrorists. No one thought any his dream that such a attack can happen. This can be compared to 9/11 when US also had same thinking but let me clarify that this is different from 9/11 in many ways.
Pre 9/11 there were no low power attacks on US however india was facing a terrorist attack after every 3 months. Even then also India didnt learned any lesson. Not from the US 9/11 and not from the bomb blast that were occurring every 3 months. India always acts late in learning the lessons.
I hope india have learned a lesson from 26/11. Today i saw a lot of news channels flashing the news and visuals from last year 26/11. They also flashed the parade that took place from nariman point to chowpati. Also saw interview of retired NSG chief.
I only again thought that are they prepared for any other attack. will the police be able to save each and every life. The answer i got from my mind was that i am doubtful. Why does my mind dont want to believe that India is secured and there is no possibility of any similar terror attacks. (Yes my mind has the data that 2009 was much safer as compared to 2008 in terms of terror attacks). But still do we have such a good force, intelligence which can stop terrorist before crossing the indian territory.
A lot of questions are unanswered and even i or anyone else dont exactly know what will happen in coming days. I and we can only wish India to be a safe and secure nation which is free from terror. But i also dont forget to do my part. Yes the one i discussed 2 days back.
Long live INDIA.
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Fight against terror
Today is 25th of November.
If we go back to the past i mean 364 days back something happened which shocked all indians. Yes i am talking about mumbai terror attacks 26/11.
Something was wrong that day, somewhere there was an error from security agencies, somewhere someone from india might had been involved. All these questions cant be answered.
On 26th at 9.30 just like any other day i was switching between the channels. I always been fond of the news channels (not of aajtak and india tv). A normal day, a normal dinner but there was something which really let me to think that this is surely not a normal day. How can 10 of the terrorists can attack mumbai like this. No way.. where the hell is the coast gaurd, navy and police. Where the hell are shivsena and MNS workers.
With so many things going in my mind i thought that indian forces will surely be sending these terrorists back to 6 feet inside earth by morning. But hearing the news again in the morning that there are hostages still in Taj, nariman point and Oberio i felt like this is not a good morning for me and surely not a good morning for our nation india.
The news channels kept on making news and we indians watched each and every breaking news cautiously. Few of us even though to tell the police to march into the hotels and other impossible scenarios but we all knew that these are just our opinions. The guys there in the field are much more experienced and they will surely be saving the lives of the citizens.
it was a long counter attack which took almost 60 hours to complete. Almost 200 people lost there life and many were saved as well.
After the operation taj ended, the new focus was on martyrs. News channels flashed the names of the martyrs including mumbai police trio who died fighting at cama hospital ( we are still not sure if they were fighting or if they died due to faulty bullet proof jackets).
why the hell news channels need to show this again and again and again.
26/11 clearly shook each indian. We saw one week of news channel drama and started living the same normal life. But i am still shaken with that. when i visited marine drive, mumbai few months back we were actually discussing Taj, Trident and the way from which terrorists entered mumbai.
Does discussing makes sense, should i write this lines and ask others to read them.
No way. I dont want you or anyone else to just read this lines. we think what can we do in case of such attacks. we can only discuss.
You need not to be an army men to show your patriotism. Which nation wants every person to join armed forces. You show your love to your mother, father or girlfriend not just by staying together, there are ways you express your affection, may be by a gift, a kiss or a hug. In same way we can show love towards our nation by showing that we care for it. Stop giving bribe, stop littering the roads, stop smoking in public, stop breaking the laws and many more.
I pledged one year back that i wont be breaking any law, will never litter anything on roads and i am happy that i am doing the same. I love my India and no matter which part of world i am, i will always love and respect my nation, my country INDIA.
If we go back to the past i mean 364 days back something happened which shocked all indians. Yes i am talking about mumbai terror attacks 26/11.
Something was wrong that day, somewhere there was an error from security agencies, somewhere someone from india might had been involved. All these questions cant be answered.
On 26th at 9.30 just like any other day i was switching between the channels. I always been fond of the news channels (not of aajtak and india tv). A normal day, a normal dinner but there was something which really let me to think that this is surely not a normal day. How can 10 of the terrorists can attack mumbai like this. No way.. where the hell is the coast gaurd, navy and police. Where the hell are shivsena and MNS workers.
With so many things going in my mind i thought that indian forces will surely be sending these terrorists back to 6 feet inside earth by morning. But hearing the news again in the morning that there are hostages still in Taj, nariman point and Oberio i felt like this is not a good morning for me and surely not a good morning for our nation india.
The news channels kept on making news and we indians watched each and every breaking news cautiously. Few of us even though to tell the police to march into the hotels and other impossible scenarios but we all knew that these are just our opinions. The guys there in the field are much more experienced and they will surely be saving the lives of the citizens.
it was a long counter attack which took almost 60 hours to complete. Almost 200 people lost there life and many were saved as well.
After the operation taj ended, the new focus was on martyrs. News channels flashed the names of the martyrs including mumbai police trio who died fighting at cama hospital ( we are still not sure if they were fighting or if they died due to faulty bullet proof jackets).
why the hell news channels need to show this again and again and again.
26/11 clearly shook each indian. We saw one week of news channel drama and started living the same normal life. But i am still shaken with that. when i visited marine drive, mumbai few months back we were actually discussing Taj, Trident and the way from which terrorists entered mumbai.
Does discussing makes sense, should i write this lines and ask others to read them.
No way. I dont want you or anyone else to just read this lines. we think what can we do in case of such attacks. we can only discuss.
You need not to be an army men to show your patriotism. Which nation wants every person to join armed forces. You show your love to your mother, father or girlfriend not just by staying together, there are ways you express your affection, may be by a gift, a kiss or a hug. In same way we can show love towards our nation by showing that we care for it. Stop giving bribe, stop littering the roads, stop smoking in public, stop breaking the laws and many more.
I pledged one year back that i wont be breaking any law, will never litter anything on roads and i am happy that i am doing the same. I love my India and no matter which part of world i am, i will always love and respect my nation, my country INDIA.
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