| When ever terrorists strike India the relations | | | | the recent terror attacks disrupted normal life for |
| between Pakistan and India would be strained. This is | | | | several days in Mumbai. Infact, the whole country |
| due to the evidences provided by the intelligence | | | | was in a state of shock as these attacks resembled |
| authorities and the nabbed terrorists that these | | | | 9/11 attacks in the USA. |
| terrorists have links with Pakistan. But pakistan | | | | Unfortunately, India does not have proper crisis |
| government denies the allegations every time. The | | | | management infrastructure. It took nearly nine and |
| fact is that these Islamic terrorists were trained by | | | | half hours for the national security guards officials to |
| Pakistan's inter service intelligence authorities as | | | | reach the affected spots to control grenade, riffle |
| confessed by one of the terrorists nabbed recently | | | | attacks. Due to lack of proper combating equipment |
| in Mumbai. | | | | three indian police service officers, two major |
| On November 26th two groups of terrorists caused | | | | generals of army besides many other security |
| wide spread devastation at about five locations in the | | | | personnel lost their lives while fighting with the |
| financial capital of India. They targeted the highly | | | | terrorists in the recent Mumbai attack. There are also |
| crowded locations like the Mumbai railway station and | | | | criticisms against intelligence authorities of India for |
| three five star hotels. The affected people include | | | | neglecting warnings from the terrorist groups. Failure |
| citizens from various developed nations such as | | | | of coast guards, naval intelligence, lack of political will |
| America, United kingdom, Germany, etc. This attack | | | | to solve this menace, etc are cited as the most |
| also lead to the loss of property of several crores of | | | | important reasons for the recent Mumbai attack. |
| rupees. | | | | This attack has opened the eyes of Indian |
| According to some experts a small group of Islamic | | | | government. The prime minister of India convened an |
| fundamentalists have been involved in this kind of | | | | all party meeting after the attack to discuss the |
| extremist, militant. and terrorist activities throughout | | | | steps to be taken to prevent such attacks in future, |
| the world. Even Pakistan too faces this problem more | | | | several politicians and officials were asked to quit, |
| frequently. These Islamic fundamentalists operate | | | | government decided to open four new security |
| from different islamic countries by different names | | | | guard hubs in metropolitan cities of India, planning to |
| like lashkar e toiba, Jehadi, and several other islamic | | | | start a new agency to tackle terrorism namely the |
| names. Their objective is to create commotion, kill | | | | federal investigation agency, security along the |
| people, etc. They also want to reduce the number of | | | | coastal regions of India was beefed up, upgradation |
| foreign tourists visiting India by showing to them | | | | of police skills and improving the crisis management |
| through this kind of extremist acts that India is not | | | | infrastructure were the other major steps taken by |
| safe. Their most important objective seems to be to | | | | the central government in the after math of Mumbai |
| prove that India is not a safe heaven for | | | | attacks. |
| investments. | | | | It is astonishing to note that a group of terrorists |
| Due to such terrorists attacks the fundamental rights | | | | with a huge cache of arms and ammunition travelled |
| of citizens like right to freedom, right to speech, right | | | | in the arabian ocean for several days but was not |
| to life, etc would be violated. The recent attacks in | | | | caught by any security officials. Besides this they |
| Mumbai also lead to the closure of Bombay stock | | | | could easily enter with grenades, guns, etc into five |
| exchange for a few days. According to some | | | | star hotels in Mumbai, India's commercial capital. India |
| experts, the investments too would be affected in | | | | has third largest scientific man power in the world |
| the long run. Many hotels lost a considerable amount | | | | which should be utilised effectively to prevent the |
| of their customers due to cancellation of trips to | | | | recurrence of such attacks. All the vital locations |
| Mumbai thus tourism too would be affected leading | | | | should have closed circuit televisions and some |
| to the decrease in the revenues to the government | | | | additional personnel should be recruited to monitor |
| and to corporate hotels. Many schools, colleges and | | | | the suspicious movements both offshore and on |
| other organisations were closed for some days. Thus | | | | shore. |