Another attack, another introspection

The target of the terror attack is Jaipur, India. The Pink city is known for its peaceful way of living, a tourist destination, a blend of people of various cultures, a mix of modernity and conservative. The intention was to sow communal discord, which is the intention of terror attacks in India. The blame game has begun, and it has assumed a political tone with political parties blaming each other. But, this again expresses the need for citizen vigilance. It also brings up the question of addressing the country's deficient intelligence apparatus.

From Kargil till Jaipur, the problem of the country's deficient intelligence system has been sparsely highlighted. The need for modern intelligence and surveillance has been called for by terror analysts. The terror attacks in the UK on 7/7, following 9/11, has updated its intelligence mechanism to ensure that terror attacks dont occur regularity, as is the case with India.

The problem is highlighted by the lack of concrete knowledge of when and where the terror attacks will take place. It is one thing to point fingers at the time of the attack, but it is a totally different thing to predict the future. The bottom-line is no one can predict terror attacks. The fact of the matter is terror just happens for the moment, and it can be curbed or prevented at the very moment by vigilance.

The intelligence can do only so much, and so can we. Knowing this limitation, it is best if we remain vigilant. Vigilance depends upon chance, and it is through this that terror can be prevented. No amount of mourning is enough for the people who lost their lives in Jaipur, or for that matter any terror attack. However, the truth is that if introspected, vigilance is our best defense against terror and a strong mind against prejudice.