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1. New
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er:
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Let’s profe
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nalize the pro
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ofessio
onals…
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Mumbai a
attacks on 26/11 were well-p
n
w
planned and coordinated ser
a
ries of ter
rrorist atta
acks,
as AK47-wielding t
terrorists with gren
nades in th
heir backp
packs targ
geted a nu
umber of highprofile locations fr
requented by Weste
erners and wealthy Indians.
d
It appear to have been a massive in
rs
e
m
ntelligenc failure as Indian security agencies were
ce
a
caught n
napping; t
this despite reports that Ind
s
dian Autho
orities had been aw
d
ware for s
some
time of ru
umors of a impend
an
ding attack includin even mention of the Taj Mahal Hote
k,
ng
m
f
M
el.
Interroga
ation of a least one perpe
at
o
etrator reportedly confirmed to India Autho
d
an
orities
suspicion of the Pakistanns
-related or
rigin of th plot. De
he
espite the repeated failure o the
e
d
of
Intelligen
nce the a
administra
ation’s pu
ublic resp
ponse thu far ap
us
ppears to be curio
ously
complace
ent. The C
Country's Prime M
Minister Manmohan Singh an Intellig
M
nd
gence officials
pointed f
fingers ve cautiously at an 'outside force', an obvious referenc to Pakistanery
n
e
s
ce
centric te
errorist g
groups. Manmohan Singh promised tough me
p
easures to take on the
n
terrorists includin that of setting up a federal investiga
s,
ng
s
p
ating agen
ncy.
To the be of the knowledg of secu
est
ge
urity profe
essionals, this was the first terrorist a
t
attack
in recent times tha involved hostage and a direct attac on the police. Th targeting of
at
d
es
d
ck
he
high-prof hotels attacks on iconic buildings and foreigners su ggests that at least part
file
s,
o
s
t
of the int
tention w
was to dam
mage Indi a’s image abroad as a coun
e
ntry open for busin
n
ness.
Going by death tol this is by far the w
y
ll,
b
worst sing
gle-city terrorist att
tack in Ind
dia’s history (in
terms of sheer num
mbers).
There are few less
e
sons learn from th whole 60 hours long oper
nt
he
6
ration whi
ich ended with
d
more tha 195 ca
an
asualties and more than 295 injured. Followin article deals the in
a
e
5
ng
em
detail.
Cap S B T
pt
Tyagi
For IC
CISS
When you confront a problem you beg to solv it.
n
gin
ve
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2. Capt S Tyagi, FISM, CSC
SB
,
C
They wer only ten They too nation o 110 crores to rans
re
n!
ok
of
som for th
hree
days! Ima
agine if the were th
ey
hirty and tw other cities namely Delhi a
wo
c
and
Kolkata w
were also their target The sco
ts!
ope can be widened and one c
e
can
imagine w
with shudd down the spine the chilling scenario – the en
der
t
o
ntire
Nation su
urrendering to few terrorists!! No army needed to cripple our
g
t
t
nation wh
hich is alre
eady eaten away from inside by the corrupt politicia
m
b
ans
and babus with the help of cr
riminals an underw
nd
world eleme
ents. All it will
take is few well train
w
ned, highly motivated and fully armed yo
y
d,
y
ouths to ca
arry
out their p
plan to perm
manently scar the wo
s
orld’s large democr
est
racy.
Today after five yea of the Mumbai Ma
ars
M
ayhem, ha things changed? Do
ave
we have better security? Hav we learn the less
ve
nt
sons? If we care to lo
e
ook
deep and long enou
ugh, we will find that there is a lot to be desired so far as reva
d
amping se
ecurity
uildings an public places is concerned The US State Department has
nd
d.
S
D
of cities, iconic bu
consistent listed In
tly
ndia as the country with the second-high
e
hest numb of terro
ber
orism casu
ualties
after Iraq. However Western media has given scan regard to the probllem and th is some
m
nt
o
his
etimes
resented in India. All that has chang ed with te
h
error attac
cks in Mu
umbai on 26/11. Mu
umbai
unwittingly has become the epicenter o India's terrorist pro
y
e
of
oblem eve when th
en
here have been
many atta
acks in othe key citie
er
es.
The Mu
umbai terro
orists attac
cked on ev
very level. They
killed middle clas workers when they shot up the
m
ss
s
railway station, they killed the elite in the luxury
t
d
e
hotels, they killed tourists a
d
and kids as they ate in a
a
e
café and while attacking ho
ospital they killed the sick
y
e
and dying or tho
ose trying hard not to. They shot
people on the ro
oads, in railway st
tation, hot or
tel
resident
tial buildin
ng. They killed Indians, Br
ritons,
America
ans, Israelis and se
everal othe nationa
er
alities.
They killed men, wome n, childre
k
en, police
emen,
firemen, d
doctors and patients. This was systematic cold blooded slaugh
d
c
hter.
al
d
ervice
The saga of persona velour, dedication to duty, se
to society and patriotism of common m
y
c
man will be told
e
and retol
ld, but along with it will be tales of une
o
foolhardin
and
profession
nalism,
ness,
co
owardice
corruption It will be prudent to pause for a momen and
n.
o
r
nt
think wh
hether th
here are lessons for se
ecurity
profession
nals to learn from this gory incident?
Admittedly there ar few les
y
re
ssons we can learn. The
Internet s
sites, the Blogs an the Co
nd
ommunities are
s
overflowin with ide
ng
eas. Honestly few id
deas are picked
p
up from th
here.
There are many lessons learnt from th whole incident and some of them are enume
e
he
a
a
erated
below.
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3. Lessons for Authorities:
The neighbor we love to hate!
The Rogue Nation! The Terrorist Nation!! The Dangerous Laboratory of Democracy!! Pakistan
has been labeled differently though all meaning same – the nation is rudderless for decades
and now with nuclear capabilities, the nation is probably the most dangerous nation in the world.
Pakistan has been carved out of us and this fact has never let its leader live in peace. Nor has
this fact given any comfort to Indians for we know that the feeling of disparity and inferiority in
average Pakistani is mainly not due to what they do not have but due to what Indians have! The
hard work, grit and toil which Indians have put-in while developing the country is of no
consideration to Pakistani leadership, there only point of comparison is that they do not have
those resources which India enjoys. This over-jealous neighbor has been thorn in our side and
demanding to be removed since long!
Indian authorities and commentators point to Pakistan, and especially the secretive InterServices Intelligence, as having a hand in the Indian attacks. After an attack on the parliament
in December 2001, India mobilized against Pakistan and the two very nearly slipped into a war a frightening prospect for nuclear-armed powers. It is clear that arms and training have been
provided by Pakistani groups, such as Lashkar-e-Toiyaba; that the ISI has been heavily
engaged in helping insurgents and terrorists in Indian Kashmir; and that Pakistan has refused to
extradite accused terrorists to India.
Those who know little Greek mythology will understand that cutting the snakes was never a
solution as solution was cutting the head of Medusa! We can eliminate terrorism only by
eliminating its breeding and feeding ground which is Pakistan.
Intelligence Failure
The Mumbai attacks were a well-planned and coordinated series of terrorist attacks, as AK47wielding terrorists with grenades in their backpacks targeted a number of high-profile locations
frequented by Westerners and wealthy Indians. It appears to have been a massive intelligence
failure as Indian security agencies were caught napping; this despite reports that Indian
Authorities had been aware for some time of rumors of an impending attack, including even
mention of the Taj Mahal Hotel.
Interrogation of at least one perpetrator reportedly confirmed to Indian Authorities suspicions of
the Pakistan-related origin of the plot. Despite the repeated failure of the Intelligence the
administration’s public response thus far appears to be curiously complacent. The Country's
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Intelligence officials pointed fingers very cautiously at an
'outside force', an obvious reference to Pakistan-centric terrorist groups. Manmohan Singh
promised tough measures to take on the terrorists, including that of setting up a federal
investigating agency.
To the best of the knowledge of security professionals, this was the first terrorist attack in recent
times that involved hostages and a direct attack on the police. The targeting of high-profile
hotels, attacks on iconic buildings and foreigners suggests that at least part of the intention was
to damage India’s image abroad as a country open for business. There are reports suggesting
that ATS’ preoccupation with the Malegaon blast investigation may have resulted in intelligence
failure about plans for this attack. Going by death toll, this is by far the worst single-city terrorist
attack in India’s history - although the attacks last month in Assam come close (in terms of
sheer numbers).
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4. No 8 figure grid ref
ference – it is intelli
igence, Si
illy!
World ov
ver the autobiograp
phies of s
sleuths have never even o
once
mentioned the sing instanc
d
gle
ces when t
they could generate cent-perc
d
e
cent
accurate intelligenc Those who did - had not lived enou
ce.
ugh to tell the
tale! The business o intelligen collect
of
nce
tion, collati and dis
ion
sseminatio is
on
so full of i and buts that by the time it reaches the end-user it has b
ifs’
been
many time remove of its tim and pla value. It appears to have b
es
ed
me
ace
been
a massive intelligence failure as a result of which Indian security agenc
e
a
t
cies
were caug napping; this des
ght
spite report that Indian Authorities had b
ts
been
aware for some tim of rumo of an impending attack, in
r
me
ors
g
ncluding e
even
mention o the Taj M
of
Mahal Hote
el.
But one h
has to rem
member that the ope
erational in
ntelligence leaves lo of
ot
scope for addition or deletio In ma
r
on.
any cases, the steady stream of
,
m
intelligenc will only help the expert to draw a patte and ma projec
ce
y
e
ern
ake
ction
or intellige guesses! It will be really very silly to expect that any agency in the world will
ent
t
n
millisecond and location in ‘eiight figure grid refere
generate the intellig
gence givin time in m
ng
ds
ence’!
Even if on
nce, some intelligenc is so gat
ce
thered, by the time it reaches th end-use the variables
he
er,
might cha
ange as te
errorists ca always change th
an
heir locatio
ons, timing numbe
gs,
ers, weapo or
ons
modus-op
perandi! Re
emember, they too h
have Plan Bs! Out of all perso
o
ons, Admiral Sunil M
Mehta
should know this an also rem
nd
member tha if one wa
at
ants to do things bes it is best to do one
st,
t
eself!
However, “the fact that the bo used b the terr
oat
by
rorist to en
nter Mumb was undetected f 72
bai
for
hours doe not augur well for India’s se
es
ecurity. Unmolested by any nav action to intercep the
b
val
t
pt,
terrorists sailed leis
surely towa
ards Mumb There were no signs of wa
bai.
s
warships, co
onducting radar
conjointly w
with the Navy and C
N
Coast Gua run Dornier surv
ard
veillance sorties or more
s
sweeps c
intensive searches seaward by the na
aval and coast gua vessels writes Bharat Ka
ard
s”
arnad,
r
al
y
re
cy
ch.
Professor of Nationa Security Studies at the Centr for Polic Researc
t
Terror’s T
Third dime
ension – by the land air and now sea!
b
d,
It has be
een often t
times said that the Mumbai terror attacks were unexpecte as muc as
d
t
ed
ch
audacious since s
s
sea approa
ach was used to reach
Mumbai. This migh appear so but as any old warht
sk
d
nd
m
he
es
horse an he will confirm that th chance of
successes of any o
s
operation are directly related to the
a
y
t
quantum of the aud
dacity an operation h
o
has. The frontal
f
attack is generally considere to be m
ed
most dangerous
rarely tried. But, when it is a decision
n
and theref
fore very r
that is req
quired to b taken by the Fed ayeen terr
be
b
rorists
then there are very high chanc that th least pra
e
ces
he
actical
and least expected route will be chosen for that re
n
eason
alone.
The air sp
pace for te
errorism ha been us
as
sed in 9/11 and
ever after The Tam Tigers had got ho of aircr
r.
mil
h
old
rafts – Murdered cr
M
rew leader of Kuber (the
that too f
fighter airc
crafts! It will be mat
w
tter of time that boat hijacked by terroris
e
d
sts)
other vari
ious categ
gories of aircrafts ar also use by
a
re
ed
the terror
rists. Ther are unm
re
manned a
aircraft suc as
ch
Predators in the bo
s
order areas to take care of. Then there are remo controlled toy air
s
T
ote
rcrafts
laden with IED with timer devi
h
ices or des
signed to explode on impact. S
e
n
Suddenly sky seems to be
s
not friendl any mor
ly
re.
4

5. Business verticals of terrorism: out s ourcing
s
s
The mid-sixties sa smuggl
aw
ling of go turning out to be very lu
old
g
b
ucrative business o the
b
of
underworl It soon became th narcotic which was most so
ld.
he
cs
ought after item for smuggling. Soon
r
arms, nar
rcotics and hawala trading be came lethal combina
d
t
ation and small time smuggle no
e
ers
more ope
erated inde
ependently They we used by the bigy.
ere
b
-timers to w
work for them. And soon
corporate culture wa emulate by the s
as
ed
smugglers.
The D - C
Company h run its business from far away land using its front men and small time
has
s
s
a
operatives Thus sm
s.
muggling and mafia a
activities in India and elsewher are run like a corp
n
d
re
porate
business. The terror
rism have also starte undergo
ed
oing the sa
ame chang and if early indica
ges
e
ations
are to be believed, t LeT, JeM or man other te
the
ny
errorist outf operatin from Pa
fit
ng
akistan nee not
ed
get its ca
adre directly involved as local ‘talent’ is easily ava
d
ailable. So ‘terrorism is being outo
m’
g
sourced a any ‘Co
as
orporate’ will out-sou rce house-keeping and mainte
w
a
enance ser
rvices. Sim
milarly
terrorists are also m
more and more gettin involved in real es
m
ng
d
state, hawa trading and smug
ala
ggling
as their b
business v
verticals so that loss of one business ca be abs
o
s
b
an
sorbed by other bus
siness
activities o one bus
or
siness can be funde by the profits of other busin
n
ed
p
o
nesses – mostly the terror
m
operations in theirs case!
s
I said tha first!
at
Aftermath of terroris attack on Mumbai saw how the big tim politician and adm
h
st
n
t
me
ns
ministrator alike
r
tried to take the clai for givin early w
im
ng
warnings. The Chief Ministers, M
T
M
Ministers, Secretaries and
S
s
Director G
Generals a clamore to take credit of ‘I-said-that-first’. One would wo
all
ed
e
onder that if so
t
many peo
ople knew so much and so mu in adv
uch
vance then what all t
they did! Beside twid
B
ddling
their thum and no taking the claims of giving warning to concerne they did sweet no
mbs
ow
t
w
o
ed,
d
othing
as if doing nothing w their basic duty. The saga of usurper false-cla
g
was
b
rs,
aimants an pretenders is
nd
slowly unf
folding and it is ama
azing that without an remorse or empa
ny
athy for the victims o the
e
of
carnage, these fam
mous perso
onalities no stack claims for their prio knowledge of imm
ow
or
minent
ack
mbai thoug about w
gh
which they did nothing
d
g!
terror atta on Mum
Lessons for Sec
s
curity Fo
orces:
Be ever r
ready!
It pays to be ‘battle ready’ as ‘shahadat of Karka
t’
are, Kamte and Salus
skar has proved. If o is
p
one
ty
eed
o
ctive to the verge of being
e
on securit duty, do not forget to secure self! No ne to be over protec
coward, b ensure that reas
but
e
sonable pr
recautions are taken ‘Dead he
n!
eroes’ are part of h
e
history
whereas living ones are the National Ass
s
sets!
Remain in control of the situ
uation…
Do not let the situat
t
tion contro you! NS G has pro
ol
oved it mor eloquen
re
ntly.
Soon afte they took charge, not even f a minu it appea
er
for
ute
ared to tho
ose
watching the whole scene in front of T
e
TVs that they were lo
osing cont
trol.
They neve appeare to be ha
er
ed
assled and at receiving end an through
d
nd
hout
the opera
ation main
ntained high level of profess
sionalism. One of the
cherubic NSG Com
mmando when ask
w
ked what was toug
ghest part of
operation, nonchala
antly comm
mented tha “nothing is difficult or tough for
at
t
them!”
Think out
t-of-the bo
ox!
The terror
rists’ strate
egies cann be taug in the class room from train
not
ght
c
ning
books. Th convent
he
tional tactic and stra
cs
ategies are for the co
e
onventiona warfare for conventional
al
f
armed for
rces. Terro
orists use almost eve ry time the most audacious and impractic approac for
a
e
d
cal
ch
5

6. that reaso alone! The secu
ons
urity forces need to think out-o
s
of-the box! The wate
!
er-front wa not
as
used by th terrorist as approa route s far. But it never was a guara
he
t
ach
so
t
w
antee for no future use by
n
them. Wh they did use it, no one was prepared. We have to start th
hen
s
e
hinking the ‘impossib as
e
ble’
surely som
meone is c
capable to convert it iinto ‘possib
ble’.
o
But
Security Force! No hurry, take time! B be timely!!
It takes time to acc
climatize with the gro
w
ound. No security for or com
s
rce
mmando op
peration ca be
an
undertake without proper pla
en
anning invo
olving the reconnaiss
r
sance of th e area to have ‘feel o the
h
of
ground’. O
Only fools r
rush-in! Th delibera and pru
he
ate
udent plann
ning takes time as failure endangers
precious l
lives and n readym
no
made ‘one-s
size-fits-all’ solution can be ap
pplied to al the situa
ll
ations.
However once the c
course of action has been dec
s
cided the entire oper
e
ration mus be conducted
st
with time and precis
sion.
f
ecisions
Power of taking De
The Political Leade
ership take time to decide, in fact the specialiization is in delaying the
es
o
i
eir
decision taking and therefore expecting quick or tim
mely decis
sion is askiing for too much. It is time
s
that the o
onus of tak
king the de
ecision is d
divested fro the pol
om
liticians an invested in the he of
nd
d
ead
“Anti-Terr
rorist Federal Agency which n
y”,
needs to be created sooner. Ti me is esse
e
ential ingre
edient
a
ge
ons and quicker dec
cision also means h
o
higher
for successful anti-terrorist, anti-hostag operatio
rate of suc
ccess.
NSG Dep
ployment
If present Nationa Security Guard (
tly
al
y
(NSG) is expected to handle terrorist strike, hostage
e
situation e then w must it remain ba
etc.
why
t
attle ready at all majo NSG hu
y
or
ubs. If NSG is expect to
G
ted
react to a
any situation occurri
ing in any part of In
y
ndia, then it must b strategically locat
be
ted in
various w connec
well
cted cities preferably the metro
y
opolises. By the time the NSG team rea
B
G
aches
e
the site of their operation, the least loca police ca do is to barricade the area, ensure sm
f
al
an
e
mooth
traffic mov
vement for ambulanc and veh
r
ce
hicles of se
ecurity forces.
Reliable & Timely C
Communication
Communication thro
ough Ham Radios, ‘blogging’ and ‘twitte
m
ering’ can
be very im
mportant fo common citizens a network are know to jam
or
n
as
ks
wn
in such si
ituations. K
Keeping th citizens informed is very important in
he
such situa
ations as ru
umor-mongering will not only demoralize them but
d
may cause anothe law-and
er
d-order pr
roblem wh
hich law enforcing
agencies can ill affo at the time.
ord
Take time but be ti
e
imely!
For the se
ecurity forc
ces, the dile
emma very often is to pinpoint when it is
y
too early to too late to move- in host
e
-in
tage like situations. If it is too
curity forc
ces will su
uffer the losses! If it is too late, the
early, sec
innocents may die! W
s
World over security f
forces take time to ac
e
cclimatize
with the g
ground situ
uation. No security f
force or co
ommando operation
can be undertak
ken witho
out prope
er planni
ing involv
ving the
reconnais
ssance of t area to have ‘fee of the gro
the
o
el
ound’ and to have ‘P
Plan B’. On fools rush-in!
nly
The delib
berate and prudent planning ta
p
akes time as failure endange preciou lives an no
e
ers
us
nd
ready-made ‘one-siz
ze-fits-all’ solution ca be applied to all th situation
s
an
he
ns.
Therefore expecting the com
e
g
mmandos t rush-in the moment they r
to
reach the venue of their
f
operation will be rather foolish They willl not immediately afte their arriival swoop the whole area
h.
er
p
e
and neutr
ey
ralize the te
errorists in a jiffy! The will tale deliberate time. How
e
e
wever, onc the cour of
ce
rse
action has been dec
s
cided the entire opera
e
ation must be conduc
t
cted with t ime and pr
recision.
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7. Rushing like fools, ending li angles
,
ike
s!
It is part o Indian culture not to criticize someone who is no more to d
of
o
defend him
mself. But, in the
st
case of se
ecurity and armed fo
d
orces, if pas botched
d-up operat
tions are n examin thread bare,
not
ned
no lesson will eve be learn This po
ns
er
nt!
ost-event examinatio involves analyzing the dee
e
on
s
eds or
misdeeds of deceas
s
sed. Kamte was noto
orious to always kee loaded AK 47 on the floor o his
a
ep
of
car. Salas
skar was s
sharp shoo known to always move full prepared Karkare was extre
oter
n
s
ly
d.
e
emely
efficient o
officer know to mov with ful l complem
wn
ve
ment of sec
curity! But when all three met their
t
t
nemesis …
….
The sequence of ac
ction leadin to death of Karkare, Kamte and Sala
ng
hs
e
askar need to be do in
ds
one
right earnestness th only we will com e to know why all three of the traveled in one vehicle to
hen
n
the place of their e
encounter if they ca me from three different place and ass
t
es
sembled a one
at
location? One also needs to know why their indiv
k
vidual vehic
cles and s
security contingent di not
id
y
V
i
K
g
follow them. We all repeatedly saw a TV footage in which Karkare wa s unhurriedly putting on a
helmet, b
but, this fo
ootage obv
viously is of differen place and time. W
nt
What abou others? One
ut
?
wonders where the helmet were if not in the
eir
ts
f
t
Qualis or on their bo
odies and also what happened to
their bulle
et-proof jac
ckets. The are sile murmu
ere
ent
urs
that they rushed- in carelessly to the sc
n
cene of their
encounter ill prepared and le
r,
east expec
cting the kind
of attacks they came under!
s
e
Lessons for Med
s
dia:
on’t mess-up with security pe
s
ersonnel!
Please do
The media people have to realize th even when they have
hat
w
y
important duty to pe
erform, their duty is st not mor importan than
till
re
nt
that of s
security fo
orces. In their eag
gerness of ‘me-first they
f
t’
sometime enter the area wh
es
here they h
have no bu
usiness to be in.
Their pres
sence in s
such situat
tion not on hinders the activi
nly
s
ities of
the secur person
rity
nnel, they also beco
ome the lia
abilities of those
security p
personnel w were risking the ir own lives to save others.
who
r
o
The foolh
hardiness of one su
uch corres
spondent surely mu not
ust
have mi
issed the attention of TV viewers when some
e
V
s
ndent was shown tel
lling with b
bravado of having gone to
f
correspon
the area w
where from he was re
m
escued by the NSG commando
c
os!
Media Eth
hics, what is that?
t
The TV c
channels a known to have gone ove
are
n
erboard in such
n
situation i past and this time was also no exception. It was not
in
e
o
appreciate by the TV channel while liv telecast
ed
ve
ting the talk with
the terror that it was almost verging at “offerin a platfo
rist
ng
orm to
espouse t
their cause A fact was overloo
e”.
w
oked by th channel that a
he
‘legitimate reporting duty’ of the cha
e
g
f
annel may jeopardiz the
y
ze
innocent lives, creat law-and-order situ ation or incite some part of
te
the societ for more violence.
ty
e
I ndian
Me
edia
walk
king,
s
standing,
touching
and
d
destroying evidence and the
c
clues at the site of crime! The
s
G
Great Indian Media circus…
M
Don’t be naïve, we are the te
errorists!
Very naively one of the leadin English daily desc
f
ng
cribes a ty
ypical ‘Feda
ayeen’ as “armed with an
assault AK-47 rifle, a 9 mm pistol and s
several Ch
hinese mad hand gr
de
renades, with spare bullet
w
7

8. magazines in his pouches an knapsack, apart from dry fruits and other eatables to sustain ..”
This caricature of Fedayeen terrorist is far from truth. The terrorists are not like soldiers of
conventional armed forces that they will be always in ‘battle order’ when in battle. They have in
past and will be in future too ‘dressed for the occasions’! the terrorists will dress as per the time
and location related to their action and will be equipped as per the need and as per the Just
because terrorists this time were equipped and accoutered like this doesn’t mean they will be
similarly seen in future also. Most likely they will be looking different for the reasons that their
appearance of similar type will draw attention in future.
Credibility of Media News: Mom no homework!
Common people must understand the most of the media people are ‘generalist’ journalist and
being in young as most of them are, are not supposed to know all, even when they pretend
otherwise. Their reporting may not be factually accurate or they might not have recourse to
cross check the veracity of the facts when reporting live.
In one case Kamte was referred as ACP and Additional CP in same breath! In other case, NSG
Havaldar (NC) – Non-commissioned Officer) was referred as senior officer! In both the cases
the reporters had shown their very poor knowledge of rank structure of police and armed forces.
Understand the effect on the police force of the news of death of Additional Commissioner of
Police (Addl. CP) when actually Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) died. Similarly people
will tend to agree more with the news when it is reported that sources of the information is very
senior army officer whereas it was actually a head constable! So, morale is that take the media
reporting with pinch of salt. They are known to be wrong some times.
Lessons for people
Private Public Partnership – what happened to that?
What happened to the concept of Public - Private Partnership which was talked about only a
year back! There are so many ex-serviceman in pink of their health and at peak of their life,
compelled to earn daily wages or get contract security guards employment whereas they can be
used for private policing – a concept popular in European countries but only talked about in
India by the politician!
There are more than 60,000 strong security personnel employed by the private security
agencies across the country. This trained manpower can be utilized for law-and-order duties
and police can be used for crime investigations and against terrorism and organized crimes.
This will be in conformity with the dust gathering report of the committee constituted by the
government for suggestion on police reforms.
Mr. Ten Percent galore in India
The ignominious title which Mr. Asif Ali Zardari got stuck with is embarrassing - to say the least.
There are many worthies of such titles in India. The corruption in security and armed forces’
procurement departments has made deep inroads as a result of which no procurement done is
without allegation of corruption. There are rumors that the bullet proof jackets used by
Maharashtra ATS were of sub-standard and rejected twice in past. While valiant soldiers and
commandos are treated no more then security guards by the politicians, their lives do not mean
much to them. The realization that secured security personnel can only secure them provably
has not occurred to these politicians who want their share from every arms deal. The morale
and ethics of these politicians have stooped to so lowly levels that total overhaul of the system
is needed to be undertaken. Sooner the better!!
8

9. What do w do wit the polit
we
th
ticians?
Throwing them in th Indian Sea is the easiest option! A lo has bee said an written a
he
e
o
ot
en
nd
about
them – ab
bout their shameless behavior their inse
s
r,
ensitivity, their lust, g
t
greed and corruption We
n!
are well a
aware that these chi ministe and ministers are all paid s
t
ief
ers
e
servants and unlike other
a
regular em
mployees are entitle lifelong pensions even whe they ma serve fo one and half
ed
en
ay
or
d
years! Then what a
about their accountab
bility? How is it that they only resign on moral gro
w
ounds
and are not sacked due to inefficienc and the service are nev terminated on o
cy
eir
es
ver
official
grounds? Shamelessly they increase their sala
aries witho discus
out
ssion and dither on pay
n
increase of armed forces. These are same politicians who want to make armed f
T
e
w
t
e
forces
subservie to them and also expect the m to make supreme sacrifices while prote
ent
e
e
ecting them
m.
Our leade shy aw even naming Pa
ers
way
n
akistan as country be
ehind terro
orists activ
vities and o sly
on
name it a ‘neighb
as
boring coun
ntry’ when actually they shou name it as Pakistan. Terr
n
uld
rorism
cannot be eliminated by tough talks; it c be elim
e
h
can
minated only by tough actions. Taking dec
h
cision
is the mos difficult p
st
part; action are eas ier for secu
ns
urity forces to take. I s there any doubt tha the
s
at
training ca
amps in P
Pakistan ar the bree
re
eding grounds for se
erial blasts Isn’t this what we have
s?
s
been telling our un
n-named neighbors s
since deca
ades? Why are our leaders shy or afra of
s
aid
naming Pakistan? If Pakistan is training the terroris then it must feel t heat an pain!
f
sts
the
nd
Finally, we need a t
e
tougher He of Stat - With due respect to the the Hon. Pr
ead
te
t
en
resident of India
f
Mrs. Prat
tibha Patil – her sa on the whole episode seemed more of a gen
ay
e
neral message.
‘Address t the Nation’ with Zo
to
ombie like glazed loo and mo
oks
onotone - d
devoid of any feelings and
a
emotions cannot instil the tru and co nfidence of the citiz
ust
o
zens in the national leadership We
e
p.
would exp
pect more, at least one public assurance on Natio
,
o
e
onal TV, th governm
he
ment’s plan on
ns
how to pre
event such things ha
h
appening in the future Let’s hav a strong leadersh at the C
n
e!
ve
g
hip
Centre
so that he / she can issue orde and ex
e
ers
xecute plan to preve such thiings in the future.
ns
ent
e
Conclus
sion
armed but all this is o no use unless it is countered at the roo level and it is
of
u
d
ot
Forewarned is forea
orces took a long tim coming from their base
me
a tragedy that even with this inputs the Special Fo
r
s
they had to wait trav
t
veling by b
n
as the air strip was used for VIP and t
bus and in the meantime
damage w being d
was
done at the place of attack in Hotels and Jew Praye Home.
e
H
er
These po
ostmortems and stories do no appeal to common people anymore and they feel
s
ot
e
e
y
ashamed that in sp of all the inputs the Force could not reach i n time due to ego o the
pite
t
es
e
of
andling the whole episode an so many people lost their lives and their fam
e
nd
e
r
milies
people ha
orphaned and there
eafter no firm efforts are taken to stop further attac
cks! Bomb blasts at w in
will
many plac in the Country to place a the cu
ces
ook
and
ulprits roam free due to attitude of the diff
m
e
ferent
Agencies handling t
this issue. God save the innoc
e
cent people of the Co
e
ountry at all times of their
a
f
needs and keep the safe.
d
em
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10. (Times of India New Delh Edition – 1st Nov.13
a,
hi
3
Washingto Reuters The US Federal Av
on,
s:
viation Adm
ministration (FAA) said on Thurs
d
sday it will allow
airlines to expand the use of por
e
rtable elect ronic device in flight to include s
es
smartphone tablets a ees,
and
readers, e
ending a lon standin ban. "Mo commercial airline can toler
ngng
ost
es
rate radio interference from
e
portable el
lectronic de
evices," FAA Administra
A
rator Michae Huerta sa at a pres meet at Reagan Na
el
aid
ss
ational
Air-port ne Washing
ear
gton DC. "It's safe to read down
nloaded ma
aterials, like e-books, calendars a
e
c
and to
play game These a
es."
activities are expected to be perm
e
mitted during all phase of flight, including ta
es
ake-off
and landing, on the va majority of US fligh he said. In-flight ce
ast
y
hts,
.
ellphone talk
king is not approved, H
a
Huerta
said, noting that this c
g
continues to be govern ed by the Federal Com
o
F
mmunication Commiss
ns
sion.
However, passengers will be able to conn
s
nect with an airline's Wi-Fi netw
a
work and ca use Blue
an
etooth
accessorie such as wireless mouse and h
es,
headphones As a prac
s.
ctical matter cellphone should be kept
r,
es
e
in airplane mode duri flight, he said. With
e
ing
hout this se
etting, cellphones wou continue to search vainly
uld
e
for a signa while alo draining batteries. Huerta said the guida
al
oft,
d
ance applie to US Airlines throu
es
ughout
their dome
estic and int
ternational routes.
r
The next s
step is for a lines to submit pla ns for imple
airementation after testin to make sure aircra can
ng
aft
tolerate thi kind of ra
is
adio interfer
rence. Huer said he sought updated guidan on the matter, sinc the
rta
ce
nce
current pol
licy was put in place ab
t
bout 50 yea ago.
ars
Will flyers in India so be able to use th electro
s
oon
heir
onic device - barring mobile phones - in most
es
g
phases o a flight including take-off and land
of
t,
g
f
ding? With the Am
merican Fe
ederal Av
viation
Administra
ation (FAA recently lifting the
A)
y
ese over 50- year-old restrictio
5
ons last week, the Indian
w
Directorat General of Civil Aviation (D
te
A
DGCA) ha also begun study
as
ying if India carriers can
an
s
allow flyer to use th electro
rs
heir
onic device (barring mobiles) with very fe restrictions.
es
w
ew
Softwar upgrade for AI Dr
re
e
reamliner
US aircraft majjor Boeing will give software upgrad to Air Ind
w
de
dia's Dreamliner
as these aircra have been constantly developing snags, leading to frequ
t
aft
y
g
uent
fligh delays an cancella
ht
ations. Aviation minister Ajit Singh said he raised
r
nd
this issue with Boeing when he wa in Seattlle, US, last week to t
s
h
w
as
t
take
deli
ivery of AI's tenth Drea
s
amliner. Inci
identally, alll airlines glo
obally using the
g
Boe 787 are facing technical issue and the p
eing
e
es
problems are not isolate to
e
ed
AI alone.
a
At presen Indian c
nt,
carriers ask passeng ers to swit off their electron ic equipme during takek
tch
ent
off and lan
nding while mobiles have to be either sw
e
e
witched off or kept in n network mode. Since it
o
no
k
is humane imposs
ely
sible for cr
rew to che if phon
eck
nes' networ setting iis off or no switchin on
rk
ot,
ng
mobiles e
even in airc
craft mode is frowne at. The US FAA also had siimilar restr
e
ed
a
rictions in place
for 50 yea but ha last week allowed use of electronic devices (b
ars
ad
d
e
d
barring mobiles) durin all
ng
phases of flight, exc
f
cept when the comma
ander wan them sw
nts
witched off
f.
"Most com
mmercial a planes can tolera radio in
airate
nterference from port
e
table electr
ronic devic
ces. It
is safe to read dow
o
wnloaded materials like e-boo and ca
oks
alendars, a
and also to play games,"
foreign ag
gencies had quoted FAA admin
F
nistrator Mi
ichael Hue as tellin reporters last wee
erta
ng
ek.
For the full report, log o to www.ti
on
imesojindia.c
com
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or
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