Mr Tarun Vijay's article certainly reflects the tone of anger and frustration that the Indian state is unable to do anything on the ground to counter the terror war unleashed on us. We definitely need to do something on the ground that will demonstate our resolve to battle terrorism and join the global alliance in the war on terror. In the present state of military preparedness of our neighbour;an all out border war is not the right solution. Besides identifying the foot soldiers of the real enemy, we need to pinpoint their resources, cleverly concealed, in the normally functioning economy.The shadow economy and trade in financial deals, arms supply, logistics, the recruiting grounds, and a vast army of ideological sympathisers is the unseen force that the Indian state must recognise and liquidate with the firmness that other countries are demonstrating. This is not the work of a conventional standing army.We need a different army to handle this war. The battle with the field operatives will have to be fought with a lot of sophistication. Lastly,without a nationwide all inclusive consensus this task is next to impossible.
