Terrorists can come from any background and race, religion or caste. The need for the hour is to strenghten the Govt machinery to combat terrorism in the country. However only giving draconian powers to the police may not suffice. Ofcourse we need to learn hard lessons from Israel. We were indeed shamed by the way Kandhar crisis situations were handled by the Govt. Each time the Govt buckles , the terrorists are strenthened. What is needed is to empower the people at large. Well yes terrorism could be fought if we teach common people how to identify a suspect, his/her movements , things left behind etc. College and schooleducation should also aim at teaching students terrorism and their issues and our Govt's stands against it, so that people cannot be brainwashed easily by the terrorists. How many of us actually know what is happening in Nagaland, Assam and Kashmir. Issues need to be understood in the right perspective. Moreover the espionage systems needs to be revamved. Technology should be used more intensively. Hence advanced GPRS etc could be used more often to track movements of the suspects. We need to spend more on the information network so that we are informed in time. Lastly corruption can trigger terrorism to a large extent. The youth may be mobilised therough extensive college and school education to work towards a more egalitarian soceity. where discrimination in any form may not be there. Our fight against terror has to be holistic, involving all of us incl
