the questions asked by reporter nikhil lakshman are very disappointing, and so are the nsa advisor's replies. reading th'r it all, one gets the impression that the hindus are reality shy. that they wish the reality would just go away if they would or could ignore it.
i had recently had an opportunity to visit a read a q&a in the israeli setting in a jewish magazine. it was very easy to see that both the reporters and the minister of defence had a very clear idea of the threat and what exactly israel must do to defeat the threat. it is very clear the indina govt feels threatened that if it truly ocnfronted the threat, it will lose its electoral base. quite clearly, nobody knows better about the seriousness of the stake for the congress than congress itself. in other words, if congress genuinely feels it can not deal with terror without losing its islamic support then it stands to reason that the indian muslims are not being helpful in india's fight against terror. this is what lies behind repealing of pota. terror can not take place without domestic 5th column - it is plain and simple. no nation finds itself in such stupid predicament but only india, thanks to its warped secularism.
