%u201CKuch nahin kar sakte %u2013 yeh to hota hi rahega%u201D
%u2013 I have been hearing this in various conversations all around me for the last two days. Maddeningly, the sequence of blasts, appeals for calm, investigations, nabbing of suspected Pakistani terrorists followed by collective amnesia seems to be playing out again.
The so-called %u201Cinternational community%u201D, the western countries, the global powers that be, of course don%u2019t care %u2013 beyond mouthing platitudes of condemnation and sympathies, there is little they will do %u2013 and why should we expect otherwise? No one knows (or cares) that over the years, we have suffered more from terrorism than any other country except Iraq.[i]
Bomb blasts in London are a %u201Cterrorist outrage%u201D, an attack on western values, an attack on freedom and democracy. In India, bomb blasts are a way of life %u2013 besides, what are a few hundred people in a country of billion? Not surprisingly the unfortunate victims of Varanasi, Delhi, Mumbai are never counted or mentioned amongst the %u201Cinnocents%u201D killed in New York, Bali, London or Madrid.
And besides, aren%u2019t these people killed because we are holding on to Kashmir against Pakistan%u2019s will? Ignorance rules the discussions - and takes cover under indifference when facts begin to get inconvenient.
So what can we do - other than to pray and feel helpless?
I wish I knew the answer. But honestly I do not.
In my search for answers, I trawled the discussion forums on Bharat-Rakshak. Huge amount of ac
