| vibhu goel :hi
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my conviction is that terrorism always increased when the loopholes are in our security in borders and that would be increased by our political interferance. And the leaders and politicians are fake
they never wrks in the favour of people they always seeks the way to make more money
the main question who permits terrorist to enter in our country borders?
and how they can cross our boundary?... |
Vinay Tewari: Vibhu...a lot of terror now is also home grown. While we must stop cross border terror acts, we must also look within. There are problems inside our country as well, which are aiding and abetting terror!!
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| sunil:Moreover i somehow feel that our Police is incompetent as one day after the blast i went to Faridabad from Delhi and i couldn't find even a single police man patrolling and searching on my way which means there is no checking and the highest rank police officers should give regular surprise visits to see if the police personel are performing there duty or not |
Vinay Tewari: Sunil...policing in certain regions in India is at least two decades behind schedule. Their workforce has not kept pace with the development...either qualitatively, or quantitatively!
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| mebvric:If Terror in any case is a police problem than why don't your politicians allow tham to henddle the problem in their menner
like when ever any one will come up with a reforming rule like carrying a id card they will oppose it why so i am a indian and i have a valid photo id than what is the problem in carrying it |
Vinay Tewari: I agree...why should we resist systems if they are meant for our good? The question to ask is only this...Is the system good, and is it practical? If the answer to both is yes, we must be ready to accept it.
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| SHASHIDHAR K H:sir,
The real problem lies in the un-organised internal security system in our country.
the politicians are the ones who need to be blamed |
Vinay Tewari: Those who govern us obviously need to share most of the blame!
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| pramod:How will POLICE or IB track a person who is working in WIPRO or ORACLE as software engineer,done MTECH ........and dont have any background of the wrong doing........WHAT WILL POLICE DO?
We have to look for the main cause of this problem. |
Vinay Tewari: Tracking a criminal does not depend on where one works or the kind of profile you have. If there is ability to track and collect evidence, anyone can be tracked. However, you have a point when you say there are other reasons behind why we have terror. And yes, the roots have to be targeted. It will take time, but that is the only way foward.
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| pramod:Hi Vinay,
I want to say that its not about POLICE OR IB...both are helpless
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Vinay Tewari: Well Pramod...they indeed appear to be helpless!! Let's hope for the best!
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| sandeep Dixit:I strongly belive that Home Minister should resign. |
Vinay Tewari: The people's verdict is the ultimate Sandeep!!
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| NITIN AGGARWAL:sir as far as i m concern police force in india is at work only when some politician is about to arrive in city or some big festive season is on the move.other wise there is no security at all at public places.i dont feel like if it is tough to serial blast anywhere in india? |
Vinay Tewari: We are a complex country! And it isn't that easy to manage everything!
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| pramod:No vinay you are WONG in the statement that ". Only education, and the right kind, brings about pragmatism and rationality." as a peson who was chemical enginner was involved in 9/11...... |
Vinay Tewari: I said the right kind!!! Please remember when I say right kind I am not just talking about the formal education imparted in colleges. We get educated in homes, by our friends and by our thoughts. No one is born a terrorist or a jehadi. Its our influences, whether family, friends, neighbours or images, which makes us one.
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| sunil:Moreover i feel that we need to have high resolution and high precious video cams put accross the state on mobile network towers, thus using the existing infrastructure with no additional costs and the control room should be made where the monitors should be installed to track down such kind of mishaps. I think it is possible as india is much superior and ahead in space technology and sattelites. A database of continious recording should be maintained for surveillance. We will definitely be able to combat terror not only in Delhi but in all over India. We just need to be determined to find ways and means to nab terrorists |
Vinay Tewari: Good suggestions Sunil. CCTVs are an effective tool in the fight against terror. But such arrangements are resource intensive and need private-public partnerships.
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| Ashish Sharma:Hi
I would like to ask, why dont we have some strict law for these kind of cases. why cant we punish them imediatly. why do we keep them in custody for years and years then leave them or they escape.
What we need is some spl law which should allow to take decision fast and punish them. |
Vinay Tewari: As I have stated before Ashish, having a tough law is just one aspect of the problem. We have a laws against murders. It even provides for a death sentence. But murders still take place.
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| Deobrat Singh:Should something like A-Space (http://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/ptech/09/05/facebook.spies/) help? Considering that there is lack of coordination between several bodies that are fighting terror at some level, there is a burning need of a system that can help them communicate and coordinate with each other.
Another big problem that I see is the lack of interest in finding the root cause and trying to mingle with the muslim community better |
Vinay Tewari: Deobrat...the biggest function of intelligence gathering isnt the information, but the ability to analyse it and sift the routine from the critical. That requires expertise and experience. So while all information helps, sifting needs specialised handling.
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| Dilip:The police all over india seems to be busy with politicians, courts and they are not doing their actual responsibility; any comment on this.. |
Vinay Tewari: Dilip...the police does need to be present in courts and provide proximate security. But we need to enhance the size of our forces and create specialised units tasked seperately for law&order, crime and prosecution.
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| Rajesh:U r asking a very correct question today. My take is terrorism isn't just the police problem, but a religious and political problem too. What's your take on that ? Don't u think we should call spade a spade and ask "pragmatic" and open minded, liberal Muslims to take control of their religion and reform it ? Coz any "rational" and pragmatic folk can't deny the religious angle of terrorism . |
Vinay Tewari: Rajesh...very valid observations. Terrorism isnt an ordinary crime. As you say, there are shades of ideology and politics in it as well. And not just Muslims, every community needs to be liberal, much, much more educated. Only education, and the right kind, brings about pragmatism and rationality.
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| snehith b:sir,why cant we expect a reaction(similar to that of usa's after 9/11) when there's a bomb blast in our country??i mean it seems we have got accustomed to the ways things are going... |
Vinay Tewari: Snehith...simply because we are not prepared to accept the importance of following the law. The US has been able to prevent anything after 9/11 simply because they follow a policy of zero tolerance on certain issues. Which is why you often find some of your friends may not have got visas to visit the country, without any specified reason. They have just decided to not take any chances, even if there is no apparent cause for concern. Are we prepared to live in such a regime?
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| phani krishna:Why terrorism is growing in india? What is solution from the politicans? what is the active role they have to paly? |
Vinay Tewari: For starters, they need to stop doing politics on issues like terrorism! There needs to be a unified, uniform and consistent stand on such issues. From all parties and states.
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| nt:The blast victims from the last 10 incidents are suffering a lot & the Govt help doesn't reach them even after the poltician make grand promises...Can CNNIBN run a series of programmes about their plights & show the entire nation the Govt's antiapthy towards these victims & expose the Govts hollow claims?
Secondly I read recently a particular drug called serum was not available throught Delhi to be given to injured blast victims & the present CM Delhi Shiela Dikshit promised it will be arranged in 2 days.....however when it comes to recent voting in Parliament chattered planes were arranged for criminal MPs at the drop of a hat all at the cost of public money.... |
Vinay Tewari: That is a very valid observation NT. We, in fact, have run series repeatedly on most terror hit cities like Mumbai, Bangalore and Hyderabad where we have pointed out the difficulties, the lack of consistent government help and the way victims keep struggling for a normal life, even years after they have become victims.
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| chandru:Actually speaking, we're not aware of our neighbours.This favours the terrorists to move around easily. We need to mingle with the society. |
Vinay Tewari: Very good point Chandru!
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| nj:Sir,Is the increase in terro in India due to the inaction of Center govt?Can we term it as a cause-effect reaction of inertness by the central govt? |
Vinay Tewari: Hi NJ:
Its a combination of the state and Central government. Both have an equally important role to play and both must share the blame.
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| F.Daruwala:Sir,
Why has no effort been made to stop the influx of illegal Bangladeshi immigrants?The demography of Assam and West Bengal stands permanantly altered due to Central apathy.These are Bangladeshi Muslims,not Bengali Muslims.Are the security agencies sleeping over this grave security threat?Inspite of a Nepali murder convict being elected to the Lok Sabha from Assam,Govt is sleeping.I feel helpless. |
Vinay Tewari: Illegal migration is not a problem limited to India alone. There is an economic basis to this and it cannot be stopped just like that. Thousands of illegal migrants from Mexico have crossed the border and now live in US. For every 10 legal migrants to UK, there are three illegals ones.
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| Amal:Intelligent folks from all the departments must be picked up and an agency similar to Secret Service must be made. A wing that have access to every secrets of the country. I am sure there are enough talented people in many departments. But from each departments they have to be picked up and made a good wing to fight against national security.
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Vinay Tewari: We have plenty of talented people. But we lack in a planned, coordinated and professional approach to any problem. There are a lot of extraneous factors that get introduced in every situation and stifles the talent from giving off its best.
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| snehith b:sir,do you feel shivaraj patil must continue as home minister inspite of all that is goin on?? |
Vinay Tewari: Any minister who proves to be ineffective or unsure of how to solve a problem, should not have any right to govern.
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| Benzeer Bava:Terror is a governace problem. If the governace is soft towards crimes done by polititians - any unlawful activities disruption of peaceful living, riots etc. If riots organized by political parties is acceptable , imagine how will be the social mindset towards bigger crimes like this...
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Vinay Tewari: Benzeer...terrorism is indeed a governance problem but that isnt the whole point. A lot of countries in the west and very well managed, but terror has hit them as well. Point is how well you respond to such problems and how many difficulties can we create in the path of a criminal!
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| George:I have heard of cases in US where inter state police jurisdictions are very closely guarded , hot pursuit across state lines sometimes triggers standoffs while the culprits escape. How does the law in India deal with this
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Vinay Tewari: A lot of this happens here as well. But an active level of cooperation and a mutual respect for jurisdiction will help matters.
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| Alok Kathruia:I need to ask even if the police get to arrest the people behind the Saturday's blast what will they do ? Will our system( IPC) hang them ? give them life term ? what will happen to them ? The case will go on for 10-15 years ????? |
Vinay Tewari: Alok, the existing law provides an opportunity to provide maximu punishment, including hanging as you put it. The point is, do we have the wherewithal to secure such a conviction. Rajeev Gandhi and Indira Gandhi's assasins got such a punishment, with the same laws in place. The point is we will then need to have scientific techniques of evidence gathering, proper expertise in writing out a chargesheet, adquate quality of public prosecutors to argue the case and detailed witness protection programmes to help nail the accused.
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| Tonmoy Borkotoky:The police cannot check subversive activities on its own, particularly considering the magnitude of the problem. The general people should also be conscious of what is happening in their surroundings. To fight terror, everybody must contribute their part, the role of the police, hovewer, is the most important. |
Vinay Tewari: That is a very fair assessment Tonmoy!
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| Hiral:Hi Vinay, i believe, we all should be more alert and responsible towards whatever is happening around us today. We are vigilant and active in pointing a suspicious person or an unidentified object only for a couple of days after a terror attack...our alertness reduces after a few days and thats when it happens again...Why are we not responsible? We just love "blame game"..always pointing fingers at police, politicians, governance....but never at OURSELVES. Its time to we become RESPONSIBLE. Once this happens...every one will have to be on their toes...be it the police or politicians...ALL should be answerable. |
Vinay Tewari: Completely agree with you Hiral. A lot of us know people who would never stop at a red light at night. Many of us would jump queues, bargain with a traffic cop to wriggle out of a ticket. We are a young democracy. We just don't have a string sense of being law abiding ourselves.
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| Alok Kr. Singh:Sir, Can you tell me whether media is doing his job perfectly???? Like if some politicians are supporting SIMI only for their votebank then why media is not bycotting them?? |
Vinay Tewari: Alok, I would be lying if I claim all media does its job perfectly. No one is perfect, and neither is the media. But in a mature nation, boycott isn't the answer. Most people are reasonable. We just don't know how to reason with them.
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| Thiyagu:Thiyagu : Why terrorism is more on North india |
Vinay Tewari: We have had blasts in Bangalore, Hyderabad and Coimbatore. And Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Surat isn't north India!
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| Sandhya Bhattacherjee:Sir, isn't the fight against terror targeting Muslims. The community has every reason to fear this 'fight'. Muslims are detained/arrested after each bomb blast but no person has ever been convicted. |
Vinay Tewari: Sandhya...if we go by facts, you have a point. But then the crux of the matter is the agencies need to get an accused convicted. Our criminal justice system is too messy and complicated to convictions and acquittals alone aren't indicators of anything.
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| Himanshu:Why don't people of the country organize a human chain or a march on a particular morning at the same time to show their unity and as a show of strength......the terrorists want to kill but more than that they want to spread fear and split up people on communal lines. Such a human chain will be historic and a strong indicator. |
Vinay Tewari: Himanshu, that is a good point. Some cities have indeed shown such a response. But I guess the initiatve must come from us.
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| Alok:Sir, well as it happened in Punjab but history reveals that there after its been very calm atmospehere in punjab. Yes, I do agree that there will be negative consequences and misuse of such laws; but we beleive that the fatalities of innocent people will be fairly less compared to a random bomb blast!!!!! above all, there will be sense of panic in terrorists mind, bringing zero tolerance in Indian security system. |
Vinay Tewari: Alok, extreme methods need to be saved for the last!
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| Krishna Kant:There is an element of sensationalism in the reporting. Within 10 minutes of the blast, the group is identified and the SPIN starts. Reporting must be responsible. One cant sell "maybe" or "could be" as facts. RSS / Bajrang Dal / VHP leaders were found making bombs in Nanded, Parbhani (Maharashtra); and in Kanpur recently. The Police and Intelligence Apparatus must look at ALL angles. Maybe its RSS workers wearing green kurta-pyjamas and sporting beards who are doing this dirty work. It is another "Maybe" too., that must be explored. Terrorism is bad. The police must catch the REAL culprits, and expose the network and punish them. No doubt about that., but there must be no witch-hunting. That weakens the social fabric of the Nation. Elections are close. Who will benefit from these blasts ? That must be thought of. Obviously BJP (read RSS). That angle must be explored too. The real culprits must be brought to book. If the Police wants, it can catch the real criminals. Otherwise like the Gujarat Police, it can sell fiction as fact., and pat itself. Evidence must be air-tight and must stand scrutiny in court. |
Vinay Tewari: A criminal is a criminal, whether Hindu, Muslim or any other religion. So any outfit, indulging in an unlawful activity, should be booked as per law. Unfortunately, politics makes it all so much more complicated and partisan.
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| Shiladitya:A country of over 1 billion people can't be covered in a police-blanket. But do you think our central and state governments have any sincere, practical and realistic plans to involve public in the fight against terror? |
Vinay Tewari: To be honest, NO. The police havent kept pace with the speed of sophistication and thought that is being displyed by terrorists. You win the game only if you are one step ahead of them.
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| Preetam :Mr Tiwari, how do these terrorists find access to their murder tools so easily? Buying bicycles and clocks is no big deal but what about gelatine, RDX, cellphones and the hundreds of people needed to organise a terrorist attack? |
Vinay Tewari: That's the point I was making Preetam! We need tougher implementation of rules by all agencies, so that the path of a terrorist, which you have rightly pointed out comes out of procuring all these raw material, becomes much, much tougher that what it is.
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| Sudi:Sir, I have watched the Terror live in Bangalore..I really want to ask you whats the use of having such an inept Home Minister..why dont he resigns?? |
Vinay Tewari: Well, politics is complicated and it doesnt always follow the conventional logic of conscience!!
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| vinay tiwari:Since you are from the media you can be considered to be best qualified to speak on your area of specialization. That is newsmedia, speaking of which it certainly doesn't seem that media itself treats terrorism as a problem? Terrorism deserves a certain maturity to understand let alone deal with. Ofcourse one is free to go by conventional ideas of law and order, right and wrong(eye for an eye) and draft a policy/law that aims to use the prevalent idea of 'kill more and breed more' terrorists. ZThe media plays a critical role as it acts as the interface between a humongous amount of information that reaches the public.Thus it is also crucial that news media do not colour that information with their own prejudices and their own concepts of right and wrong.
Today there is an atmosphere of fear and suspicion in many parts of the country. Undoubtedly the terror attacks are despicable and have no place in a country like India. But India is also a country where strangers intermingle and still drop their bags to help a unkown person push start her car.May be today thid paranoia is restricted to a certain religion but tomorrow it can spill-over in our neighbourhood, it already has for some.But there is no way a nation that acts out of fear can ever be able to walk with its head high. The same is true for its citizens. |
Vinay Tewari: I cannot agree with you more!! You have hit the nail on its head!
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| Iyerpvg:Of course it is the responsibility of every individual to help the police in catching the culprit.But what next.The laws are not stringent to take further action. |
Vinay Tewari: Tough laws are needed. But remember, laws will NOT prevent a crime from happening. It will only make the conviction process quicker. We had POTA and we had TADA. Terror and crime did not stop even then. So the strategy has to be two-pronged. Have tough laws for sure, but have tougher and more professional implementation of the rules and systems.
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| debasis nayak:goodafternoon sir,
sir dont u feel that the country is repeatedly facing failures to stop terrorism. as honrable home minister said delhi is on target and the home ministry lnew it but they failed is not it shows that the law and order of the country has failed. and the police is not having enough power to stop the terrorism??? |
Vinay Tewari: Debasis, I agree the system leaves a lot to be desired. We are good planners, but terrible implementers. Forget about the police or intelligence or the government, if we just look around the offices we work in, you will find many of our friends and colleagues not implementing systems the way they need to be. And therein lies our biggest weakness.
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| Dwipen:Hi Vinay... Terror is not a personal problem, its a problem of the masses .. I know because from the place i come from |
Vinay Tewari: I agree with you...it is everybody's problem!
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| Ani K:Hi Vinay
I think I represent a lot of Indians in this world.I was just wondering why is there such a big lack in information/Intelligence in our country?I am wonderin why not start many private intelligence companies in the face of such terror |
Vinay Tewari: Private intelligence is a concept that exists in some western countries. But when we are dealing with issues like terrorism, there are international inputs, coordination with governments, tracking the cash flow, tracking explosives, training centres etc which become part of intel-ops. That is uniformly the government's task, as only they will have access to the kind of resources needed to tackle this problem.
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| Mukesh Marwah:It is not only police problem its our probelm and don't you think media should have to take intiative regarding the same as you have SPECIAL INVESTIGATION CELL in your dept...the questions that you ask the police apply to the media as well. |
Vinay Tewari: Mukesh...the media investigations can check problems and issues with governance. But we havent yet reached a stage where we can find terrorists!! You would agree a large section of the media does point out and suggests improvements in systems which can prevent or minimise such terror acts and crime in general
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| Mangalam Rajesh:Shouldn't there should be a greater co-ordination between the different states in terms of intelligence exchange and terrorist activity updates? Isn't that our biggest bane and our biggest minus when compared to countries like US, where a uniform law is implemented across all the states? |
Vinay Tewari: You are right Rajesh!! Coordination and intelligence sharing hasn't reached the levels it should to contain modern day terror!
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| Alok:Sir,
If we talk about tolerance level in Security system in the country, I think it is more lineant. Why dont we have a shoot at sight options in India as there is in UK and US? Is that against our culture or is the human rights are powerful enough to leave terrorists free and alive. |
Vinay Tewari: Well Alok, that is an extreme solution, and prone to be misused!! Something like this happened in Punjab in their fight against terror. A lot of innocents got caught in this as well. So while I understand your anger, I guess there is a flip side as well!
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| Sunil :Ofcourse i agree today what India is facing the kind of terrorism is not only the police problem But every citizen should be a vigilant cop.At the same time don't undermine the importance of the police where if we observe in Western Europe the police always are on alert making rounds (Generally 2 cops walking around and observing) in market places,Train stations,metro stations,Bus stands,CIty center's,Shopping complexes,malls theatre's etc.. In India we dont have such a system & the police just patrol in vehicles.Have we seen our policemen how they do the rounds they just sit under a tree for a shade with pot belly and lousy dress.You have to come up with a documentary how western europe police (Germany,Netherlands,spain,France) do their job compared to our Indian police..this makes the difference and results in vulnerability to get attacked.If we can successfully provide security to our brand new metro stations then why not entire city..? |
Vinay Tewari: Sunil, your observations are very valid. But we must remember crime (and terrorism is another form of crime on the ground) will always take place. What we need is make the task of a criminal as difficult as possible. That cannot be always be the police's job. If you adequate and regulated parking systems, it becomes difficult for a saboteur to park a car with explosives anywhere and not get spotted as odd. That isnt something the police can do. To secure a pre-paid phone connection, you need ID proof, but we all know how easy it is to fake an identity, to get a driving licence etc. That, too, isnt the police's job. Bombers find crowded, chaotic places easy, as a bomb can be quietly placed...undetected for hours...but we never link this ease to the the problem of encroachment in urban India...the chaos that exists in a lot of our markets. The point is unless all agencies do not follow what they are supposed to, the job of a bomber will continue to remain easy. And that is a worry no one is speaking about or linking. We just go after the police, but leave out other critical agencies.
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| ishvindra:Sir, what exactly is the role of the police and the various intelligence agencies and what is the best way these different units can co relate their work? |
Vinay Tewari: Good question ! One of the problems with our federal system is police is a state subject, which means instances of cross-state terrorism, which need very active levels of cooperation on information sharing and data management, often is an easier task. Intelligence agencies like IB and RAW come under the purview of the Centre, hence there is often a disconnect between them and the state police forces. Intelligence is also gathered by the state police units, but that is often sketchy and lacks the depth which is needed to tackle modern day terror. Technology is one way of solving this mess. By linking all states with a unified data base which stores all the latest intelligence and criminal records we should be able to achieve a bit of success in quick action.
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