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Countering terror

This refers to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s statement that the Jaipur blasts were aimed at derailing ties between India and Pakistan. Over a decade has passed since the serial bomb blasts took place in Mumbai. Many more terrorist attacks have taken place after 1993.

It is only now that a Prime Minister has spoken about the need for a separate agency to investigate “all crimes with multi-state aspects” such as terrorism. One wonders how many more innocent lives will be lost before the Centre and the State governments put in place a counter-terrorism apparatus that is reliable.

K. Vijayakumar,

Bangalore

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Another city has been successfully added to the terrorists’ hitlist. The government predictably has praised the spirit of the citizens of Jaipur and appealed for peace and calm. It is shameful that we in India tolerate terror acts. For all the criticism heaped on George W. Bush, he has had the last laugh. No terrorist has dared to attack the U.S. after 9/11. Forget evolving a policy on terrorism, we are afraid to carry out even the Supreme Court’s sentence given to a terrorist after due legal process.

Sanjeev Sayeeraman,

Sunnyvale, California

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Terror attacks are continuing unabated and not one police official is held responsible for them. And not one case has been closed till date. True, the intelligence agencies should have prevented the attacks but that is no reason to go easy on the mistakes committed. Each time there is a blast, the Home Minister enlightens us with some analysis. What people are looking for is some action to make their lives safe.

S. Sudhir Kumar,

Hyderabad

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