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The Mumbai attacks were India’s 9/11. Parliament has rightly passed bills seeking to strengthen the laws dealing with terrorism. However, the decision to bring in more stringent laws was belated. We need a coherent anti-terror framework. The response to terrorism must go beyond rhetoric and routine postures. Hopefully, the latest steps will yield the desired results in the national interest.

Mahfooz Alam,

Varanasi

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The amendment to the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, which has been passed to give the law more teeth, cannot be termed draconian. While stringent laws may not deter hardcore terrorists who are ready to die, they will deter their accomplices without whose help the terrorists will find it difficult to execute their acts. The possible misuse of a law cannot be the justification for scrapping it.

M.D. Ravikanth,

Chennai

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