After watching for day and night for three days, any sensible person can understand what might have been possible cause(s) behind attacks on Mumbai landmarks/public. Governments at federal and provincial levels need to make radically robust changes in its organization and manpower related to the security mechanism. The present security mechanism of having a civil police organization for 'law and order' issues has become irrelevant in modern India. This was functional during Raj days when issues, politics, and international relations were not as complex as those are today. The arms and ammunition were exclusively restricted to defence and police with rarely general public carrying fire power except some of those feudal lords whose states merged in Indian republic. I can vividly recall that our internal security was so lax or almost non existent when the prime minister Indira Gandhi was gunned down by her own bodyguards in 1984. In a knee jerk reaction, we created NSG and afterwards SSG for the security of politicians and non state actors. However, our civil police forces remained mostly unarmed in the provinces. The changes in the provinces in the police forces remained cosmetic and mostly newness was limited to rename the positions already in existence. The worst of all, these capable and not-so-capable police officers with a limited training became 'anti terrorist squad' in their provinces!!!
We saw it in the Mumbai the merciless killing of our talented police officers at the hands of AK-56 totting renegades. Our officers went with Kevlar single layer jackets capable to stop small arm fire with very least body cover!!! Can any one dream for such carelessness in 21st century??
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