26/11: Lest We Forget

Few more hours to the anniversary of one of the most dreadful day in the history of Mumbai and India. A day, that left some permanent scars in the minds of people who witnessed it. For some people like me though, these scars are deep enough to create a pronounced change in mental disposition.

26/11 anniversary has been blown out proportions by myriad news channels, remembering heroes (martyrs, no less), the families they've left behind, and the status quo of the Indo-Pak affairs. But none of the channels, I'm afraid, had the balls (read: guts) to retrospect as to what changes 26/11 has made to our foreign policy. I have my serious doubts (and you would agree) about the current safety the Common Man as compared to the previous year. People are as insecure and vulnerable (you bet, even more) today as they were an year back.. Apart from luckily getting hold of Mr. Kasab (his sheer bad luck, I would believe) and questioning him about some dumb elementary facts, our government has nothing to claim as an achievement. Our Politicos are busy defending Liberhans of the world and creating a fracas over Sachin Tendulkar's Marathi/Indian issue. While Hemant Karkare died using some third class (Made in China, I believe) bullet proof jackets, Mr. Gafoor is busy blaming other "senior officials" who refused the Call of Duty. Pakistan has been known to keep some proven terrorist under "house-arrest". Who cares..

Politicians/Mumbai Police/Pakistan, Balls to You!
At the Common Man's point of view, let me tell you what changes 26/11 made to life.. Today, leave aside CST station, I'm scared to travel in Local Trains of Mumbai. I feel terrified when I'm alone is crowded public places.. I always have a sense of insecurity around me when it comes to visiting unknown uninhibited places..

With all due respect to all those people who gave away their lives in lieu of public safety and love of mother nation, I think Mr. Chitambaram, and the govt of India need to do some serious thinking about the way forward. Mr. Singh, presently on his visit to US need to learn some tactics of how did they manage to avoid another 9/11 and increase social security of denizens. Nevertheless, for all the common men like us.. Couldn't care less.