Terrorism and bombing
The serial bombings in Ahmedabad and Bangalore, which have taken a toll of nearly %0 lives and injured more than 150 people, form part of a sequence of attacks that have demonstrated just how dangerous the terrorist threat to India’s major cities continues to be. Even by the macabre standards we have been compelled to become accustomed to, the character of the violence is horrifying. After all, it takes a special kind of savagery to bomb a hospital.
Police deployment in public places is enhanced; random checks on traffic are stepped up; metal detectors are installed in shopping complexes. . But the truth is that not a single urban terrorist has been arrested in street checks..Teerorism can be broken down in to two elements:the intension to engage in acts of murderous violence, and the infrastructure needed to execute them. Terrorist intentions can best be addressed by investigating in police intelligence and investigative capabilities.
Expertly fabricated explosive devices based on ammonium nitrate can be deadly, as the terrorists demonstrated in Ahmedabad and Bangalore. Unless a rigorous regulatory apparatus in put in place, they will continue to find the explosive material they need to power their campaign of hate. Will such measure guarantee a terror free future? The answer is no, because a considerable part of the terror infrastructure lies outside India but they might contribute to making our lives significantly safer.
By Nitya Jeejo
