Terrorism is here to stay. It is time we understand this and change ourselves according to the current scenario. An individual cannot fight terrorism, but he certainly can help the agencies concerned.
Like they say "charity begins at home", the first help towards this should start from an individual like me. We should have a serious committment to enquire what is happening in our area. Our own awareness about our neighbours, society is the first step. Bring to the notice of the concerned any new face, person, who seem to be out of place. Social gathering and interaction in this direction is a must.
Our awareness will further take us to the places we travel daily. Probably to the office, market, shopping mall etc. In the beginning it may sound crazy, but keeping an eye on everything around us, whereever we are, will make a lot of difference.
Individual housing societies etc can keep a track of what is happening around them and keep the police posted about any suspecious person or surrounding.
Change in attitude of the individual is a must, if we are to live peacefully. Closing our eyes to what ever is happening around is no solution.
On a larger scale, there are many things which our Government can do.
1. We should first have a central agency (like the FBI in US) responsible for terrorism in India (not individual states). They should have the ultimate power to apphrehend people, question them, take them to custody, move in to the area where untoward incidents are happening, power to search any one (including politicians). They should be the best trained people in India, like we have the NSG now.
They should be above all laws.
2. Govt should get the best surveiliance systems, equipments etc in place for all the agencies concerned with the law. Starting from police of different states. This would also include, best possible vehicles for moving around, guns etc.
3. The old system of collecting information from the people on the road by the local police should be revived. This should merge well with the latest model equipements available in the market.
4. As prevalent in the defense forces, the Federal agency and the local police and all relevant agencies concerned, should have only one religion. That is " Protecting the people and the country". Political affiliation should be banned from these forces.
5. These agencies should be out of the purview of the politicans.
6. Strict punishment for the persons found guilty, whether they are individuals or politicans.
7. We should have the American system, wherein a capital punishment should carry on as long as the person is alive. There should not be a chance for any such criminal to come out of the prison.
8. Instead of anouncing judgement and keeping the terrorists in the jail at our expenses, they should be hanged or shot dead. There is no need to keep a terrorist in the jail. The society dont need them. We should not give chance to another terrorist to come and save the life of the other terrorist.
9. Our waters, borders, airports etc should be protected by with the best of people who are not corrupt with the best of equipments.
10. The devide and rule policy of the politicians must change. It bring more hatred among the people, leading to internal terrorism and support to international terrorism.
11. The world should punish the countries that are supporting terrorism by putting proper sanctions in place. They should also openly support the country which is suffering from terrorism.