There Is No Us
Here is my confession I have not followed the adventures of David Headley with any degree of interest. Truth be told, it has been long time since I took any interest in news pertaining to terrorism. It is not because I don't care about terrorism, it's just that these Headleys, Ranas, 313 brigades are just the foot soldiers, no matter how many times we get rid of them as long as the source remains, we will have a new brigade at our hand.
If it reminds you of something, it should.
This means if we want terrorism to stop we should attack the source, in this case Islamic Republic Of Pakistan. Now this is not a solution without its share of problem, foremost being nuclear proliferation, however this is better than other solutions in the sense that this is only solution which actually exists. However it is remember to remember few things.
One, though it may seem that it is Pakistani militarist state which controls the terrorism as an instrument, I have come to believe it is itself controlled by the pathology of Islamic supremacism. In that, terrorism is a jihad against kaffir India. It is a clash of civilization.
Second, yes it is true there is a chasm between American rhetoric against terrorism ("global war on terrorism") and American action. It is also true that America doesn't seem concerned about plight of Indians. Here is a news for those who moan over this, American government, unlike Indian government*, works for American interests. It is, and it should, only be concerned with securing American interests. What tragic fate India suffers is frankly none of its damn business.
For those Indians who were expecting America to secure Indian interests, well, tough luck, but this is India's war and America is not going to fight it. India alone has to fight it. Unfortunately for us Indians, Indian state doesn't seem to have any interest in doing this. This may be because, we seem to have lost the will to live, as a nation.
* Meaning that Indian government doesn't work for Indian interests. By all appearances Manmohan Singh seems anxious to please his American masters.
