We only talk about America and London, but fail to replicate the measures taken by them in combating terrorism (Justice Will Not Be Served, Sep 19). There is, of course, no ‘magic wand’, but I’m sure if political parties shed their egos, stop interfering in the work of the bureaucracy/police and work unitedly, one day perhaps terrorism will be a thing of the past, the Khalistan movement being an example.
S. Balakrishnan, Jamshedpur
India is a place where everyone starts learning how to swim only after the flood is upon them. This attitude is inbred within our society. Whether it is militancy in Kashmir or Punjab, or Maoist rebellion in the heartland, our government and its bloated babudom tends to wake up only after things have spun completely out of control. And we cannot expect this blast to change anything. When even an attack on our Parliament or days of mayhem in our financial capital could not awake the Kumbhakarnas in our government, what can a measly bomb blast in the high court hope to achieve?
G. Natrajan, Hyderabad
America has never seen another episode of terrorism after 9/11, which ought to be a lesson for us.
Anoopam Modak, Delhi
Police reforms and depoliticising the force is the need of the hour. Unfortunately, all our intelligence forces have been deployed to serve the politicians’ agenda, which has rendered them effete.
Ajay Pant, Moradabad
I hate to distract from tragedy, but what’s with the “balmy September Wednesday”? You don’t exactly need to lapse into flowery prose while discussing a bomb blast story.
Mike Desai, on e-mail
If politicians do want to express solidarity, maybe at some stage they should accept the blame for their own mistakes rather than pass the buck on to invisible intelligence agencies. And if they must have their photos in the papers, let it be somewhere outside the hospitals. Why add to the harassment of the victims’ already grief-stricken families?
Rahul Mudholkar, Pune
