Taliban is slowly but surely completely swallowing pakistan like an anaconda,a pakistan which is nuclear armed..
And it does seem that there is absolutely no resistance to this as can be seen from the meek surrender of the pakistani state in the swat region.
Now,I am not worried about what will happen to pakistan if a Taliban takeover of that country does indeed happen.
I am only worried about the complete lack of concern in India about this mighty dangerous events happening in our neighbourhood.Ofcourse the media is playing the threat perception to India from a resurgent Taliban at our doorsteps.But that's it.
Is the Indian government doing any thing to deal with this developing situation.It doesn't seem so.Atleast that's the impression that an ordinary citizen like me is getting.
Ofcourse,there is no need to overplay the situation and an open display of panic is not what is needed.Still a reassurance from the authorities will go a long way in allaying anxiety.We should all get a feeling that the respective authorities are working to avoid spillover of the Taliban venom into the Indian Mainland.Mere words like we are ready to face any eventuality won't suffice.
We all saw how easy it's to attack any part of our Country.Mumbai attackers came via sea..!!
Nobody interrupted them.They entered Indian waters ever so smoothly.It's chilling.It's a shocker that we don't have an effective means of guarding even those coastal areas where we know there could be threats.And when we think that we have a huge coastline towards the south,one can imagine the nature of threats we are facing.
The Talibani terrorists may not use sea routes.They may not need it at all,when there are so many infiltration routes available along India's border with pakistan.Kargil type situations can occur again.Pakistan can coveniently say that they are helpless and they don't have control of the Taliban.
India should be very careful,because all these peace pacts with Taliban,Sharia implementation etc in the swat valley could be a ploy by pakistan to confuse the international community.All these could be part of a masterly crafted double game by the pakistani establishment(if the pakistani govt is not involved,atleast the ISI should be behind this) to gain even more strategic depth in Afganistan and to continue the terror campaign in India.On the other hand if pakistan indeed is helpless and confused and is sincerely concerned at the evolving circumstances,then they can seek help from the international community and also from India.But for this the first thing pakistan need to show is that they are not playing a double game and that they are willing to stop the terror tap on India.The worrying thing is even after facing lot of terrorism related violence inside pakistan,it has not shown any interest for a concerted and sincere effort to tackle the monster it has created in the first place.
I am not an expert on security or foreign policy.So I am not the right person to suggest methods to tackle the moster we may face.Let's hope,for the sake of our Motherland,that all the relevant experts of our Great Nation are putting their brains together and are looking at ways to ensure that our Country remains safe and unaffected by what's happening at our doorstep.
If groundwork has not yet been started,it's better to start today,RIGHT AWAY.There is no time to waste.The safety and security of our beloved Motherland and our citizens should be of utmost importance to the Indian establishment.There is no time to play politics.We all have a duty towards our Motherland,especially those who can make a diference,and by that I mean,those who have the power,authority and capability to ensure India's well being.
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