NIA

So another red tape organisation has come into being as a result of efforts of the UPA govt. to add extra teeth to its efforts in the so called "war" against terrorism. NIA or the national Investigation agency Bill 2008 calls for establishing a federal agency with exclusive powers to concentrate on investigating terror crimes. Now the debate arises that at first glance what exactly is the purpose of this exhibition of preparedness for "Future" terrorist attacks. The glaring alacrity with which terror has struck parts of the nation that were in earlier years immune to attacks is not only worrisome but also points to the complete inaction by the government to formulate a strategy to address and root out terror.The UPA has the inglorious distinction of having witnessing under its reign the re-emergence of the Students Islamic Movement of India and emergence of new terrorist groups claiming such horrendous acts. The spate of terror attacks has not only let the nation be seen as a country soft on terror, but has also exposed a Government that lacks a coherent nation wide strategy to deal with internal acts of terror.The Prime Minister like on all other occasions has been found wanting in addressing the nation at a time of need. Numerous terror incidents have elicited a timid reaction from the premier and that too by way off a press statement or through officials in the PMO. This seeming lack of concern by Manmohan Singh not only further demoralizes the citizens of the country; they also strengthen the arms of the terror groups who see it as a government passive on Islamic terrorism. The lack of a coherent strategy on Islamic terrorism is also seen by some as the extension of the government pro-minority approach. For to adequately address the issue of Islamic fundamentalism, one would have to have a broad ranging discussion on religion, fanaticism and minority representation. These are all areas where the government would much rather maintain a stoic silence and criminal overlook rather than address the root cause of the problem. The tragedy of terrorism in India is not the fact that innocent lives are lost, but the fact that the government in the garb of “terror cannot affect our way of being” notion adopts a ‘back to normal’ approach within 24 hours. Terror attacks after terror attacks have shown the government address, at best, the incident in question, rather than formulate a strategy on how to handle this war that has been declared against the Indian State. With Kashmir fairly secure and peaceful over the past few years, the terror networks have tried to cast their net over the rest of India which has been evident in the sequence of attacks that took place in various parts of the nation at the will of the persons who commit such crimes. Now a terrorist has the guts to attack any area of any city of any state of the nation.And Lets look at the solution as devised by the UPA govt. which suddenly seems to have waken up with coming elections from the hibernation after the 26/11 mumbai attacks. What exactly is the motive behind identifying another intelligence body to fight this war? Then what would CBI or RAW do? Doesnt it seem to be a simple reaction of saving its image against the outburst of anger in Indian Public keeping in mind the coming elections.It seems like a damage control move on the government's part that has concentrated more on economics of the nation under the guidance of the economist prime minister. Unfortunately it failed in that arena of work also.
It is learnt that the powers vested to this agency curtails the rights of the citizens and can operate at the cost of governmental procedures and permissions. The Government should be aware of that but considering anyhow the unconventional nature of the enemy and the extraordinary circumstances in which the war is being waged it is too little a cost an indian would pay for Nations Security. But The Most Important question is if the current terror controlling measures are not sufficient the new move by the govt. should not a political fiasco . We need to have a organisation on US lines much like the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) . It should have its decision making body and should be independent in its operations. without the necessary expertise in the specialised focus of this department it could very well coverup the slumber of the UPA but not ensure sense of safety to the Indian citizen who pays for it and chooses whom to pay it to.
MY COMMENTS ON THIS BLOG

Well good analysis,but I think that instead of Islamic terrorism ,if only terrorism would have been mentioned that would have served the purpose.I just want to draw attention to few of the points mentioned by you.1-According to your opinion UPA has roped in new agency in the wake of upcoming elections but if you see the result of recently polled state in which the polling took place just after Mumbai attacks, Congress has won 3 out of 5 states so doesnt it mean that we the people of India are not worried about government's lack of concern on terror or in other terms we are not worried about terrorism at all until it strikes us.2- You mentioned about CBI and RAW.CBI only looks for economic related offences like hawala etc. and besides that there are lot of numerous other cases pending with CBI.Than RAW, I think the main function RAW is to collect external intelligence,information on foreign governments to advise our government etc.Don't you think that we need a special agency which should look after terrorism only because now Terrorism is not a part time job.3- About red tapes.We are not bothered about terrorism because uptill now we havent suffered yet.Ask those people who have suffered from this, wont they support some restrictions?Its better to have restrictions rather to face a gun.Well Terrorism is a big issue now and there are lot of factors involved.So it cant be solved overnight, but lets us first see hoe NIA works before criticizing it and that is what we best at OPTIMISM.