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Editorial - Vijayadashmi 5108 |
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Written by Editor
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The past year has been a watershed in Islamic terrorism in India. Especially after the Varanasi blasts and Mumbai blasts, the threat of homegrown ‘Indian’ Islamic Terrorists has come to the frontage of the ‘war against terror’. India still seems to be much complacent about this aspect of Jihad.
From The Editors...
The past year has been a watershed in Islamic terrorism in India. Especially after the Varanasi blasts and Mumbai blasts, the threat of homegrown ‘Indian' Islamic Terrorists has come to the frontage of the ‘war against terror'. India still seems to be much complacent about this aspect of Jihad.
One can easily understand the change in pattern of the terrorist activities carried out by the Islamists in India in the past decade. In terms of organizational structure it has changed from the groups like Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) to internal groups like Student Islamic Movement of India (SIMI). In terms of the character of the recruits it has changed from the unemployed and poor to highly educated and financially settled families. In terms of the arms and ammo supplied and used by these terrorists it has changed from grenades to AK56 rifles to rocket missiles to chemical weapons. In terms of targets it has changed from establishments/structures to public transport systems with the aim of mass destruction.
The terrorist training camps have been setup all along India's international borders. All these coupled with the Naxalite activities in the ‘Red Corridor' extending from ‘Pashupati to Tirupati', multiplies the threat which Islamists pose to India. Recently arrested Islamic terrorists include teachers from a Madrasa in Surat, Gujarat.
After 9/11, US undertook the deportation of clerics/Imams who were indulging in delivering fanatic sermons in mosques and Islamic seminaries. UK, France, Australia also undertook similar measures. In contrast, India's Home Minister released a statement saying "We are not ready to accept that they (Madrasas) are the breeding ground of terrorism. We don't accept that. And keeping this in mind our government will go ahead and work."
The National Security Advisor M K Narayanan had talked about the infiltration of LeT in Indian Air Force, but the Indian government has chosen to remain oblivious to these facts. ‘Secularists’ in India proudly claim that there has been no Indian Muslim arrested so far from the Al-Qaeda network which entails that Al-Qaeda has no presence in India. Some political parties have clearly expressed sympathy for these organizations - Mulayam Singh of Samajwadi Party calls SIMI “a bunch of good boys” and Karunanidhi of D.M.K. has set up a massage parlor in jail for the master mind of terror attacks in Coimbatore in 1998 - Abdul Mahdani. Due to a political patronage coupled with an absolute chaos about handling the issue of terrorism, the Islamism problem has further intensified. Dismantling the terror camps/modules and sleeper cells are the obvious measures to be taken immediately in response to the increasing terrorist activities. But the real problem lies at the ‘Nek Namazis’. Every Muslim - whether fanatic or so-called ‘nationalist’ has a ready made justification in defence of Islam. SIMI/Al-Qaeda cites the same Qur’an (although different verses) which the ‘Nationalist’ Muslims do. Non-Muslims, belonging to non-Semitic faiths are confused about the exact teachings of the Islamic faith. Despite the presence of Islam for 1400 years, Hindus have for unknown reasons been ignorant about it. To understand the psyche of Islamic terrorists we have to understand the teachings of Islam. The study of the biography of Muhammad, the Qur’an and the Hadis, only can help us understand the Islamic psyche.
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