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William Hessian

William Hessian — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000

it reminds me of america’s delay in aide to Katrina victims, and 911 victims.

it seems like all over the world, governments are having trouble being efficient, and effective. I question whether it is purposely slow, to allow damage and terror to set in.

Tanuja Ranjan

Tanuja Ranjan — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Its not the question of Govt being ineffecient or inadequte.

The problem here arises out of the fact of prioritizing.

In the face of an alarming situation all over the world we have to be always on get set go position—not that ok we’ll see when it happens!!!We have to be on our mark always.

Every year a sizable portion of budget is allocated for defense—for what???

when they say that we do not have enough man-power to watch the 3000kms stretch of western coast of India,it pricks,when one of our policeman dies just becoz he did not have a bullet-proof jacket or helmet,it pricks,when our policeman at CST says that he did not have a weapon or that we had old weapon which does not even cock properly–it pricks,when our jawans up there are fighting severe cold at Laddakh and Siachen for the lack of proper outfit–it pricks and pricks to no end.

Our prime force NSG—a sizable portion of that has become a status symbol for those nincompoop politicians—good for nothing creatures—it pricks!!!

A person who cannot take care of himself–what can he do for the country.

Its high-time we shd ponder over these questions and think twice or rather hundred times before we hand over the reins of our lives in the hands of these self-centered creatures.

Tanuja

Dr.Ratan Saini

Dr.Ratan Saini — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000

It is poor crisis management.

Tanuja Ranjan

Tanuja Ranjan — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000

But how long we can keep on saying this Dr. Ratan?

We are always poor whenever we have to rise to the occasion.We have ample number of civil police ,RAF,CRPF etc. etc. to take of the situation but whther natural crisis or man-made crisis we always have to resort to army help? why?

We pay heavily by loosing our general common men and are ill-equipped policemen.

What are we going to get in shielding Raj Thakrey and Amar Singh type of ppl by providing them a barrage of security men who not only bring veggies for them but also drop their kids to schooland what not?

Kalyani is right when she has raised a finger to this.

William Hessian

William Hessian — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000

i think it is deliberately poor crisis management.

why did it take the media so much less time to get their gear together and show up and take pictures?

its a sickening trend.

Kalyani Rampilla

Kalyani Rampilla — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Tanuja,

It is not enough to have NSG outfits in important metros/cities. They forces must be trained in urban warfare, which is far far different to the warfare they are used in the borders, where there are vast open space, hilly terrains etc. But, they are not restricted by the congestion of populace and needn’t be concerned about civilian casualties. It was also reported that the police and defence forces were far less equipped in terms of weapons and safety equipment than the terrorists. This is a common and continuous problem cited even at the police level when they encounter the naxalites within the country. Though this inadequacy has been highlighted time and again, there has been no action taken for the safety and equipment of the defence/police personnel. It speaks a lot of their bravery and selfless courage that in spite of these disadvantages, they are always in the forefront and have never shirked duty.

It has also been noticed that all politicians, whether in power or not, demand an entourage of security personnel for personal safety. It is another thing that these security personnel are also made to perform domestic chores/errands, and the transport vehicles provided to them are used not exactly ”on duty”. This of course leads to shortage of manpower and resources in time of crisis.

Who is to blame? The politicians/officials or the people who tolerate them.

I hope that at least now, the authorities wake up and learn to prioritise and begin with location-specific training. The armed forces are required at the borders. It is also very hard to expect them to move from the borders into the urban milieu and start delivering without any time for aclimatising/knowledge of the area. This was very evident in the Taj operations - the NSG commandos were lost inside the huge building with its maze like interiors, while the terrorists had an advantage.

I can just hope and pray that at least now there will be a change in attitude and perspective.

Dr.Ratan Saini

Dr.Ratan Saini — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000

We will continue to say that till it is happening.

William Hessian

William Hessian — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000

i agree. hope seems to be the weapon of the lazy or uninformed.

Dr.Ratan Saini

Dr.Ratan Saini — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000

True. Poor Management may be due to number of reasons as you have pointed out few.