You make some very good points in this essay. I would like to follow those up with a few of my own observations. 1. These attacks aren't a Hindu/Muslim issue anymore. It is now a question of national security, and the government of India should take that threat to heart and act accordingly. 2. Let's be honest, the days of pan chewing lathi clad Hawaldars are over. This terror menace is something that requires an extremely professional and highly trained police force; those changes have to be implemented right away. 3. Like it or not, India is now a regional power; it has to start behaving like one by using its muscle to get all the neighboring states to fall in line with its agenda. 4. Special OPS should be the new mantra. Aircraft carriers and ICBMs are great, however they are not the tools for this fight.Special operations forces are a proven remedy to this problem, look no further than Israel. The fact that someone like Dawood Ibrahim is still alive is a slap in the face to all Indians regardless of their religion. It is high time we use our new found wealth to arm and train such troops and finally take the fight to the perpetrators. 5. This is our FINAL wakeup call.
