You make a point - but you are absolutely wrong in saying that Gujarat riots were a reaction to Godhra. I totally accept that terrorist activities have to be dealt with cold hands, but more importantly we need to gauge the support of minorities (and moderates). If thats not true, see the never-ending situation in Kashmir, Israel, Lebanon and Iraq (atleast Kashmir is improving among the lot). Military alone is not a solution for terrorism. As for your "reaction" point, why do you think such a barbaric reaction is justified in India? There are no cases of rape and murder of Muslims in the streets of New York after 9/11 or in London after 7/7 or in Madrid. India is as democratic and dignified as any of these countries. There is no way you can justify fundamentalism and violence whether it is the case of terrorism or riots. Such violent actions on minorities undermine our very roots of secularism and pluralism and destabilize peaceful democracy. Those riot gangsters have to be treated in the same way as the fanatics who were involved in the Godhra Train incident. We moderates only have to think that innocent Indians have been murdered in both incidents and not discriminate the victims as Muslims and Hindus.
