My Salutes...but its not enough. Indians must demand Action.

I salute all the brave Indian police officers who try to maintain order and serve our country in inspite of corruption and less than state of art armaments.

All of us saw pictures of ATS chief Hemant Karkare wearing that shoddy bullet proof jacket.

Times of India article says it will be another year before Indian police can expect to get better bullet proof jacket.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Better_bulletproof_jackets_for_police/articleshow/3768933.cms

Deccan Herald also references to the delay for another one year
http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/Nov292008/national20081129103560.asp

Does it always has to be an incident which wakes up Indian government and that too with a delayed response?

Did not Indian Government know that these jackets are incapable of securing our officers?

Is Indian government going to stop only at Bullet Proof Jackets?

We need to demand proactive steps - The protectors of Indian democracy should be protected in every possible way not just with Bullet Proof Jackets.

-Aditi Jain Shah

Is it time to revisit Gandhi?

“Mumbai attack, Nov 26 2008” once again this retribution against innocent people has been successful. This appalling incident forces me to question if this insatiable desire for revenge will ever end.

Who is going to be Gandhi this time? Who will put an end to this? Are we even going to be lucky enough in this century to have someone who can stop all this?

India has very conveniently forgotten about our founding fathers and our strong foundation of unity, compassion and non-violence that has made us the biggest democracy in the world and the only democracy in the region.

Its time we remember Gandhi we cannot wait for some foreign enlighten from the west. Gandhi has given us enough to keep the harmony in the world. Non-violence, not because we are weak but because we are civilized to understand that violence affects both the winner and the looser.

Can any of us be sure that violence in the name of ‘right’ from one perspective will be right from every perspective?

Also, I would like to pay my tributes to ATS Hemant Karkare, Additional Commissioner Ashok Kamte and encounter specialist Vijay Salaskar and all the 11 police officials who sacrificed their life to keep Mumbai safe. May God give courage to the families of all the victims and survivors in these tough times.

Its time India stands united and says no to violence of any kind from any side.

-Aditi Jain Shah