Jaipur bomb blasts

I was going to write about Jaipur bomb blasts but by the time I got to it there were two more serial blasts, one in B'lore and another in Ahmedabad. Every time the blasts occur I feel very sad. It is the same pattern in every blast.
- Serial blasts rock the city: Mumbai, Varanasi, Malegaon, Samjhauta express, Hyderabad, Jaipur, B'lore, Ahmedabad.
- Blasts occur in crowded areas and are timed perfectly
- Ministers of the state, or foreign countries condemn attacks
- JeM or Indian Mujahideen (its a new group of terrorists btw) claim or dont claim responsibility but their hand is suspected in every blast
- High alert is announced in other big cities
- Simi/ISI are blamed for supporting terrorists
- Terrorists send warning/threatning emails/letters to police stations or city administrators
- Some people are arrested (but they are probably released because of lack of evidence)
- Compensation is announced to the relatives of innocent people who lost their lives
- Repeat cycle

Familiar, isnt it? The thing I hate to see after all this is that certain politicians in their interview say, oh this has become a part of our lives, oh this is a global problem. They dont have the guts to face this threat and do something about it. Seriously, I am really scared that I have been in some of these places where the blasts have occured: bombay local trains, lumbini park hyd, jaipur. And I could be among the ones that are directly affected by these blasts.

The root cause of this problem is way to complex for me to understand. The history and politics that go behind this growing menace is mind boggling. But what makes a terrorist a terrorist? Of course, it has a lot to do with their circumstances and upbring. But I really believe that irresponsible parenting is one of the factors. I sometimes visualise a terrorist as a 6 month old infant or an innocent 3 yr old, and boy, what did they know? How did they turn out to be that way? Parents should take some of the responsiblities of how their kids turn out to be (half of it is the genes though and environment shapes us up too, of course).

Well educated parents raise well read, patient and thought-oriented kids. So, it is very important that people around the world go out and gather knowledge about so many wonderful things in this world rather than just their religion.

I heard excerpts from the speech of our prime minister on the eve of Independence day. I thought it was a great speech. He mentioned that education and employment are the prime focus. He also said that he does not want to make promises, he wants to deliver. I wish he addressed the nation more often - twice a year! In my eyes, he earned my highest respect. I think he knows the priorities of our country very well. With Sonia by his side, it seems like the country has two prime ministers who get along really well. That is actually a good thing. I hope that along with the prime minister, most country men want the same thing, a strong, prosperous and healthy India. Let each one of us work towards that, and then I hope that the terrorism problem will go away. Forever.