US-Like Strict Security Measures To Prevent Future Terror Bids

The Pune terrorist attack is another warning to us. This attack raises a question mark on our political leaders' will to fight terrorism and wipe it out. Despite getting all intelligence inputs, why do we not succeed to prevent such terror attacks? Why do we become complacent, considering it our success that there has not been another terrorist attack in one year?
Despite suffering from the sting of terrorism for so many years, why have we not been able to formulate an effective strategy to safeguard the country from such attacks? Why do we not do all that we must do as a nation, be it the government that has to do it, or society, or administration?

Politics of Vote Bank
As long as we do not look for answers to these questions, we would continue to lose innocent lives and keep blaming Lashkar-e-Taiba, Indian mujahidin, and the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). But will such attacks stop by merely expressing concern over terrorism, blaming Pakistan, and appointing inquiry committees?
If we have to break the back of terrorism, sidelining politics of vote-bank, all political parties would not only have to formulate effective strategy sitting at the same table, but would also have to implement it. If we have to seek help from the United States or Israel for this purpose, we should not hesitate to do so.

Cooperation Between Federal and State Governments
In all conferences and seminars, there is talk of increasing coordination and cooperation between the federal and state governments to deal with terrorism, but the coordination appears ineffective as before. Allegations and counter-allegations after the attack are enough to expose such relations.
The Home Ministry says that the advisory was sent two months ago about a likely terror attack in Pune. The home minister also does not consider the attack as carelessness of intelligence agencies. Who should be held responsible if there is an attack on the same spot even after sending the advisory? The Home Ministry completed its formality by sending the advisory, but was it the state government that could not take concrete action on that advisory?

Flaws in System
When there was no attack for a long time after the November 2008 Mumbai terror attack, it was taken for granted that terrorist organizations are so busy in Afghanistan-Pakistan that they do not have time to look at India. The Pune attack has falsified this belief. If our preparations are like the present, this is not the last one. On the terrorism front, we would have to be as tough as the United States. As long as we do not remove flaws like relaxation for VIPs in our security measures, the result is going to be the same.