Ring-fence Pakistan, dry Gulf's Jihadi factory

Execution of Kasab is not a pretext for exultation but to pause to take stock of hydra-headed threat posed by Pakistan, which is fast slipping into a nation of mercenaries feasting on blood-letting. India has much hard work yet to be done in which ring-fencing Pakistan and drying up Gulf exported Jihadi ideology should constitute as key tasks.

Ajmal Kasab was more than a terrorist. In him, India had physical evidence to nail Pakistan's direct link in terror activities on its soil.

If the UPA-II under the leadership of Manmohan Singh has any achievment, it's in calling the bluff of Pakistan and not allowing its terror machines to dictate the terms of negotiations between the two countries on any issue.

India stuck to rule of law and gathered tons and tons of evidences to link Pakistani state in terror activities. What was known to all in India. Kasab testified before the world community. India is not a nation where capital punishment is so frequent. But Kasab deserved this for waging war against India.

But people in India must restrain themselves, because Pakistan is slipping fast into a factory where many Kasabas are being produced daily.

The day Kasab was hanged in the Yerwada jail in Pune, which hosted Mahatma Gandhi too and where the famous Poona pact was signed with Bhim Rao Ambedkar to sow the seed of a "social justice" based Indian democracy, Pakistan witnessed blood-letting against Shia Muslims.

This jail stands as a testimony for an inclusive society in India where all, including Muslims, enjoy equal rights and protection under the mighty Indian constitution. But Pakistan founded on an exclusive ideology has become ultra exclusive. 

Ironically, Kasab had to be hanged in Yerwada jail, whose historical significance must have given him a sense in his last moments to lament his fate to have been born in a country (Pakistan), which was founded on a hate campaign.

Pakistani spectators at India-Pakistan border

The course of events of the last six decades of the Indian subcontinet has effectively defeated the "two nation (Hindu and Muslim) theory of the founders of Pakistan.

The day Kasab was hanged multiple suicide bombs went off in various cities of Pakistan killing more than 23 Muslims, mostly Shias. A Pakistani tweeted to say that the only place where Shias can practice their religion with honour and safety is India. Pakistan has become such an exclusive society, that except for Sunnis no one there has equal rights.

The natural lamentation in India is why it can not emulate the Barack Obama administration of the United States in hunting down the terror machines within Pakistan. Israel is another nation, surrounded by hostile nations, having perfected the art of eliminating any source of threat anywhere in the world.

So, why can't India be like the US or Israel? The answer lies in its history. Since the time of the mighty emperor Ashoka, India has ceased to be an aggressor in any form. The profound impact of Buddhism subsequently has shaped Indian psyche. The act of Indira Gandhi to split Pakistan (thereby creating Bangladesh) in two parts was an aberration.

However, Manmohan Singh deserves compliments for cutting Pakistan into size in his policy matters and in place giving more importance to Bangladesh. A successful Bangladesh suits India more than a nation (Pakistan) hurtling down into a lawless country of mercenaries. Further, Manmohan Singh also deserves accolades for ensuring that India is spiritedly invested in Afghanistan despite all odds.

The leaders of the US proudly claim that they are taking all risks and measures to ensure security of Americans. Therefore, people in India will also like to know what measures are being put in place to secure India. More than the US, India has to worry from the fast realistation that Pakistan is becoming a nation of mercenaries out on the killing spree.

Can India and the US ensure by any means that the nuclear weapons of Pakistan do not fall in the hands of the practioners of Jihad? The answer is clear no; but a direct American intervention in Pakistan on the lines of Iraq and Afghanistan may also not be ruled out in future given the proportion of threat the Jihadists pose to the world community.

The best case scenario would be to ring-fence Pakistan from all sides. This will make incumbent upon China, Russia, Afghanistan, India, the US to join hands for one common cause to ensure that their interests are protected and lives of the people safeguarded.     

Interrogations of David Coleman Headley have revealed that all the nations must collaborate to defeat their common enemy in Pakistan bred terror machines and ideologies. A socio-economic and security turnaround for better in Afghanistan would dry sources of terror to some extent.

The Jihadi ideological factory in Saudi Arabia needs to be dealt by the US in an unapologetic manner. The movements of funds from the Gulf must be tracked effectively.

An island of terror factory is fast being noticed coming up in the areas of Darbhanga and Madhubani districts of Bihar. This is being fuelled by those who have returned from their Gulf jobs from where they come not only with money but also the Jihadi ideology.   

Therefore, India has much hard work yet to be done in which ring-fencing Pakistan and drying up Gulf exported Jihadi ideology should constitute as cornerstone.