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A TOTAL FAILURE
The first meeting of the India Today Board of Experts on Security and Terror finds the Government's response sorely wanting and anti-terror strategy yet to take off.
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India Today panel of experts on 'War on Terror' answer surfers' question.
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Mohan Menon
Retired IPS officer who also served in RAW
Murad Baig
Author of a book on Indian heritage
Dr Arup Kumar Sen Gupta
Writes that the media has a big role in bringing about the change.
Captain Dinyar Karai
Writes on the counter terrorism strategy that India needs.
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No people have seen terror like Indians have. Over 18,000 citizens died in attacks in the last decade.
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Issue 1: SECURING THE HOME FRONT
  Wanted: A single, unified internal security set up to guard India against major terror strikes.
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Issue 2: TACKLING PAKISTAN
  Neutralising Pakistan requires pressure on multiple fronts. The buzz is 'smart' strategy.
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Issue 3: OVERHAULING THE POLICE
  Radically change the image and status of men in khaki for them to become weapons against terror.
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Issue 4: MODERNISING THE NSG
  Mumbai exposed the inadequacies of our best anti-terror force. The shortfalls need to be addressed. Now.
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Issue 5: UPGRADING INTELLIGENCE
  If terror strikes have to be thwarted, intelligence gathering has to be coordinated and actionable.
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Issue 6: SAFEGUARDING MEGACITIES
  Build a security fortress around Delhi and Mumbai so that they are capable of tackling any kind of emergency independently.
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Issue 7: PLUGGING VULNERABLE ZONES
  Indian borders continue to be porous. With attacks from the sea posing a new threat, there's a need for watertight coastal security strategy.
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Issue 8: TOUGHENING THE LAW
  The legal framework needs to be hardened to make the perpetrators of terror pay heavily.
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Issue 9: SQUEEZING TERROR FUNDING
  Clamping down on the flow of money that nourishes the monster and keeping a close watch on explosive substances is now an imperative.
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Issue 10: STRENGTHENING THE ARMED FORCES
  India's armed forces must modernise and move to hi-tech precision strikes to take on non-state adversaries as well as traditional rivals.
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Issue 11: WINNING KASHMIR
  We need to tackle the Valley's discontent by deciding how much autonomy Kashmir requires and working a way out to negotiate with Pak.
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Issue 12: CITIZENS' CHARTER
  As citizens, we can help bring about the change we want by fulfilling our duties and keeping the pressure on the government to deliver.
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India Reacts
The prime purpose of the terrorists is to shatter the peace and unity of the country. The only way to defeat them is by defeating their mindless purpose-- stand with determined resilience with the people of the country irrespective of communal, linguistic and regional barriersn.
Swarnima Bhattacharya , Lucknow

Much has been spoken by the leaders, but no concrete work has been done so far. The ministry should not be headed by any politician but by some retired police or preferably some military official.
Shailendra Vikrant , Chandigarh