Culprits responsible for 2001 parliament attacks haven't been brought to justice yet.Needless to say I don't hold much hope for justice in the case of 26/11.
If our government can do this justice in a few months after the attack rest of the time can go for establishing 'peace' with Pakistan.I want justice.India wants justice.First justice then peace.

President Zardari in not too distant past had stated that” there is little bit of India in every Pakistani and a little bit of Pakistan in every Indian.”

For the romantics this was a statement of love and affection, for the hard nosed this was a candid admission, a bond of hatred that runs deep in the society on either side of the border. Individually we do share excellent relations, collectively we are unable to connect.

Civil society is the reservoir, which all arms of the establishment in both countries draw their talent from. In 60years we have not been able to resolve any issue. We went to Lahore in a Bus extended our hand of friendship and received Kargil as a return gift.

26/11 is a paradigm shift from IED explosions, with no visible individual, to an all out attack on a Sovereign Nation. Terrorism and Nuclear blackmail are instruments of state policy for Pakistan, though with diminishing returns.

Expression of anguish and demand for exacting a cost, post 26/11 towards the host nation of the terrorist is normal. How can this qualify as Jingoism calling for justice is not Jingoism.

Hostilities willnot help either country whereas the
general public suffers but the so called leaders
showcase their bravado by claiming superiorityby which they can exploit the general pubilic who
are and will be suffering. Both the nations have to live together as neighbours and as good neighbour can discuss/solve problems amicably.

Unfortunately the situation in Pakistan is extremely grave as the elected Government has no much say in policy matters which are dictated by the radicals and the Army. Hence the kind of denial and delay tactics which are adopted by them is not surprising at all. Pakistan as a state would never agree to the terror dossier which has been forwarded to them by Government of India. Acceptance of the dossier would mean the exposure of state actors and agencies which has covertly and overtly supported the terror strikes. The extremist elements are indoctrinated by the hate India campaign which is propagated by the numerous madrassas in that country. The Pakistan Army has not forgotten the humiliating defeats in the previous wars and they are not in a position both economically and militarily to avenge that defeat in future. Hence the face saving formula for them would be to support the terror groups to unleash terror in India.All this leads to the fact that there is no easy solution to the problem. The Government can no longer take a soft stand on this issue and instead adopt an unified approach to deal with this cancer proactively. Peace talks can take us nowhere as we are dealing literally with a failed state

We the people expect that the peace initiative should come from the other side of the border, but only terrorists comes with guns and RDX. Pakistan should stop this.

The civil society can make a difference in choosing a good government which is capable of giving a befitting reply to countries like pakistan.Till when are we indians going to sit,wait and watch? Terrorism can only be divided by retaliation. No place for satyagraha in this era. When do we stop following others and take initiatives..

Cynical approach yet honest and truthful

Cannon fodder is an apt deion for the civil society. Terrorist recruit from it in one country, and target the same in another country.
The establishment is condescending and indulgent towards the civil society at best.

We the people do not understand the nuances of the state craft and the game of geopolitics. How then can we make a real difference.

The civil society has not developed, and taken on a role of a pressure group in our region, to compel the establishments into implementing policies differently with our neighbors.

It's Pakistan, not India, that needs less jingosim in their public debates. Many Pakistani security experts openly spit venom and loosely talk of nuclear attack on India. Post 26/11, they've become celebrities. The investigation of Mumbai attacks was a litmus test of Pakistan’s sincerity of friendship towards India. Pakistan squandered it and reinforced its hostile attitude towards India.

Since the peace talks have begun India has got in return border conflicts, terrorist attacks, injection of fake currency among others things. Every Pakistani attack is followed by a delegation of Pakistani peaceniks & armchair intellectuals who harp about saving Pakistan’s stunted democracy. Pakistan’s “bonsai democracy” is a showpiece in the window meant to acquire cash from the West.

The root cause of terrorism is poverty and unemployment over a period of years.People of the world should unite together to put an end to this forming better governments for the welfare of civilians.

Often some elements in media portray nationalism as Jingoism. We as a nation are always scared of sacrifice and in the face of an open reality staring at us we are burrying our head in the mud and seeking excuses owing to our cowardice. We must respond to Pakistan strongly. A 100 percent defensive strategy is counter-productive. And I will ignore a few people singing peace in stark contrast to what is happening on ground from decades.