Mumbai: Mumbai Police Commissioner D Sivanandan has said unlike Israel, which immediately reacts to any terror attacks, India lacked the killer instinct against those who carry out such attacks.
"Since thousands of years, we have been passively witnessing all terror attacks. We never went to fight with anybody. That's what our main problem is and we lack the killer instinct," he said.
"We cannot go and wage a war against Pakistan, China or anybody else. But Israel never keeps quiet. Israelis go on their flights, bombard the fellows (enemies), come back and keep quiet. But when we become aggressive, we face international pressure," Sivanandan, who has recently been appointed Mumbai Police Commissioner said.
Sivanandan was giving power-point presentation on safety and security measures to be adopted at residential, commercial complexes in the city at a programme on Tuesday organised by Maharashtra Chamber of Housing Industry, an umbrella organisation of developers in the state.
"So the time has come to sit and protect ourselves and we need to take utmost safety precautions in the wake of recent audacious terror attacks," he added.
Sivanandan said the developers should not compromise with safety and security for more profits while building any structure.
"Different standards are being adopted for different structures and some developers compromise safety and security for profits, unaware of results in case of a disaster," he added.
Security should also be upgraded at the existing structures whether it is a mall, multiplex, school, hospital and hotel, he said.