Recent Mumbai attacks makes our blood boil on the pathetic state of India. What would I have done if I ever the Prime-Minister of India.
- Establish National Intelligence Group governing and combining all national, security and state-wide intelligence. This org would have direct liason with all international agencies
- Increase NSG stations across 4 major metros with immediate effect. 6 major cities in 12months times. And to all state capitals within 2years time.
- Increase NSG strength as this is the force which is going to be used often than army, navy and airforce.
- Establish Director of Operations under National Intelligence Group. This is for all covert ops. It is easy for me to hit on specific targets rather than moving the armed forces for war/battle. You think the world is going to care if 10 commandoes carried a covert op killing 10 terrorists outside India.
- Initiate a clearly formulated media policy on what to report, how to report (how many times to report) and what not to report. Make sure they understand the consequences for not adhering to the policy.
- Initiate a national Crisis Management Group to oversee natural (tsunami) and man-made crisis. Chain-of-Command, media and public interface, accountability will be part of the group. Everyone needs to be accountable , including me, and punitive action should not be limited to firing the people from the position.
- Ask Election Commision to put stringent conditions for anyone going to hold key posts like PM, Home Minister and Defence Minister. A career stint in Armed forces, Foreign affairs would do good. I don’t want 100% neta to be holding key posts. They will jeopardise more at the hour of crisis. Also enact 49-O policy giving people the right to refuse the choice of candidates.
- Start a coaching class for all ministers and politicians on the following topics
How to muster political will.
How to stop blaming and start working.
How to build national wealth than your wealth.
How to take security seriously.
Effective letter writing for apologising and resigning
Makes sense! If only…
I remember a bunch of IIT/IIM grads initiating a political party called Lok parithran or something like that.. wonder whatever happened to them.. ?!