Submitted by: David McKinnon

I am sure the recent terrorist attacks in India have been on all of our minds.  As the departure date comes closer it?s only natural for us to think about if and how the Indian government will react.  As I read the following article in the Far Eastern Economic Review I tried to relate the attacks in India with the 9/11 attacks in the United States.  How did we react?  With hindsight being 20/20 we are able to analyze how we responded and use it as a reference point with India.

The article talks about the Bharatiya Janata Party pushing for a return of POTA (Prevention of Terrorism Activities Act), an anti-terrorism legislation.  You can read about POTA here.

In the article, the author gives her reasons why she is against such legislation.

What do you guys think?