It is only right that the learned Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, should show very serious concern, regards the threat of terrorism, to India and the international community. India has very hostile neighbours, who occupy thousands of square miles of Indian territory, and still laying claim to more Indian territory. At present China has thousands of troops camping on India’s borders.
To show how serious this matter is, in the 1950s, when the first Asian Games were held in New Delhi, the Delhi police at the last moment decided not to provide security for the games. The games committee came to the Delhi public school on Mathura Road in New Delhi, and requested their oy scouts and girl guides to provide security for the stadium and the athletes.
I was a patrol leader in the boy scouts and one of the people responsible for the security of the stadium and the athletes. There was hardly 100 of us in the boy scouts and girl guides, there was not a single incidence of anti-social behaviour or theft.
Now for the Commonwealth Games held in New Delhi, they required 100,000 troops to provide security, for the stadium and the athletes.
The UN needs a new constitution, in order to be democratic, in the cause of world peace. When the UN placed sanctions on Iraq over half a million children under the age of 10 died.
India can take this opportunity in order to solve the problem of international terrorism by calling a international conference in the cause of world peace. All countries need to sign an international peace treaty. So that if any country or terrorist attack another country then the rest of the countries will go to its aid. At the same time incorporated in it, a treatry of human rights so that if anyone violated the human rights of its citizens then they can be tried in the International Court of Human Rights.
As long as one person’s terrorist is another persons freedom fighter you will have a situation such as Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and Libya. What so called failed states need is a new constitution to unite its citizens rather than military action. Because the rule book of western democracy is based on a principle of divide and rule the result we have is perpetual wars for perpetual peace.
Jal Framji
Cheshire
