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| Mistakes are the advisories in combating terrorism | | | Jamwal Mahadeep Singh | 2/27/2019 10:56:55 PM |
| New Delhi's previous attempts to respond militarily to cross border terrorist operations in Kashmir after Uri attack, that was a warning signal to enemy country as to desist from patronizing the terrorists outfits and psychologically preparing the local modules to bleed the valley by organizing suicidal attacks on Indian forces, operating in valley to bring normalness, failed at the face of it. Moreover the measures taken were much hyped and politicized. The operation of 26 February 2019, as befitting reply to the killings of 44 CRPF personal and thereafter, over much cry of intelligence failure and revenging emotions exhibited by public across the country, speaks of the fact that mistakes committed in the past have proved as advisory to react positively in curbing the insurgency. But at the same time, still we have to work on the intelligence failure with regard to Pulwama attack and after pin pointing the mistake; we have to fill the gaps in this broken chain of information at the home ground too. The current government after Pulwama attack and events thereafter has launched efforts to correct some historical deficiency by an intellectual assault upon the Pakistani Deep State and it needs to be supported.
It is the highest form of self-respect to admit our errors and mistakes and make amends for them. To make a mistake is only an error in judgment, but to adhere to it, when it is discovered, shows infirmity of character. In politics it is well defined by 'Napoleon Bonaparte' that 'in politics, never retreat, never retract and never admit a mistake'. Moreover for the present politicians, the general perception and words of Albert Einstein as well as of the Winston Churchill that 'we learn from our mistakes' appears to be a statement of bygone days and over shadowed by the new research by Researchers from MIT's Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, Cambridge USA, that have shown for the first time that the brain learns more after a success than a failure. But failure is often championed as a critical step in the path to eventual success. The accomplished are those who know how to learn from their mistakes. The abilities to overcome obstacles, to introspect why we made a mistake or experienced failure, and take corrective actions along with the willingness to abandon a failing venture are keys to success. But, how, precisely, does this process work? How do we learn from our mistakes rather than repeat them, hoping for better results the next time? How do we stop simply persevering and start getting things right? Some suggestive steps can be helpful such as: Perceive and recognize the mistake that had slipped while planning a policy that proved as perforator in nature. We should hesitate to animadversion the circumstances for any impediment rather than admitting that we did something erroneous unintentionally because of inexperience and over enthusiasm. It is also not undeniable that sometimes particularly unconventional set of situation may have invalidated the potency of our right action, while implementing the policy, in a conscientious approach. In a nutshell before starting to troubleshoot problems; at that point, it is to be realized whether there is something wrong with the approach or there is a factor that has not been considered. I like to suggest the present dispensation and those responsible to maintain peace by eroding militancy from the state that they should determine the shortcomings for the repeatedly making the same mistakes, broadly spoken as intelligence failure and lack of fool proof operational policies, thereby we are losing our brave hearts in almost every encounters more than the numbers of terrorists we eliminate. We have to identify and pinpoint, whether we made a mistake, whether someone else was at fault, or whether uncontrollable circumstances were not conducive to success. Had we not assigned multitask to a single troop as it is an important factor responsible for our multi directional approach. We can readily identify what went wrong, by a comparison as what we hoped would happen and why. How did we imagine things would unfold? And how did things actually happen? Figure out what caused an error or triggered a series of missteps. We have to consider both the big picture and small details when analyzing what went wrong as to usher in a new strategy. When we actually identify the mistake and pinpoint it, only then we are in a position to connect the missing links in our failed strategy. Guesswork in the political arena of operational strategies is a dangerous trend that for some reason, most politicians are indulging into it. But command and control of operational forces like military in a country's strategic decision-making is in the hands of the civilian political leadership and illiteracy of the politicians especially in the matters of defence strategies is one of the reasons for the failures of many defence strategic policies on curbing terrorism. The ill-fated interventions of politicians becoming too ambitious and carelessly shifting objectives mid-mission as we have seen in 2018 in J&K when political government against the advice of the Army's Chief set free 9730 stone pelters and in another move, that caught security forces and defence experts off guard, the Union Home Ministry had ordered security forces in Jammu and Kashmir in 2018, not to conduct operations during the month of Ramadan.
What qualities should we look for in our political leaders in a time of operations against terrorist? The standard answer these days is that they must be able to set precise objectives for the forces to meet and then resist any inclination to meddle as the forces meet them. They must also sustain popular support and international understanding. The supposed spinelessness and ineptitude of politicians is often one of the impediments to carry out decisive operations. Pak sponsored terrorism in Kashmir has brought an enormous burden through the adverse impacts on states social, economic, political and physical infrastructure. Here we have to understand that Pakistan's social landscape has for the most part been plagued with illiteracy, disease, insecurity and injustice. These fragile conditions provide a fertile ground for terrorism to grow. At the same time we have to understand, analyze and address the psychosocial factors prevalent in Kashmir and contributing to terrorism in Kashmir. This situation has led to a loss of innocent human lives, compounded by the deep psychological scars for survivors which will undoubtedly persist for generations to come. The endless concerted effort to gain peace and security in the region is essential with striking the targets responsible for the scars to the survivors of martyrs to revenge the attacks and further brainwashing of young impressionable youths operating in valley.
Concluding on 26th Feb. Air Attack, we all are motivated by a keen desire for praise of our forces but at the same time politicians should not search for similar praise for themselves that will always attract volley of questions as about their vision and responsibilities for providing a safe environ for one and all. |
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