Today newspapers in India had this screamer about yesterday’s two explosions in the south Indian city of Hyderabad. About 40 innocents have died. Bangalore, where I stay, is only an overnight journey from Hyderabad. I am told this is the second such terror attack in Hyderabad. Such attacks can make you scared. Looks like public places aren’t secure.

I don’t understand why there is so much violence around the world. It’s such a negative way of going about things. Assume the pepetrators of terror have a genuine demand, whatever that be. Is this the way of getting problems solved, by killing people? Religions do not tell followers to achieve their goals by violence. People who commit violence know very well that it will only fuel more violence. Then why are they killing people like this?

Kindness and love is what is needed most in today’s world.

That is one side. On the other side, what is India government doing? Terrorism is not new to India. Even after so many years it hasn’t been able to protect its citizens. India is supposed to be a peaceloving country. It is a very religious country. But there is so much violence. And, violence and religion don’t go together.

Why can’t the police be more effective, have more intense vigil and screening of people and places. Inspite of a history of so many terrorist attacks I don’t find any concrete preventive measures taken to make people’s lives secure, other than some knee-jerk comments from politicians and red alerts sounded.