12-03-2008, 12:37 AM
<b>Only words, no action</b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><i>Rajiv Dogra</i>
<b>The terrorists have succeeded beyond their wildest expectations. After the Prime Minister's bluster, the Government now appears to be at a loss as to how to pin down Pakistan. Meanwhile, the world is gaping at a toothless, spineless wonder called the UPA Government</b>Â <!--emo&
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Once again the nation is mourning. But even in catharsis the form is ritualistic. There is much shaking of fists, pledges of firm action against the perpetrators of terror and a resolve to never let it happen again. Then as an expectant nation awaits the details of that resolve, there is deafening silence from the leadership. Their sullen mood having lasted for the duration of the terror attack, the focus shifts to other issues; the GDP growth, a flood somewhere or the next election.
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<b>The terrorists have succeeded beyond their wildest expectations. After the Prime Minister's bluster, the Government now appears to be at a loss as to how to pin down Pakistan. Meanwhile, the world is gaping at a toothless, spineless wonder called the UPA Government</b>Â <!--emo&
--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo--> Once again the nation is mourning. But even in catharsis the form is ritualistic. There is much shaking of fists, pledges of firm action against the perpetrators of terror and a resolve to never let it happen again. Then as an expectant nation awaits the details of that resolve, there is deafening silence from the leadership. Their sullen mood having lasted for the duration of the terror attack, the focus shifts to other issues; the GDP growth, a flood somewhere or the next election.
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