"Outside interference" is present in one way or another in every step in life - the guy who elbows me out of the bus queue, intra-office mish-mash, the dudh-wallah who tries to cheat me by giving diluted milk, the interview that we hve to face to get our infants admitted into KG's - all examples of outside interference, and done with support from their ilk.
The question is are we focussed on our own selves, our responsibilities so that we remain unfazed by the pushing and the nudging?
My formula, as you have rightly said, is generalised. It worked in Punjab quite recently. And will work again in J & K if our leadership has the fire in the belly to see it through (or, if you prefer, stay the course)
well, we might want to call terrorism a bit more than "pushing and nudging", no? we can be focused all we want on ourselves but if the next guy is hell-bent on killing everyone, including himself, we'll have to also deal with him i'd imagine. taking responsibility for oneself does not mean we ignore the world around us, and in my opinion that holds even when it is a case of simple "nudging".
punjab worked out for us because of a) flat terrain which made it hard to infiltrate; b) difficult for enemy to get political cover and fudge saying the terrorists are locals; c) heavy-handedness on the part of our authorities, precisely the opposite of the soft approach advocated above.
appreciate ur points nevertheless
Anupamaa
