Monday, May 9, 2011

Why so much noise over Osama ?

I was in Africa for more than a week and the news of Osama bin laden's killing by the US Navy SEALs broke when in Nigeria. Africa's 53 countries have around 45% of Muslim population and they are gradually returning to stable political regime, coming of the shell, emerging from the wood. I interacted with the foreign ministry officials and a whole lot of people there, got a sense of what's happening in the African continent. But the news was taken as if nothing had happened. While the world will keep debating the definition of terror and religion, the issue that baffles me most is the reaction of certain elements in Jammu and Kashmir. Why should Indian citizens, belonging to any community and religion, react differently. If Pakistan is a victim of terrorism too like India, as it claims, surely both should join hands to eliminate "this terror". Will somebody answer this question ?