Mumbai: Mumbai Police Commissioner D Sivanandan has said unlike Israel, which immediately reacts to
any terror attacks, India lacked the killer instinct against
those who carry out such attacks.
"Since thousands of years, we have been passively
witnessing all terror attacks. We never went to fight with
anybody. That's what our main problem is and we lack the
killer instinct," he said.
"We cannot go and wage a war against Pakistan, China or
anybody else. But Israel never keeps quiet. Israelis go on
their flights, bombard the fellows (enemies), come back and
keep quiet. But when we become aggressive, we face
international pressure," Sivanandan, who has recently been
appointed Police Commissioner, said.
Sivanandan was giving power-point presentation on safety
and security measures to be adopted at residential, commercial
complexes in the city at a programme on Tuesday organised by
Maharashtra Chamber of Housing Industry, an umbrella
organisation of developers in the state.
"So the time has come to sit and protect ourselves and
we need to take utmost safety precautions in the wake of
recent audacious terror attacks," he added.
Bureau Report
First Published: Wednesday, July 22, 2009, 15:53