The Hindu Business Line : Is the trauma of 9/11 still alive?

The world cannot forget the deadly terror attacks on the twin towers in New York on September 11, 2001. The memories haunt us, five years on. The world, however, seems unconcerned by cross-border terrorism in India. India has witnessed 10 terror attacks after 9/11. The recent Malegaon bomb blasts claimed 37 lives. At least 200 people lost their lives in the series of seven serial train bombings in Mumbai in July. And 21 innocent people were killed in the temple blast in Varanasi. The West should help India in its efforts to eliminate terror.

S. Nallasivan, Tirunelveli

It is true that the trauma of 9/11 is still alive. Terrorism has been rearing its ugly head almost everywhere in the world. World leaders are not doing enough to contain the threat. Their actions are, in fact, only stoking it further.

S. Krithivasan, e-mail

The terror attack on the twin towers triggered the `war on terror'. On the fifth anniversary of 9/11, memorial meetings were held in the US. So long as terror groups continue to thrive, the danger of attack remains. A hundred ago, on the same date, Gandhiji gave shape to a new non-violent movement called satyagraha that finally brought Independence to India. India is celebrating the centenary of this 9/11 message of peace. One hopes it reverberates in all corners of the world.

A. Jacob Sahayam, Thiruvananthapuram

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