Painting fangs on a lamb

The near-successful assassination of an Israeli diplomat raises an important question about the dysfunction that continues to characterise the country's counter-terrorism infrastructure.

Even though the attack took place less than 500 metres from the Prime Minister's official residence, there was no system in place to cordon off the area. The Hindu : Opinion / Editorial : Painting fangs on a lamb: "Terrorist groups targeting India, rather than Israel, will be paying close attention to this depressing litany of failures.

The roots of these failures lie in exceptionally poor training. India does not have a single world-class institution for teaching investigation, forensics, intelligence or tactical skills. The truth is this: India's intelligence is thin, investigation skills appalling and emergency response infrastructure non-existent. 

Painting fangs on this lamb won't fool anyone — least of all terrorists who mean India harm.