Blocking Samjhauta

The blast in Samjhauta Express on the ill-fated night of 18th February killing 67 persons is a setback on the ongoing peace process between India and Pakistan. The life line between the two countries joining the relatives on the two sides of the border was targeted to derail the warming relation between the two rivals. Experts suggest that the timing was also perfect as Pakistan's foreign minister is arriving New Delhi on Tuesday for talks on peace process between the two nation. The terrorists have tried to give this blast the form of arson but it was their bad luck that two of the bombs went unexploded and investigating officials could make out the reason behind this fire. Had they been successful in proving this fire to be arson the direct blaim would have come upon the Hindu extremists and that would have proved to be a real deterrent in the ongoing peace process.
The governments on both the sides have shown their maturity by coming up with statements to continue the peace process building measures. Both the governments have refrained from pointing fingers towards each other and have realised the intentions of the terrorists groups and have vowed to fight against them.
The train started in 1976 following Shimla Accord has run uninterruptedly for over three decades but whenever there was tension between the two neighbours, be it operation blue star, Babri Masjid demolition or Parliament attack, this samjhauta has always been threatened. This explosion has also thrown light on the laxity in the Indian railway security. The Indian government should try to fill these loop holes and continue the peace process with Pakistan. If the despite of this blast the peace process continues smoothly then it would be real defeat for the person behind this heinous act.