Capitol Hill, Delhi Anti-Sikh Riots And The Missing Military
In both these instances, much violence could have been prevented if the army had been deployed on time. File Photo/Representational image outlookindia.com 2021-01-14T13:55:40+05:30
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A comparative study of the insurrection in Washington DC on 6 January 2021 and the October 1984 Delhi riots against the Sikh community would lead to a conclusion that much violence could have been prevented had the military authorities rushed their manpower to aid the beleaguered local police as provided by law.
In America, the National Guard (NG), a reserve force under the Pentagon, provides aid to civil power through units located at 54 locations in 50 states, overseas territories and at Washington DC. They work under the dual control of President and State governors. Since Washington DC is not a full state, this power is exercised by the DC City Council under Mayor Muriel Bowser.
Afghanistan’s top security and intelligence agency, the National Security Directorate (NDS), has reportedly stopped a cell of four ISIS-Khorasan (ISIS-K) terrorists who planned to assassinate U.S. Charge d’Affaires in Kabul, Ross Wilson.
According to an NDS statement obtained and reported by CNN, the ISIS cell was plotting to assassinate Wilson and other Afghan senior officials on Monday. The NDS arrested the cell in an operation in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province on Monday.
A U.S. State Department spokesperson told CNN the department is “aware of deeply troubling reports that members of ISIS-K were plotting to assassinate U.S. Charge d’Affaires Ambassador Ross Wilson.”
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