We all know that politicians need to be accountable. The Intellingence units need to be able to gather the early warning signals and coordinate with the police or Anti Terror Squads to take preventive measures. The media too needs to avoid the temptation to sensationalize news and put innocent lives in danger. We have on many occasions watched the television channels trying to outdo each other in being insensitive. They televised live the rescue operations by the police, the NSG commandos trying to enter the Taj Mahal Hotel. Just by switching on the television the terrorists would have advance warning of what the commandos were desperately trying to do stealthily. The lack of accountability showed up big time during the terror attacks in Mumbai on the night of 26th November 2008 when terrorists held the country hostage.