9/11

9/11 is not just another date and Nine Eleven are not merely numbers. They have become shorthand for a series of cataclysmic events that took place in the US but whose after-effects continue to reverberate in our neighborhood.

It has brought the Americans to our doorstep and changed the way the US sees the world;
Fortunately for India, it has put the fight against terrorism on top of the world agenda and also put our not-so-friendly neighbourhood General in a tight spot. It has changed air travel all over the world and made everyone feel vulnerable. Above all, it has changed the way we view the future. Above all, it has changed the way we view the future. It is for all these reasons and more why the anniversary of September 11 matters to all of us.

There are some momentous events in history that continue to shape the future long after they take place. In that sense September 11 is history still in the making.