*Our Responsibilities As Civilians When India Is On High Alert*

*Our Responsibilities As Civilians When India Is On High Alert*

For the next six months at least India is under threat of retaliation by our enemies. Here are some ways to behave as a responsible citizen during this time of national emergency :

1. What's done is done. Forwarding jokes is fine but the situation is grim. So let's come back to senses and ask ourselves, "What is my responsibility in a crisis". Understand that *this is an hour of national high alert in India.*  STOP and THINK for a moment.

2. "Loose lips sink ships". *Your facebook, Whatsapp & Instagram messages could go to our enemies within minutes.* if you have friends in defence, DO NOT share their messages to civilian groups. Just be silent for a few months on security matters. Your brilliant insights may be just what the enemy needs to understand the Indian psyche.

4. *Do not photograph or take videos of anything related to local or national security. No selfies with tanks or jawans*.  The enemy is monitoring social media activity, city by city and tracking our forces.

5. *Do not take pictures in airports, railway stations, government facilities, etc. or circulate them*.

6. *Do not forward any sensitive videos and if anyone sends it in a group, caution the sender and insist on the admin removing it immediately.* 

7. *Be on high alert personally,  in public spaces* and in case of any security threat,  alert local authorities immediately ( suspicious packages, panicked drivers near sensitive facilities, etc.) Become the eyes and ears of India's security forces.

8. *If you have a flight/train to catch, arrive early* and help make the security checks smooth. Don't throw tantrums and become a headache for the CRPF/security teams there. Instead greet them with a Jai Hind or Thank you, and receive a broad smile.

 

9.  *Prepare yourself to be useful to the country in its time of need.* What can you offer:  Learn first aid. Or traffic management. Or volunteer somewhere. Become useful in real life.

10. *Sensitize others* - family, children, youth, drivers, maids, friends, -  that this is a time of national emergency. Make them feel their responsibility.

*Google  to see what your responsibility is as a civilian in times of war. Share more of what you find. Be a responsible Indian citizen.*

Jai Hind ! Vande Mataram !! 

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