Let us not make it easier for terrorists

I just returned from watching the movie A Wednesday. The movie prompted me to express my ideas on containing the terror.
To carry out terrorist activities logistics are crucial. Cut them and you can minimize the terrorist activity to a great extent.
Two things that are needed for any terrorist activity is a place to stay and movement of men and material.

As far as a place to stay is concerned, pass on this responsibility to house owners who lent their houses.
Make them responsible to know about their tenants. Before letting out, let them verify the bonafides of their tenants.
This is not very cumbersome. When you apply for a loan, telephone connection, bank account, these are asked.

We are already used to it. So I am not suggesting any new thing that is not already in practice.

Let them get the following details:

Where do they work, their business, etc? (They can make calls to them to verify)
To get identity proofs such as permanent address details, bank statements, PAN card, etc
To get references from two people known to them (They actually should make calls to them)
It would take not more than 15 minutes to actually get these done.
And also make owners to keep a tab on tenants. Any suspicious activity should be reported to Police.

Hotel Stay

Let hotels also ask for identity proof and two references checks from every guest of theirs.

Don't brush this off. We are living in extraordinary situations. We need to respond keeping that in view.


Now to movement and material:

For all practical purposes people use Road, Train and Air.
Have identity proofs checked at all entry points and their bags.
We are already doing this in Malls and Cinema Theatres.
Same thing can be applied here too.

Similarly let people produce their bonafides while booking material at Road or Train transport.
Similarly when vehicles are sold either new or used, get bonafides checked.

We can succeed if we make it difficult. Let them not plan and strike at their will.

US succeeded by proactively making it tough. After Sep 11, there is not even one single terrorist incident that happened. Quite an achievement for such a big country. Even except for few stray incidents none of their consulates in other countries got attacked too. Even if they got attacked it is mostly others who died.