To say that it has been a blood-soaked Ramadan may be stating the obvious, but in just a few days, there has been a conveyor belt of terror attacks. The world has seen the Orlando massacre, followed by terror tearing the heart out of Istanbul. Then, came Baghdad, Bangladesh, Saudi Arabia and Malaysia, everywhere stories steeped in blood and gore and the one acronym that runs like a common thread through it all — ISIS.

This paper yesterday carried a front-page report on investigative agencies putting Mumbai on high alert after coming upon ‘chatter’ that terrorists are plotting to destroy road and rail bridges connecting the island city to mainland India. Earlier, one may have scoffed at such reports, or termed them alarmist. It is evident now that the threat is no longer a figment of overripe imagination. It is real, it is true and the ISIS, ISIL or Daesh — call it what you will — is at our doorsteps.