In a nation where it took a Bhopal to enact an umbrella environment protection act, it is not surprising the tsunami devastation has precipitated moves for a national disaster management law. One still should not complain: wisdom in hindsight is any day better than no wisdom at all. However, the first response in this endeavour has been to look at the us, uk and Australian laws. And this is not at all heartening.

Law-making should begin by looking within