That it was all a hoax, stated by some miscreant by placing a crank call, showed the glaring inadequacies in protocols, when confronted with confusion, given the right circumstances. Immediately the war machinery of the country was put on high alert, troops were mobilized and the entire nation held its breath on India's next move. Following the Mumbai attacks, the Pakistani media reported that the office of the President of Pakistan received a call from the Indian Ministry of External Affairs threatening Pakistan of dire consequences if it didn't take immediate action on the extremist elements in its country. And what better place to demonstrate the (in)effectiveness of order than in the halls of administration.Īn incident from a few weeks ago hits the nail on the head. The more the moving parts in a mechanism, the greater is the chance for chaos when the system breaks down, and the larger the scope of the mechanism, the greater is the magnitude of the anarchy. If the behavior/fall out of an event cannot be mapped out before-hand, what good is an emergency plan anyway (which is in fact the basic premise of chaos theory). But like joke in the movie ("of course it is is military plan, nothing is supposed to go according to it"), there lies an inherent paradox in the cause of the contingency plans that are meant for situations that are unpredictable.
When faced with any unforeseen circumstance, bring out the rules book, follow the steps laid down in there and normalcy is restored - at least as per the theory. Order and structure help create a semblance of safety and security and are meant to thwart confusion and chaos.
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