India, Nov. 22 -- To every citizen who believes in the power of learning, to every educator who shapes young minds, to every policymaker responsible for our shared future, to every professional entrusted with lives-and to every faith leader who guides souls-and to every follower who listens.

When medical professionals-those meant to heal-are found connected to acts of lethal terror, we feel more than shock. We feel a profound sense of betrayal. We feel grief.

These incidents are not just criminal events.

They are tragedies that expose a deeper crisis: The crisis of an education system that teaches to dissect, experiment and kill, even redefine 'martyrdom'.

How does a person who studies the human body participate in harming it?

How do...