Category: Terrorism in India

Politics in the Time of War*

From PM too late, Advani gone: …Manmohan Singh flew to Mumbai this evening only an hour after L.K. Advani, who had been insisting the two go together in a show of unity, had taken off....

Terrorist Attack in Mumbai – Part II

Some observations, rather hurried..more to come later. To the best of my knowledge, this was the first terrorist attack in recent times that involved hostages and a direct attack on the police The targetting...

Jihadi attack in Mumbai? – UPDATED

2 dead already after five “near-simultaneous firings and explosions” in South Mumbai. UPDATE: 80 Dead *** I bow my head before the BRAVE POLICEMEN WHO WILL NOT SEE THE SUN RISE TOMORROW May their...

Of Students and Sadhvis…

…aka “The Great Joke that is Indian Media – Part VIII” or…one standard for Sadhvi Pragya and another for Mohammed Shakeel & Zia-ur-Rehman. On Oct 23, NDTV reported that The Maharashtra ATS “…claim that they...

Jihadi attack in Assam?

A dozen bombs, at least fifty dead and more than three hundred injured… The government remains clueless… “It is very early to make a conclusion but ULFA has a history of triggering serial blasts,” Assam’s...