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A group of men arrested in Denmark on Wednesday were about to mount a ''Mumbai style'' attack on the Danish newspaper that ignited Muslim fury around the world by publishing satirical cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad in 2005, the head of the Danish Security and Intelligence Service said. Several European countries have been on high alert for months over the possibility of an attack modeled on the 2008 assault on Mumbai, India, in which 10 highly trained and heavily armed men stormed hotels, train stations, restaurants, a Jewish center and other sites, in a bloodbath that left 163 dead. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reports on the arrest of David Headley, the suspect for the terror attacks in Mumbai, India in November 2008, in August 2009 by U.S. officials after giving deceptive answers about his travels aboard to an airport official. During the questioning, officials found no papers or documents relating to the business First World Immigration Service, which Headley claimed the company that he works for. Federal charges allege that Headley traveled to India and Pakistan to videotape targets.

The article discusses Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Virginia in June 2017 to address members of the Indian Diaspora. Topics covered include Modi's previous visits to the U.S., how his government is working to provide a supportive environment for Indians, and ways in which Indians in the U.S. have helped India progress. Also mentioned are Modi's remarks about cross-border terrorism, praise for External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, and encouraging U.S. investments in India.

The article reports that top civil and military leaders of Pakistan including Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and Imran Khan have condemned the comments from ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif that Islamist militants who killed 166 people in Mumbai, India in 2008 had crossed the border from their country.

The article reports that according to police officials of India, Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), a Pakistan-based Islamist militant group blamed for the 2008 Mumbai attacks was responsible killing of several Hindu pilgrims in Kashmir, India.

The article reports on a gun battle that erupted in Indian Kashmir in July 2017 following two militant attacks on police, stoking outrage and protests nationwide; and mentions that twelve pilgrims were wounded in the fighting triggered after the militants attacked.

The article informs that a Pakistani court on issued notices to seven accused of plotting the 2008 terror attacks on Mumbai, India, along with the mastermind Zaki-ur Rehman Lakhvi, as of May 2016.

The article reports that the deadly terrorist attacks in India on September 7, 2011 are unlikely to be stopped soon because the government's response to address the issue has been half-hearted and underfunded. One of the periodical's headline over the bombing at the Delhi High Court showed frustration at the government's failure to make progress on basic security measures. The attack adds to the woes of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh which include corruption scandals in the country.

The article reports that the Indian officials suspect the January 2, 2016 attack on the Pathankot air force base, was done by banned Pakistan based group Jaish-e-Mohammed in which Pakistani's prime minister Nawaz Sharif has assured American secretary of state John Kerry about the investigation.

The article reports on the visit of Indian prime minister Narendra Modi at the Pathankot air force base where terrorists attacked on January 2, 2016 in which Modi posted on websource Twitter praising the country's security forces.

The article talks about an attempted terrorist attack on May 31st 2015 at military base near Srinagar, India which was nullified by Indian Armed Forces by a gunfight with the terrorists that resulted in all the three terrorists being killed in addition to two civilians.