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This article discusses the aftermath of terrorist attacks on Mumbai, India. Indians are angered with their government, questioning its competence and national security policies. Condoleezza Rice, the U.S. secretary of state, is working to prevent a possible conflict between India and Pakistan, the country from which the terrorists are suspected to have been based.

In this editorial the author comments on the 2008 terror attacks on the Indian city of Mumbai. In comparing those attacks to the events of September 11, 2001 the author advises the government of India not to over-react to the event and mount an attack on Pakistan, the country of origin of the terrorists.

The article discusses the coordinated terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India. Details about the attacks, which targeted foreigners and may have been the responsibility of the Deccan Mujahideen organization, are provided. The history of Islamist militancy in India and the place of Islam in Indian politics and society are also explored.

The article presents an account of the politics and government of India, as of February 2010. It focuses on the political manifestations of ethnic grievances in the city of Mumbai, also known as Bombay. A conflict between Bal Thackeray, described as a demagogue in charge of the Shiv Sena party, and Shah Rukh Khan, a Bollywood film star, is described in this context.

The article looks at the political conditions in India from 2000 to 2009. Politicians are said to have been caught on camera taking bribes in suitcases, which according to them were offered to switch affiliation. It also recalls the terrorist attacks in Mumbai on November 26, 2008 (26/11). It mentions the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) party that has attracted attention and political legitimacy for its agenda against migrants to Mumbai.

The article cites the militant transformation of the political landscape in India due to the terrorist attacks in Mumbai on November 26, 2008. The first change is the visibility of the external effect of terrorism, particularly on the masses. The attacks are said to be an indication that the global jihad overlaps local jihad. In the author's opinion, the enormity of the crisis has overwhelmed attempts to identify an incipient Hindu terrorism by secular forces.

The author reflects on the Mumbai, India terror attack in November 2008. He says that the enormity of evil that is threatening India is yet to be comprehended by the political class that sees a million electoral possibilities in every attack. He says that the impotent rage and the deaths caused by such attacks do not seem to power the nation to new national resolutions. He concludes that India cannot afford to be in denial and that it needs a political redeemer that will save it from being the most savaged nation in the world.

The article discusses the terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India and explores the effect of these attacks on worldwide terrorism prevention. Details about the attacks, which were well-planned and possibly orchestrated by the Deccan Mujahideen group, are provided. The response of the Indian government to the terrorist attacks is also explored.