Sunday, November 30, 2008

Mumbai Mayhem

26th Nov. turned out to be the most horrifying day in the history of India. Around 12 terrorists entered into the heart of Mumbai and took the city under siege. Claiming 183(declared officially by the home ministry) lives and injuring hundreds, this attack is a spit on the face of Indian ministry of home affairs which was being lead by Mr. Shivraj Patil. Lasting for over 3 days it was tough battle between NSG and the terrorists who came with the motive of claiming 5000 lives and blowing up the jewel of Mumbai, Hotel Taj Palace.

On the political front tensions between India and Pakistan are rising as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh suggests Pakistani links have been found behind these attacks, although the government was not involved. In a remarkable turn of events Mr. Shivraj Patil has tendered his resignation as the post of home minister which would be now taken over by Mr. P. Chidambaram. What might lead out of this situation are border tensions across the LOC with the prime minister deploying troops on the border and cancelling the ceasefire. If such a situation takes place it would require Pakistan to re-deploy its troops to Indian border creating an entry path for terrorists across the Afghan border which is something U.S. and NATO won't let happen.

Increasing tension between India and Pakistan:

But, whatever happens in the world of politics would not be able to bring back the innocent victims who lost their lives in this horrifying act of terror.

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