I've been following the news of the bomb blasts in India since they happened around 9am my time. Some in the US would like to think that this is India's introduction to terrorism, but India's been wrestling with terrorist organizations for so long already, that I can't say I'm shocked by this event, only saddened.
One thing I'm curious about is that they said that the nature of the attacks looks like the work of Kashmiri separatists and not Al-Qaeda, in particular because of the synchronized nature of the bombing, but that doesn't jive with me. Certainly it could be local terrorists in their own country, but Al-Qaeda's a fan of those types of synchronized attacks, or have we forgotten about how London, Madrid, 9/11, and the African Embassy Bombings were all synchronized?
Anyway, my condolences to the men and women of Mumbai and their families for all of you who have lost someone.
Mai bharosa aapka parivar theek hai karta hoon.
Read here for a local's perspective on the bombings: http://gauravsabnis.blogspot.com/2006/07/blasts-in-bombay.html
