Even as the Mumbai continues its battle with the terrorists, the questions which should have been asked a long time back are being asked... India dreams of making Mumbai a financial hub of Asia but the present crisis only emphasizes that a lot is yet to be done... The brand Mumbai and brand India is being damaged...
Here's what Wall Street Journal thinks about the terrorist attacks in Mumbai.
India's perpetually squabbling leaders have failed to put national security above partisan politics. The country's antiterrorism effort is reactive and episodic rather than proactive and sustained. Its public discourse on Islam oscillates between crude, anti-Muslim bigotry and mindless sympathy for largely unjustified Muslim grievance-mongering. Its failure to either charm or cow its Islamist-friendly neighbors -- Pakistan and Bangladesh -- reveals a limited grasp of statecraft.
The full article can be read here...
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122783260486063039.html
Saturday 29 November, 2008
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