Indians have nobody to blame but themselves for this Islamic terrorism because they reelected Sonia Gandhi’s Congress government in 2009 that thrives on pandering to Muslim minority at the expense of Hindu majority.

Under their policy of aligning with Muslim political parties, Sonia-Singh’s government tolerated Islamic jihadis who have turned entire India into their terror base. The Islamic jihadis have advocated, incited and abetted unlawful activities to “liberate Kashmir from India” and to encourage “hatred and contempt” towards the Government of India. The various terror-related incidents in India since 2005 were not stray cases of “misplaced anger of Muslim youth”, as certain activists would want the world to believe, but acts of violence carried out with meticulous planning with the diabolic intention of turning the whole country a terror hub.

India, which has been at the receiving end of jihadi violence for centuries (since 712AD), is in deep slumber ... secular slumber. India, predominantly Hindu and targeted by the terrorists precisely for that reason remains suspended in secular seclusion! Any association of terror with the religion of a minority is taboo even when it is glaringly apparent and any invocation of Hindu culture or religion is dubbed communal even when it could actually strengthen India, as a rallying point.

It does not seem to occur to Indians that for them to be secular, they have to be alive first! So as bombs go off in crowded places with chilling regularity, a Pavlovian spirit of slavishness, slip-shod logic and self-defeating tolerance takes grip of everyone.

From the public to prime-time pundits to pen-pushers of the print to politicos, all are coy, confused and confounded about how to react.

The stoic leaders exhort the nation to be calm, as if it were raring to bark and bite like Bush. The media waxes eloquent on the country's resilience in the face of terror, forgetting that bombs or no bombs, those alive have to go to work for their daily bread. The world sheds tears and then advises restraint, a virtue they themselves have shelved in similar situations, while the killers for their part start preparing for their next brutal assault, cocksure that they can pick and choose their targets so sedated by secularism.

Add to that the imposed guilt of Babri Masjid and Gujarat being drilled into the Indian psyche day in and day out by rational intellectuals amidst the masses and the media, much to the Jihadis’ joy. Should Hindus not be paying an eternal price for those sins? Were not the Jihadis just lambs before that, tolerant to boot and lovers of 'kafirs'?

What delusions!

Really, in a country inhabited and led by mere men of straw, no provocation can truly become the last straw.

Barring announcing themselves through neon signs, the Islamic terror network in India and specifically in Kerala, is as conspicuous as an over-bearing mother-in-law! Yet, the long arm of our law remains folded, in secular deference to minority sentiments. Even when it is apparent that the so-called moderates in them have no voice.

Government authorities are politically inhibited from raiding the numerous mohallas of terror right under their own noses! On the contrary, the rulers bend over backwards with bouquets of reservations and what not in a wishful fit of appeasement, reminiscent of a sheep's optimism when faced by wolves.

Now does a nation, so committed to hara-kiri, really need any other enemies?

@Manyutas,

"The 'men' wise and sane, will know this will pass. So let it pass, don't add to this horrible narrative."

Let it pass ??? How many time ???

You're sounding almost as a supporter of terrorists. Go and preach your lesson of love to the followers of "religion of love".

There is a huge difference in terms of possible implications and responses dependent on who is behind this. Till we know it is difficult to know how to respond in terms of minimising risk of further attacks etc . I have to say though that co-ordinated bombings looks very much more likely to be an Al Queda backed or trained group than local seperatists or other "first timers". A good week in India and Afghanistan for terrorism lets hope any gains can be reversed by Christmas time if not earlier.

In most European countries Al Queda (in any form) seem only able to create one major terrorist event at most and there after our intelligence services seem to very effectively manage to infiitrate their networks. In the UK innumerable plots have been discovered and the organisers brought to justice. I hope India will have the same level of success with their terrorist issues.

Although I am not from Mumbai, I feel the pain of those who were injured or had some loved one injured or killed. These kind of violence is the worse kind. Its totally inhuman. If you think you have been bullied by some big power unfairly, doing this will only make you a bigger bully. Think of the children who lost a parent. They will grow up thinking you are the bully and hate you for what you stole from them. This will go on the violence will never end. onen

Zaveri Bazaar (a huge jewellery market) and Opera House (known for two huge markets - auto parts, psychics and diamonds) are very close to each other in the Girgaum district, and served by the same local railway station, Charni Road. Lakhs of people travel daily through Dadar Station - at keast 15 km away - at the time the bombs went off

Terror hits Mumbai with a series of coordinated bomb attacks in the heart of the city. As a Mumbai(Bombay) resident, I could not agree more with Marty's comments. His anguish on this continuous assault on our freedom and almost pathological behaviour of the political class is well-phrased. botox There is a huge difference in terms of possible implications and responses dependent on who is behind this. Till we know it is difficult to know how to respond in terms of minimising risk of further attacks etc . I have to say though that co-ordinated bombings looks very much more likely to be an Al Queda backed or trained group than local seperatists or other "first timers". A good week in India.

Dark Summer is what you call it when terror hits Mumbai with a series of coordinated bomb attacks in the heart of the city and mediterraneandiet they are not at all interested in other things. They should not stand by; they should do something to better the condition.

There is a huge difference in terms of possible implications and responses dependent on who is behind this. Till we know it is difficult to know how to respond in terms of minimising risk of further attacks etc mediterranean diet.I hope India will have the same level of success with their terrorist issues.