Opinion - Mumbai-Terror

Editorials A welcome development It is a matter of relief that the nearly three month long diplomatic campaign by India to press upon Pakistan the imperative of helping to bring to justice the perpetrators of the November 26 Mumbai terror attacks, has finally paid off. In an unprecedented gesture, Pakistan’s civilian government has at last accepted that the terrorists […] Kasab and Pakistan’s honour Keeping up the pressure	Op-Ed I’m entitled to presume official Pakistan agencies were involved: Chidambaram We’ll insist that the criminals are brought to trial, says Home Minister Edited excerpts from an interview with Home Minister P. Chidambaram by Karan Thapar, to be broadcast by CNN-IBN on March 22: Let’s start with your response to Pakistan’s 30 questions related to the Mumbai terror strike. According to The Hindu, barring Ajmal Kasab’s confessional statement, […] A cat and mouse game in Pakistan Mumbai attacks: anatomy of a failed strategy	Articles Action taken report, still no action Praveen Swami Early this year, United States Senator Susan Collins explained why it was important for the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee to study November’s Lashkar-e-Taiba attacks in Mumbai. “The murderous assault on Mumbai deserves our attention,” she said, “because it raises important questions about our own plans to prevent, prepare for, and respond to terror […] India readies answers to Pakistan’s queries Admiral Noman Bashir muddies Mumbai probe waters

Reactions 26/11: Report not accepted in entirety, says Chavan Mumbai: Many top officials have stated before the Ram Pradhan Committee which probed the 26/11 attacks that Police Commissioner Hasan Gafoor neither gave them the right guidance, nor did he inquire about the ongoing operations. As a result, many officers did not feel one with the police force. Mr. Gafoor’s communication on the wireless and the […] Sena: why this “fond treatment” to Kasab? ‘Government is not soft on terror’	World views Brown for Pakistan action over 26/11 Hasan Suroor LONDON: Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said action “has got to be taken” over the 26/11 Mumbai bombings so that India and Pakistan could move towards “more secure relationships.” “I recognise th t India’s difficulties arise from the Mumbai bombing and what that has done, and the action that has got to be taken as […] Terror planners should stand trial in ICJ: U.S. lawmaker Lashkar behind 26/11: Germany	Letters Pakistan operation This refers to the report “Pakistan launches operation against banned organisation” ( Dec. 9). The lone terrorist — captured in India after the Mumbai attack — who has named the mastermind, is no doubt a prize catch. The raid and the capture of militants are only a concrete expression of Pakistan’s response to intense international […] Think of this Looking ahead