Criticism of the Indian government's response to last week's Mumbai attacks had already reached a fevered pace, and led to several high ranking resignations. But if the government hoped public criticism was going to fade after an initial shock of a nearly three day...
Kashmir Finds Itself at Center of Indo-Pakistani Row
Though hardly an unfamiliar role for them, Muslim residents of the Indian portion of the disputed Kashmir region find themselves once again at the center of worsening relations between the neighboring nuclear powers. This time, the tension is coming as the Indian...
India Demands ‘Action’ From Pakistan After Mumbai Attacks
India summoned Pakistan's High Commissioner today to demand "strong action" against the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), the militant group presently being blamed for last week's Mumbai attacks. Among other things, they demanded the Pakistani government extradite LeT founder...
Mumbai Attack Imperils US Role in Indo-Pakistani Relations
India continues to reel from last week's Mumbai attacks, and with the finger of blame pointed squarely at Pakistan tensions between the two nations are at their worst level since 2002. As the two nations rally support and prepare to position growing amounts of their...
Pakistan Poised to Pull Troops From Afghan Border as India Relations Sour
In comments today Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousef Raza Gilani has said Western allies have been informed the nation will commit the approximately 100,000 troops deployed in the border region near Afghanistan to the Indian border. As tension rise the Prime Minister...
Taj Hotel Remains Battleground in Mumbai
Most of the city of Mumbai is now in a state of relative quiet, though reeling from attacks which started Wednesday evening. The Oberoi hotel has been retaken, some hostages were freed but at least 24 died. An attempt to retake a Jewish center earlier today likewise...
At Least 160 Killed as Mumbai Battle Continues
Updated 11/28 1:15 PM EST Terrorist attacks across the Indian city of Mumbai continue into their third day, with 160 people now confirmed dead, at least several hundred wounded, and Indian commandos still struggling to free hostages in multiple locations across the...
Sources: Much of India’s Afghan Aid Funneled to Anti-Pakistan Activities
Lest we think that all the allegations flying across the India-Pakistan border in the past few days are headed in one direction, Pakistan's Daily Times is reporting tonight on evidence which according to unnamed sources was gathered by Pakistani intelligence agencies,...
Plenty of Suspects, Little Evidence in Mumbai Attacks
A myriad of coordinated attacks across India's financial capital of Mumbai continues this evening, and though a group calling itself the Deccan Mujahedeen (Deccan is a plateau that makes up most of southern India) has claimed credit for the attack, there is no...
Attacks Continue to Rock Mumbai
Updated 11/27 2:09 PM EST Mumbai's night of terror has stretched on well into the afternoon of the following day, and India's economic center remains under siege. Gunmen remain at large, battles are still ongoing at the city's two major five star hotels (the Oberoi...