Mumbai Terrorists Wear Uniform of Young India

They were wearing the uniform of a young India. A uniform that allowed them access into the sanctum santorum of Indian high society which they then proceeded to blow up. Full Story »

Posted by Sandip Roy
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Subjects: Education, World, U.S.
Topics: India, Poverty, Terrorism
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Posted by: Posted by Sandip Roy - Nov 28, 2008 - 3:22 PM PST
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Edited by: Fabrice Florin - Nov 29, 2008 - 11:33 PM PST

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by Mark Monday - Nov. 29, 2008

This is a nice "think piece" with personal flourishes and observations common to both the reader and the writer common. There is good visualization. The reader keeps reading.

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by Fabrice Florin - Nov. 29, 2008

Fascinating article by NewsTrust host Sandip Roy, linking the Mumbai gunmen to the rise of a new, impoverished youth movement in India. While the opinions expressed in this article are speculative, the author, an editor at New America Media, draws on related events and his own experience to support his theory. He also makes an important point, which is that many poorer Indians don't have the basic foundations of education and English that will allow them to succeed. Insightful read ... More »

n the glitzy breathless prose about India’s skyrocketing GDP and its swelling middle class you miss the fact that many poorer Indians ... More »

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by Glenn LaBauve - Nov. 29, 2008

excellent piece asking deep and probing questions.

It was good to see some asking who these young people are, rather than who they belong to.

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by Peter L. Combs - Nov. 29, 2008

A good opinion piece based on whats known to date about Mumbai's most recent attack. The face of terrorists are often a surprise, but in then end of little consequence. It is however not the first attack in Mumbai, a series of attacks took place there around 5 years ago. They were very bad as well.

It is always interesting to speculate on the causes of these events, it is much to early yet to know much other than mislead impressionable cowards ... More »

On 24 August, two powerful bomb blasts, with explosives concealed in two taxis in crowded areas of the city of Mumbai killed at least 50 people and injured over 150. Nine ... More »

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by Randy Morrow - Nov. 30, 2008
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by Sandip Roy - Nov. 28, 2008
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