India’s 9/11?

Continuously, over 8 hours of live telecast of terror attack in real time…in utter shock. What is going on? Killing? No, not that many died as usually you would expect in crowded India.

To me, it is nothing but a very clear message that the terrorists have deviced another ultra-sophisticated modus-operandi.  Soft targets with high impact. I was expecting that the Mumbai administration would show some kind of coherent strategy to handle the situation but as it appeared, it was at the end of its wits. Three super cops lost their lives even before a proper operation could start. Was it too naive? Was the situation taken lightly? Why the police jeep hijaked was not intercepted?

Whatever I saw was mindblowing. Incredible the way explosives manage to get a smooth passage through finest hotel gates. Does it mean the key to the success of terrorists lies in their dexterity in low-tech opearations? Does it mean the paradigm of terrorism has changed? Do we know anything if countries around the world are prepared to play this game with changing rules?

Seemingly, things are not in control as they are claimed to be in. Wondering what tomorrow will bring when the world awakes just to find how restless this night was when they were snoring….