International Political Will

Two weeks after the terrorist attacks in Mumbai by Islamic militants shocked the world, a bomb outside a bank in a quiet suburb of Salem, Oregon, killed two law enforcement officers and seriously wounded a third.
The suspect has been charged with murder, manufacturing and possession of a dangerous device, assault, and conspiracy. Although the suspect [...]

Outside of a western-style shopping mall in Mumbai on a warm December afternoon, a typical middle-class Indian woman stops and digs into her purse for her camera.
Her grandmother stands at the steps of the entrance in a daze. Her thick glasses are perched on her nose, and her weathered skin reveals a lifetime of [...]

You probably had never heard of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). The terrorist group reportedly behind last week’s attacks in Mumbai was formed in the early 1990s, and initially focused on wresting Kashmir from Indian control. But make no mistake: the Mumbai attacks were not about Kashmir.
The November attacks in Mumbai were retaliation for the ongoing US/NATO [...]

The suburban train to CST in south Mumbai was rather empty – even for a Sunday. The station itself was unusually quiet, and the platforms lacked the typical crowds that throng forward trying to secure a seat on the incoming train before you can even step off. Outside of the Victorian-era train station, passers-by stop [...]