Comments on: One Year After the Mumbai Attacks, How is India Dealing with this New Type of Threat? http://calpolymbatrip.com/2009/india/one-year-after-the-mumbai-attacks-how-is-india-dealing-with-this-new-type-of-threat/ The MBA Graduate Program at Cal Poly Tue, 22 May 2012 01:17:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Frederick Peemoeller http://calpolymbatrip.com/2009/india/one-year-after-the-mumbai-attacks-how-is-india-dealing-with-this-new-type-of-threat/#comment-17794 Frederick Peemoeller Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:21:06 +0000 http://calpolymbatrip.com/?p=2285#comment-17794 Just days after the attacks in Mumbai, Mumbai was seen returning back to its normal way of life. The attack was brutal and it shocked the country, but the people's resilience showed that terror will not run their lives. I think it is only a matter of time before successful QRT's are formed and adequate. The country is emerging as a world power, and it is starting to develop the infrastructure to fund such groups to minimize terrorism and it just needs the time to see results. With the help of its western allies, I think their ability to suppress any terrorist threats in the near future will increase dramatically. Just days after the attacks in Mumbai, Mumbai was seen returning back to its normal way of life. The attack was brutal and it shocked the country, but the people’s resilience showed that terror will not run their lives. I think it is only a matter of time before successful QRT’s are formed and adequate. The country is emerging as a world power, and it is starting to develop the infrastructure to fund such groups to minimize terrorism and it just needs the time to see results. With the help of its western allies, I think their ability to suppress any terrorist threats in the near future will increase dramatically.

]]> By: Michael Harroch http://calpolymbatrip.com/2009/india/one-year-after-the-mumbai-attacks-how-is-india-dealing-with-this-new-type-of-threat/#comment-17226 Michael Harroch Fri, 11 Dec 2009 22:37:05 +0000 http://calpolymbatrip.com/?p=2285#comment-17226 Jay, It is true that given its position, India needs to be on its guards both in regards to Pakistan and Islamic terrorists. The Pakistan-Indian relationship has always been extremely tense. However, what is interesting is how the situation is evolving from a twentieth-century conflict to a twenty-first century one. Namely, for the past thirty years the focus has been on how many nuclear war-heads each country possesses and how to avoid a nuclear war. The Mumbai attacks had a similar effect on India that 9/11 had on the US; as the prospects of nuclear war are declining, it shifted the country’s attention to a new form of threat. Even if terrorism was present prior the Mumbai attacks, they have caught India’s attention and thus made terrorism a much more effective weapon. Jay,
It is true that given its position, India needs to be on its guards both in regards to Pakistan and Islamic terrorists. The Pakistan-Indian relationship has always been extremely tense. However, what is interesting is how the situation is evolving from a twentieth-century conflict to a twenty-first century one. Namely, for the past thirty years the focus has been on how many nuclear war-heads each country possesses and how to avoid a nuclear war. The Mumbai attacks had a similar effect on India that 9/11 had on the US; as the prospects of nuclear war are declining, it shifted the country’s attention to a new form of threat. Even if terrorism was present prior the Mumbai attacks, they have caught India’s attention and thus made terrorism a much more effective weapon.

]]> By: Chris Phippen http://calpolymbatrip.com/2009/india/one-year-after-the-mumbai-attacks-how-is-india-dealing-with-this-new-type-of-threat/#comment-17221 Chris Phippen Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:50:00 +0000 http://calpolymbatrip.com/?p=2285#comment-17221 First, I'd like to echo Erika's connection between the Mumbai attacks and Fareed Zakaria's statements about fear in his book. He basically asks, 'What is the goal of a terrorist?' The obvious answer is terror. But to be terrorized, we as humans must allow ourselves to be. If we do not allow it then the terrorists have failed. In Mumbai, it seems as though they are dealing with the attacks appropriately, obviously they mourn, but they are not terrorized or dismantled. Further, they are taking appropiate steps by improving their Quick Response Team and outfitting them appropriately. First, I’d like to echo Erika’s connection between the Mumbai attacks and Fareed Zakaria’s statements about fear in his book. He basically asks, ‘What is the goal of a terrorist?’ The obvious answer is terror. But to be terrorized, we as humans must allow ourselves to be. If we do not allow it then the terrorists have failed.

In Mumbai, it seems as though they are dealing with the attacks appropriately, obviously they mourn, but they are not terrorized or dismantled. Further, they are taking appropiate steps by improving their Quick Response Team and outfitting them appropriately.

]]> By: Jay Ponto http://calpolymbatrip.com/2009/india/one-year-after-the-mumbai-attacks-how-is-india-dealing-with-this-new-type-of-threat/#comment-17217 Jay Ponto Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:28:13 +0000 http://calpolymbatrip.com/?p=2285#comment-17217 That is excellent that India is taking additional steps to fix their handling of terrorism after the Mumbai attacks, but do you think their current six-man teams in Mumbai alone will be enough? Is the government taking similar measures in other parts of the country? I googled this subject and (via Wikipedia) found a lot of terrorist attacks have occurred in India in the recent passed; far more than I was aware of. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_on_Terrorism) Unfortunately, with many terrorists being Muslim, these attacks don't help Pakistan's relationship with India if Pakistan is even remotely involved. Indian support for the the War on Terrorism has been relatively stable. For a country having so much tension with its Islamic neighbor, Pakistan, it is easy to see why India should have very serious measures for handling any potential terrorist threats. That is excellent that India is taking additional steps to fix their handling of terrorism after the Mumbai attacks, but do you think their current six-man teams in Mumbai alone will be enough? Is the government taking similar measures in other parts of the country?

I googled this subject and (via Wikipedia) found a lot of terrorist attacks have occurred in India in the recent passed; far more than I was aware of. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_on_Terrorism) Unfortunately, with many terrorists being Muslim, these attacks don’t help Pakistan’s relationship with India if Pakistan is even remotely involved. Indian support for the the War on Terrorism has been relatively stable. For a country having so much tension with its Islamic neighbor, Pakistan, it is easy to see why India should have very serious measures for handling any potential terrorist threats.

]]> By: Ash http://calpolymbatrip.com/2009/india/one-year-after-the-mumbai-attacks-how-is-india-dealing-with-this-new-type-of-threat/#comment-17201 Ash Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:07:05 +0000 http://calpolymbatrip.com/?p=2285#comment-17201 I don't know if you follow the blog 2point6billion but they carried a lot of stuff on it at the time and run a lot of India issues along with their India Briefing site. They also hosted a documentary on the attacks here: http://www.2point6billion.com/news/2009/07/30/disturbing-documentary-tells-story-of-mumbai-attacks-1642.html I don’t know if you follow the blog 2point6billion but they carried a lot of stuff on it at the time and run a lot of India issues along with their India Briefing site. They also hosted a documentary on the attacks here: http://www.2point6billion.com/news/2009/07/30/disturbing-documentary-tells-story-of-mumbai-attacks-1642.html

]]> By: Erika Bylund http://calpolymbatrip.com/2009/india/one-year-after-the-mumbai-attacks-how-is-india-dealing-with-this-new-type-of-threat/#comment-17199 Erika Bylund Mon, 07 Dec 2009 09:15:52 +0000 http://calpolymbatrip.com/?p=2285#comment-17199 A few days ago I watched a special on TV hosted by Fareed Zakaria (author of The Post American World) about this very occurrence. One of the remarks he made went beyond the logistics of dealing with terrorism. He stated that as long as people continue to live out their daily lives and activities as though the terrorism never occurred, we are effectively thwarting terrorist efforts. Zakaria's observation strikes to the heart of the matter- the motives of terrorists. The primary objective of terrorists is not to inflict death, but rather to cause mayhem and incite fear with the objective to control their victims. Zakaria is not promoting that we turn our backs to terrorism and pretend that it doesn't happen. He is proposing that we continue with the course of our lives despite terrorism, without acknowledging fear, thereby effectively negating it. How simple and encouraging. The TV special also highlighted the fact that terrorism simply appears to be more rampant in current times than in the past due to the speed at which events can be communicated and broadcast nowadays. A general statistic I remember from the show indicated that acts of terrorism have actually subsided since the mid-20th century. This is an interesting fact to consider in a time when media is prone to over-sensationalizing the latest news. A few days ago I watched a special on TV hosted by Fareed Zakaria (author of The Post American World) about this very occurrence. One of the remarks he made went beyond the logistics of dealing with terrorism. He stated that as long as people continue to live out their daily lives and activities as though the terrorism never occurred, we are effectively thwarting terrorist efforts. Zakaria’s observation strikes to the heart of the matter- the motives of terrorists. The primary objective of terrorists is not to inflict death, but rather to cause mayhem and incite fear with the objective to control their victims. Zakaria is not promoting that we turn our backs to terrorism and pretend that it doesn’t happen. He is proposing that we continue with the course of our lives despite terrorism, without acknowledging fear, thereby effectively negating it. How simple and encouraging.

The TV special also highlighted the fact that terrorism simply appears to be more rampant in current times than in the past due to the speed at which events can be communicated and broadcast nowadays. A general statistic I remember from the show indicated that acts of terrorism have actually subsided since the mid-20th century. This is an interesting fact to consider in a time when media is prone to over-sensationalizing the latest news.

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