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analysis:_-- Consequences of Mumbai attacks

Talat Masood (Dec 5) Unfortunately, whenever a terrorist attack takes place, the Muslim community of India also comes under pressure, despite its unflinching loyalty to the state. There is always a lingering fear that they may once again be subjected to communal violence similar to the Gujarat pogrom The catastrophic terrorist attacks on multiple targets in Mumbai have elevated the war on terror to alarmingly dangerous proportions, with serious global ramifications, especially for Pakistan . As an immediate response, India, true to its past , has launched a massive campaign accusing Pakistan of complicity in these ghastly attacks. Despite Islamabad's full assurance of cooperation, and its reasonable demand that India provide evidence so that Pakistani authorities can proceed against suspects , India continues to make allegations, and has demanded that Pakistan hand over twenty of its most wanted fugitives . Pakistan has responded, as has always been the case, by informing India th...