Systemic failure seen in India's response to attacks

[Coventina]

Source: Los Angeles Times

Reporting from Mumbai, India -- Facing mounting public anger over the response of his government and security forces to last week's assault on Mumbai, India's prime minister pledged Sunday to beef up anti-terrorism measures, and a top police official more pointedly fixed blame on a Pakistani group for the violence that left nearly 200 dead.

But analysts and ordinary citizens questioned whether the government's promise of reform would lead to serious changes in an approach whose systemic problems were laid bare by the assault.

"I'll be surprised if this is a wake-up call," said Brahma Chellaney, a professor of strategic studies at the Center for Policy Research in New Delhi. "The government has proven quite adept at making statements after every act of terror and going back to business as usual."

The government promised Sunday to create an FBI-style agency and assign specially trained forces to four cities in addition to New Delhi. Early in the day, Home Minister Shivraj Patil resigned, taking "moral blame" for security lapses.


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[Fovea]

1. Credit stability?

I think the world is really about to enter even more pronounced social instability.
So many failed states with so much weaponry available.

Now add a depression and global climate change.

[hendo]

2. Yup

what they really need is for Pakistan to stand up and do something.