Mumbai 26/11: A Day of Infamy

Raman, B.

ISBN 10: 193550116X / ISBN 13: 9781935501169

Published by Lancer Publishers LLC (edition ), 2010

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Mumbai 26/11: A Day of Infamy
• Publisher: Lancer Publishers LLC (edition )
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 193550116X
• ISBN 13: 9781935501169
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Fair
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

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Synopsis

Mumbai 11/26 saw a mix of commando-style attacks typical of the special forces of an army and indiscriminate killing of civilians typical of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), the Pakistani jihadi organization. The meticulous planning, the thorough training of the 10 LeT terrorists who carried it out, and the close coordination of the attacks from the command and control of the LeT, had the stamp of Al Qaeda and Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence, both organizations with a close relationship to the LeT.

The LeT terrorists attacked a mix of targets including innocent Indian civilians in public places, Jewish people in a religious-cum-cultural center, and members of the Indian and foreign social and business elite in two five-star hotels. The attacks on the Jewish center and the hotels lasted over 60 hours and were continuously telecast live by the TV channels.

The success of the terrorist attacks, mounted from the sea, highlighted once again the serious deficiencies in India's national security apparatus and the role of Pakistan in the spread of terrorism across the world. Have we drawn the right lessons in respect of both? Can the Indian people now expect at least a more robust counter-terrorism policy to prevent another 11/26?

About the Author

B. Raman joined the Indian Police Service in 1961 and served in Madhya Pradesh as a police officer from November 1962 to July 1967. He joined the External Intelligence Division of the Intelligence Bureau of the government of India in July 1967 and moved to the Research & Analysis Wing (R&AW) of the Cabinet Secretariat, when it was created in September 1968 as an external intelligence agency of the government of India. He served as the head of the Counter-Terrorism Division of the R&AW from 1988 to 1994, and has been a member of numerous intelligence groups. He testified on terrorism before the US House Armed Services Committee in 2002, and before a subcommittee of the House International Relations Committee in 2003. He is the author of four books—Intelligence: Past, Present & Future, A Terrorist State as a Frontline Ally, The Kaoboys of R&AW: Down Memory Lane and Terrorism: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow—all published by Lancer Publishers of New Delhi.