Comments on: Somber reflections at a shocking time – the Mumbai terrorist attacks http://waternoice.com/2008/11/28/somber-reflections-at-a-shocking-time-the-mumbai-terrorist-attacks/ Online magazine for Indian Americans in the Bay Area Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:31:19 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Geeta Padmanabhan http://waternoice.com/2008/11/28/somber-reflections-at-a-shocking-time-the-mumbai-terrorist-attacks/comment-page-1/#comment-2420 Geeta Padmanabhan Mon, 01 Dec 2008 07:00:59 +0000 http://waternoice.com/?p=1220#comment-2420 A student wrote this and wants me to spread the word: "Every gun shot that rang in Mumbai must remind us that we don't have much time to play our role in securing our nation. This is the heavy price we have paid for unity, to bring the throes of patriotism to every Indian street and citizen. Confident - as people of Republic India, we will emerge stronger than we are, both economically and politically, and continue our march with or without our leaders. JAIHIND. Yours, Seshasayee Gopi. A student wrote this and wants me to spread the word: “Every gun shot that rang in Mumbai must remind us that we don’t have much time to play our role in securing our nation. This is the heavy price we have paid for unity, to bring the throes of patriotism to every Indian street and citizen. Confident – as people of Republic India, we will emerge stronger than we are, both economically and politically, and continue our march with or without our leaders. JAIHIND. Yours, Seshasayee Gopi.

]]> By: Srini http://waternoice.com/2008/11/28/somber-reflections-at-a-shocking-time-the-mumbai-terrorist-attacks/comment-page-1/#comment-2409 Srini Sun, 30 Nov 2008 15:39:05 +0000 http://waternoice.com/?p=1220#comment-2409 Fingers keep pointing to the politicians and theirs, in turn, point to the 'foreigners'. I'd like to see corporate India and its well touted captains come up with the plan, the money and the action needed to shore up the security systems and the infrastructure to support it. If the hotel tycoons got a wake-up call here, I sure hope, so did the rest of the business leaders. Sathyam's founder has volunteered time and money to build out India's Emergency Medical infrastructure. It's time to take a page from his book and do something here. Fingers keep pointing to the politicians and theirs, in turn, point to the ‘foreigners’. I’d like to see corporate India and its well touted captains come up with the plan, the money and the action needed to shore up the security systems and the infrastructure to support it. If the hotel tycoons got a wake-up call here, I sure hope, so did the rest of the business leaders. Sathyam’s founder has volunteered time and money to build out India’s Emergency Medical infrastructure. It’s time to take a page from his book and do something here.

]]> By: Geeta Padmanabhan http://waternoice.com/2008/11/28/somber-reflections-at-a-shocking-time-the-mumbai-terrorist-attacks/comment-page-1/#comment-2395 Geeta Padmanabhan Sat, 29 Nov 2008 16:28:12 +0000 http://waternoice.com/?p=1220#comment-2395 Can't help thinking: We have satellite surveillance, high-tech tracking gadgets, and Google Earth. We gave Sri Lanka Radars. But we overlooked something so ancient and low tech like the enemy coming in boats to attack. And to think they hijacked a ship to row themselves in. It's like looking out the window through a telescope while the cat quietly moves between your legs and heads for the kitchen. Can’t help thinking: We have satellite surveillance, high-tech tracking gadgets, and Google Earth. We gave Sri Lanka Radars. But we overlooked something so ancient and low tech like the enemy coming in boats to attack. And to think they hijacked a ship to row themselves in. It’s like looking out the window through a telescope while the cat quietly moves between your legs and heads for the kitchen.

]]> By: Basab http://waternoice.com/2008/11/28/somber-reflections-at-a-shocking-time-the-mumbai-terrorist-attacks/comment-page-1/#comment-2388 Basab Sat, 29 Nov 2008 03:51:05 +0000 http://waternoice.com/?p=1220#comment-2388 There are many things that the man in the street will need to get used to. More security, of course, but also seemingly trivial but important things like when the police asks them to clear the area, they can't be hanging around getting underfoot of the police and also endangering themselves. When bad stuff is happening let the security forces do their jobs. Here's a video where hard-to-control media meets hard-to-comprehend angry young man. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/28/mumbai-chaos-caught-on-cn_n_146980.html There are many things that the man in the street will need to get used to. More security, of course, but also seemingly trivial but important things like when the police asks them to clear the area, they can’t be hanging around getting underfoot of the police and also endangering themselves. When bad stuff is happening let the security forces do their jobs.

Here’s a video where hard-to-control media meets hard-to-comprehend angry young man.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/28/mumbai-chaos-caught-on-cn_n_146980.html

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