We shall see - or rather, it is unlikely that we shall ever truly see - what comes out of this awful terrorist attack on Mumbai. One cannot but harbour grave suspicions of all extremist blocks in India - Jihadists, of course, but also elements of the state. One thing is certain. The BJP will benefit hugely and they - and their fascist cohorts - control Gujerat state. One fears a repeat, too of the genocidal massacres which occured in that state during 2002. The whole thing is a mess. But it is a constructed mess. India needs to sort out its own house and that includes - most centrally - the deplorable and criminal (and criminally unreported) behaviour of the Indian state in Kashmir over many decades. A definitive political solution of the Kashmir issue urgently is required. It may be, too that Pakistani factions of the ISI are factionated into various opposing groups and this also may be of relevance.
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