tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289342.post115263543839204700..comments2024-03-27T03:57:15.929+05:30Comments on Time and Tide: Mumbai blastsPradeep Nairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04873369124947878452noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289342.post-1152805142304876272006-07-13T21:09:00.000+05:302006-07-13T21:09:00.000+05:30Velu: Yes, the innocent people bear all the brunt....<B>Velu:</B> Yes, the innocent people bear all the brunt. Did you see how protected are our politicians, whose only qualification are the votes mostly ill-informed people have cast?Pradeep Nairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04873369124947878452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289342.post-1152782201015026892006-07-13T14:46:00.000+05:302006-07-13T14:46:00.000+05:30While the rest of the world busies itself pointing...While the rest of the world busies itself pointing fingers left, right and centre, a few harried souls wander around forced to leave for no fault of theirs. <BR/><BR/>Death sure is nearer than one thinks, huh?<BR/><BR/>:(Movie Mazaahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02795149371701803414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289342.post-1152758937619171312006-07-13T08:18:00.000+05:302006-07-13T08:18:00.000+05:30Silverine,Yes, there has been quite a bit of gener...<B>Silverine,</B><BR/>Yes, there has been quite a bit of generalisation.<BR/><BR/><B>Shourov,</B><BR/>Of course, we have little evidence; nevertheless, at least a remote link to Pak can't be discounted. It's very unfortunate, that we have such a neighbourhood. Force won't work. As you say, Pak can only be tactfully persuaded into the right track.Pradeep Nairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04873369124947878452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289342.post-1152755365542457722006-07-13T07:19:00.000+05:302006-07-13T07:19:00.000+05:30I love Mumbai, and am saddened by the latest atroc...I love Mumbai, and am saddened by the latest atrocity. Pakistan retains the terrorist option to use against India, we all know that. Even within Pakistan it is honestly admitted at times. Whether or not Pakistani elements were involved in this attack, it is time the international community got serious about Pakistan's jihadi groups. And while they are at it, perhaps Pakistan can finally be persuaded to hand over <A HREF="http://www.theverandah.net/verandah/article.asp?id=266" REL="nofollow">Dawood Ibrahim, mastermind of the 1993 Mumbai blasts</A>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289342.post-1152712150640408742006-07-12T19:19:00.000+05:302006-07-12T19:19:00.000+05:30Pradeep,I have been to Mumbai several times and I ...Pradeep,<BR/><BR/>I have been to Mumbai several times and I find the Mumbaikars a very helpful and friendly lot. Just because they don't display the 'western' concept of courtesy, does not mean they are rude. When I read the article, I was angered at the generalisation.silverinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16474136215458639419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289342.post-1152678644107999152006-07-12T10:00:00.000+05:302006-07-12T10:00:00.000+05:30Silverine, A little ironic that it was only a few ...<B>Silverine,</B> <BR/>A little ironic that it was only a few weeks back Reader's Digest conducted a worldwide survey which showed that Mumbai was among the rudest cities in the world.<BR/><BR/>But I guess there is a difference between the way we react at normal times and at moments of crises.Pradeep Nairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04873369124947878452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289342.post-1152678162382244762006-07-12T09:52:00.000+05:302006-07-12T09:52:00.000+05:30We have a lot to learn from the Mumbaikars... that...We have a lot to learn from the Mumbaikars... that helping each other in times of tragedy is the most human act of all. Mumbai is a city with a heart. The Mumbaikars have proved that.silverinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16474136215458639419noreply@blogger.com