Reporter's notebook: Remembering the Mumbai terror attack
By Mallika Kapur, CNN
updated 4:20 AM EST, Tue November 26, 2013
Editor's note: Mallika Kapur is CNN's Mumbai-based international correspondent who covered the 2008 terrorist attacks.
(CNN) -- It's hard to believe it's been five years since Mumbai was rocked by terror attacks. Life goes on, the city continues its chaotic beat. The next news story replaces the last one, the cycle of life goes on.
The date 26/11 is now a somber anniversary the city marks. But for many, it's something much more personal. The newspapers here today are full of pictures of smiling couples and entire families who lost their lives during the attacks. They accompany messages of remembrance in ads placed their by surviving family members who miss them and grieve for them. ( read more)
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India's 60 million women that never were60 million women - that's nearly the entire population of the United Kingdom - are missing in India. Why?
By Sunny Hundal
8 August 2013It has been nearly seven months since a young student was gang-raped in the New Delhi, India, and died from her horrific injuries 13 days later on December 29, 2012. The fast-track trial of the accused men has just re-started and the sentence is due any day now. When thousands of Indians took to the streets to protest the inability of the establishment to protect women, they demanded not just a change in the law but in people's attitudes. But the watershed moment that many Indians hoped for doesn't seem to have arrived. And that may be because most Indians don't even recognise the extent of the problem in their own country. (read more)
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PLEASE SUPPORT THE INDIAN LAND RIGHT REFORM /
MERCI DE SOUTENIR LA REFORME FONCIERE INDIENNE
By Ekta Europe
02 April 2013
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Dear friends,
On October 11th 2012, the Indian people's movement Jan Satyagraha (Sanskrit meaning "peaceful soul force"), secured far-reaching promises from the Indian government for desperately needed land reform to help the poor and marginalised, but only after 50 000 people had marched towards Delhi. They now stand on the cusp of making those promises come to life. (read more)
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Do not politicise incidents involving Kashmiris: Omar Abdullah By PTI for Times of India 03 April 2013JAMMU: Lashing out at those giving political colour to every incident involving Kashmiris, chief minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said it creates a negative impact on the mindset of the people."There are people here who want to give political colour to everything. In Hyderabad a boy (Mudassir Kamran) commits suicide on personal reasons and in Kashmir it is tried to be analysed in a different way. As if he was murdered", Omar said.Kamran, a Kashmiri student, was found hanging from the ceiling of his hostel room in Hyderabad last month. (read more)
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India police: New Delhi terror plot foiled
By The Associated Press
22 March 2013
NEW DELHI Police said Friday that they foiled a terror attack by a Kashmiri rebel group that was planning to target India's capital during celebrations of a major Hindu festival next week.
The arrest this week of a suspected agent from Kashmir's biggest rebel group, Hizb-ul Mujahedeen, led authorities to a hotel in Delhi's old quarter, where an assault rifle, several grenades and plastic explosives were discovered, said S. N. Srivastava, a senior Delhi police official. (read more)
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| India pledged to push for a “strong” resolution against Sri Lanka in the ongoing United Nations Human Rights Council that would demand its neighbour investigate alleged war crimes. – AFP Photo |
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India toughens stand on Sri Lanka war crimes probe
AFP
20 March 2013
NEW DELHI: India promised Wednesday to push for a “strong” UN resolution urging Sri Lanka to investigate alleged war crimes, a day after the issue caused a split in the ruling coalition.
The United States is drafting a resolution against Sri Lanka at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva which is expected to be voted on Thursday and is bound to anger Colombo. (read more)
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UN Sri Lanka vote threatens India’s government
By AFP
19 March 2013
NEW DELHI: A dispute over a United Nations resolution on the bloody end to Sri Lanka’s civil war with ethnic Tamil rebels is threatening the stability of India’s already shaky coalition government. (read more)
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Allegations of War Crimes in Sri Lanka Shake Indian Government
By Sruthi Gottipati and Hari Kumar, India Ink in: New York Times
19 March 2013
NEW DELHI – The Congress Party faced a new crisis on Tuesday after a southern political party threatened to withdraw from the governing coalition if India did not join an international push to investigate alleged war crimes in Sri Lanka.
The possible pullout would leave the beleaguered United Progressive Alliance still in control of the Indian government, but it marks the latest case of arm-twisting by fractious government allies ahead of national elections scheduled for next year. (read more)
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| Tamil activists and supporters of the DMK at a protest against Sri Lanka’s alleged wartime abuses in Chennai, March. Photo by Arun Sankar K |
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Genocide Watch: IndiaBy Genocide Watch3 May 2012
In India, all the global religions are represented: Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Sikhism, Buddhism and Jainism. Besides religious diversity, there are also indigenous regional tribes recognized under the Constitution. India is thus an extremely diverse country, but because of its pervasive caste system, the nation struggles with polarization based upon religious, regional, caste and economic background.
In August 1947, British India became independent. Colonial India was partitioned into two independent countries according to religious demography, namely the Republic of India and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Pakistan was composed of two territories a thousand miles apart, divided by Indian territory, with different ethnicities and languages. This partition led to continuous tensions between India and Pakistan. It resulted in the displacement of 12.5 million people, the greatest migration in history. Muslims migrated to either West or East Pakistan. Hindus fled from Pakistan into India. Genocidal massacres by organized mobs of Muslims and Hindus went unpunished by the departing British authorities. During this migration, communal violence resulted in approximately one million Muslims, Hindus and Sikhs being slaughtered.
After West Pakistan inflicted genocide upon East Pakistan in 1971, costing up to three million lives, East Pakistan declared independence as the People's Republic of Bangladesh. Hindus and Sikhs migrated to India. They were afraid of being discriminated against by Muslims in Bangladesh.
Serious political tensions between India and Pakistan remain, especially regarding the Kashmir region. India controls the central and southern part of the former Kashmir state, namely the Kashmir, Jammu and Ladakh regions. The majority of the people living in these regions are Muslim. The Kashmir and Jammu state enjoys a particular statute under the Indian Constitution, but since 1990 control by the Indian security forces has tightened. The result is increased government repression in the Kashmir regions governed by India. Thousands of Kashmiris have been forcibly disappeared and mass graves with 2,730 bodies were discovered in 2011.
India is plagued by religious and regional tensions. In 2002, hundreds of Muslims and Hindus were killed in interreligious violence in the state of Gujarat. Many thousands more fled their homes. Dozens of worship places and houses were destroyed. Some government officials were involved in the riots as they purposely refused to intervene and stop the killings, and even supplied weapons and planned attacks by Hindu mobs. Even children were killed brutally. Gujarat authorities, including Chief Minister Modi, obstructed justice and refused to pursue perpetrators. Recently, however, an Indian Parliamentary Commission has laid blame squarely at the feet of Modi, and several Hindus were convicted for killing Muslims during these riots. Genocide Watch calls for the arrest and prosecution of Modi and others who participated in the Gujarat massacres.
Since the outburst of violence in Gujarat, tensions between Hindus and Muslims have remained. In general Muslims are economically disadvantaged in comparison with Hindus. Hindu police are brutal towards Muslims in many places, especially in Kashmir. Muslim terrorists from Pakistan most recently attacked Mumbai on November 26, 2008.
Besides religious polarization, there are also tensions due to the system of social stratification in India. Notwithstanding major improvements for so-called "untouchables", due to affirmative action authorized by the Indian Constitution, the Indian caste system is still pervasive in social life. The groups belonging to the lowest castes remain socially disadvantaged, although some members climb the social ladder through entry into the professions and the modernizing economy. There are groups claiming to fight for the rights of these lower castes and tribes, such as the Maoist insurgents or Naxalites. In practice, however, the Naxalites kidnap tourists, engage in corruption and kill and extort money from civilians and government officials.
Because of its religious, caste and economic polarization, India is at stage 5 of Genocide Watch's 8 stages: polarization.
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Updates
1 October 2012 "India: Driving while Muslim? Cops plant evidence, skew facts" By Jason Overdorf, GlobalPost
11 July 2012 "Indian forces killed villagers not rebels in Chhattisgarh: Rights groups" By Press TV
09 July 2012 "The mass graves of Kashmir" by Guardian
3 July 2012 “ Child sex abuse and sexual exploitation continues unabated: Report” By Radheshyam Jadhav, TNN
5 June 2012 " 31 doctors, including 2 from Mumbai, get show-cause notices for illegal gender determination" By Sumitra Deb Roy, The Times of India
3 May 2012 "Country profile of India," by Genocide Watch
13 April 2012 "Stiff senctences for 2002 killings," by The Associated Press, The New York Times
9 April 2012 "23 found guilty of murdering Muslims in India's Gujarat state," by Rahul Bedi, The Telegraph
14 March 2012 "The Gujarat massacre: new India's blood rite," by Pankaj Mishra, The Guardian
24 February 2012 "A decade on, Gujarat justice incomplete," by Human Rights Watch
4 November 2011 "How India alienated Kashmiri people," by Aijaz Zaka Syed, Al Arabiya News
21 October 2011 "India's Silent War," by Al Jazeera
6 October 2011 "Reconciliation between Muslims and Hindus in Indian-controlled Kashmir," by Ben Arnoldy, The Christian Science Monitor
25 August 2011 "HRW: Kashmir graves suggest possibility of mass murder," by Kashmir Observer
24 January 2011 "One year after extinction of Bo, Andaman tribe in danger," by Survival International
1 July 2010 "Outrage at call to remove Andaman tribe's children," by Survival International
16 June 2010 "Human safaris threaten Andaman tribe," by Survival International
2 June 2010 "Violence against tribes opposing British companies in India," by Survival International
17 May 2010 "Indian Americans Seek Assurance from PM, Chief Justice on Intimidation Free CBI Inquiry into Fake Encounter Killings," by Indian Muslim Council USA
25 March 2010 "Indian Americans welcome summons by India's Supreme Court to interrogate Gujurat CM Modi for role in 2002 pogroms," by Indian Muslim Council-USA
23 February 2010 "Dongria Kondg tribe hold mountain festival and vow to stop Vedanta'a mine," by Survival International
18 February 2010 "Survival International applauds Rowntree Decision to sell Vedanta shares over ethical concerns," by Survival International
4 February 2010 "Extinct: Andaman tribe's extermination complete as last member dies," by Survival International
25 December 2009 "Women's Deaths, and Inquiry's Findings, Enrage Kashmir," by Lydia Polgreen, The New York Times
16 November 2009 "Carr Center hosts discussion on years of unrest in Kashmir," Announcement from Harvard
5 November 2009 "India: Protect Civilians in Anti-Maoist Drive," by Human Rights Watch
2 November 2009 "Prosecute Those Responsible for 1984 Massacre of Sikhs," by Human Rights Watch
1 November 2009 "Delhi 1984: Memories of a massacre," by BBC News
16 August 2009 "2 Killings stoke Kashmiri rage at Indian force" by Lydia Polgreen, New York Times
5 August 2009 "Hints of cooperation put leaders of Pakistan and India on the defensive at home," by Lydia Polgreen, The New York Times
3 August 2009 "Manipur killing sparks protests," by Subir Bhaumik, BBC News
27 July 2009 "Terror ties run deep in Pakistan, Mumbai case shows" by Jane Perlez and Salman Masood, The New York Times
23 July 2009 "Mumbai defendant says he would accept hanging" by Vikas Bajaj, The New York Times
23 July 2009 "Judge accepts Mumbai accused plea, trial to go on" by Reuters
22 July 2009 "Mumbai guman's confession leaves judge knotty choice" by Vikas Bajaj, The New York Times
21 July 2009 "Suspect stirs Mumbai court by confessing" by Vikas Bajaj and Lydia Polgreen, The New York Times
17 July 2009 "India and Pakistan agree to fight terror together" by Lydia Polgreen, The New York Times
3 July 2009 "India's ruling against 'sodomy' laws is first step to equality," by Amnesty International
24 June 2009 "India: Extradition of Mumbai suspects sought" by The Associated Press
17 June 2009 "Hint of a thaw for India and Pakistan" by Lydia Polgreen and Somini Sengupta
15 June 2009 "Celebrity resort threatens isolated tribe" by Survival International
26 May 2009 "Killing of Sikh Leader Set off Riots in India" by Lydia Polgreen
19 May 2009 "India's Challenges" The New York Times
29 April 2009 "Shadows of Violence Cling to Indian Politician" by Somini Sengupta, The New York Times
16 April 2009 "Indians Start Voting in Monthlong Elections" by The Associated Press
14 April 2009 "Indian Christians Caught up in Murderous Power Struggle" The Times
13 April 2009 "Religious Rift Tears at Orissa Communities" by Chris Morris, BBC News
12 February 2009 "Pakistan admits India attack link" by BBC News
7 January 2009 "Blockade Stops British Company's Midnight Entry into Tribe's Land," by Survival International
7 January 2009 "Dossier Gives Details of Mumbai Attacks," by Somini Sengupta, The New York Times
19 December 2008 "Santa makes special delivery to tribal rights' violator," by Survival International
3 December 2008 "Jews of Mumbai, a Tiny and Eclectic Group, Suddenly Reconsider Their Serene Existence," by Jeremy Kahn, The New York Times
2 December 2008 "In Wake of Attacks, India-Pakistan Tensions Grow," by Robert F. Worth
1 December 2008 "Andaman tribesman presumed dead after conflict with poachers," by Survival International
28 November 2008 "Indian Commandos Storm Jewish Center," by Somini Sengupta and Keith Bradsher, The New York Times
27 November 2008 "New threshold of violence in India, attacks an outrage," by Amnesty International
24 November 2008 "India's pluralism frayed by anti-Christian pogrom," by David Griffiths, Christian Solidarity
21 November 2008 "Hindus 'paid for Christian murders," by The Australian
20 November 2008 "Hindu extremists' reward to kill Christians, as Britain refuses to bar members," by Rhys Blakely, Times Online
20 November 2008 "Christians hold peace march in Chandigarh," by Hindustan Times
19 November 2008 "Intense fight in conversion zone," by Hindustan Times
28 October 2008 "Stop Abuse of Sexual Rights Activists," by Human Rights Watch
24 October 2008 "Nun accuses Indian police of complicity in attack," by Matthias Williams, Reuters
19 October 2008 "Convert or we will kill you, Hindu lynch mobs tell fleeing Christians," by Gethin Chamberlain, The Guardian
18 October 2008 "PM Offers Financial Aid to Rebuild Demolished Orissa Churches, Homes," by Indo-Asian News Service
13 October 2008 "Hindu Threat to Christians: Convert or Flee," by Somini Sengupta, The New York Times
15 September 2008 "Army Killings Fuel Insurgency in Manipur," by Human Rights Watch
6 September 2008 "India: where Christians are a target for the religious murder mobs," by Rhys Blakely, Times Online
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4 September 2008 "Violence in India Is Fueled by Religious and Economic Divide," by Hari Kumar and Heather Timmons, The New York Times
31 July 2008 "Vedanta promises no mining without tribe's 'permission'," by Survival International
15 July 2008 "Being Neutral is Our Biggest Crime: Government, Vigilante, and Naxalite Abuses in India's Chhattisgarh State," by Human Rights Watch
15 July 2008 "End State Support for Vigilantes," by Human Rights Watch
5 July 2008 "Dispute Over Kashmir Shrine Provokes More Killings and Curfew," by Reuters
1 July 2008 "State backs down on shrine issue as Muslims and Hindus protest in Indian Kashmir," by The Associated Press
30 June 2008 "Behind masks or out and loud: gay marchers break new ground," by Maseeh Rahman, The Guardian
29 June 2008 "Unrest in India's Hill Country," by Somini Sengupta, The New York Times
1 June 2008 "Royal Care for Some of India's Patients, Neglect for Others," by Somini Sengupta, The New York Times
28 May 2008 "Survival protest- 'Finsbury profits from tribe’s destruction'," by Survival International
27 May 2008 "Survival to protest outside London PR firm," by Survival International
15 May 2008 "Tribe- 'Vedanta is destroying us for profit'," by Survival International
29 April 2008 "New Survival campaign targets British company Vedanta - mine set to destroy remote tribe," by Survival International
5 April 2008 "Kashmir riots amid general strike," by BBC News
21 March 2008 "Some Tibetan Exiles Reject 'Middle Way'," by Somini Sengupta, The New York Times
18 March 2008 "Tibetans in India Enraged by Details of Crackdown," by Somini Sengupta, The New York Times
16 March 2008 "Dalai Lama Won’t Stop Tibet Protests," by Somini Sengupta, The New York Times
14 March 2008 “Tibetan Marchers Arrested in India,” by Heather Timmons, The New York Times
9 October 2006, “Vigils in London and Paris as Jarawa Tribe Faces Extinction,” by Survival International
22 July 2006, “Suspects Are Arrested in India Commuter Rail Bombings,” by Amelia Gentleman, The New York Times
18 July 2006, “Hundreds of Maoist Rebels Storm a Relief Camp in India, Killing 25,” by The New York Times
14 July 2006, “Indian Leader Says Pakistan Fails to Rein In Terror,” by Somini Sengupta, The New York Times
14 July 2006, “3 Suspects Sought in Connection With India Train Blasts,” by Somini Sengupta, The New York Times
13 July 2006, “Bombs Aimed at India's Well-Off,” by Somini Sengupta, The New York Times
13 July 2006, “Terrorist Attack Not Expected to Affect India’s Buoyant Economy,” by Saritha Rai, The New York Times
12 July 2006, “Mumbai Inquiry Focuses on Militants,” by Amelia Gentleman, The New York Times
12 July 2006, “Series of Bombs Explode on 7 Trains in India, Killing Scores,” by Saritha Rai and Somini Sengupta, The New York Times
11 June 2006, “Accounts Diverge on Shots Fired on Indian Border,” by The New York Times
31 May 2006, “Kashmir: Attacks Kill a Policeman and Wound 21,” by The New York Times
5 May 2006, “Razing of Muslim Shrine in India Brings Violence, and a Court Ban,” by Hari Kumar, The New York Times
2 May 2006, “Militants Kill 35 Hindus Days Before Talks on Kashmir,” by Somini Sengupta, The New York Times
1 May 2006, “Spate of Hindu Killings Precedes Kashmir Meeting,” by Somini Sengupta, The New York Times
13 April 2006, “In Villages Across India, Maoist Guerrillas Widen 'People's War',” by Somini Sengupta, The New York Times
3 April 2006, “The price of being a woman: Slavery in modern India,” by Justin Huggler, The Independent
25 March 2006, “As Indian Premier Calls for Treaty, Pakistan Says Kashmir Is the Key,” by Somini Sengupta, The New York Times
20 March 2006 “Grisly Discovery Reopens Old Wounds in Village in India,” by Hari Kumar in the New York Times
9 March 2006, “Indian City Shaken by Temple Bombings,” by Somini Sengupta, The New York Times
21 January 2006, “Nepal Blocks Protest Rally With Arrests and Curfew,” by Somini Sengupta, The New York Times
8 November 2005, “Angry Crowds Protest Delays in Reopening Kashmir Border,” by David Rohde and Salman Masood, The New York Times
6 November 2005, “One Crossing to Open Now in Kashmir,” by Hari Kumar, The New York Times
1 November 2005, “Terror Blasts Cast a Pall Over Hindu Festival in India,” by Amelia Gentleman, The International Herald Tribune
1 November 2005, “India's Premier Says Pakistan Must Do More to Stop Attacks,” by Hari Kumar, The New York Times
31 October 2005, “India Asks Pakistan to Act Against Terror Groups,” by Hari Kumar, The New York Times
31 October 2005, “New Delhi Police Doubt a Boast; Shoppers Back, a Day After Blasts,” by Somini Sengupta, The New York Times
30 October 2005, “Group Claims Responsibility for New Delhi Blasts,” by Somini Sengupta, The New York Times
6 September 2005 “After New Talks, India Says it May Pull Troops from Kashmir,” by Somini Sengupta, The New York Times.
6 January 2005 “Andaman Island Tribe Moved to Capital,” Survival International News Release.
2 January 2005 “FIRST CONFIRMED NEWS ON ISOLATED TRIBES OF THE ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA,” by Survival International
2004 “Those Who Own The Past Own The Future,” by Dr. Gregory H. Stanton, Genocide Watch and The International Campaign to End Genocide
5 August 2004, “In India, Torture by Police Is Frequent and Often Deadly,” by Rama Lakshmi, The Washington Post
29 July 2004, “INDIA: 2 KILLED IN RELIGIOUS RIOTS,” by The Associated Press
17 January 2004, “Indian Filmmakers Feel Sting of Censorship,” by Rama Lakshmi, The Washington Post
17 August 2003 “4,500 rebels poised to storm Indian Kashmir: junior defence minister,” Agence France Presse.
14 August 2003, “INDIA: MILITANTS STRIKE KASHMIR,” by David Rohde, The New York Times
14 August 2003 "Pakistani PM says peace with India hinges on Kashmir,” by Rana Jawad, Agence France Presse.
13 August 2003 “Separatist alliance favours ceasefire along de facto Kashmir border,” by Izhar Wani, Agence France Presse.
12 August 2003 “Roundup: Serious dialogue between Pakistan, India can start only after India's 2004 general elections,” Xinhua.
8 August 2003, “INDIA: STATE APPEALS HINDUS' ACQUITTAL,” by The New York Times
2 August 2003, “INDIA: COMMITMENT TO HINDU TEMPLE,” by Hari Kumar, The New York Times
1 August 2003, “INDIA: CHANGE URGED FOR RIOT TRIALS,” by David Rohde, The New York Times
30 July 2003, “India's Border Fence Extended to Kashmir,” by Rama Lakshmi, The Washington Post
23 July 2003, “INDIA: DEADLY RAIDS IN KASHMIR,” by The New York Times
22 July 2003, “KASHMIR: BLAST KILLS 7,” by P.J. Anthony, The New York Times
20 July 2003, “Hindu Temple Plan in India Stokes Tensions,” by The New York Times
10 July 2003, “Justice Elusive in India Violence,” by John Lancaster, The Washington Post
8 July 2003, “INDIA: MUSLIM REPORTS THREATS,” by The New York Times
1 July 2003, “Muslims Recant, and Hindus Are Acquitted in Riot Trial,” by David Rohde, The New York Times
28 June 2003, “INDIA: HINDUS ACQUITTED IN RIOT TRIAL,” by The New York Times
Summer 2003 “Genocide in Gujarat: The International Community Looks Away,” by Martha C. Nussbaum, Dissent Magazine.
29 March 2003, “Militants Suspected in Mutilation of 6 Kashmiris,” by Amy Waldman, The New York Times
25 March 2003, “Militants Kill 24 Hindus in Kashmir,” by Rama Lakshmi, The Washington Post
24 March 2003, “Ex-Kashmiri Separatist Commander Assassinated,” by Rama Lakshmi, The Washington Post
6 March 2003, “Court in India Orders Archaeological Study of Disputed Holy Site,” by The New York Times
27 February 2003, “Homage to Hindu Nationalist Reflects Change in India,” by John Lancaster, The Washington Post
2 February 2003, “The Other Face of Fanaticism,” by Pankaj Mishra, The New York Times
16 December 2002 “Hindu Nationalists Win Landslide Vote in Indian State,” by Amy Waldman by the New York Times
16 December 2002 “Federation of Indian American Christian Organizations of North America (FIACONA) Press Release,”
11 December 2002 “In Indian Election, Hate Is Part of Platform,” by Rama Lakshmi in the Washington Post
26 September 2002 “In Massacre of Hindus, a Grim Omen for All India,” by Amy Waldman in the New York Times
27 July 2002, “Religious Riots Loom Over Indian Politics,” by Celia Dugger, The New York Times
15 April 2002 “A Proper Basis For Indian Stability,” by Sunil Khilani in the Financial Times (London)
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