Any info on how many Terrorists involved, dead, etc. Looks like there must be quite a few involved.
Printable View
Any info on how many Terrorists involved, dead, etc. Looks like there must be quite a few involved.
One Additional Commissioner of Police, two more cops killed * Terrorists still holed up at three places, including Oberoi and Taj hotels; encounter in progress, says DGP A N Roy * Seven foreigners among 15 taken hostage by two gunmen in Taj Hotel * Firing reported from Hotel Marriott in Colaba * Colaba: BP Petrol Pump blown up * 10 killed in Colaba attack * Taxi blown up in Vile Parle * Gun battle outside Metro cinema hall o CJ: Are you there? Send us pics, videos * Hotel Oberoi, Hotel Taj under siege * RAF considering commando action, may storm hotels * Mumbai police say air surveillance ready * Local trains suspended * Gunfire and grenades, the latest modus operandi of terrorists * Roads in Mumbai completely deserted * Terrorists still holed up at Nariman House * Crowded areas and buildings one behind another, difficult situation for rescue * Most Mumbai targets foreigners' favourite hangouts * PM briefed about the situation by Home department Mumbai: Terror struck the country's financial capital late on Wednesday night as coordinated serial explosions and indiscriminate firing were reported from at least eight locations across Mumbai. At least 55 people - including the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad chief Hemant Karkare - the are reported killed and 190 are seriously injured. The coordinated terror strike which reportedly began at 2233 PM at Chhatrapathi Shivaji Terminus(CST), formerly known as the Victoria Terminus(VT), killed 10 people in the premises of the station, police say
YouTube - Mumbai Terror Attack 27 nov 2008 - 100 killed First Images
MUMBAI, India Teams of gunmen stormed luxury hotels, a popular restaurant, hospitals and a crowded train station in coordinated attacks across India's financial capital Wednesday night, killing at least 78 people and taking Westerners hostage, police said. A group of suspected Muslim militants claimed responsibility.
Parts of the city remained under siege as dawn approached Thursday, with police and gunmen exchanging occasional gunfire at two hotels and an unknown number of people still held hostage, said A.N. Roy, a top police official.
A raging fire and explosions struck one of the hotels, the landmark Taj Mahal, shortly after midnight. Screams could be heard and enormous clouds of black smoke rose from the at the century-old edifice on Mumbai's waterfront. Firefighters were spraying water at the blaze, and plucking people from windows and balconies with extension ladders.
The attackers specifically targeted Britons and Americans, witnesses said. Officials said at least 200 people were wounded.
The motive for the onslaught was not immediately clear, but Mumbai has frequently been targeted in terrorist attacks blamed on Islamic extremists, including a series of bombings in July 2007 that killed 187 people.
State home secretary Bipin Shrimali said four suspects had been killed in two incidents when they tried to flee in cars, and Roy said two more gunmen were killed at the Taj Mahal. State Home Minister R.R. Patil said nine more were captured. They declined to provide any further details.
An Indian media report said a previously unknown group calling itself the Deccan Mujahideen had claimed responsibility for the attacks in e-mails to several media outlets. There was no way to verify the claim.
Police reported hostages being held at the Taj Mahal and Oberoi hotels, two of the best-known upscale destinations in this crowded but wealthy city.
Gunmen who burst into the Taj "were targeting foreigners. They kept shouting: `Who has U.S. or U.K. passports?'" said Ashok Patel, a British citizen who fled from the hotel.
Authorities believed seven to 15 foreigners were prisoners at the Taj Mahal, but it was not immediately clear if hostages at the Oberoi were Indians or foreigners, said Anees Ahmed, a top state official. It was also unclear where the hostages were in the Taj Mahal, which is divided into an older wing, which was in flames, and a modern tower that was not on fire.
State Department spokesman Robert Wood said U.S. officials were not aware of any American casualties, but were still checking. He said he could not address reports that Westerners might be among the hostages.
"We condemn these attacks and the loss of innocent life," White House spokesman Tony Fratto said.
Johnny Joseph, chief secretary for Maharashtra state, of which Mumbai is the capital, said 78 people had been killed and 200 had been wounded.
Officials at Bombay Hospital, speaking on condition of anonymity, said a Japanese man had died there and nine Europeans were admitted, three of them in critical condition with gunshot wounds. All were brought in from the Taj Mahal, the officials said.
At least three top Indian police officers — including the chief of the anti-terror squad — were among those killed, a senior police official, A.N. Roy, said.
Blood smeared the floor of the Chhatrapati Shivaji rail station, where attackers sprayed bullets into the crowded terminal. Press Trust of India quoted the chief of the Mumbai railway police, A.K. Sharma, as saying several men armed with rifles and grenades were holed up at the station.
Other gunmen attacked Leopold's restaurant, a landmark popular with foreigners, and the police headquarters in southern Mumbai, the area where most of the attacks took place. The restaurant was riddled with bullet holes and there were blood on the floor and shoes left by fleeing customers.
Officials also reported that terrorists attacked the city's Cama and Albless Hospital and G.T. Hospital, but it was not immediately clear if anyone was killed in those places.
A British citizen who was dining at the Oberoi hotel told Sky News television that the gunmen who struck there singled out Britons and Americans.
Alex Chamberlain said a gunman, a young man of 22 or 23, ushered 30 or 40 people from the restaurant into a stairway and ordered everyone to put up their hands. He said the gunman spoke in Hindi or Urdu.
YouTube - Terrorist Attack in Mumbai TAJ hotel
'Mumbai attack similar to Akshardham'
The Gujarat Police on Thursday said the Mumbai terror strike was similar to the Akshardham Temple attack of 2002, and they are carrying out checks and searches as a precautionary measure.
The Times Of India
Rs 5L to victims' kin: Maharashtra govt
Maharashtra Deputy CM R R Patil has announced a compensation of Rs five lakh to the kin of those killed and Rs 50,000 for the injured in the serial terror attacks in Mumbai.
The Times Of India
Release all mujahideen: Terrorist
A terrorist inside Hotel Oberoi has told a news channel there are seven of them holed up inside the hotel. 100 people are still trapped in Taj & Oberoi hotels.
The Times Of India
Exclusive: Lashkar's Ismail arrested in Mumbai
The Mumbai police secured a major breakthrough into Wednesday night's terror strikes with the arrest of Ismail, a key Lashkar e Tayiba operative, from one of the locations that came under attack in the city
Rediff
Latest: Two grenade blasts heard from Oberoi
Firing was reported in various places across South Mumbai on Wednesday.
Rediff
40 bodies recovered from the Taj Hotel
Security forces recovered 40 bodies in the first four floors of the six-storeyed Taj Hotel. National Security Guard sources add that four fidayeen (suicide bombers) have been killed in the assault. National Security Guard commandos and personnel of the Mum...
Rediff
If Maggie was still on the throne, she would have the SAS en-route. In they go, bish bash bosh, job done. Nothing to see, move along now.
I am undecided whether or not I should still go to Mumbai or not on Tuesday (assuming Suvarnibhumi is open...)
I'm watching the BBC now, there is live reports from some of the hotels involved. Some of the "guests" have barricaded themselves in their rooms and are ringing the news stations...You can hear guns and grenades still going off in the background...scary!
I hope they all get out alright...:(
'Hostages freed' at Mumbai hotel
A number of hostages have been freed from one of Mumbai's top hotels - one of several sites in the city targeted by armed men - eyewitnesses said.
But the situation at the Taj Mahal Palace hotel remains confused, with explosions and gunfire heard coming from inside the hotel.
Police chief AN Roy says gunmen are still believed to be holding hostages at the Oberoi Trident hotel.
The series of attacks began late Wednesday and have killed 101 people.
More than 300 people were injured after the attackers, using grenades and automatic weapons, targeted at least seven sites in the main tourist and business district.
Around 40 people were believed to be held hostage at the two hotels, and hundreds trapped in their rooms, as troops began surrounding the buildings soon after they were taken over by the armed men.
See detailed map of the area
Eyewitness reports from the hotels suggested the attackers were singling out British and American passport holders.
If the reports are true, our security correspondent Frank Gardner says it implies an Islamist motive - attacks inspired or co-ordinated by al-Qaeda.
A claim of responsibility has been made by a previously unknown group calling itself the Deccan Mujahideen. Our correspondent says it could be a hoax or assumed name for another group.
Ambulances arrive
Maharashtra state police chief AN Roy told local television that the siege at the Taj Mahal - one of Mumbai's most recognisable hotels - had ended.
"People who were held up there, they have all been rescued. But there are guests in the rooms, we don't know how many."
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2005/11/91.jpg https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2005/08/29.jpg I can see more people leaving the hotel. They are running out with their luggage https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2005/08/30.jpg
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2005/11/95.jpg
Eyewitness outside Taj Mahal hotel
'They killed so many people'
Witnesses said civilians could be seen running from the hotel, some with suitcases. Ambulances were also reported to be arriving.
But the BBC's Mark Dummett, outside the Taj Mahal, says the situation has since become very confused, with the sounds of explosions and gunfire being heard from within the hotel, suggesting the siege is not yet over.
Earlier in the day, Indian commandos had been seen entering the hotels but there was little detail on the operation.
Mr Roy said some people were still apparently being held hostage at the Oberoi. "That is why the operation is being conducted more sensitively to ensure there are no casualties of innocent people," he said.
Meanwhile, explosions have been heard outside a Jewish centre in the city, where an Israeli rabbi is believed to be one of a number of hostages being held there.
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2005/11/91.jpg MUMBAI ATTACKS
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2008/11/928.jpg
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2005/11/95.jpg
Attacks leave India reeling
In pictures: Mumbai attacks
Are you in the area?
Troops have surrounded the offices of the group Chabad Lubavitch, which were stormed by gunmen overnight.
The city's main commuter train station, a hospital, and a restaurant popular with tourists were also among at least seven locations caught up in the violence on Wednesday.
Police say 14 police officers, 81 Indian nationals and six foreigners have been killed. A Japanese businessman and an Italian national were confirmed to be among the dead.
Four suspected terrorists have also been killed and nine arrested, they add.
In other developments:
• The head of Mumbai's anti-terrorism unit and two other senior officers are among those killed, officials say
• There are unconfirmed reports that five gunmen have taken hostages in an office block in the financial district of Mumbai
• The British High Commissioner in India, Sir Richard Stagg, says seven UK citizens are known to be among the injured and believes that figure could rise
• The White House held a meeting of top intelligence and counter-terrorism officials, and pledged to help the Indian government
• India's Bombay Stock Exchange and National Stock Exchange markets are closed, as the authorities urge local people to stay at home
Gunmen opened fire at about 2300 local time (1730 GMT) on Wednesday at the sites in southern Mumbai.
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2008/11/929.jpg
Local TV footage with commentary by the BBC's Sanjeev Srivastava
Police chief Roy said they used "automatic weapons and in some places grenades have been lobbed."
Local TV images showed blood-splattered streets, and bodies being taken into ambulances.
One eyewitness told the BBC he had seen a gunman opening fire in the Taj Mahal's lobby.
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2005/11/91.jpg BOMB ATTACKS IN INDIA IN 2008
30 October: Explosions kill at least 64 in north-eastern Assam
30 September: Blasts in western India kill at least seven
27 September: Bomb blasts kills one in Delhi
13 September: Five bomb blasts kill 18 in Delhi
26 July: At least 22 small bombs kill 49 in Ahmedabad
25 July: Seven bombs go off in Bangalore killing two people
13 May: Seven bomb hit markets and crowded streets in Jaipur killing 63
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2005/11/95.jpg
International reaction
"We all moved through the lobby in the opposite direction and another gunman then appeared towards where we were moving and he started firing immediately in our direction."
One British tourist had been holed up in his room at the Oberoi hotel throughout the night, hearing sporadic gunfire, small explosions and people running up and down the corridor.
"I've barricaded my room, I'm keeping my head down," he told the BBC.
Other tourists told of groups of 20 to 30 people to a room, lying on the floor and staying very quiet.
Most of the attacks have been blamed on Muslim militants, although police have also arrested suspected Hindu extremists.
The BBC's Sanjeev Srivastava says the timing and symbolism of the latest attacks could not have been worse.
By choosing to target the richest district of India's financial capital in such a brazen and effective manner, he says those behind the attacks have perhaps dealt the severest blow to date to the morale and self esteem of the Indian authorities.
The attacks have come amidst elections in several Indian states and exposes the governing coalition to the charge that it has failed to combat terror, our correspondent says.
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2008/11/930.jpg
Talk about luck, I don't think you'll make it BlakeQuote:
Originally Posted by Blake7
I wouldn't personally, but if you have business there I'm sure they will understand and something can be worked out.
So the question remains ... did they have it coming?
I'm sure some TD members will argue they did.
This is part of what they want to achieve.
I wouldn't worry about it.
Plenty of hotels to choose from.
Woke up this morning and tuned in the "news". As usual both CNN and BBC were giving it full coverage and spouting out the most ridiculous speculation and rumor from their so called experts. Speculation ranged from who done it (AQ) to how many were killed (100s) to how many terrorists were involved (dozens maybe 100s). By ten this morning they reported the situation was under control. Well, surprise, surprise just tuned in again. Since this morning, all the numbers were overstated, who dun it is now being reported as Pakistan. As a side note, situation is far from under control as the Indian special forces are still in the midst of gun battles with the terrorists. Think I'll wait a couple of days to find out what really happened.:rolleyes:
The murderous group behind terror attacks that have rocked Mumbai could have links to al Qaeda.
They call themselves "Deccan Mujahideen" and, although previously unknown, their methods are in keeping with other Islamist terrorist organisations.
https://teakdoor.com/images/smilies1/You_Rock_Emoticon.gif
Professor Paul Wilkinson, an expert on international terrorism from St Andrew's University, felt there was clear evidence the group aligns itself to al Qaeda.
"The use of the word 'mujahideen' is significant because it means fighter for jihad - and that shows they see themselves as jihadis which is how al Qaeda see themselves," he said.
Another key indication of the link is the fact western business people and tourists were targeted.
"They made efforts to identify passport holders from the US and Britain, and this would suggest they have the same hatred as al Qaeda," professor Wilkinson added.
Some said the group may be an off-shoot of the Indian Mujahideen or the Lashkar-e-Toiba.
Both groups are banned and thought to be behind previous bomb attacks in India.
But experts feel in some ways the name is irrelevant.
Rani Singh, a South Asia analyst, said: "We shouldn't get side-tracked by the labels these groups use. Once one group is banned, another will spring up under another name."
Like other groups, its members could come from all over the world and will have been trained in special camps possibly based in Afghanistan.
The targets, all high-profile almost iconic buildings, appear to have been chosen for maximum impact.
Also significant is the way the attacks were co-ordinated, which Ms Singh believes showed an unprecedented level of organisation.
"The arsenal of weaponry used, the fact it's been so carefully thought out is significant," she said.
"Previously in India you would have single targets and much more crude methods, maybe a bomb on a bicycle, but this is much more systematic."
https://teakdoor.com/images/smilies1/You_Rock_Emoticon.gif
The timing may be crucial too. With Barack Obama heading for the White House in the New Year, the Islamic militant groups have probably been planning an attack for months.
Ms Singh has been studying the groups for several years and believes, while the attacks were in India, they are a global problem.
"I think that there are these kinds of groups incubating all over the world," she warned.
"With a new president about to be inaugurated in the US, this is muscle-flexing on the part of the Islamist terror network."
India may well have been targeted simply because it is an easier country to attack. Previous attempts to carry out attacks in the US and Britain have been foiled.
But India's mountainous geography and volatile neighbouring countries make its borders harder to police.
Ms Singh added: "It will be incredibly worrying for Indians. This is India's answer to the Twin Towers attacks."
You can tell Sky news are well aligned with Fox news. Talk about making wild stabs in the dark, and sensationalism.
Indian PM vows action on attacks
India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has vowed to take "whatever measures are necessary" to track down those responsible for the Mumbai attacks.
He said the perpetrators were based "outside the country" and India would not tolerate "neighbours" who provide a haven to militants targeting it.
Gunmen targeted at least seven sites in Mumbai late on Wednesday, killing at least 101 people and injuring 300.
At one hotel, dozens of people are said to remain trapped or held hostage.
A home ministry official said between 20 and 30 people at the Oberoi-Trident might still be hostages, while the owners said some 200 people were trapped inside.
Reports said police had taken seven people out of the hotel late on Thursday. Later, smoke was seen billowing from a room near the top of the building and gunfire could be heard.
See detailed map of the area
Police earlier said hostages had been freed from another luxury hotel, the Taj Mahal Palace, but explosions and gunfire were still being heard by witnesses outside.
A stand-off continues at a Jewish centre, where an Israeli rabbi and his family are believed to have been taken hostage.
One militant reportedly phoned local TV from the centre offering to negotiate over the release of hostages.
In other developments:In a televised address, Mr Singh said the government "will take whatever measures are necessary to ensure the safety and security of our citizens".
- The Indian navy said it was searching ships off the west coast following reports that gunmen had arrived in Mumbai by boat
- The UK Foreign Office said a British national had died in the attacks; a German, Japanese and Italian are also among the dead
- The Pakistan-based group Lashkar-e-Toiba denied any role in the attacks
He described the attacks as "well-planned and well-orchestrated... intended to create a sense of panic by choosing high profile targets and indiscriminately killing foreigners".
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2005/11/91.jpg MUMBAI ATTACKS
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2008/11/928.jpg
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2005/11/95.jpg
Attacks leave India reeling
In pictures: Mumbai attacks
Are you in the area?
The perpetrators were "based outside the country", he said, adding that they "had come with single-minded determination to create havoc in the commercial capital of the country".
India has complained in the past that attacks on its soil have been carried out by groups based in Pakistan, although relations between the two countries have improved in recent years and Pakistani leaders were swift to condemn the latest attacks.
Amid international condemnation of the attacks, US President George W Bush telephoned Mr Singh to offer his condolences and support.
Claim of responsibility
In the attacks late on Wednesday night gunmen, using grenades and automatic weapons, targeted at least seven sites including the city's main commuter train station, a hospital and a restaurant popular with tourists.
Police say 14 police officers, 81 Indian nationals and six foreigners have been killed.
Four suspected terrorists have also been killed and nine arrested, they add.
State police chief AN Roy earlier told local television that hostages held by the gunmen at the Taj Mahal Palace hotel - one of Mumbai's most famous hotels - had been freed.
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2008/11/934.jpg
People escaping from the Taj Mahal Palace hotel
Witnesses said civilians could be seen running from the hotel, some with suitcases. Ambulances were also reported to be arriving.
But the BBC's Mark Dummett, outside the Taj Mahal, says the situation has since become very confused, with the sounds of explosions and gunfire being heard from within the hotel, suggesting the siege is not yet over.
Earlier in the day, Indian commandos had been seen entering the hotels but there was little detail on the operation.
Meanwhile, the bosses of the Oberoi-Trident hotel say some 200 guests may still trapped in their rooms.
Earlier eyewitness reports from the hotels suggested the attackers were singling out British and American passport holders.
If the reports are true, our security correspondent Frank Gardner says it implies an Islamist motive - attacks inspired or co-ordinated by al-Qaeda.
A claim of responsibility has been made by a previously unknown group calling itself the Deccan Mujahideen. Our correspondent says it could be a hoax or assumed name for another group.
Mumbai: 3 top cops die on duty
Three police officers, including chief of ATS Hemant Karkare, encounter specialist Vijay Salaskar and additional commissioner Ashok Kamte succumbed to their injuries in Wednesday's terror attack.
The Times Of India Thu, 27 Nov 2008 06:00:00 EST
'Mumbai attack similar to Akshardham'
The Gujarat Police on Thursday said the Mumbai terror strike was similar to the Akshardham Temple attack of 2002, and they are carrying out checks and searches as a precautionary measure.
The Times Of India Thu, 27 Nov 2008 06:00:00 EST
Rs 5L to victims' kin: Maharashtra govt
Maharashtra Deputy CM R R Patil has announced a compensation of Rs five lakh to the kin of those killed and Rs 50,000 for the injured in the serial terror attacks in Mumbai.
The Times Of India Thu, 27 Nov 2008 06:00:00 EST
Operations against terrorists in final stage: Maha DGP
Close to 24 hours after the audacious terror attacks, security forces were engaged in a grim battle to flush out terrorists holed up in two luxury hotels and a Jewish residential complex in Mumbai.
The Indian Express Thu, 27 Nov 2008 06:00:00 EST
Mumbai under siege: A massive intelligence failure
In the wake of massive intelligence failure on terrorist attack in Mumbai, PM Manmohan Singh pulled up NSA M K Narayanan and Intelligence and security heads.
The Indian Express Thu, 27 Nov 2008 06:00:00 EST
Terrorists left before I reached terror sites: Patil
Patil, who briefed the Cabinet on the situation in Mumbai, was giving details to media about his visit to the city after terrorists struck there.
The Indian Express Thu, 27 Nov 2008 06:00:00 EST
Indian naval official will not rule out Somali pirates role
A top Indian naval official has said that he would not rule out the role of Somali pirates in the terror strikes in Mumbai in view of the recent action by the Navy against the sea bandits in the Gulf of Aden.
The Times Of India Thu, 27 Nov 2008 06:00:00 EST
US, UK, Australia advise nationals against travel to Mumbai
In the wake of terror attacks in Mumbai, the US, Britain and Australia have advised its citizens to defer travel to India's commercial capital till further notice.
The Times Of India Thu, 27 Nov 2008 06:00:00 EST
Nine foreign nationals killed in terror attacks in Mumbai
Nine foreigners have been killed and eleven others injured in multiple terror attacks here, hospital sources said on Thursday.
The Times Of India Thu, 27 Nov 2008 06:00:00 EST
Karkares response to a death threat: A 'smiley'
The last days of Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad chief Hemant Karkare were probably some of the busiest in his 26-year career in the Indian Police Service, and apparently tormented as well.
Expressindia.com Thu, 27 Nov 2008 06:00:00 EST
Terrorists highly-trained and motivated: Navy
The elite Marcos Naval Commandos, which had confrontation with terrorists at Taj Hotel, said that terrorists are highly-motivated professionals.
Expressindia.com Thu, 27 Nov 2008 06:00:00 EST
Mumbai attack: 101 killed, more than 250 hurt
ATS chief Hemant Karkare, two senior police officers and 101 others were killed when terrorists struck with impunity in Mumbai in coordinated multiple blasts and gunfire in a dozen areas including at iconic landmarks VT railway station and two five star ho...
Expressindia.com Thu, 27 Nov 2008 06:00:00 EST
Guess what - the term 'mujahideen' is not owned by AQ.Quote:
Originally Posted by astasinim
This could simply be an indication of an Islamic solidarity against the nationalities responsible for invading Iraq, which is a theme well beyond AQ and affiliates.Quote:
Originally Posted by astasinim
But yes, the level of coordination suggests that this is more than just another local (Deccan is an area of India) militant group.
^Don't let facts get in the way of a good story.
There now saying that they have something to do with the Kashmiri rebels. Is there anyone else been missed off the list?
Attacks directed at India’s commercial heart
The attacks were directed squarely at India’s commercial heart, but most economists said that the damage on the economy and Mumbai’s role as a financial centre could well be short-lived.
Several made the comparison with the September 11, 2001 attacks on the US and the subsequent bombings of London and Madrid, which did not inflict significant lasting damage on those cities’ roles as financial and commercial powerhouses. Yet economists stressed that containing the impact could require a similar clamp-down to that adopted by the US authorities following the attacks on New York.
https://teakdoor.com/images/smilies1/You_Rock_Emoticon.gif“There will be an inevitable short-term effect on risk perceptions, but if this terrible event provokes the authorities into a proper security response it could turn out to be the peak as far as the impact of terror attacks on India is concerned,” said Surjit Bhalla, head of Oxus, a hedge fund and investment research firm in New Delhi.
The reaction of financial markets to the attacks was negative but not disastrous, though the full impact is not likely to be clear until stock, bond and commodity markets in Mumbai reopen after yesterday’s emergency closure. The offshore forward market for the Indian rupee yesterday weakened modestly against the dollar. Credit default swaps on the government-controlled State Bank of India widened by only around 3 per cent.
Partly because it has resisted rapid financial liberalisation and free flows of capital, Mumbai still principally acts as a commercial hub for the Indian economy, not an international financial centre.
Analysts said that there was limited direct competition between Mumbai and financial entrepots like Hong Kong and Singapore, which would struggle to steal India-related business. Shankar Acharya at the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations, a leading think-tank, said: “The city’s role as the financial centre for India will continue.”
Still, any sustained rise in India’s political risk premium would be awkwardly timed. India’s economy is already struggling with a widening current account deficit and an outflow of foreign capital as a result of the global financial crisis. Foreign investors have already withdrawn an estimated $14bn from Indian equities this year, and the rupee has fallen by around 20 per cent against the dollar. “Short-term capital flows into India are already under pressure for a variety of reasons,” said Subir Gokarn, Asia-Pacific chief economist for Standard and Poor’s.
The attacks were aimed at the rising number of foreign business executives visiting Mumbai. Liberalisation of key sectors has attracted multi-billion investment from the likes of Wal-Mart, the US retailer, and Vodafone, the UK-based telecoms giant. Many executives were in Mumbai when the attacks started, including Patrick Cescau, Unilever chief executive, and Paul Polman, chief executive-elect. The company said yesterday that they were safe.
Global law and accountancy firms cannot set up offices in India, so they typically fly in and work out of a Mumbai hotel room for weeks on end. This month, Jamie Dimon, the chief executive of JP Morgan, opened the bank’s annual India conference at the Oberoi hotel, targeted by the attackers, while across town Nicholas Moore, chief executive of Macquarie Bank, was hosting a high-profile company event.
Those visits are likely to be curtailed, at least in the medium term. Ranjit Shahani, Mumbai-based managing director of the Indian arm of Novartis, the Swiss pharmaceuticals group, said: “These well-planned attacks were clearly designed to strike at the heart of the country’s financial centre.”
One Singapore-based investment banker, who declined to be named, said: “I was in the Oberoi this week and left 24 hours before this attack. This will smack the country hard. The tourism season is finished and it shows that you are not safe anywhere.”
Curious to wonder...would these tragic events in Mumbai be getting the overwhelming coverage {generally speaking} if there wasn't Westerners in great numbers involved?
Won't matter when gang mentality takes over...The thought will be; a Muslim is a Muslim, regardless of whether they are moderates or radicals... As many of the terrorists have been identified as Pakistani, India knows where to focus their attention...Quote:
Originally Posted by spiff
Radical Muslims are intent on turning the rest of the world against them as a whole, regardless of religion or ethnicity...
It won't be long until some people from this Forum start to defend the action's of these Bast*rd's,and try and convince me that they are just misunderstood,poor little Fundamentalist who really did'nt mean to do any harm.it's funny but I really can't find any information anywhere,documenting the last time the Union of Catholic Mothers shot the shit out of a loud of innocent people,:rolleyes:.I think attitudes of these people may change if they had been in one of the hotels in Mumbia,or in one of the Twin Towers,or indeed in London on July 7.Just because someone believes passionatly in something,it does not give them the right to kill others.the goverments of this world know where these pricks hangout so why don't they just eliminate all of them,and anyone connected with them
Hear hear, now who is going to tell G W Bush and all the Americans that are killing people in Iraq due to them having *weapons of mass destruction* that they shouldn't be killing them over make believe stories.Quote:
Originally Posted by Issan Man
"The Death Sentence", there are still many barbaric third world countries that impose the death sentence for certain crimes, America is one of them.
what ARE you on about?Quote:
Originally Posted by Issan Man
you are a cock sometimes tex.Quote:
Originally Posted by Texpat
Kingwilly,if you can't understand my post,then you really must be a thick as Shit.you must be this first Islamophile to reply,well done:tosser1:
Unlikely.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rural Surin
India has been one of the world's hotspots for domestic terrorism for years - seperatist and Hindu motivated. It hardly gets a mention.
Sometimes KW? You diplomatic charmer you..;)Quote:
Originally Posted by kingwilly
BRAINWASHED.....:sheep:Quote:
Originally Posted by Issan Man
Reads as if he's got a 'special' issue and is hoping someone will pick up what he is projecting.Quote:
Originally Posted by kingwilly
Since you responded (with a question), you get his wrath against the "Islamophiles". LOL
PAD are probably the guilty ones.;)Quote:
Originally Posted by astasinim
Quote:
Originally Posted by spiff
yup.Quote:
https://teakdoor.com/../images/td_def...tation_neg.gif Hostages Held At Mumbai... 28-11-2008 06:56 AM Issan Man First islamophile
its not that dick issanalex from ajarn is it? or is it that other dick Chris with the Ismalophobic blog?
Army takes control of Trident, 30 hostages freed
In a successful operation, army has taken full control of Trident Oberoi with commandos freeing people trapped inside the hotel. At present, people are being evacuated in batches from the hotel with 30 hostages, majority foreigners, already rescued in the ...
The Indian Express Thu, 27 Nov 2008 22:21:43 +0530
Mumbai on tenterhooks, awaits end to terror ordeal
A tense Mumbai remained on tenterhooks on Friday as security forces gave a major push to end the long and bloody terror siege.
The Indian Express Thu, 27 Nov 2008 22:21:43 +0530
125 dead, 327 injured in Mumbai attacks
As many as 125 people, including 14 police personnel, have been killed in the Mumbai terror attacks, the Union Home Ministry said.
The Indian Express Thu, 27 Nov 2008 22:21:43 +0530
Three Pakistani militants held in Mumbai: Reports
Three of the militants who attacked Mumbai have confessed they are members of the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba group, a newspaper reported on Friday.
The Times Of India Thu, 27 Nov 2008 22:21:43 +0530
You're new here mate, so stick around if you want to see their true colours!Quote:
Originally Posted by Issan Man
I shan't mention names but keep half of both eyes on scarey, macha, spliff, buttfrier and the other roaches that'll start braying the moment you say anything non-complimentary about muslims or muslim terrorists, or anything that could conceivably be interpreted as other than non-complimentary about Bush, the USA or the free world.
Still, TD's a great forum even allowing for the monster raving radicals, so hang in there and don't take them too seriously because nobody else does, aside from them.
6 people rescued from Taj; gunbattle at Nariman House
Six hostages have been rescued from the Taj Hotel on Friday evening. NSG commandos are engaged in fierce battles against the terrorists holed up in the Nariman House and Taj Hotel in Mumbai. Repeated gunshots and sound of explosions are heard from both the...
The Indian Express Fri, 28 Nov 2008 06:00:00 EST
Mumbai attack: Gilani agrees to send ISI chief to India
Pakistan PM Yousuf Raza Gilani accepted a request from his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh to send the ISI chief to India for sharing of information related to the terrorist attack in Mumbai.
The Indian Express Fri, 28 Nov 2008 06:00:00 EST
Trident in control, hostages freed, 2 terrorists killed
After battling the terrorists for two days at the Oberoi-Trident, the National Security Guards cleared the hotel of militants, killing two of them while six bodies were recovered from the premises.
The Indian Express Fri, 28 Nov 2008 06:00:00 EST
70 feared killed in Tamil Nadu cyclone
At least 70 people were killed and thousands rendered homeless in incessant rains in the state as cyclone Nisha crossed left behind a trail of destruction.
The Times Of India Fri, 28 Nov 2008 06:00:00 EST
IAF airlifts NSG commandos to deal with Mumbai situation
An IL-76 heavy lift transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) has airlifted 124 additional commandos of the elite National Security Guards from Delhi to Mumbai on Friday morning to join the anti-terrorist operations there.
The Times Of India Fri, 28 Nov 2008 06:00:00 EST
Bird flu: Meghalaya sounds alert
With authorities in neighbouring Assam ordering culling of poultry after suspected cases of bird flu, Meghalaya on Friday sounded an alert too.
The Times Of India Fri, 28 Nov 2008 06:00:00 EST
Too early to say whether Mumbai attackers are Britons: UK PM
Amid reports that the Mumbai attackers included British citizens of Pakistani origin, Premier Gordon Brown said it was too early to tell whether Britons were involved in terror strikes on two luxury hotels and other public places in India's financial hub.
Expressindia.com Fri, 28 Nov 2008 06:00:00 EST
Day 3 toll: 50 in Taj, 30 in Oberoi and 17 cops
The Navy's elite Marine Commandos held a press conference in Mumbai where they claimed to have seen about 50 dead bodies during the flush out operation of the Taj hotel.
Expressindia.com Fri, 28 Nov 2008 06:00:00 EST
Mauritian I-cards, explosives found from terrorists
A Mauritian identity card, credit and debit cards and explosives were seized from the terrorists who attacked the Taj Mahal hotel.
Expressindia.com Fri, 28 Nov 2008 06:00:00 EST
Oh dear, is this the time for obsessed wingnuts to offer comfort and reach-arounds for and while confirming the validity of each others' projected version of reality which must be accurate against evidence to the contrary by virtue of being shared by another? LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by keda
Too early to say whether Mumbai attackers are Britons: UK PM
London Amid reports that the Mumbai attackers included British citizens of Pakistani origin, Premier Gordon Brown said it was too early to tell whether Britons were involved in terror strikes on two luxury hotels and other public places in India's financial hub.
Brown said he would discuss the attacks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, as the Indian Government said the attackers came from outside the country.
Asked about the media reports that said the terrorists included ‘British citizens of Pakistani origin’, Brown told Sky News: "I would not want to be drawn into early conclusions about this."
"There is so much information still to be discovered and made available. I have heard what Prime Minister Singh has said and I'll talk to him about it. But obviously when you have terrorists operating in one country they may be getting support from another country or coming from another country and it is very important that we strengthen the cooperation between India and Britain in dealing with these instances of terrorist attacks," he said.
Brown said as far as the Government was aware, there were no British hostages in Mumbai now.
He said ministers were determined to do what they could to help the Indian authorities dealing with the attacks.
Subtle differences DD... To receive the death penalty in the US, you must have premeditated intent and killed someone... Then a protracted court battle, followed by years of appeals before the perpetrator is disposed of in a human fashion...Quote:
Originally Posted by dirtydog
A bit different that having 2 guys on a moto be judge, jury and executioner in the span of 7 seconds... Then ride off to laugh about it while getting drunk... Pattaya justice at it's best...