The Indian authorities are attributing the attacks to two Islamist groups - both of which they allege are backed by Pakistan's intelligence service, the ISI.

I've a feeling what the terrorists (and the ISI) are up to is an escalating series of atrocities hoping for a Hindi backlash - then watch the Iraqi civil war be replayed in IMAX fashion with a real war between Pakistan and India - both of whom have nukes.

The "most dangerous place in the world" just got even more dangerous.

Here is my post on the Mumbai bombings, the Pakistani connection and the (literally) possible fallout.

Regards, Cernig

this is also dangerous

Seven bombs hit Bombay's commuter rail network during rush hour Tuesday evening, killing 131 people ...

At least 145 people are dead and 300 wounded in a coordinated series of train bombings in Mumbai (Bombay), India. The bombings are believed to be the work of Kashmiri rebels, though we do not yet know if they are......