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SUBJECT: SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION (CONTINUED): MUMBAI 
TERROR ATTACKS 
 
This cable reports on relevant media reaction from 
India's English and large non-English press. 
 
SUMMARY: The Indian media's demands for a confrontation 
with Pakistan over the Mumbai attacks continued to grow 
today.  While castigating the government and political 
leadership for their tardiness in tackling terror, 
newspapers across the country demanded that India rope in 
the international community to put pressure on Pakistan. 
Even the most moderate voices in the Indian media are now 
saying that even of the Government of Pakistan was not 
directly involved in the attacks, the country cannot 
claim innocence when its soil is used for terrorism.  TV 
commentators providing an outlet for public anger are 
sustaining the high emotion in the public and in 
government.  "Decisive and firm" action against Pakistan 
is the demand. End Summary. 
 
NB:  Announcement of Secretary Rice's planned visit was 
carried by electronic media in the morning news cycle; 
her remarks calling for Pakistani transparency in the 
investigation is running through the evening news cycle. 
 
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MUMBAI TERROR ATTACKS 
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¶1. "GO TO THE SOURCE," editorial in the December 1 
centrist English Daily THE TIMES OF INDIA (Circulation: 
2.1 million).  "It's also time for New Delhi to work 
together with the US, the UK and other concerned 
governments to evolve a common approach towards Pakistan, 
which is the world's central terror hub ... Even if one 
presumes that elements in the Pakistani government are 
not involved in the attacks, evidence points to Pakistani 
soil being used to mount these attacks on India. 
Islamabad can't escape without accounting for this ... The 
Bush administration has, till recently, tended to be 
indulgent towards the Pakistani military and the ISI but 
president-elect Barack Obama apparently sees things 
differently. There now needs to be a determined 
international effort to ensure Pakistan no longer remains 
the ground zero of terror." 
 
¶2. "MAKE THE CASE," editorial in the December 1 centrist 
English Daily THE TIMES OF INDIA (Circulation: 2.1 
million).  "The real problem lies within Pakistan, 
Afghanistan and Bangladesh. The violent campaign of 
extremists in these territories not only destabilizes the 
region but also puts the entire world at grievous risk ... 
By striking India these terrorists are striking at the 
free world. It is therefore pertinent that powerful 
global players in the western world, and China, exert 
their influence on the administrations in Islamabad and 
Dhaka and compel them to put their houses in order. 
India, on its part, must also invest more in global 
efforts to fight the scourge of ideologically-driven 
terror.  But before that, it must step up diplomatic 
efforts in coordination with the rest of the world's 
affected countries." 
 
 
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¶3. "A TALE OF TWO CRISES," analysis in the December 1 
centrist English Daily THE INDIAN EXPRESS by C Raja Mohan 
(estimated circulation:  200,000). "India's actions in 
the next few days must be sensitive to the internal 
divide in Pakistan.  India's case that the Mumbai attacks 
are linked to groups operating in Pakistan must be strong 
enough to mobilize significant international pressure to 
test Zardari's offer to act against these groups and 
their patrons in the security establishment ... What Dr. 
Singh needs now is a strategy that combines controlled 
escalation with flexible diplomacy to build an 
international coalition that includes the civilian 
leaders of Pakistan as well as the US and NATO." 
 
¶4. "FIGHT TERROR WITH ISLAMABAD," editorial in the 
December 1 pro-economic reforms English daily THE 
ECONOMIC TIMES Circulation: 465,000).  "Globalized 
problems require globalize solutions. To that extent, 
Islamabad's initial decision to respond positively to PM 
Manmohan Singh's request to send the ISI chief to India 
to help in tackling the Mumbai terror crisis was 
significant.  That it has partly gone back on that 
decision by promising cooperation instead - which might 
include a visit by ISI personnel - diminishes this 
significance ... New Delhi must leverage the ISI visit to 
evolve a bilateral security-intelligence mechanism that 
enables the state apparatuses of the two nations to work 
in tandem while responding to terror attacks in the 
region.  It is nobody's case that what the country faced 
in Mumbai was not an act of external aggression. Majority 
of the terror operatives were Pakistani nationals. And 
yet it would be utterly misplaced to respond to it as if 
it were a "Pakistani attack on India" ... Some powerful 
sections of the Pakistani polity and state, especially 
its military-intelligence wing, are in sync with the Pan- 
Islamist jihad project. What is equally indisputable is 
that the Pakistani polity is, on the whole, engaged in a 
struggle to militarily contain such elements and 
politically stamp them out ... New Delhi must patiently aid 
such a process through a calibrated mix of pressure and 
cooperation." 
 
¶5. "TIME TO ACT FIRMLY, DECISIVELY ON PAK," editorial in 
the December 1 centrist THE ASIAN AGE (estimated 
circulation: 390,000).  "Pakistan's protestations of 
innocence are not being taken seriously - neither by the 
people nor by the government. Duplicity and obfuscation 
by Islamabad over nearly three decades on the terrorism 
issue have made Indians inured to phoney Pakistani 
denials ... Given the situation in Afghanistan, and 
Pakistan's Waziristan area being under the American 
scanner, Washington would not like Pakistan Army units to 
move from that region to face India in the event of an 
Indian deployment. We may be reasonably certain that the 
United States and its Western allies are urging India to 
take meaningful steps short of mobilizing the armed 
forces." 
 
¶6. "UNTRUSTWORTHY PAKISTAN," editorial in November 30 
right-of-center DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily (circulation 
1.83 million): "After flushing out the Pakistani 
 
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terrorists, it is necessary to target its leadership now. 
If Prime Minister Manmohan Singh wanted Pakistan to send 
the ISI chief to assist in investigating the Mumbai 
massacre, then it is meaningless that he agrees to a 
director-level official... We are fooling ourselves to 
believe that the Pakistan government has no control over 
the ISI. If it is true then how come its official is 
coming to India at all? Now India should not agree to 
anything less than the dissolution of ISI. We should try 
our best to put an effective pressure on Pakistan. If 
Pakistan is not ready to understand that wiping out 
terrorist infrastructure is in its own interest, there is 
no option left, but to prepare the world community to 
jointly destroy the terrorist bases in Pakistan. And 
there are enough reasons to believe that the ISI is also 
one of them." 
 
¶7. "NEEDLE OF SUSPICION POINTS TO PAKISTAN" op-ed article 
in November 30 centrist NAVBHARAT TIMES Hindi daily 
(circulation 390,000) by strategic affairs specialist K. 
Subrahmanyam: "The Indian investigating agencies have 
once again found the terrorists' links to Pakistan. The 
picture will further be clear after the interrogations of 
the detained militants... After 9/11 U.S. created a new 
post of Director of National Intelligence to establish 
coordination among all the intelligence agencies and to 
monitor them. Similarly, under a major bureaucratic 
change the Department of Homeland Security was also 
formed. But, it is really shocking that despite a far 
bigger terrorist challenge, our political parties do not 
really feel the need of the intelligence coordination and 
establishment of a joint internal security system. Now 
while all the evidences are pointing to the involvement 
of Pakistani elements India should try to avoid such 
things, which could create a serious tension between 
India and Pakistan. Similarly, our two major national 
parties should plan a joint anti-jihadi strategy to 
prevent a communal struggle in the country." 
 
¶8. "RESIGNATION OF SHIVRAJ PATIL" editorial in the 
December 1 right-of-center Urdu daily RASHTRIYA SAHARA 
(Circulation: 153,275): "There is evidence of Pakistan's 
involvement in the terrorist attacks on Mumbai. And so 
the Indian government has taken a tough stand against 
Pakistan. In spite of this, sensible and intelligent 
Indian citizens are repeatedly asking the government to 
mend its own security setup while keeping a close eye on 
theenemy. Why allow the enemy to take advantage of us? 
On one hand, we should take stern action against our 
enemies and not allow them to succeed in their bad 
intentions. But on the other hand, we should also make 
sincere efforts to keep the administration active and 
alert. We should hope the new home minister will 
concentrate on these issues too." 
 
¶9. "VULTURES DANCE OVER BLOOD-SOAKED DEAD BODIES" op-ed 
in the December 1 right-of-center Urdu daily HAMARA 
SAMAJ, New Delhi (Circulation: 63,000) by columnist Dr. 
Rizwan Ahmad: "Pakistan may not be involved in the terror 
attacks on Mumbai as relations between the two countries 
have been improving day by day. Vested interests, who are 
 
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against better relations between the two neighbors, leave 
no stone unturned to destabilize the peace process. The 
recent attack on Mumbai may be part of this conspiracy. 
Last week it was disclosed that a top Rashtriya 
Swaymsewak Sangh leader has links with the ISI of 
Pakistan. Hemant Karkare, the chief of Anti Terrorist 
Squad (ATS), the organization investigating these links, 
was also killed in this attack so that the reality could 
be veiled for ever." 
 
¶10. "NEW DANGEROUS FACE OF TERROR", editorial in the 
November 29 right-of-center Urdu daily "URDU TIMES', 
Mumbai (Circulation: 45,000): "We had written earlier 
that the face of Hindu terror that has been brought forth 
so far, is just the tip of an iceberg. If the 
investigations proceed on the right track, the real face 
of terror comprising of a dangerous liaison between the 
Sangh Parivar & Mossad shall come up. The satanic 
terrorism that was witnessed by Mumbai from the night of 
Wednesday, 26th November right up to the afternoon of 
Thursday, 27th November definitely carries the mark of a 
MOSSAD strike. It also indicates towards how the Indian 
ally of MOSSAD, the Sangh Parivar has been indulging in 
acts of utter madness in the aftermath of the 
unprecedented action being taken by the ATS in recent 
days. The assassination of Hemant Karkare along with five 
other top-notch officials in cold blood, is the most 
vital evidence in this context. The police can very well 
expose the truth behind the Deccan Mujahideen with a 
little bit of attention." 
 
¶11. "WHO IS IN CHARGE HERE?" editorial in the November 
29, 2008 Mumbai-based centrist DNA (circ: 400,000): "That 
India's financial centre can be brought to a standstill 
by a handful of men is not just a matter of shame or 
thundering rage: it is a damning indictment of the way 
security is handled in our country.... This style of 
functioning is unacceptable when it comes to issues as 
serious as this. Where or even what are our disaster 
management systems? Why does a country which crows about 
its hundreds of millionaires not even have proper medical 
facilities for accidents, paramedical services and so on? 
We have the expertise and technology to send a rocket to 
the moon but we do not have adequate stretchers to carry 
the wounded away from the scene of an accident? Why do 
our police not have proper protection gear?  These are 
questions which have been asked many times before but we 
forget to insist on answers as time passes." 
 
¶12. "TERRORISTS UNDERSTAND ONLY ONE LANGUAGE: TEN BULLETS 
FOR EVERY SINGLE GUNSHOT," editorial in the November 29, 
2008 Mumbai-based right-of-center Gujarati daily MUMBAI 
SAMACHAR (circ: 200,000).  "....Religiosity and 
spirituality cannot heal the wounds inflicted by 
terrorists.  Citizens have now crossed the limits of 
their patience.  The only response to the terrorists 
should be in the language they understand; which is fire 
ten bullets for every single gunshot fired by the 
terrorists....  The attack on Mumbai is a proxy war against 
India by our neighbor.  The terrorists are now targeting 
towns and cities that are prospering economically.  Be it 
 
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Ahmedabad, Bangalore or Mumbai....  It is high time that 
India took decisive action on war footing to crush this 
menace failing which her own existence will be in 
jeopardy." 
 
¶13. "HOW LONG???"  editorial in the November 29, 2008 
multi-edition right-of-center Gujarati daily GUJARAT 
SAMACHAR (circ: 900,000).  "It is becoming a rewarding 
experience for those organizations exporting terrorists 
into India.  Not only these terrorists strike at will 
killing 200-300  people but they have been using India as 
a platform to send the message to the international 
community that terrorism has not come to an end....  The 
terrorists have the passion to put an end to all 
religions other than Islam.  As long as the politicians 
of this country do not imbibe a similar passion to crush 
the same terrorism, innocents will continue to pay with 
their lives." 
 
¶14. "WHEN ARE WE GOING TO LEARN FROM THE PAST?" op-ed 
article by senior editor Ashok Panvalkar in the left-of- 
center Marathi daily MAHARASHTRA TIMES (circulation: 
250,000).  "This is the time to really check our level of 
preparedness in the wake of repeated terror attacks.... It 
is crystal clear that Pakistan has sponsored these latest 
terror attacks. But what is not clear is India's action 
plan? What are we going to do about this obvious 
Pakistani collusion? Are we waiting for the next attack? 
Do we still believe in the confidence-building measures 
between India and a notorious Pakistan? There is a 
section of Indian intellectuals who still advocate that 
both the countries should first achieve consensus on 
sundry ticklish issues and then approach the Kashmir 
tangle. But gentlemen, what does one do if this 
neighboring country just doesn't stop bombings and 
killings in the meanwhile?..." 
 
¶15. "FINANCE MINISTER'S `ENCOUNTER' : WHAT ABOUT THE 
COUNTRY?" editorial in the December 1, 2008, Mumbai 
edition of right-of-center Marathi daily SAAMNA 
(circulation: 500,000).  "Our prime minister and foreign 
minister tell us that Pakistan is involved in the Mumbai 
attacks. Is that news? We also got to know that our 
government is going to hold talks with the Pakistani 
President Asif Ali Zardari. Now what is Zardari going to 
do? He is himself a terror-struck ruler whose wife was 
bombed off by the Lashkar-e-toiba. Can such a man be of 
any help? And we know that terror-training camps are run 
on Pakistani soil with the active assistance of Inter 
Services Intelligence, which, in other words, means the 
Pakistani government sponsors such camps... This is the 
time to wage a war against Pakistan..." 
 
¶16. "PAKISTAN BEHIND THE MASK" editorial in the December 
1, 2008, Mumbai edition of centrist Marathi daily SAKAAL 
(circulation: 550,000).  "While India tries hard to 
establish a dialogue with Pakistan, India has to be alive 
to the fact that Pakistan is not a democracy and that its 
uncouth political culture cannot digest concepts like 
peace, harmony, elections and tolerance. This manifests 
itself in the rapid u-turns Pakistan takes in its 
 
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assurances.  Within 24 hours of accepting a request from 
India to send the ISI chief for sharing of information 
related to the terrorist attack in Mumbai, Pakistan has 
gone back on its word...It is one thing to be an ornamental 
part of the U.S.-led global war against terror, and it is 
another thing to take a committed stand against terrorist 
outfits which operate on U.S. soil..." 
 
¶17. "THIS IS THE TIME FOR SOME GLOBAL ACTION" editorial 
in the November 29, 2008, Mumbai edition of left-of- 
center Marathi daily MAHARASHTRA TIMES (circulation: 
250,000).  "Almost all countries, including China and 
Pakistan, have condemned terrorist violence in Mumbai. 
But this time we need more than condemnation. There has 
to be an internationally-endorsed code of conduct for 
every country. And the United Nations should be empowered 
to take strictest of actions and impose sanctions against 
the ones who violate that code, the ones who openly 
organize and sponsor terror-training camps, the ones who 
give shelter to terrorists. Pakistan's duplicity in this 
context is well-known and it is time that the country 
pays a price for its doublespeak..." 
 
¶18. "IN DUBIOUS BATTLE," editorial page article in the 
November 30 centrist English daily THE TELEGRAPH 
(Circulation: 251,000).  "All clues available from the 
attack on Mumbai point to a very close Pakistan link. But 
it would be simplistic to lay the entire responsibility 
at Pakistan's door. The planning of the assaults on the 
various sites in Mumbai bear close resemblance to what 
happened at the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad. There is a 
wider and a bigger organization at work, which cannot be 
pinned down to one particular nation... The political class 
in India has a lot to answer for. It is in the context of 
the need for greater co-operation to counter a global 
threat that India's recent friendship with the United 
States of America acquires urgency. Critics of this 
friendship, because they view the world through 
ideological blinkers, see it in terms of India being too 
pro-U.S. It is no longer a question of ideology or being 
pro- or anti- this. It is a question of survival...." 
 
¶19. "THE MUSLIM BLOC," edit-page article in December 1 
centrist English daily THE STATESMAN (Circulation: 
178,000) by M Riaz Hasan.  "Islam, that is being 
practiced today, looks different from that preached by 
Prophet Mohammed... Muslims all over the world may be 
strictly following the five basic tenets of the religion, 
but the TalibanizatiozQ,QUQQ 
plan such a gargantuan operation so meticulously? ... As 
for the argument that Muslims are patently incapable of 
carrying out an attack of this magnitude and 
sophistication, I think it is the self-inflicted 
defeatism of the Muslims that makes them think so. The 
Al-Qaida and its acolytes have the human and monetary 
resources to mount such attacks and they have 
demonstrated their devastating potential in Bali, Madrid 
 
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and London since 9/11...." 
 
 
¶20. "PAKISTAN MUST TAKE A CLEAR POSTURE ON TERRORISM," 
editorial in the November 30 pro-BJP Kolkata Bengali 
daily, BARTAMAN (Circulation: 447,000).  "In the wake of 
terrorist strikes in Mumbai, the Indian government must 
seize the opportunity of pressuring Pakistan. Now, 
Pakistan will have to make its stand clear on providing 
instigation to terrorists... Why does Pakistan still allow 
terrorists to use its own soil?" 
 
¶21. "WHO IS BEHIND THE MUMBAI ATTACKS?" editorial in the 
November 30 left-of-center Kolkata Bengali daily, SAMBAD 
PRATIDIN (Circulation: 273,000).  "Even if the ISI chief 
himself does not come (to India) and depute his 
representative that will become a significant event in 
the history of Indo-Pak diplomacy... The Pakistani 
government should immediately come forward and sincerely 
cooperate with India in order to root out the sin of 
terrorism." 
 
¶22. "ATTACK ON INDIA VIA THE SEA ROUTE/OUR SECURITY 
SHOULD BE GIVEN PRIORITY" editorial in November 30 
Kolkata Urdu nationalist AKHBAR-E-MASHRIQ (Circulation: 
65,000).  "After each and every terrorist attack our 
Prime Minister and other government officials issue 
statements to take the nation into confidence that the 
government has crushed the terrorists with iron hand, and 
such things would never happen again. But these 
statements ultimately proved to be false promises. It's 
true that the land border areas between Pakistan and 
India have been safeguarded well, but much is to be done 
to secure the sea borders." 
 
¶23. "TERRORISTS CRUSHED" editorial in November 30 Kolkata 
centrist Urdu AZAD HIND (Circulation: 45,000).  "It will 
make no difference to know who were or are the 
terrorists. Whoever may they be, they have to pay the 
price for taking so many innocents' lives. In this regard 
we should even take help from our neighbor countries, and 
international communities. It's necessary that we destroy 
the root of terrorism. International communities are 
already with India. So now we should plan wisely to root 
out terrorism once for all." 
 
¶24. "Time to act firmly, decisively on Pak," editorial in 
December 01, Secunderabad-based left-of-center English 
daily DECCAN CHRONICLE (circulation: 1 million): "Given 
the situation in Afghanistan, and Pakistan's Waziristan 
area being under the American scanner, Washington would 
not like Pakistan Army units to move from that region to 
face India in the event of an Indian deployment. We may 
be reasonably certain that the United States and its 
Western allies are urging India to take meaningful steps 
short of mobilizing the armed forces. Those familiar with 
the nuances of state practice will no doubt recognize 
that other options are available, and a mix of variables 
can also be successfully attempted. But this calls for a 
wide national consensus and determination on the part of 
the government." 
 
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¶25. "The Pakistani hand?" editorial in November 29, 
Bangalore-based, left-of-center English daily DECCAN 
HERALD (circulation: 350,000):  "... Pakistan government 
cannot avoid responsibility if persons of Pakistani 
origin or organizations that operate there are behind the 
attack. The fact that Pakistan also has seen terrorist 
outrages is no mitigating factor. The ISI is not under 
the control of the civilian government in Islamabad, and 
assurances on curbing anti-India activity within 
Pakistan, given to India by successive leaders of that 
country, have not been kept." 
 
¶26. "Wake-up call: The old ways won't do," editorial in 
November 29, Secunderabad-based left-of-center English 
daily DECCAN CHRONICLE: "America had its September 11, 
2001, and then systems were put into place to prevent a 
recurrence. Two major European cities took massive hits 
but subsequently came up with answers that can stand 
scrutiny. In India, however, we plod on as before. If the 
unleashing of terrorism on this country is part of the 
war of a thousand cuts, we seem to fight that war with a 
thousand bandages. It seems to be not India's way to 
develop immune systems, to establish quick response 
procedures, and to maintain and keep these systems well 
greased so that terror practitioners may be rebuffed. 
They also need to be deterred from trying their luck over 
and over again." 
 
¶27. "War on Mumbai: The next chapter," editorial in 
December 01, Bangalore-based independent Kannada daily 
KANNADA PRABHA (circulation: 180,000): "...But, is India in 
a position to prove the role of Pakistan in this 
tragedy?  The answers need to be found to this question. 
Indulging in a clash with Pakistan without solid proof 
(which is a populist measure in an election year in 
India) may not be logically right. Instead, India should 
place all proofs available to prove Pakistan's hand -away 
from media - before the world leaders.  Convince both - 
world leaders and Pakistan - to devise a long-lasting 
strategy to root out terror from India." 
 
¶28. "Lessons should be learnt; Pak should cooperate," 
editorial in December 01, Bangalore-based independent 
Kannada daily VIJAYA KARNATAKA (circulation: 700,000): 
"...There may not be direct involvement of the Pakistan 
government in this attack. But, there are enough proofs 
available to show that terrorists got shelter and 
training on Pak soil.  But why is Pakistan hesitating to 
cooperate by sending its ISI chief, as requested by 
India. Interestingly, the U.S. has extended its helping 
hand.  The U.S. should exert pressure on Pakistan to 
cooperate and also help Pakistan to eliminate terrorists 
and their camps in Pak." 
 
¶29. "Challenge of terror," editorial in December 01, 
Bangalore-based left-of-center Kannada daily PRAJAVANI 
(circulation: 550,000): "The people at the helm of 
affairs should understand that we are amidst of war.  The 
government should exhibit it will to eliminate terror 
from this soil. Strengthening of inland security and 
 
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modernization of security systems should be the top most 
priority." 
 
¶30. "India is a brave country" editorial in November 29 
right-of-center Chennai-based Tamil daily, DINAMANI, 
(circulation: 130,000): "...LeT, the terror outfit said to 
be behind the Mumbai attack says that it is fighting to 
capture Kashmir. How can killings of hundreds of people 
in Mumbai will help them in fighting for Kashmir? This is 
nothing but sheer disease in mind of those involved in 
the attack. India is a brave country and capable of 
recovering from these kinds of sabotage by silly people." 
 
¶31. "LACK OF POLITICAL WILL" editorial in the December 1, 
independent Telugu daily EENADU (Circulation: 1 
million):  "...It is learnt that the terrorists who came 
from Pakistan got the support from the Dawood Ibrahim's 
aides in Mumbai. Dawood-LeT-ISI mutual cooperation in 
executing the terror is being established.  Dawood 
Ibrahim's promoted terrorism is not new to India. But, 
what we lack is political will. It is high time, India 
needs to tackle terror by placing national interest above 
all other vested interests. Or else, the Nation will not 
forgive politicians." 
MULFORD