Do the 11/7 train blasts in Mumbai resemble the 2004 terror attacks in Madrid? Yes, say experts in foreign relations.
MUMBAI: Do the 11/7 train blasts in Mumbai resemble the 2004 terror attacks in Madrid? Yes, say experts in foreign relations. Former intelligence authorities feel the fact that the Intelligence Bureau is still clueless is not a surprise.
Since the attacks were masterminded with such precision, and the resemblance to international terror attack is so close, it is no wonder that the faces behind the attacks are not yet known.
Experts attribute the cause to the change in international geo-political dynamics. It has made India a target of al-Qaida: the primary cause is New Delhi opting for a pro-American foreign policy.
“US President George Bush’s visit to India in April 2006 is the turning point. On April 23, Osama bin Laden beamed a message declaring a global jihad against Jews, Christians and Hindus. He has been waging terror against India since then,” says former joint IB director B Raman.
Raman says that it is not the first time that India has faced terror attack. Jaish-e-Mohammad, Lashkar-e-Tayiba and other smaller Pakistani outfits have been continually targeting it.
“However, this is the first time that these terror groups have joined forces with al-Qaida,” says Raman.
He, however, cautions that India and other countries, which are on the spectrum of international terror attacks, should learn from the mistakes of other countries.
He says that a detailed inquiry report was circulated after the attacks on Madrid, which highlighted alert on mass transport system.
“After the Madrid attacks, a detailed inquiry report with alerts were circulated. It speaks of three major points: Intelligence required to stave off global terror attacks, the physical security and crisis management to deal with such attacks,” says Raman.
He adds, “The report on physical security said that there would be attacks on mass transport in future, and hence the security required for handling these attacks was also explained in it. We lack people to read and analyse such reports and learn from the mistakes that are being made elsewhere in the world. But it has become clear that India is very much a part of this spectrum, and henceforth, it should be prepared.
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