India Is Still Vulnerable To A Terrorist Attack

Mumbai Terror Attacks (2008)

Despite Promises to Bolster Defenses, India Remains Vulnerable -- Washington Post

Months After Terrorists Shocked Mumbai, Experts Cite Persistent Gaps in Security.

MUMBAI -- After nine months of political grandstanding and a high-profile trial of the lone, surviving gunman from last year's terrorist assault on this city, India's security gaps remain so wide that counterterrorism experts and high-ranking police officials fear the country is still vulnerable to a similar attack.

India's police and armed forces have yet to receive the promised boost in manpower and modernized equipment needed to stave off another strike, security experts say. Of particular concern are the persistent lapses in monitoring India's coast, which should have been the first line of defense when the attackers sailed here from the Pakistani port city of Karachi and then killed more than 170 people.

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My Comment: I am sure that a considerable amount of monies and resources have been dedicated to India's security .... but you can only do so much in one year. But if the same state of affairs exists next year at this time .... heads should roll.

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