India: Terrorist Attacks in Mumbai

India’s Suspicion Of Pakistan Clouds U.S. Strategy In Region
(New York Times)…Jane Perlez, The terrorist attacks in Mumbai occurred as India and Pakistan, two big, hostile and nuclear-armed nations, were delicately moving toward improved relations with the encouragement of the United States and in particular the incoming Obama administration.

Indian Commandos Battle Assailants, (Washington Post)…Emily Wax
Indian army commandos struggled all day Thursday and into the early hours of Friday to regain control of two luxury hotels and a Jewish center in India’s commercial capital, battling armed assailants who were part of a group that Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said was “based outside the country.” 

Attributes Suggest Outside Help, (Washington Post)…Craig Whitlock and Karen DeYoung
Analysts cite scale, compared with previous onslaughts.

Attackers’ Identity Remains Unclear, (Wall Street Journal)…Matthew Rosenberg
It remains unclear who was responsible for Wednesday’s terrorist attacks in Mumbai. But by Thursday, Indian officials had voiced suspicions that some of the terrorists were from Pakistan.