While I was writing my book, I got a top police official in Bombay an invitation to study terrorism at the Rand Institute in Washington DC. This would have helped the city enormously, as he was the detective who cracked the '93 blasts case. But the commissioner declined to let his subordinate take up the offer from Rand, because of his fear that it was CIA-affiliated. That culture of suspicion needs to change; India needs to learn how other democracies fight terror.
Commuter trains are the easiest target for terrorists, as we have seen in Madrid, London, and now Bombay. But it is difficult for a Westerner to comp… - Suketu Mehta
Commuter trains are the easiest target for terrorists, as we have seen in Madrid, London, and now Bombay. But it is difficult for a Westerner to comp…
- Suketu Mehta
It was when I realised I had a new nationality: I was in exile. I am an adulterous resident: when I am in one city, I am dreaming of the other. I am … - Suketu Mehta
It was when I realised I had a new nationality: I was in exile. I am an adulterous resident: when I am in one city, I am dreaming of the other. I am …
Indian Muslims have stayed very far away from Al Qaeda and the like; they have voted with their feet and stayed in the country, rather than going to … - Suketu Mehta
Indian Muslims have stayed very far away from Al Qaeda and the like; they have voted with their feet and stayed in the country, rather than going to …
The great thing about Bombay is its open, generous heart. I hope - I know - that this spirit will endure. Bombay will adjust. - Suketu Mehta
The great thing about Bombay is its open, generous heart. I hope - I know - that this spirit will endure. Bombay will adjust.
If you are late for work in Mumbai and reach the station just as the train is leaving the platform, don't despair. You can run up to the packed compa… - Suketu Mehta
If you are late for work in Mumbai and reach the station just as the train is leaving the platform, don't despair. You can run up to the packed compa…
While I was writing my book, I got a top police official in Bombay an invitation to study terrorism at the Rand Institute in Washington DC. This woul… - Suketu Mehta
While I was writing my book, I got a top police official in Bombay an invitation to study terrorism at the Rand Institute in Washington DC. This woul…
The trains are central to Bombay just as the subway is central to New York; they are the great social laboratory of that city. And today, they became… - Suketu Mehta
The trains are central to Bombay just as the subway is central to New York; they are the great social laboratory of that city. And today, they became…
There have always been elements in the Pakistani state that have been hostile to India; which is not to say that the Pakistani government as a whole … - Suketu Mehta
There have always been elements in the Pakistani state that have been hostile to India; which is not to say that the Pakistani government as a whole …
I am an exile; citizen of the country of longing. - Suketu Mehta
I am an exile; citizen of the country of longing.
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