In India the government is very chaotic and poorly run. They are forced into action by public pressure. When it's a larger event, there's a lot more pressure - to do something, to investigate, to give some kind of compensation to the victims. With the smaller attacks, the pain is concentrated on those affected, because they've not just been forgotten by everyone else, which is normal, they've also been forgotten by the government, which lets the cases drag on for years in the courts.
Despite my critical take on the city, I love Delhi, on the whole - love its monuments, love how easily graspable the city's turbulent history is. The… - Karan Mahajan
Despite my critical take on the city, I love Delhi, on the whole - love its monuments, love how easily graspable the city's turbulent history is. The…
- Karan Mahajan
There's no way of preventing the media from covering attacks as huge events and until the media stops doing that, they will be huge in people's consc… - Karan Mahajan
There's no way of preventing the media from covering attacks as huge events and until the media stops doing that, they will be huge in people's consc…
When a bomb actually goes off, there's a lot of confusion, and people often don't know a bomb has gone off. For a long time, people might think there… - Karan Mahajan
When a bomb actually goes off, there's a lot of confusion, and people often don't know a bomb has gone off. For a long time, people might think there…
It's easier to set off a bomb that kills innocent civilians in a market than it is to plot an assassination, but that obviously was true before as we… - Karan Mahajan
It's easier to set off a bomb that kills innocent civilians in a market than it is to plot an assassination, but that obviously was true before as we…
I also think that there's something about the graphic, political nature of such attacks, mixed with the fact that it all seems completely random to t… - Karan Mahajan
I also think that there's something about the graphic, political nature of such attacks, mixed with the fact that it all seems completely random to t…
The feeling I got from my research is that the victims of bombings end up becoming as alienated from the government as the terrorists who cause the a… - Karan Mahajan
The feeling I got from my research is that the victims of bombings end up becoming as alienated from the government as the terrorists who cause the a…
The only solace can come from the state. In the Boston bombing, only a handful of people died in the end, even though a huge number were injured - an… - Karan Mahajan
The only solace can come from the state. In the Boston bombing, only a handful of people died in the end, even though a huge number were injured - an…
Of course I had a piece of luck I couldn't have imagine for myself in a million years: I got an agent. That sped up the process. I'd say it's a good … - Karan Mahajan
Of course I had a piece of luck I couldn't have imagine for myself in a million years: I got an agent. That sped up the process. I'd say it's a good …
terrorism is interesting to a novelist because it's a crime that's driven by an idea, as opposed to some kind of base materialist impulse. It's not l… - Karan Mahajan
terrorism is interesting to a novelist because it's a crime that's driven by an idea, as opposed to some kind of base materialist impulse. It's not l…
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