Mumbai attacks: one month after

Published January 1, 1970
The 60-hour siege that struck Mumbai one month ago, killed 171 people, galvanized thousands of educated, upper-class Indians out of the complacency of their daily lives. The attacks sparked a flurry of activities from this sector of Indian society, long-considered apathetic about the political process. Pakistan had offered a joint investigation and told India it did not want war and would use force only if attacked.[imagebrowser id=10765]

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