It is the Part 2 of the article “Monster in the Mirror” written by Arundahti Roy.
Terrorism and the Need for Context
Arundhati Roy
There is a fierce, unforgiving fault line that runs through the contemporary discourse on terrorism. On one side (let’s call it Side A) are those who see terrorism, especially “Islamist” terrorism, as a hateful, insane scourge that spins on its own axis, in its own orbit, and has nothing to do with the world around it, nothing to do with history, geography, or economics. Therefore, Side A says, to …

9 Is Not 11
(And November Isn’t September)
By Arundhati Roy
 
We’ve forfeited the rights to our own tragedies. As the carnage in Mumbai raged on, day after horrible day, our 24-hour news channels informed us that we were watching “India’s 9/11.” And like actors in a Bollywood rip-off of an old Hollywood film, we’re expected to play our parts and say our lines, even though we know it’s all been said and done before.
As tension in the region builds, U.S. Senator John McCain has warned Pakistan that, if it didn’t act fast …

Pakistan being used to provoke, to aid and abet terrorism. Nobody wants war.” Indian prime minister Manmohan Sigh told news reporters outside Indian Parliment.
India accused the banned Pakistan-based group Lashkar-i-Taiba for attacks in Mumbai and demanded that Islamabad snuff out groups that fuel terror in India. Lashkar-e-Taiba has denied any involvement from day one. Furthermore, Pakistan, while denying any government role in the attack, has offered to help in a joint probe and has detained some suspects. But India has rejected the steps as merely cosmetic and demanded more effective …

Pranab Mukherjee, the Indian foreign minister while reopening Taj hotel in Mumbai said “Terrorism remains a scourge for our region. If a country [Pakistan] cannot keep the assurances that it has given, then it obliges us to consider the entire range of options that exist to protect our interests and people from this menace,”.
Mr Mukherjee and the defence minister A K Antony met India’s three service chiefs and senior security officials on Saturday to consider all possible scenarios against their nuclear rival and neighbour, which they believe has given shelter …

Indian Minority Affairs Minister Abdul Rehman Antulay resgined after giving in to pressures within the Indian government and demands by the Barathia Janatha Party (BJP) and Shiv Sena. The step was taken following statements he made after Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad Chief Hemant Karkare was killed during the 26 November terrorist attacks in Mumbai suggesting that the latter was the victim of a plot. According to Antulay, Karkare could have been killed because of the involvement of Hindu extremists in recent attacks in Maharashtra and Gujarat blasts that he and his …

Hindu extremists in southern India killed six members of a Muslim family by setting fire to their home after earlier clashes between Hindus and Muslims left four others dead and 15 injured in the same village, according to an Indian TV channel.Tensions have been high in Vatoli village since Friday when violence and looting erupted between the two sides, leading to four deaths, said Andhra Pradesh state Home Minister K. Jana Reddy.Authorities imposed a curfew Friday, but were unable to stop the deadly arson attack, which apparently occurred before dawn …