Mumbai, again.

July 11, 2006 is a date that every Indian living in India will remember, fondly called 7/11 borrowing its format from the better known 9/11. There was one 9/11 and none after, the United States of America got the message the first time around. They made sure their security was so fucking tight that any brown person was a suspect. I am not saying what they did was right or wrong, I am saying it worked. So maybe India is a little slow, maybe they needed terrorists to blow up major cities more than once. The 1993 blasts in Mumbai was so long ago, they forgot about it. The 2006 blast came as a MAJOR surprise. There had been a little terrorist activity all through, but nothing as major as that. The city eventually got back on its feet and people resumed their lives. But I, as I assume may other people did, figured that after such a major attackt terrorists would have some serious problems getting through security, etc. The Indian forces obviously must have known that it wasnt going to stop with Mumbai and that terrorists would try and attack other big cities. 

Forget other cities, one would imagine Mumbai would have increased their vigilance multifold. But no, barely a couple of months later, September 8th 2006 - At least 32 people are killed in a series of explosions, including one near a mosque, in Malegaon town, 260 km northeast of Mumbai.

Shocking? Read the rest of the chronological terrorist timeline over the last 3 years. 

Feb. 19, 2007 - Two bombs explode aboard a train heading from India to Pakistan; at least 66 passengers, most of them Pakistanis, burn to death.

May 18, 2007 - A bomb explodes during Friday prayers at a historic mosque in the southern city of Hyderabad, killing 11 worshippers. Police later shoot dead five people in clashes with hundreds of enraged Muslims who protest against the attack.

Aug. 25, 2007 - Three coordinated explosions at an amusement park and a street stall in Hyderabad kill at least 40 people.

May 13, 2008 - Seven bombs rip through the crowded streets of the western city of Jaipur, killing at least 63 people in markets and outside Hindu temples.

July 25 - Eight small bombs hit the IT city of Bangalore, killing at least one woman and wounding at least 15.

July 26 - At least 16 small bombs explode in Ahmedabad in the state of Gujarat, killing 45 people and wounding 161. A little-known group called the "Indian Mujahideen" claims responsibility for the attack and the May 13 attack in Jaipur.

Sept 13 - At least five bombs explode in crowded markets and streets in the heart of New Delhi, killing at least 18 people and injuring scores more. The Indian Mujahideen again claim responsibility.

Oct 30 - Eleven bomb blasts rip through Guwahati, the main city of northeastern Assam state. Detonated in quick succession, they kill at least 68 people and wound 335.

Nov 26 - At least 101 people are killed in Mumbai as an unidentified number of armed attackers shoot at and toss grenades into crowds at landmark hotels and buildings.

Nov 29 - Police finally end the siege at the iconic Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai. At least 155 people, including foreigners, were killed in militant attacks on two luxury hotels and landmarks across the city.

(Source: Reuters)

If one listed the major cities in India, one would realize that many of those cities are represented in the timeline. 

Don't you think its time India did something about this?