Thread by @amishra77

What has always baffled me is why did India not respond at all after #MumbaiTerrorAttack on 26/11 in 2008?

Even minor countries respond in at least some military way after a terror attack. But consider what India faced in just 2008 alone (attached chart) and yet no response? 1/5

More than 450 Indians had been murdered in terrorists attacks in 2008 alone. 2004, 2005, 2006 & 2007 had not been any less brutal years.

And yet, despite all of this carnage kind of culminating into the #MumbaiTerrorAttacks on 26/11, the Congress government kept silent. Why? 2/5

One plausible explanation could be that the decision makers inside government were compromised.

For example, we now know, through his own views, that Shiv Shankar Menon (FS in 2008) feels that it is legitimate for USA to decide India's policies. Was he compromised then? 3/5

Another explanation is that by the time of #MumbaiTerrorAttacks, almost every top person in the Congress government was mired in some mega corruption scam. Some of these were already out in media.

Was it that the corrupt were blackmailed by foreign powers to keep quiet? 4/5

Another explanation - first move by UPA in 2004 was to scrap POTA. World was getting tough on terror while Congress was dismantling laws to fight it.

Was this "free run" message to terrorists, part of Sonia Gandhi's policy, the reason for no response?

Someday we may know. 5/5