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India is a nation that is almost a mystery for outsiders. This mystery is the result of mystification of poverty, illiteracy, superstitions, and extremely gory practices like casteism, widow burning and dowry. The country also faces the great threat of Naxals and Maoists insurgency. Apart from these real dangers, the India nation is also plagued by [...]

Parallels were drawn between America’s 9/11 and Mumbai’s terror attack by many during the media coverage of the recent terror attack on Mumbai. Probably it was more than just natural knee-jerk reaction to compare the two. Both were audacious act of terror never seen before. They were equally unbelievable and beyond anyone’s imagination. But parallels [...]