New Delhi, Nov 24 (LatestNewsX) – India has markedly strengthened its coast‑guarding, overhauled the way it exchanges intelligence, and accelerated the deployment of its special response teams since the Mumbai terror attacks on Nov 26, 2008, a report said Monday.
The same report noted that worldwide, the grasp of Pakistan‑based rebel networks has grown vastly since 2008.
For Global Order, political and security analyst Chris Blackburn said that Operation Sindoor, launched in May 2025, showcases India’s growing resolve to strike terrorist infrastructure head‑on—including Lashkar‑e‑Taiba and Jaish‑e‑Mohammed targets—whenever those threats cross its red lines.
Blackburn cautioned that a more fundamental problem endures: many of the planners, supporters, and ideologues behind 26/11 still live openly in Pakistan, shielded by political murk, judicial delays, and bureaucratic leniency. Their groups continuously rebrand, fragment, or morph, keeping their objectives the same under new names.
He added that, meanwhile, global actors often retreat to the comfortable language of “dialogue” and “engagement,” despite evidence that these groups function with a level of sophistication and reach that no responsible nation should permit. This complacency is common and recognizable—a gradual normal‑setting of terror as an inevitable but everyday risk in our connected world.
The Global Order report notes that every year, the 26/11 anniversary prompts contemplation not only of the deaths but also of the mechanics behind an assault that reshaped India’s stance on security, diplomacy, and counter‑terrorism. It emphasises Mumbai was not struck haphazardly; the city represented India’s worldwide image as a center of wealth, film, and cultural integration.
According to the report, the plot that underpinned the strike actually germinated in Pakistan, with Lashkar‑e‑Taiba—a jihadist faction honed over decades with intensive indoctrination, disciplined military‑style drills, and support from Pakistan’s security apparatus.
Now, 17 years later, that ethos continues to be the city’s most powerful reminder. We must honor it honestly and resolutely. The 26/11 disaster wasn’t unavoidable; it was facilitated. It could recur in other places—maybe in other guises, via new technology or new proxies—if the impunity surrounding cross‑border terrorism remains. The world owes Mumbai’s victims more than merely condolences. It owes them vigilance, it owes them honesty, and it owes them a refusal to make such violence normalised, which once sought to rebrand one of the world’s great cities into a headline.
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