additional sources for other points:

1. terrorist bomb blasts in mumbai 2006 BBC

2. terrorist attacks in mumbai 2008 PBS

3. terrorist attacks on india’s parliament 2001 BBC Sounds podcast (the most neutral source i could find)

4. osama bin laden and pakistan timeline BBC

5. timeline of terror attacks in india random source

this reuters article is one.

the problem is that all public news articles will be sketchy this early in the game. most relevant information is still classified and not available yet.

Did they have intel that Pakistan was actually involved in a tourist attack or is this assumption?

EDIT: to clarify, pakistan itself is not involved on the killing of tourists, but there is evidence to support that the group that did kill the tourists have complete patronage of pakistan’s army and government and are shielded by them.

the intel or its source is not shared publicly yet, though. nobody can say for sure why it hasn’t been shared yet but the conjecture is that it’s to protect a sensitive set of sources based in pakistan from retaliation.

india has put itself on the backfoot. fighting this war is like trying to wrestle with a pig–india will only muddy itself while the pig loves it. they wouldn’t put themselves in such a position unless there was compelling evidence to do so.

separately, this isn’t the first attack on indian civilians by members of groups sheltered in pakistan by all their official and legal machinery. this isn’t even the first successful such attack.

these attacks are akin to the september 11 attacks on the twin towers (in that innocent civilians are targeted by a deeply planned and coordinated attack with the sole aim to spread fear and terror). and that was reason enough for the usa to conduct an operation in pakistan’s heartland to “get” osama (who himself was sheltered by the same people in pakistan’s army and government).

Proponents say detailed demographic information is crucial for the targeted implementation of India’s social justice programmes, including earmarking nearly half of all university seats and government jobs for socially disadvantaged communities.

some context: people of all the “lower” (sic) castes receive special privileges in the form of reservations for university and government jobs, as well as financial incentives to foster greater equity in society.

the purpose of such a census is to understand how best to administer such programs (rather than perpetuating the social ills of the caste system).

years ago, i came across the phrase “resting removed face” online somewhere. i don’t know in what context i read it or where, but i do remember being utterly confused by the concept. like, what even is that phrase supposed to mean?!

and that consternation had only deepened and strengthened right up to the recent past when photos of jd vance began to surface. now it’s 100% clear what the author of that long-forgotten post must have meant when they typed out those three little words.

because people can’t misuse laws for pet euthanasia in order to get an early inheritance, or to get their toe in before a will changes.

in many scenarios, euthanasia does make sense but there is ample opportunity for greedy people to misuse such laws. it would be hazardous to enact such a law unless adequate protection is provided.

even the strongest amongst us would quail

on hearing the specifics of every such tale.

one would be ever so inclined

to declare that the worst of mankind

lives today in that state of israel.

relevant map men video.