I am heartbroken as I watch the magnificent Taj Hotel in Mumbai burning, smoke billowing from its windows. I hear an Indian reporter for the Times of India, his voice choking with incredulity describe the scene. “Terrorists strike India again!”

I am chilled to my marrow about the brazenness of the attacks, the intelligence failure, the rampage of the assassins, the gunbattle they waged on the streets and the helplessness of the Indian police. There have been many such attacks in India recently. They are not even covered in American newspapers.