Terrorized Mumbai hotel reopens

Mumbai is gradually returning to normal after the terrorist attacks last month. Parts of the Taj Mahal and Trident hotels have opened up for business again.

Some parts of these hotels though will take months to restore.

The Leopold Cafe, a favorite among foreigners, reopened weeks ago and is slowly recovering its old clientele.

USA Today

Return to Mumbai Aljazeera.net - 36 minutes ago By Todd Baer in Mumbai For nearly one month, Mumbai has been a city with a deep and painful wound, as people tried to recover from a series of brazen and particularly personal attacks on its most famous landmarks. Video: Mumbai hotel reopens -21 Dec 08 AlJazeeraEnglish Targeted Mumbai hotels open with tighter security The Associated Press

Mumbai terrorists more tech-savvy than police

The attackers who terrorized Mumbai were more sophisticated than the city's police forces according to security experts.

Attackers had studied satellite maps and were equipped with global positioning devices, and both voice-over-internet and satellite phones.

• Mumbai attackers more tech savvy than the police Sun Dec 14, 10:53 am ET

Indian police were unable to track either the satellite or internet communications of the attackers. Also, the Mumbai terrorists had night vision googles, which not only the police but even the National Security Guard commandos from Delhi lacked.


Video: Riz Khan - Mumbai's terror probe - Dec 10 - Part 1 AlJazeeraEnglish

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Pakistan downplays ‘incursions’ by Indian aircraft Taipei Times - 31 minutes ago Pakistan downplayed alleged Indian violations of its airspace, suggesting yesterday that the breaches were “inadvertent” and “technical” in an apparent bid to avoid worsening tensions following the Mumbai attacks last month. Pakistan downplays airspace breach by Indian jet fighters (Roundup) Monsters and Critics.com Pakistan airspace violations 'inadvertant' United Press International

Jim Rogers on rise of China

Economist and investor Jim Rogers speaks in the Netherlands about the economic rise of China.

He thinks it's possible that China's markets have bottomed, but whatever the case, he sees the Chinese as among the world's best capitalists, if not the best, despite being a communist country. Rogers is teaching his daughters Chinese and lives in Singapore.

Personally, while I think China may indeed be the most important single economic power in the future, we will see a trend were regions rather than nations set the trends. Thus blocks like the Asian Union, European Union, etc. will be important to watch.