Global Voices Online

Kamla Bhatt analyzes the fresh reports of firing at New Delhi’s International Airport on the early hours of December 5, 2008.

At The Observers Indian and Pakistani activists discuss why India is blaming Pakistan for the terror attacks in Mumbai.

Rajesh Jain at Emergic writes about the importance of blogging by a CEO/founder of a company: “Blogging can probably open up as many opportunities as a good meeting can — in a way one cannot directly imagine.”

Dina Mehta discusses Twitter's role during the recent terror attacks in Mumbai and explains that it complemented the efforts of the mainstream media.

Shaheryar Azhar at Pak Tea House writes on the growing tension between India and Pakistan after the terror attacks in Mumbai: “In steadfastly refusing to allow a healthy debate from the start about our own vulnerability and their real motives we have continued to strengthen our enemies and weaken ourselves, and our allies.”

Sumankumar comments on the motives of the Islamic terrorists who attacked Mumbai: “These cowards merely want to spread terror. They are not really bothered about Muslims or Hindus. Their motives are political and far removed from a religious cause. Muslims form approximately 15% of the civilian causalities.”

CHUP! - Changing Up Pakistan follows the conversations in the international media pointing fingers at Pakistan for the terror attacks in Mumbai and comments: “..it is still not yet clear who perpetrated the Mumbai attacks. Until that fact has been ascertained, officials on either side should not act preemptively or jump start an unnecessary war.”

IdeaSmith at Desicritics travels across Mumbai and finds that the city is slowly coming back to life after the trauma of the Mumbai terror attacks. The blogger also posts pictures of different parts of the city.

“There is a lot to be said about the shocking series of events in Mumbai that finally–too late–drew to a bloody and violent close”: Jamaican blogger Annie Paul may eventually get around to articulating her own feelings about the attacks, but for now, she posts “a collage of quotes from a range of sources, all from the blogosphere…”; A Bermudian's View also weighs in.