Mumbai carnage: Mossad smokescreen to kill whistleblowers?

The South Asian region has been a flashpoint particularly since the independence of India and Pakistan which created two rival states in the already volatile region.

Although the two nations have taken steps to normalize their ties, there have been thorny issues hampering any peace efforts.

The issue of Kashmir, the arms race between India and Pakistan and the blame game policy adopted by the two states have always fueled tension between the two nuclear neighbors.

These factors have significantly contributed to a political trend which has turned the South Asian region into a political seismic zone. Although some political earthquakes in the region should be seen as sporadic incidents, there are also tremors like the Mumbai attacks which trigger aftershocks and even tsunamis.

The coordinated attacks were one of the most tragic carnages in modern Indian history. After the attacks, Indian officials showed little hesitation to accuse the country's archrival, Pakistan, of masterminding the operation. Pakistan, in turn, said it had received a threatening phone call from the Indian Foreign Minister.

There is little doubt that Pakistan, traditionally a US ally, played the role of Washington's proxy and has been recruiting, training and funding militant groups which once fought the former Soviet Union during the occupation of Afghanistan.

At that time, strengthening such groups was in US's interests. More