Bombings Rock Indian Tourist City

Part I.
BBC News
"Bombings Rock Indian Tourist City"
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7398989.stm

Part II.
This article is about a series of 7 bombblasts in Jaipur, a large city west of Delhi, in India, which killed at least 60 people and wounded at least 150. Jaipur is a popular tourist destination in India, and is part of the famous "Golden Triangle," which includes Jaipur, Agra (The home of the Taj Mahal), and Delhi. Although there has been no history of religious violence in Jaipur, a mostly Hindu city, most people believe that this attack was conducted by a group for religious reasons, even though no group has claimed the attack as their own. India has recently been affected by several bomb attacks, namely the famous Hyderabad and Delhi attacks, over the last two years. The bombs were mostly placed in cars, near popular tourist destinations, or other places where large crowds of people could be expected. An eighth bomb was defused. The attack has caused security all over the country to be stepped up.

Part III:
1. The AP Theme that best describes this article is "Cultural, Religious, and Intellectual Developments," as this attack, being a terrorist attack, is most likely in response to an Indian policy, and is being done to try and get a particular message across to Indians.
2. India has always been a place where many religions meet, and when Islam was introduced to India in the postclassical era, the two religions interacted, sometimes peacefully, sometimes not. India became a colony of Britain, from the 1850's to 1947, when India became independent, and was split up into modern India, and Pakistan, which was intended to be a homeland for Indian Muslims. Many Muslims however, remained in India, and there has often been religious tension between Muslims and Hindus. Recently, terrorism has grown to be a problem in India, as Muslim extremist groups often attack Indian cities, angry about the Kashmir conflict, and about religious tensions in India.
3. This article is most likely being written by a British journalist, who is an outsider to the issue.
4. There is no indication of bias shown in this article, as the journalist uses quotes and facts, and does not use words to show his own personal opinions in any way.
5. In order to understand the issue better, I would like to hear from common Indians, who could tell us more about the effects of terrorism on their daily lives.
6. I believe that terrorism is an extremely cowardly act, and I think that it is horrible that, just to make a political statement, people are willing to kill innocent men, women, and children. Terrorism is a growing global threat, and needs to be dealt with, although not by millitary force, like the U.S. has tried in Iraq. Instead, the world needs to look at the poor Muslim villages in the world, and show some compassion, because otherwise, poor children will continue to be easily brainwashed into terrorism, because of their jealousy and envy towards other parts of the world, and we will not be able to end this problem.