Is Mumbai India's 9/11? It's Not That Simple By Lakshmi Chaudhry,

There are very many good reasons to resist imposing a 9/11 narrative on the Mumbai attacks, the most important of which is the inevitable "war on terror" framework and its various evils: the demonization of Muslims, the crackdown on human rights and freedoms, the justification for unilateral war. Certainly, the relentless use of 9/11 language and imagery on Indian television -- the repetitive montage of smoke-wreathed buildings quickly dubbed "Ground Zero"; the wartime captions: "Ladega India" (India will fight), "India at War," "Another 9-11"; and of course, the chest-beating patriotism and shrill demands for action -- should give any right-minded Indian pause. The US media has done no better, recasting the siege to fit its narrative of global jihad, in which every spectacular terrorist attack by Islamic terrorists, be it in Madrid, London or Mumbai, is quickly dubbed "another 9/11."....