Attack on the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel: a proxy war on America?

The cover photo shows smoke billowing out of the heritage Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, which was the prime target of the terror attacks of November 26, 2008, in Mumbai, India’s largest city and its financial capital. This hotel was patronized largely by Western tourists, as were some of the other attack sites such as the Nariman House and the Leopold Café, so the death toll of Americans and Europeans was unusually high. Indian commandos were able to flush out the terrorists, after a siege that lasted more than 60 hours and claimed 308 victims, who sustained bullet wounds, penetrating shrapnel, blast injuries, and burns.