Endowed State or embarrassed?

Prof Pratap Bhanu Mehta on The Beast State:

• The terrorists who attacked Mumbai on 26/11 wanted to attack the Indian state.
• No one expected that the state could always prevent such attacks.
• No one expected that the state could always prevent such attacks.
• The staff at both hotels was extraordinary in their bravery and good sense, while the state slept.
• …….the depth of our discontent was directed more at our own state than the perpetrators.
• Truth is the least of the tributes their courage demands.
• ………….how global impact shapes every individual.