Dear Friend and Reader,
Three days into the attack, With Nariman House and Hotel Oberoi-Trident cleared, between one and three terrorists holding ground in the Taj Hotel and close to 200 dead civilians, now is an important time to pause and examine the situation.
We’ve been bombarded these past three days by news briefs, casualty counts and photographs from Mumbai, including the one displayed above of Indian commandos firing in Nariman House through someone’s bedroom window: assumedly, the man laying on the ground in jeans and a yellow shirt, in the forefront.
The South Asian Journalists Association (SAJA) discussed media bias, particularly in CNN’s focus on American and British civilian deaths. Though at least four Americans’ and one Canadian’s deaths have been confirmed, there is no question at this stage that the majority of those killed were Indian. True, CNN is an American news source, but asВ Mira Kamdar, Asia Society fellow and author of Planet India, explained, even CNN International — meant for a worldwide audience — is focusing on the deaths of non-Indians. Why is this?