India is one of the countries worst affected by the treacherous hands of terrorism, coming second only to Iraq, a death toll released recently in Mumbai has revealed.
A grand total of in excess of 47,000 people were killed as a result of terrorist violence during 1994-2005.
More specifically, between January 2004 and March 2007, India lost 3,674 lives; this is more than America and Europe put together over the same period, with the UK losing 55 lives to terrorism and the US losing none.
More recently, on October 11, a Sufi shrine in Ajmer, Rajasthan, suffered a bomb attack.
It took place only a few days before the weekend of the Muslim celebration Eid-ul-Fitr, which marks the end of Ramadan.
Two worshippers were wounded and 17 were injured.
In the western-centric sphere, the terror attacks on India and other regions in the East are rarely brought to light and many residents believe the West do not realise the extent to which India is affected by terrorism.
9/11 and 7/7 are dates that are forever chiseled into our memories, having been tarnished by terrorist attacks, but deaths on Indian soil all over the calendar seem to be overlooked by many.
On the terror charts India is the worst hit country, after Iraq, on all counts of incidents, deaths and injuries, with the only exception being hostages, the category in which India comes third.
India has taken political and legal action against terrorism, but in spite of this terrorist attacks, incidents still persist today.
