T he Dec. 13 terrorist raid on India's Parliament in New Delhi has understandably drawn parallels with what happened in New York and the Pentagon on Sept. 11.
Admittedly, the American tragedy dwarfs the New Delhi attack, certainly in terms of death and destruction, but happening as it did in times when the world is extraordinarily sensitive to terrorism, it is not difficult to empathize with the sense of outrage among the Indian leadership.
Also, the violence and damage could have been much worse: had it not been for an alert security guard at one of the many entrances to the Parliament building, the other gates might not have been shut quickly enough to prevent greater mayhem.