The Guardian newspaper reports the Indian government has raised the country’s security to a “war level,” saying it had certain proof of a Pakistani link to the Mumbai attacks. India’s official news agency is reporting that the government was considering suspending the four-year-old peace process with Pakistan. Pakistan’s government condemned the Mumbai assault as a “barbaric act of terrorism” and denied involvement. Some Indian officials are blaming the attacks on the militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba, which has longstanding relationships with Pakistan’s security establishment. Indian author and new age guru Deepak Chopra appeared on CNN and said US foreign policy in the region had radicalized many in the region.

Deepak Chopra: “What we have seen in Mumbai has been brewing for a long time, and the war on terrorism and the attack on Iraq only compounded the situation. What we call 'collateral damage' and going after the wrong people actually turns moderates into extremists, and that inflammation then gets organized, and it appears as this disaster in Bombay. Now the worst thing that could happen is there’s a backlash on the Muslims from the fundamental Hindus in India, which then will perpetuate the problem. Inflammation will create more inflammation.”