In the aftermath of multiple blasts in Boston, the first major attack on the US soil since 9/11, India has rallied in solidarity with the US, its strategic partner and home to over three million Indians.
India’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has strongly condemned the “senseless and cowardly act of violence” and offered the US “full support” to combat terror.
In a letter to US President Barack Obama, Manmohan Singh underlined India’s solidarity with the American people in the struggle against terrorism, which has killed thousands in India and the world over the years. “In keeping with the excellent cooperation between India and the United States to combat terrorism, we offer you our full support,” he wrote.
“This senseless and cowardly act of violence has struck a city that has long stood as a symbol of openness, learning and enterprise. The people of India join me in condemning the attack in strongest terms.”
Against the backdrop of growing counter-terror cooperation between India and the US, New Delhi stressed that it “remains committed to the effort to defeat terrorism and to uphold the values that define democratic nations such as ours.”
India’s foreign office clarified that “no reports have as yet been received of injuries caused to Indian nationals.” However, in view of reports of possible copycat attacks across the world, the Indian embassy in Washington and the Consulate General in New York have been placed on alert. Indian nationals have been advised that they can contact, if the need be, the embassy’s emergency number: (001) 202 939 7000.
Three people, including an eight-year-old boy, were killed and 144 wounded as two powerful explosions April 15 (Monday afternoon) struck the world’s oldest annual marathon in Boston. President Obama has vowed that those responsible would feel the “full weight of justice”.
In a televised national address, Obama said: “We will find out who did this. We’ll find out why they did this.”
“Any responsible individuals, any responsible groups, will feel the full weight of justice.”
Obama has not used the word terrorism, but a White House official indicated that the attacks were an act of terror. “Any event with multiple explosive devices – as this appears to be – is clearly an act of terror, and will be approached as an act of terror,” he said.
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