Frederic Grare
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Mumbai Train Bombing
Source: The Conversation

The train bombing in India has killed nearly 200 people. While no group has claimed responsibility for the attacks, there is suspicion that Pakistan could be involved. This could strain the relationship between India and Pakistan that has recently shown some improvement. Frederic Grare, visiting scholar with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, commented on these issues in NPR’s The Conversation.
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About the Author
Former Nonresident Senior Fellow, South Asia Program
Frédéric Grare was a nonresident senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where his research focuses on Indo-Pacific dynamics, the search for a security architecture, and South Asia Security issues.
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