What happened in Mumbai this week is truly disturbing. While it is a fact that in other parts of the world higher numbers die daily due to disease, war or famine; when almost 200 lives are lost in the hands of crazy men who don’t even make their cause clear, it is impossible not to feel perplexed.

BBC is calling them ‘celebrity terrorists’. These madmen managed to monopolise worldwide media attention by setting luxury hotels and tourist spots on fire and by singling out victims according to their passport. Incredibly enough, these terrorists were doing nothing to hide their identities. It’s almost as if they did it all for their 5 minutes of fame.

They obviously got more than that, plus loads of media speculation on why they did it. Speculation has been driving this news. It is almost as if the terrorists committed such a horrendous act to allow the world to make up the story behind it depending on what suits each of us best.

And this, unfortunately, sounds terribly familiar.