New Delhi [India], November 26 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Wednesday reaffirmed India’s unwavering stand against terrorism as the nation marked the 17th anniversary of the horrific attacks in Mumbai on November 26, 2008, which killed 166 people, injured 300, and brought one of the world’s busiest cities to a standstill.
In a post on X, Jaishankar said the world continues to remember the victims and the brave responders who fought during the 2008 terror strikes. “Zero tolerance for terror in all forms and manifestations. The world remembers the victims and heroes of 26/11. Reaffirm our resolve to bring all those involved to justice,” he wrote.
November 26, 2025, marks 17 years since terrorists from the Pakistan-backed Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) unleashed mayhem on the streets of India’s financial capital in coordinated assaults that shocked the nation and the world. The terrorists entered Mumbai on the night of November 26, 2008, via the sea, and over the course of four days killed 166 people and injured 300.
The targets were carefully chosen for maximum impact: the Taj and Oberoi hotels, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, the Jewish center at Nariman House, Cama Hospital, Metro Cinema, and Leopold Cafe — locations frequented by foreign nationals and a major part of Mumbai’s workforce.
The scars left by the tragedy continue to haunt survivors and the families of those who lost their lives. The bullet marks at Leopold Cafe and Nariman House, the bust of Assistant Sub-Inspector Tukaram Omble — who sacrificed his life to capture the lone surviving terrorist, Mohammad Ajmal Amir Kasab — and the streets of South Mumbai keep alive the memory of the gruesome attacks.
The other nine LeT terrorists were killed, while Kasab was arrested. In May 2010, he was handed the death penalty and was executed two years later in a maximum-security prison in Pune.
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