Whereas many regard Israel’s toughness as its principal characteristic, India’s own citizens view it as a soft state, its underbelly easily penetrated by determined terrorists. Whereas Israel notoriously exacts grim retribution for every attack on its soil, India has endured with numbing stoicism an endless series of bomb blasts, including at least six major assaults in different locations in 2008 alone.
许多人把以色列严厉视为其主要特点，而印度人则把自己的国家视为软弱可欺，铁心的恐怖分子很容易就击破它的软肋。以色列对每次攻击其领土都是以牙还牙，而印度对于无休止的炸弹爆炸事件则是忍气吞声。仅仅在2008年，印度就在不同地方至少发生了六次重大的袭击事件。在世界范围内，恐怖主义在印度夺走的人命仅次于伊拉克。而且，与以色列不同的是，印度好像对此无能为力。