Boomed - Mumbai

NotAllThere · 26th November 2008, 21:03

Major terror attack. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7751234.stm

Board Game Geek · 26th November 2008, 21:14

I did say on this board a few years ago, that putting all the off-shored financial eggs in the basket of India was going to end in tears, and I did say "Has no one done a risk assessment" ?

Here they come...home to roost....

PAH · 26th November 2008, 21:19

The time a few years ago when India and Pakistan threatened to wipe each other off the map, should have been all the warning the outsourcers needed, but saving a few rupees won out.

Liability · 26th November 2008, 21:31

this is actually alot worse than people think - as DR and Data Centres are terms not present in IT over in Mumbai due to really bad comms infrastructure - but I wonder how many UK/USA businesses will clock on!

PAH · 26th November 2008, 21:37

BBC news channel reports the attackers were seeking out people with UK/USA passports, in hotels, restaurants etc.

Isn't Mumbai a favourite amongst contactors for getting some cheap M$ certification abroad?

Liability · 26th November 2008, 21:39

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Originally Posted by PAH

BBC news channel reports the attackers were seeking out people with UK/USA passports, in hotels, restaurants etc.

Isn't Mumbai a favourite amongst contactors for getting some cheap M$ certification abroad?

Yes - but youd be an idiot to even go there as the training is tulipe!

They pretty much hit all the western hotels of value and rumour has it that it may be a coordinated attack so Delhi may kick off unless they lock down...IT wise all the major stuff is in Chennai and Banglore so that should be ok

PAH · 26th November 2008, 21:49

Hostages being held at two of the luxury hotels. Authorities deciding whether to storm them.

At least two hotels on fire.

PAH · 26th November 2008, 21:51

Anti-terror chief killed. He was a lot of use.

Liability · 26th November 2008, 21:56

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Originally Posted by PAH

Anti-terror chief killed. He was a lot of use.

LOL! You bastard -

eliquant · 26th November 2008, 22:10

And the incursions of foreign Indian I.T. employees working in the UK is a concern to me, I mean how intensely are they screened by the companies employing them cheap to work in mainland Britain ?

What is to stop an IT guy from India / Pakistan who has terrorist beliefs from entering say a trade floor on day 1 of his Canary Wharf investment banking job and then blowing himself up with his rucksack on a major trade floor ?

Sometimes I think that many IT companies scutinise and do more credit checks on UK permanent resident permie and contract staff than these foreign dudes working for a cheap foreign body shop.